The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-11
A MATRIMONIAL TALE.
The Drummsr Tells Story Of q Unique
Marriage.

Marriage.
sfWhen I was down at Squawville, Ind,
last week. said a commercial traveller at
the Palmer House the other night, 81 was
fortunate enough to be invited to new
wedding, in which the groom was the son
of one of my old customers. The whole
affair was q surprise to me, and is yet the
topic of the town and surrounding coun-
try In fact the people looked forward to
the ceremony with the Iiveliest interest not
only on account of the prominence of the
couple, but because of the novelty OF the
event. would not be surprised if the
manner of conducting the festivity was
widely initiated in this day of the new
woman.
"The bride was Georgiana Bold and the
groom Little Orr Mill. The ceremony was
at the house of the groom's parents on
! ha street and was performed by the
Rev. Hannah Pshaw, lecturer to the Soci-
ETY. of the Banished Nobility, sort Of So
cial and religious organization the men of
the town formed last winter. The invited
guests were not numerous, and their num-
Der was confined to the relatives of the
contracting couple, though I saw but few
of the brides friends. The unlimited at
PENDANTS were as numerous almost as the
residents of the county.
1.-THE fatal words were spoken at what
was QoSlRnaGOO dS low uOOn, III
distinction, suppose, to the high noon
observed elsewhere. The bride came alone
to the house and was unattended through
out the Observance of the rite. The groom
entered leaning on the arm of his mother
and took his place at the left of the bride,
under a floral design that looked to me
like a life preserver. All the officiating
elergyman's questions were addressed first
to the bride and repeated to the groom,
and didn't hear the word obey at all.
At the ring point in the service the bride
produced the gold circlet and slipped it on
the third finger of the blushing groom 8
left hand. There was no music nor any
decorations except the life preserver, which
appeared to be made of thorns and nettles.
The wedding feast was dispensed with, the
happy couple repairing at once after the
ceremony to the new home prepared by
the bride-a home without a kitchen,
understand.
''Not the least entertaining part of the
spectacle was the dress feature. The
groom wore combination knickerbocker
suit-a silk waist of big plaids in violent
colors, blue crepon jacket, baggy trou-
sers to the knee, also of crepon; black silk
stockings. and a yellow silk sash. He was
bareheaded, had his hair parted in the
middle and had jack rose tucked in just
above his left ear. He carried bouquet
also. The bride, who by the way, had
been veterinary in that section of coun-
try for the last 90 years, wore an out and
out bicycle suit of gray mixed Scotch stuff
and golf stockings and carried her capote
or chapeau, or whatever you call it, during
the ceremony. Cuff ribbons of the color of
cows blood were the only ornaments.
cit was a great affair, the drummer
ratified on. ''You see, the groom was
quite popular. He had been a clerk in his
father store for long time, knew every
body, and was considered the best gossip
at the corners Besides he was petite
blond. quite dressy and stylish, and really
. of a sweet and obliging disposition. AL
though a counter hopper, his disposition
was seraphic and he was possessed of many
accomplishments and domestic virtues.
He is a graduate of the Indiana Domestic
Training School For New Men, and at
his graduation received a prize for an
essay on Ventilation of the Nursery. -
The drummer paused out of breath, and
gave one of his hearers chance to get in
a word. "You ought to have gone into the
newspaper business" was the suggestion,
followed by the query, ''What is your liner"
"My liner Oh, I'm selling mutations
for balloons, boomers and sleeves. Chi
cago Tribune.