The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-04-28
Bomboy'$ Bargain, Stree
Next to Globe Office,
WORTHINGTON, - MINI.

On Monday morning a neighbol
lad came galloping his pony over the
prairie, distributing wedding cards
the first episode of the kind among
US. The family, our nearest neigh
bors, in more than one sense, con.
sisted of father, three daughters
and as many sons. The eldest dau.
ghter, one of those best girls we often
hear and read of, but see not quite
so often, was the only child of he1
mother and the second mother had
bequeathed to her care five little
ones, eight or ten years ago. The
eldest of these, was the lovely bloom.
ing maiden who was to be united on
the Thursday, to one who was we'll
worthy of her, which is compliment
enough for him. He was to take
her from this free prairie home, from
the bosom of a. warm affectionate
family, to grace gem of a home in
the heart of western town.
The cards were dropped one after
another among the friends of the
family. Neat little billets they were,
written in faultless hand on daint,
lest note paper, just saying in due
form that the eldest sister, acting as
mother, would be cat home, IL
O'Clock, Thursday, June 18th, 1873"
These cards as one by one they
found their destination, were opened
with pleased surprise by their several
recipients, and then such a bluster
and hurry as there was, every woman
going into trunks and drawers long
unpacked, bringing out to light, the
previous robes that perhaps had only
done duty at the wedding of the
owner, or as bridesmaids suits at
the wedding of friend. Silks,
Swisses, tarletons, flowers gloves,
handkerchiefs, ribbons, sashes, laces
were shaken up ironed out and re-
fashioned, and, prompt to time, it
was pretty sight to see the merry
loads from all directions tending to
the one point, a neat commodious
house surrounded with trees and
nicely planted and we'll tended gar
den. The pleasant parlors with their
elegant Brussels carpets, and furni-
ture that had adorned an eastern city
home, were tastifully decorated with
the lovely prairie flowers, which a
kind Providence, as if having regard
to our necessities on such occasions,
had furnished so beautifully on the
adjacent prairies. And when the
company of ''fair women and brave
men" had gathered to witness the
ceremony, who should have said we
were pioneers on the frontier of
community scarce year old? Dress
and style, and etiquette, the better
intelligence and cultivation Of mind
and manner, were as much at home
as they shonld have been anywhere.
The groomsman and bridesmaid,
brother of the husband elect: and
friend of the bride, came in, swept
by gracefully to their places. But
who cared for them? All attention
was reserved for the happy pair who
we're just coming to the most auspic-
ious moment of their lives; and they
HAuCu oO1uy, 9ulColJ iACo OHO oP1Co
left for them, and the ceremony must
wait till take their pictures. The
attire of the brothers was simply
faultless, in best of taste and texture
and also might say of the fair girls.
who stood with down-cast eyes,
trembling with the consciousness of
the scrutiny of observations aimed at
them. But some of my fair readers
may be anticipating such an era in
their own lives, possibly in the near
future; for the benefit Of such / pro-
coed to describe one Of the protest
(perhaps not most fashionable bridal
equipments / ever saw, and here let
me say, on a holiday, as this must
be to every true and loving woman's
heart, let fashion stand aside and let
the bride assert her own taste, and
adorn herself for her husband
according to it's dictates, This one
was arrayed in q heavy white bro.
cade, which her mother had worn on
a like occasion less than twenty. five
wears before. It had been preserved
with 60 much care thatits Wilderness.
and freshness were like new silk.
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