The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-10
ESSEX.
The Ware Hundley Wedding Our
Correspondent Tells About IL In In
teresting Style-The Proposed Rail-
road The Hunting Season, Etc.
DnnnsyilIe. "a. Nov. 4 1901

There Was beautiful mar ihgr NJ
Rappahaunuck Christian church Tues
day evening. AT $40 O'Clock Nr. Bur
we'll Ware. uf Wares Wharf Hnd Mise
Pearle Garnett Ilundlry. e Dunssille.
being the contracting parties lne Rap
pahRnnocA II al unuruAiy large ahd
handsome building, anu Nl,h IN grnc".
ful. tasty decorate ns, made VIII g,ret
banks of white chryr .nthrmumr hni ies
toOns from iloOr 70 ceiling Ot tne mpl,r'
but lovely running cedar. AnG flJoded
with lights from gil.ed candelahfa an1
chandeliers, IL was imposing and brauu-
full. Tne white and green color feature
was carried out Ia every conception.
Why, il wac the whole ihiDg )pur cor
respondent knows how 10 wrltr negro
dialect story 20 beat tau bark ana hr
does not drop HE qui III disphir when
II il u love letter ioi "a heart r'cA coon,
whose dusgy maiden Ee- gone 'li 60 Bal.
timore or "Jafry. but Saints GllV,.
" hen il comes 10 describe wedding
with all of those costumes lnteria,d with
French names AM dressmakef = technl.
calities, he is bewiGered, non-plu'ed, iltt
of his back with both skates OF
A. soon a. we got back home On. II
wac Zoe, beautiful, the prettiest country
wedding we ever saw and but few in the
city can beat it We shouted al IN one
breath. But the arrangement, ,he eos
tunes. the designs who WAS there. thr
music. how the bride looked, was the
groom scared. did the children 90 their
part well? Hold On there, Tor patience
sake aud give US that IN sections. W
answered: we are not charged with "a
monograph But you are x ing 20
write II up for The Free Lane :; why
nd YOU not take evsry thing down
Couldn't Il. Too much for - Just
-at there and looked. But after vt got
away from all OF those questiohs and Sat
down to solid thinking, this much OF the
occasion come beck out OF the labyrinth
of the com plicated but beautiful whole
The platform infront Of the sacred desk
had been enlarged lt was snowy white
all but the borders OF green. cainty
soft looking, white cushion was IN the
center
Festoons Of green, doubled an
triyled. swayed and Swallowed the wall
with shapes and fanries The lig ats were
brilliant. out there wac sOftbess. per
nnps "a sitcredness, In their white u imes.
Wesnw ribbons stretched An ushers
busy. And the crowd began u swell
ana TO swell until the SEATS grOaned
And then ,nere came from the organ a
melody divine, -Dlt at first, but growing
! lander and louder. with ehrill IT. ble, ana
trembling diapasOn, and pouring out its
songs and its signs until every nook sud
corner wac flooded with the music IEen
there came eight children IN white ana
lreen and formed Il sacred, living aiele ol
/ flowers. Then we saw the man OF God
walk In front Of the sacred dfsk and
stand. He was in black. dis lace told
a serious mood. He knew that It was
he who would strike the last wedge and
launch craft Of hearts on the tur0elent
sea of dual life. We saw two palds OF
honor come and stand stately ami queen
ly on each SIDE IT the aisles Ot liOwers.
And then there followed eight great,
stslwart. bruRd-snouldered sOns oi ol1
virginia. and marched with dignity and
Trace and stood near the maids Il honor
Two danes of honor (these werc sisters
IN the bride) came anu stood lear the
maid of honor The bride came next
Her veil was caught with brooch
hundred years old, aud trsiled along
dragging a bit Of ivy leaf with IL. Her
necklace was once worn by her iuture's
mother when she, too, was BRIDE. We
SAW her brother at her side, and IN his
hand we saw q sacred yellum Marriage
Vow" We saw her pause at the "flsle
oi Flowers." and thea steal away from
her brother dear, and join her lover so
true and tried In his love. and then to-
oether march arm in arm along the Il wv
cry aisle To 20 and seal their plighted
faith with sacred vows We heard the
music grow soft, and the prayer ascend,
/ and the low steady voice OF the clergy
man in questions serious, and the
answers.
Then we saw the ring g-bearer aud her
page trip along We heard them prom
/ ise their nyes esc1 to each, and then the
benediction. The organ swelled, the pro-
ceasion reversed and outward nal, he'd,
and then followed the crowd. The mar.
riage was over.
Rev. j. T. T. Hundley, OF Norfolk;
Judge Il. NJ. Ware, Of rsppahsnnurki
| DIR DeShazo, of Centre Croes; Mr.. Maury
Hundley, OF Newport News; Mr. Preston
/ Hundley, OF Hampton; DR. W. ". Hume,
of Raleigh, ". Va; Mr.. Charles Sale, OF
Tappahannock; Mr. Robt. l.. Ware, OF
Wares Wharf; Mr. Museoe Garnett, Of
Essex: Hon. VIM Campbell, Ct Essex,
and VI. d. Hoskins, Esq, OF Dunnsyille,
were among the many gentlemen present
at the marriage
Miss Mccarthy, of RichmoDdi Miss
Warner. of Wares Wharf; Miss LataDe,
of Vestmorelsnd, Miss Jennie CrnXton,
Miss Della Wright, Mrs. X &. Pailips
and Mrs. Geo d. AndertOn, Of Iappa-
hammock: Misses Campbell, OF Campbell
ton. Misses Gsrnett, OF luwood, and Mrs
ri. Ware. of Wares Wharf; Mrs. Laura
M Garnett and Miss j. l.. C.. Gsrnett, Of
Cottage Park; Misses Newblll, Misses
street. Mrs. Kate billiard, OF Centre
Cross: Mrs. r. Il. Neele, OF Bowler's, and
Mrs Hannah Hoskins and daughter, oil
Miller's. were among the scores OF prom
inent ladies present. Miss Hundley is
the Youngest daughter OF the lats Prof.
i n 4. Hundley OF Essex, and grand
daughter of the ate Judge Muscoe Ca
nett Of Ben Lomsnd, this county. Mr..
Ware is a son OF Mr. Robt. l.. Ware, oi
Wares Wharf, and grandson OF the
late Dr. James Lstsne, OF upper Essex.
The presents msniested the great popu-
larity of the bride and groom. Mr.. aud
Mrs Ware left Wednesday by the Rap
nehannock Line of Steamers for Balti.
timore and from there TO Norfolk and
there by Fall River Line to Boston. Al
ter Dec. Let they will be at home at
Wares Wharf.
The hope for the erection OF the Rich
mond and Urbsnns K. X. has been sud
deuly and thoroughly revived. Letters
from the promoters to the Southslde
Sentinel give assurance that the survey
would begin early in November and the
construction begin as speedily as posi-
Bile, perhaps in 80 days. We cluDg to
the probability OF the road being built
with grim tenacity and never aosn.
doned the hope, but when the survey did
not begin in September we feared that
90, hnna. MIGHT he blaeted Messrs