Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-12
Arthur Ayres.

Arthur Ayfes.
A large assembly of invited guests.
we're present at the wedding, the
church beiug filed to the doors. The
sanctuary was a mass of rich decora-
tions, snowballs and palms prevailing.
II was very pretty picture-the dain-
tv gowns of the bridesmaids. and the
sornbre suits of the gentlemen attend
ants against the background of green
and white. with the youthful forms of
bride AM groom in the center. and the
r~inister uniting them in the holy
bonds OF matrimony. The impressive
words OF the Episcopal ritual were
borne on the silent air to the ears OF
the listeners who waited. GREATNESS.
for the consummation of the hapw
union. 1t was finished. and the organ.
which had been playing softest music
throughout the ceremony, broke again
into the triumphant wedding march
as the newly married couple led the
bridal party down the aisle. between
the rows of faces that glowed with
congratulations.
After the wedding breakfast at the
brides home the party went TO the
train for their trip to Boulder where
they will spend portion of the non
eymoon. The platform was crowded
with people who had turned out to see
the happy couple off, and many were
the concentrations and plentiful the
showers of rice whey the bride and
groom arrived They We're preceded
| bv the bridal couple with the parentt
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married couple The carriage in
which they came announced its ar
rival by the ringing of bell, which
| had been fastened to it as joke. The
berth which they were to occupy mad
been previously decorated with white
ribbons. draped from the top of the
car and fastened to the seats. An old
high top boot trimmed with ribbons
aud grasses. hung above their seats.
and three pictures were suspended
from the sides of the car. The center
one represented two hearts one
pierced with an arrow and beneath 1t
the words, 1.-TWO hearts that beat as
one" Another picture contained the
words Just married" and on t5ird,
beneath a picture of an elk, was print
ed. Congratulations from your broth
ers." The bride proceeded at once to
the car. and met with smiling bravery
the showers of rice, but Mr.. Sheets
tarried so long to escape the inevita-
BILE congratulations that the train al
most pulled out without him. The
bride and groom. it is reported, are re
ioicing over the fact. that in one in
stance they got ahead of the merry
iokers at their expense. Yesterday
morning they sent out their trunk in
great secrecy but, unfortunately, the
secret had some sharers, and the
trunk went off on the train loaded in
every crevice with rice, and decorated
with old shoes and white ribbons.
The wedding presents were very
numerous and beautiful. Silver was
in abundance. spoons. knives and
forks. trays, dishes and ornaments of
all sorts. There was also great deal
of beautiful hand-painted china vases
of odd and beautiful design, plates.
water bottles and ink stands. A
handsome dressing table gained the
unbounded admiration of all who saw
it, and two beautiful chairs. an ami
versary clock. a china dinner set, a
Chafing dish. two cut glass punch
bowls with glasses. and a quantity of
other beautiful cut glass dishes,
creamers and sugar bowls. pictures in
oil water colors. pen and ink and
steel engravings, large amount OF
handsomely embroidered linen, and a
host of other things, useful and orna-
mental filed the rooms of the brides
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheets will spend the
first part of their honeymoon "
Boulder. going thence to Denver, Man
itou. Glenwood Springs, and other
places. returning TO Durango in about
two weeks. Mr. Walter Weightman
accompanied them part of the way
on their trip. and friends will await
their train at Chama and other places,
Both the bride and groom have
grown up in Durango, and every one
knows them as Edna and Lloyd. Both
are deserving of all the good things
of this world and The Herald certain
ly trusts such will be their good for
tune.