The Washington times., 1895-05-23
nATIaEE OF EARRIIGES
Seventeen Couples Turned 0YeI
New Leaves in Life.
INTEREST N THE CEREMONIES
Scores of Visitors Flock to The Times
building to See weddings in Blocks
OF Eight and TeD-First Present to
Dusky Bride-A nnieGant's HiqEe
Eirsute AdorHment.

william VI, Levi and YirgiI:ia Rol-
IiEs..
Anthony Kent and Clarn Frost.
Samuel Robinson ard Victoria Hill.
John Porttock ard Annie Cant
Charles Peters aud Rose Ford.
Charles Blue and Rosy washington.
Beverly Weaver and Mary Taylor.
Richard w WiDian nifi Elizabeth Tur-
rpeT. .,5-
william Mccartney and Augusta
Price.
Samuel Nea4e and Ella Kelly.
william wilson and Ess:e Day.
Henry Fenwick and Anna Length.
william Mlnit.ces ard pehecca
Moore. e5s
Henry SVvanand Mamie Starks.
George Harris and Clara Davis.
Fred Campbell ana EIlza Poll.
aiaior Turner ard Laura Harris.
Seventeen eoGpies wcie marr ed yesterday
uudcr tie er.p tte a d lcof O. Tie Times.
The mproHltH n neir.see ol nt,T Of The
bu!d.ug was 1lR.eIcusly etourcd t1em
p. NJ. to s +. m, tie oooas Gu icing a
continuation CT Ike ttIsal ttCry which TIE
T mes has e.veu 10 Wa: hif gton, entitled
The Re,attd I: ces euG Br:Gegroons. :
Colorcd toc ETY. in ien.e c:reles las wakcd
up TO the fl(2t rtdcst cf This greatest
feature OF tuIleut thIes as or il, ard
scores Of v.sitors were en- hand yesterday to
see low tie Cea IS bcug n,atcIializcd. AS
a couseore1oe, wien tie ~ Mister arrived
ytsterday at tie CcCr OF hs "oilCrch'
there were infiritely mole curiosity-scekers
ttCn cCrtiioate,-tekers N evsGenoe. Three
of tEote wtIc vi at ale called mothers in
Israel TEey weIe u sId ard CoCUp.ed
chairs in a ccrrtr CT tie reom, from which
they ficwrtd & wn I'll ev tercss OF levity,
and lowed tier itiCs ard clasred their
lands reverently al Ike nofe serious pass-
ages in Tie religious readings OF the mar
rage text.
WITNESS THE GER EMoNIES.
There we've also a cons derable number of
white people VITO dIcIred in, ard among
them some lad es, TO witncfs The ceremonies.
One OF the tr.Ccs who attracted consider
able atttnt on was Miss ALnio CANT. She
was dark, of the full bleed African race,
but she had un(ve hair. 1t was long Ike
an IIda girls ard IS glossy. she was
dressed intcns ely. She had cn two Jackets,
tie outer cue very Lej.vy AID with bear
SIX II trimmings. Miss Cant, WHO if now
Mrs John PCftlcok, L&pla cd tic anthro-
polog cal PUZZLE uFfel EeSd b. oGniessing
that as a wig. She isonly aEopttwenty-
four or tweuty-i.veIycaIs CT aGe.
When Anthony Kent and Clara Frost were
married Mr. Kent eaid that he wanted the
! yrc -p,,f tod herr oil
onthe spot ana insisted that be Landed her,
and she got it,
The favorite of the day appeared to be
Rosy Washington. She was to be mar
ried to Charles, Blue, They are both very
young and Mr.. Blue appears to have given
al! he had to Rosy. He had on no collar,
but that was compensated for by pairof
russell shoes. Rosy was neatly attired in
pink percale waist, blue sailor hat and
black serge skirt, When they were married
a tall young man, A. W Witbers stepped
olt of the crowd and handed the bride a
bright silver quarter. That's for luck"
he said, and retired This was the first
wedding present of the season.
BOUQUET FOR THE BRIDE.
Sonny Jackson then presented the bride
I with bouquet ashis offering Theflower
sellers have found their way into the sanctu-
airy and are quite handy for tie generous
grooms.
The feature ofthe work yesterday was the
marriage of five couples in the hands-all-
round style Under the gaslight. The min
ister had a hard days work aud he was
kept late asking the familiar questions
andreading the familiar marriage ceremony.
The ten people made quite an interesting
group as they stood up surrounded by a
frieze OF spectators to do the right thing at
last.
In the late afternoon and at night it 10
noticeable that the girls come out in their
best holiday attire. When the couples
are married In groups the minister varies
the formula so that it shall read: DO you,
Tom Scott, john Blue and William Gill,
take Betsy Roe, Fanny Doe and Elsie Graw
to be your welded wives?" No bride or