The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
ROWLAND-TALCOTT.

One of the largest and prettiest we'd
dings that has ever been solemnized in
Fairfield took place on Thursday after
noon, June II, at the Summer residence
of Henry Edwards Rowland of New Y ork,
at which time his only daughter, Miss
Louise Deleplain Rowland, was married
to Arthur Whitney Talcott, youngest son
of James Talcott, also of New York.
A special express train to and from
Fairfield conveyed many Of 1000 guests
who were invited to Fairfield. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev DR. John
Hall, LID, pastor of the Fifth avenue
Presbyterian church, New York. Land
er's orchestra furnished the music and
the very elaborate floral decorations con-
sisted largely of La France and other
choice varieties of roses, smilax, aspara-
gus and palms of various species.
The bride, pretty blonde of IS Sum-
mers, with large, blue eyes and brown
hair, wore a gown of white corded silk,
very deliberately trimmed with orange
blossoms and shelton and tulle veil. She
wore a diamond crescent pendant, the gift
of her mother and her bouquet was of
white roses. The bridesmaids were Miss
Grace Talcott, sister of the groom; Miss
Merry Bookstaver, daughter of Judge
Henry w. Bookstayer; Miss Mary Living
stone Bosher and Miss Adele Sturges, all
of New York. They wore gowns of pink
craped DECLINE, embroidered with silk, be-
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consisting of pearls and forget-me-nots,
the gift of the bride. Their hats were of
white straw, trimmed with lily of the val
ley and pink rosebuds; they each carried
matched the color of their dresses. The
maid of honor was Miss Reba Edwards
Forbes of Brooklyn, N. Y, cousin of the
bride; she wore gown of white silk null
with a wreath of daisies in her hair. The
ushers were Francis E. TalcOtt, brother
of the groom and Edward Coleman Tai
colt, his cousin; Henry Rowland, eldest
brother of the bride and Stuart Duncan
of New York. The wedding presents
were very numerous and costly.
The Rowland homestead is one of the
finest mansions in Connecticut. 1t stands
in so acres of choice land which reaches
from the main street to the beach and it's
stately elms, beautiful lawns and old
Dutch windmill attract the attention of
visitors to Fairfield.
Among the guests from New York
were Mr. and Mrs James Talcott, Mrand
Mrs Thomas Fitch Rowland, Mr. and Mrs
O. B. Jennings and Misses Jennings,
Judge and Mrs Henry w. Bookstaver,
Rev E. III. Marling Prof and Mrs Charles
Sprague Smith, Frederick Sturges, Mr. and
Mrs Addison Atwater, Mr. and Mrs W.T..
Forbes, Judge and Mrs Granville B.
Halves, Rev DR. and Mrs Mallory, Miss
Mallory, Mr. and Mrs Otis Livingstone,
Ernest Rosie Gunther, Mr. and Mrs C. w.
Romeyn, Mr. and Mrs Henry B. Barnes
and Misses Barnes, Mr. and Mrs Gardner
Wetherbee and Miss Wetherbee, Mr. and
Mrs James Fraser, Mr. and Mrs Sigour-
ney w. Fay, Rev DR. and Mrs James
Chambers, Mrs Lucian B. Chase, Mr. and
Mrs Frank A. Ferris, Mr. and Mrs Edward
Sturges, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Whitaker,
Mr. and Mrs Henry Sturges and Mr. and
Mrs Samuel Rowland. From New Hav-
en-, Messrs Heaton, Mr. and Mrs Amory
Edwards Rowland. From Bridgeport,
Rev r. G. Mcneil, Col and Mrs w. I'll.
Stevenson, Miss Grace Hamilton, DIR and
Mrs Garlick. From New Britain, Mr. and
Mrs John B. Talcott. From Hartford,
Mr. and Mrs Seth Talcott. The newly
married couple sailed for Europe on the
Cnnard steamship Etruria on Saturday,
18th, for an extended trip through Eu-
rope.
A GREAT MISTAKE.
have been principal Of one of the pub
lie schools in Fairfield for six years and,
though in many things the people of our
village are fully abreast CT the times,
they, like all other people, make some
mistakes in the line of education. The
geatest mistake, at this season of the
year, seems to be that scholars are al
lowed, on the most trifiing excuses, to
stay away from school during the three
Of last four weeks Of the school year.
Quite number go to work in the onion
fields, for which we are famous, but there
ire still great many who simply lie
around doing nothing, unless it be plan.
ming mischief; for the old adage, ssrhe
ieyil finds some mischief still for idle
hands to do, is as true to-day as ever it