The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-09
WEIR-SARGENT WEDDING
PROMINENT SOCIAL EVENT OF THE
 EARLY AUTUMN.

Joseph Doming Sargent, son of ex- Mayor Sargent, were united in wedlock in St. Johns Episcopal church at four o'clock in the presence of a large con- course of friends and relatives. It was e-eminently the social event of the early autumn. The church was hand somely decorated with chrysanthe- nuns and autumn flowers.
 Professor Horatio w. Parker presided at the organ. Rev. Stewart Means per- formed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Charles Griffith of the Church of the Ascension of Baltimore and Rev. Dr. Howard, rector emeritus of Trinity church, this city.
 The ushers were Arthur Osborn, Ori- gen S. Seymour of Litchfeld, James Barbour of Stamford and John Sargent, brother of the groom.
 As the bridal march pealed forth from the organ the ushers moved up the aisles, followed by Miss Ellen Sar- gent, Miss Lena Farnham, Miss Julia Weir, the brides cousin, and Miss Su- san White Miss Susan Sanford walk cd alone, preceding the maid of honor. Miss Edith Dean Weir, the brides sis ter.
 The maids wore white Brussels net over white taffeta silk, the hem finished with full ruchtng, and the girdles and stock collars of three shades of pink.
 The maid of honor wore pink net over pink silk, and novel feature of the group was the wells of net worn by each and fastened to the hair by a bow of satin ribbon and white aig- rette
 Pink chrysanthemums loosely tied formed the bouquets of the maids.
 The bride is lovely young lady of the blonde type, and graced her bridal robe of heavy white satin cut with a high body, long Bernhardt sleeves and en train. The lace on the bodice was rare old lace, an heirloom in the fam fly.
 An airy veil of tulle was caught to the hair with diamond ornaments. Professor Weir led his daughter to the altar, where they were met by the groom and his best man, Russell Sar- gent, married brother After the ceremony Rev. Mr. Harwood pro- nounced the benediction and gave the bride and groom his blessing.
 A beautiful and suspicious incident occurred at the wedding. Just as the couple were plighting their troth the sun, which had been under a cloud, sud- denly burst forth brilliantly and shin- ing through the stained glass windows threw it's beams across the chancel, where the wedding party was standing, auguring well for the happy pair. After the ceremony the relatives on both sides, and the very near friends, drove to the home of the Weirs, 5S TrumbuH street, for the reception. Here, too, the decorations were of autumn leaves and the Abbotsford ivy. In the bow window of the front draw ing room, where MT. and Mrs. Sargent l stood to receive congratulations, a background had been built of the au- tumn leaves. Habenstein of Hartford served in the dining room, where the decorations were largely of fall foliage. Mrs. Weir received her guests in 3 ! gown of pale lavender brocade, with trimmings of old point lace. Mrs. J. B. Sargent wore a toilette of pale grey satin.
 1 The guests included among them the names of many distinguished military men, men who have won honors al West Point and in actual service. Both l the families of Prof. and Mrs. Weir | have long been identified with West l Point and army life. Indeed, at West Point the name of Weir is almost g household one. The Weir gallery of the great military station is far famed. l Among the guests were: Mir. anC Mrs. J. Alden Weir, MT. and Mrs Rob.
 ert Weir, Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Weir Colonel H. c. Weir of the United States army, and Mrs. Weir, Miss c. M Weir Mrs. Truman Seymour wife of Genera Truman Seymour, and Mrs. Thomas
 Sturgis, both sisters of Prof Weir, Mis-: | Mo1lie Weir and MT. Dean Weir, Prof Weir's niece and nephew; MT. Thomas Sturgis, Colonel c. M. Pennington ant | Miss Lillie Hamilton French, Mrs. Var
 Twiller, Mrs. Weir's sisters; Captain E | S. Curtis Mrs. Charles c. Griffith ant
 Miss Ethel Griffith of Baltimore, Colo
 nel and Mrs. Mordecai of the Spring l field armory, MT. and Mrs. Bradford Sargent, Prof. and Mrs. John Niemeyer | Mrs. Niemeyer in a gown of black vel | vet combined with violet; her sister | Miss Talnadge of Brooklyn, Rev. ant | Mrs G. Brinley Morgan, MT. and Mrs | Bruce Fenn, MT. and Mrs. Henry Sar
 gent and family, Mrs. Sargent wearing
 black moire poplin, with coat of greer velvet in two shades; MT. and Mrs. Ed
 ward Sargent and family, Mrs. Sargen
 in pale green crepon; MT. and Mrs Samuel Fisher, Mrs. Fisher in a cos tune of emerald green and black bro | cade; ex-mayor J. B. Sargent, Mrs 1 Russell Sargent, Prof. and Mrs. Henry Bishop, Miss Edith Perkins of Litch field, Mrs Horatio w. Parker, and MT
 and Mrs G. L. Sargent. A guest O | honor at the wedding was the bride
 grandmother, Mrs. Weir's mother, Mrs
 John w French. Mrs. French is in he eighty fourth year, and has seen sever generations of her family. At the wed ding yesterday were many of her cnil
 dren, grandchildren and great-grand
 children. Among her grandchildren il | Lieutenant Creole of the United State | army, now in command at Fort Adams
 Newport, and Rev. MT. Griffith, who of
 ficiated at the service. Rev. MT. Grif fith's little daughter, Ethel, is the great | grandchild.
 The wedding gifts include a mos
 beautiful and valuable collection O
 solid silver, jewels, furniture and rart china +bA T1ict11rpS cpp1t ia oDI