Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-05
THE GROOM A GIRL.
A BRILLIANT WEDDING IN WHICH NOT
A MAN TOOK PART.
The Ceremony Followed by Fashionable
derinan-The Couple Expected
Home Christmas.

lhere was strange marriage at the
Richmond Female Institute last Saturday
I night at $50 O'clock. There was a groom,
OF course. and there were ushers and a
preacher. but paradoxical as II may seem.
there was not man on the place Yea,
there were moustaches aud yet no mas
| culine upper-lips-ihere were taunty coats
! ana yet no manly FORMS there were white
cravats and Numbered linen. but alas. the
bearded objects for which these articles
were mace were absen,~yes. shut out
from the joyous gathering
The minister linked two loving hearts.
the groom promised 10 take the woman
Tor d welded wife. the bride swore fu-
ture obedience, the ushers marched in to
the strains OF music the fiower-girls
strewed the pathway with orange-blos-
/ SONS, and the brides mother came in
on the arm Of an usher" Ga wonderful
display OF muscle for the usherD. bat
Notwithstanding all this the genus homo
was missing. There w3s not "horrid
man on the place-not a pipe-smoker
within hundred yards Of the hymeneal
party, and what Is more. none were want
ed
Now how do you explain this mystery
this affair which has been characterized
by the sweet girls as 'the most pleasant
and charming social event Of the season.?
You would never solve It, for It was a
mock wedding in which only maids took
part--a strictly feminine affair.
ONLY MARRIED FOR FUN.
As Saturday Is a grand holiday with
DR.. Nelson's fair wards they determined
to end the day with a great and memo
rable frolic. They did it, and they had
lots OF fun" Pretty, cute. little misses
adorned their dainty lips with bogus
moustaches and decorated their smooth
peach-blow chlns with the bristling hir-
suite appendage. Then they smillngly
donned their wedding costumes. gave
their respective mOustaches an anxious
twill. and prepared themselves for the
ceremony. 1t was a harmless innocent
species Of amusement. but it afforded the
Kris great deal 81 fun. They wouldn't
nave missed II for a ton Of Huyler's or
for four box parties at the opera.
Mister" S. II. Cowell was the happy
groom. and the heart OF Miss Vara Ro-
blnson fiuttered like timid canary. for
she was the bride. The chapel was bril-
liantly illumed and decorated with a pro-
fusion OF palms and chrysanthemums.
During the rendering of the wedding
march by Miss Snead the large portals
were thrown wide by the ushers, "Messrs."
l.. G. Caldwell, X. p. Ryland c. J.. Smith,
and II. G. Twiman. The bridal cortege
entered as follows: Miss Mae Johnson
and Mr." A. S. Goodloe. Miss lola Pay
seur and "Mr." VI. *. Carney, Miss Mary
Miller and MIR" b. a. Smith. Miss BERTHE
White and "Mr"M. II. Burnett, and Miss
Fannie Pritch9rd and Mr." Z. NJ. Pay
seur.
Then followed the maid of honor Miss
Ida Baldwin. as the dainty little flower
girls. Misses Beulah Stewart and Nina
Sutton. scattered the path with orange
blossoms.
The beautiful and accomplished bride
entered In company with her father. "Mr."
{. W. Snead. The mother. Miss Berta
Chandler was brought in on the arm of
the usher. l.. c. Caldwell"
The bride was met by the groom "on
the arm OF his b-st man." Mr." \. l..
Peasants The couple proceeded up the
alter-steps, where they were united by
the bonds OF matrimony." The congratu-
lations were profuse. and every one wish
cd the young pair much happiness. and ex-
pressed the hope that their path through
he would be strewn with flowers, as had
been their march TO the altar
THE WEDDING GERMAN.
A very enjoyable german Immediately
followed. 1t was gracefully led by the
bride and groom, and the costumes were
az follows:
TIE bride, Miss Robinson. from Flu
wanna, Va, was handsomely attired in
white crepe De chine. illusion veil, and
orange blossoms Miss Baldwin. from
Savannah. Ga, red silk and diamonds;
Miss Pritchard. from Wilmington. n. G.,
white silk and pearls; Miss Peyseur. Ian
caster. $. c.. pink silk. lace, and dia-
monds. Miss Johnson. Accomac, red satin
and pearls; Miss Miller, Rappahannock,
corn-colored Fix. flowers, and diamonds;
Miss White. Accomac pink silk null and
emeralds; little Misses Stewart and SUIT
ton pink silk and flowers.
The gentlemen-"Messrs." s. y. Powell,
Elizabeth City. n. G.; a. J.. Peasants,
Asheville. n. c.. a. S. Goodloe, Gordons-
vile. Va; p. NJ. Psyseur Lancaster. 5.
c.; NJ. *. Carney, Norfolk, Va; NJ. Il.
Rrunett. Barton Heights. Va; ID. ID.
Smith. Madison, Va.-wore striking cos
tunes which were beautihed by chrysan-
themums.
The faculty and the principals family
were ushered beyond the ribbons. The
whole bridal party will leave for their
homes December goth. where all will find
"A happy Xmas"