The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-08-21

Friends from gentle Ihomas (arle1on,N /
! persuasive Quaker preacher and friend
,f George Fox. Mrs. Yeatman embodied
aer faith in poem Of COCO lines, entitled
'Edith,h published by Lippencotts in
1887. Of this Whittier wrote, "This
poem is pervaded. through and
through, with the spirit of Quakerism.
Mrs. Yeatman began writing poems as
early as IA years of age, her various pro-
auctions appearing in the Village Record
of West Chester, Pa, and the Saturday
Evening Post of Philadelphia. /
The gown of the bride was of grey
crepe de chine. trimmed with point lace.
Miss Florence Yeatman, the brides sis
ter, wore.a simple gown of white Paris
muslin, trimmed with insertions Of NAL
tese lace, and Mrs. Yeatman was gowned
in silver grey silk.
The engagement ring was one OF un-
usual beauty-a large brilliant diamond
in an oddly carved Egyptian setting.
The house was very simply adorned
with flowers from the garden. In the
porch pillars were twined long sprays OF
clematis, and clematis filled the sitting
room window. In the parlor were great
jars of asters. purple, pink and white,
and on the mantel and bookshelves were
petunias so arranged as to make long.
thick sweeps of the nodding purplish
blooms.
The ceremony was performed in the
parlor, large. almost square room, filled
with pieces of furniture that have been
accumulated by succeeding generations.
On its walls hang rare old prints. pictures
In oil and water color, numbers of etch-
ings and some aqua tints after Claude
Lorraine, made in I774. The bride, who
for many years has been an art pupil OF
Stephen ]. Ferris of Philadelphia. pos
sesses large collection of his etchings,
many Of them being first proofs. One OF
the treasures in this parlor is square
walnut table with leaves known IS the
LADY Wayne tea table" Ann Mather,
the brides great grandmother. and Lady
Wayne. wife Of Gen. Anthony Wayne,
were lifelong friends who always spent
Thursdays together. On the alternate
Thursday, when Lady Wayne came to
Ann Mather's home, the two slipped tea
from this table, hence its name. This
interesting piece of furniture is about $50
years old.
The marriage certificate was of parch-
ment, engraved, and was signed on a
Sheraton table, which also belonged to
Ann Mather, as did much priced silver
cream jug, the only piece Of silver SER
vice which this lady was able to save
from the British in the Paoii massacre of
I777. In the dining room there is dis
played IN the china closet a full set OF
Lowestoft china, another possession Of
the ancestor, Ann Mather.
The house is almost entirely furnished
with handsome old furniture and holds
numberless treasures in china, glass, sill
yer. pewter and books of the colonial
period.
Friends wedding ceremony, like
Friends meeting, always affects calm
solemnity to the part of those attending.
Thus is the order at marriage gathering
set forth In the discipline, quantity and
with dignity:
IA marriage having been authorized
and the meeting gathered at which it is
to be accomplished. it is advised that
season Of quiet solemnity be observed.
after which the parties to the marriage
should rise in the presence of the assem-
bly,, and, taking each other by the hand,
the man should declare audibly in words
to this effect: In the presence of the
Lord, and before this assembly, take
the. d. + /. to be my wife. promising,
with Divine assistance, TO be unto thee a
loving and faithful husband till death
shall separate u.s.
"Then the woman should in like man
ner declare: In the presence of the Lord
and before this assembly. take thee, A.
p to- be my husband. promising. with
Divine assistance, to be unto thee low
ing aud faithful wife until death shall
separate us
"After this declaration the marriage
certificate should be read by some one
approved by the overseers appointed to
attend the marriage and should then be
signed by the contracting parties.
period of silence should follow, after
which the meeting should be closed by
the oyerseer or other Friends approved
by the meeting"
The form for the marriage certificate is
also set forth In the Discipline. After
the contracting parties signed the certif-
cate the guests affixed their signatures in
accordance with the prescribed form.
The romantic story OF Senator Hepburn
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