The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
Eugene FIELDS Wedding.

Eugene Fields Wedding.
Sunday Republic.
The following account Of the wedding OF
Eugene Field and Miss Julia Comstock was
written by lady of Kansas City. who was
one of Mrs. Fields bridesmaids:
1t was pretty sentiment which caused
Miss Mary French Field to choose her
mothers wedding anniversary, October 16,
for her own wedding day,
Eugene Field first met the girl who was
to become his wife when he went TO st.
Joseph to visit HIS college chum, Edgar
Comstock. preparatory TO a trip abroad,
which they were planning TO make togeth-
err. There he met his friends sister. Julia,
and immediately fell III love with her
She was a beautiful girl. a pronounced
brunette. with oval face, clear olive COM
plexion and large, lustrous dark eyes,
which Inspired her lover.husband to write
in after years the sweet love poem:
You are as faiB and sweet and tender,
Dear brown.eyed llttlo sweetheart mine.
AS when, callow youth and slender,
l asked to be your valentine"
Though married when not quite II. she
possessed q calm dignity and graceful
poise seldom seen In so young a girl.
This FIRST visit was followed by others in
quick succession but the boy and girl at.
tachment was not regarded by the family
with any seriousness.
The trip TO Europe having been delayed
to the utmost. the two young men fnally
started for New York, where they were TO
spend a few days visiting friends before
sailing. The day after their arrival In New
York. Eugene was missing. A note soon
came, saying he was called back to st.
Joseph on business" He had rushed back
half way across the continent to say Que
more farewell TO his sweetheart, leaving
Edgar in state OF uncertainty as to
whether he would return in time to sail
ON the vessel In which they had engaged
passage, and, indeed he did, but just
reached there IN tine.
The visit, though brief. was long enough
to slip ON Julia's finger a handsome dia-
mond ring, which, however. was carefully
hidden away while the young girl went
back to the high school to resume her
studies for the year which her parents In
sisted must eapse before Eugene could
come back to claim her
And such was her serene dignity that
even her sisters did not dare to tease her
The wedding was beautiful home we'd.
ding. The large parlors OF the family
home on North Fifth street were oiled with
friends from St Joseph and many guests
from other cities. Eugenes brother Ros-
well NJ Field, ofhciated as best man. There
were three bridesmaids, .NirfN's sister Miss
Carrie Comstocb. Miss Minnie Nicely OF St
Joseph and Miss Belle Cole Of ST. Louis.
The groomsmen were Mr. Edgar Constock
Mr. Edward Barr and Mr.. Arthur Allen Of
St Louis. The glrlish bride was beautiful
in a gown Of almy white over white satin,
while the creamy orange blossoms accorded
well with her brunette beauty
The next morning an informal wedding
breakfast was given at the Pacific hotel,
when Gene was In highest spirits He had
brought from Italy a cunning little white
poodle which he called Sweeny 1t was In.
telligcnt and full of tricks. which Eugene $
own waggery made irreslstibly funny. They
raced through the parlors and halls Of the
hotel, and up and down stairs, playing hide
and seek, Sweeuy looking like an animated
SNOWFALL as he apparently rolled down
stairs. lmpelled by his own momentum. re-
gardess OF feet, In response to a whistle
from his master, who would jump out at
ulm from unexpected places,
Thon Gene would set Sweeny In chair
beside the piano stool and sing to him,
stopping TO wipe away sweeny's imaginary
tears at the pathos Of Poor Old Joe, and
really the little thing would seem Inn
pressed by the sadness in Genes voice as
he sang the pathetic song.
Then Sweeny's little white feathery bunch
of a tail would wag joyously at Where,
oh. whore has my little dog gone7 Oh,
where, oh, where is he?"
The whole morning passed in fun an
frollc.
The bridal couple, with rare unselhshness,
had invited the ST, Joseph bridesmaids to
20 with them on their homeward journey
10 st. Louis and spend two weeks OF their
honeymoon with them. So that afternoon
MIR, aud Mrs. Field, accompanied by the
whole bridal party, took their departure
from 81. Joseph followed by showers of
rice and good wishes.
Then followed fortnight OF merrymak-
ing in st, Louis. in which Eugene as lead
er, was a host Indeed.
So Eugene Fields wedding, while conven-
tional IN form, was as original and delight
full as he made everything In which he
took part