Connecticut western news., 1891-06-24
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Abbe-Whfttlesey.

A very pretty home wedding took place last Thursday evening at "The l Grove" the summer residence of the Rev. and Mrs. Elisha Whittlesey, at which time their elder daughter, Miss Katherine Cowles Whittlesey, was mar ried to Mr. Thomas Abbe of Abilene, Kansas.
 It was the intention to have the cere- mony performed on the, beautiful lawn beneath the stately old trees which are the admiration of every beholder, but the rain which had fallen during the day prevented such novel and pictur- esque scene. However, the large and conveniently arranged mansion furnish ed ample room for the 125 or more guests to witness the marriage cere- mony in the east pa1lor at 7:45 o'clock. The rooms were decorated with laurel, ferns, etc.
 At the appointed time the little cous- ins of the bride, the Misses Grace Roosevelt and Lylean Fowler, dressed in white, entered the parlor carrying the ribbons which were to form the aisle through which the bridal party were to pass. The Canaan Citizens band, with lighted torches on their caps, stood upon the lawn near the house and they played the Wedding March as the bridal party entered the parlor. The procession was headed by the Rev, Mir. Whittlesey and the Rev. MT. Barnett, in their clerical robes, followed by the ush- CTS, MT. B. R. Abbe, Jr. and MT. Harry A. G. Abbe, brothers of the groom; the bridesmaids. the Misses Marion and Amy Abbe, sisters of the groom, dressed in pink; the maid of honor, Miss Fanny s. Whittlesey, sister of the bride, dressed in white China silk trimmed with gold passementerie. Next came the bride and groom. The bride was dressed in white silk, en traine, trimmed with embossed silk and lace, and wore the conventional veil and orange blos- soms. All carried boquets of mountain laurel. The groom wore the usual dress suit. The marriage ceremony was performed by the brides father, assisted by the Rev. MT. Barnett. After the ceremony, congratulations were extended and then delicious re- treatments were served, furnished by Habenstein of Hartford. The band played a number of appl opriate select ions during the evening.
 The guests from out of town were Miss Norton, of Salisbury, Conn; Mrs, Dr. Worden, Mrs. Wm. A. Miles, Miss. Miles, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y; Mrs. D. P. Nichols, of Danbury, Ct; Mrs. Wm. Warrington Fowler, the Misses Fowler, Wm. Chauncey Fowler, of Durham, Ct; Rev. and Mrs. Richard Wright, the Misses Abbe, B. R. Abbe, Jr., Harry A. G. Abbe, Franklin J. Abbe, the Misses Olmsted, of Hartford, Ct; Miss Halsey, Hayward A. Harvey, Jr., of Orange, N. J; Rev. Samuel F. Adam, of Plainville, Ct; Miss Peet of Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss Tuckerman, of Cassville, N. Y. There were also present nearly or quite one hundred residents of the town, intimate friends and neighbors of the Whittlesey family.
 The bride and groom received a wealth of elegant and useful presents, and they as we'll as the donors are to be congratulated that by some mysterious dispersion or good fortune there was such a variety of presents that with one or two exceptions there were no dupli- cate articles.
 Mr. and Mrs. Abbe will leave for their home at Abilene, Kansas, in the near future