The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-02-18
M'KAy STEWART WEDDING
John Mckay United in !. Marriage to
Miss Anna B. Stewart of
Delhi,
Nearly 200 Guests Present to Witness
the Beautiful and Impressive
Ceremony.

Happy is the bride that the sun
shines onr' was the exclamation of a
chorus of young voices, just as the sun
dimly peeped out from behind the
clouds and just as Rev. Herbert Nc
Henry of the Presbyterian church of
Delhi, pronounced the words that
made John Mckay, one Of the most
prosperous young farmers Of Delhi or
Kintire, and Miss Anna Belle, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Stewart, of Delhi township, man and
wife.
All of last Thursday afternoon there
was a continuous stream of teams,
hauling sleighs loaded with people,
on the spacious Stewart farm
house. The snow was falling lightly
and heavily at intervals, but the threat
ening aspect of the weather did not
dim the desires of the invited guests
to he present and witness the event.
And when the final hour for the trans
formation arrived the Stewart resi-
dence was packed with gladstone men
and women and happy children, all
friends and acquaintances of the bride
and groom and their parents.
It was 4 80 o'clock when passage
way was made from the foot Of the
parlor stairs to the window of the
north parlor of the residence. Miss
May Stewart commenced the Mendels-
sohn wedding march on the family
organ, and to this music the bridal
party tripped into public view. The
officiating clergyman met the couple
at the foot of the stairs, and with the
large family bible, on. which rested
huge red rose, in his hands, he led the
way to the north window. The bride
rested lightly on the arm of the groom,
and on arriving at the window the
couple gracefully faced about to the
audience. Mr.. McHenry gave the
bride and groom paternal lecture at
the start. He spoke of their duties to
the Christian religion, and of the new
state of life in which they we're then
entering upon, after which came a
prayer by Rev. John Sinclair of this
city, then in the most simple manner
possible the Delhi minister propound-
ed the usual questions, the spectators
heard them answered distinctly in the
affirmative, and then heard the words
pronounced that made them man and
wife. The sun pierced dimly through
the clouds for moment, and smiling
upon the wedding party, hid his face
behind the clouds as though to hide
his modest bushes. There was a
scramble between the two ministers as
to which one was to be the first to Of
fer congratulations, and this was the
signal for the 100 or more present to
get into line and offer their best wish
es.
The bride was tastily attired in a
light brown silk gown of the Elizabe-
THAN period. 1t was trimmed in
cream lace, the lace collar being strict
ly after the Elizabethian pattern,
while lace extended all the way down
the bodice. A single rose adorned
her dark hair, while Mareschal Mel
roses we're entwined in the lace trim
mings of her bodice. GAIL brides are
handsome" is an old saying, but in
this case it was particularly SO. The
groom wore conventional afternoon
wedding suit, with huge rose pinned
to his coat lapel.
1t was just 25 years ago that day
that Andrew Stewart and Miss Nc
Lean, father and mother of the bride,
we're united in marriage on the Nc
Lean farm just block or two from
where this ceremony was performed.
That was the first wedding in the town
of Delhi. The one of last Thursday
will not be the last.
After congratulations had been
quite generally extended Andrew D.
Stewart, the Populistic leader, and
cousin of the bride, appeared with q
huge pair of overalls 38x46, and in a
clever speech, presented them to the
groom with the hopes that be would
be able, some d y, to properly fill
them. A huge bandanna was proper