Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1874, Page 1

TOLUME 29, SILVERWARE, STERLING SILVERWARL. TIFFANY & CO,, TUNION-SQUARE, ‘Have now on oxhibition tha novolties for this ssason, proparod during the past Summoer at their r'rincc.st. works, Tho collection contains new forms and styles of ornamontation in ohasing, ongrav- inr, tinting, and finishing, and sonfa articlea not bofors made in silvor. The sssortment of usoful and faney artl- cles suitable for WEDDING PRESENTS is froaber in stylo and larger than ever be- fors., Particularattention has becun paid to arranging them in novoel and attractive casos, tho product of thoir own shops, thua insurlng exclusivonons, 'Pheir Forks, Spoons, and Tablg-waro aro tha richost in desicns and finost in finish in 118 country, and 2re uold at tho shme prioes por ounco ag the ordinary trade patterns. Completa outfits, put up in strong plate ohests, nlwaya in stools, For tho convenionco of poraons out of Now York, Photographs of articles, or careful arlections from stook, will bo sent on ap- proval. ART SALE, Ay SECOND NIGHT [\ ' Tho importsnt Art Salo at the Pxposition Building will bo con- tinuned this evening, commencing promptly at a quarter past seven o’vlock. - NOS. 133 TO 326 Will be offered to-night, thus in- cluding & great varioty of subjocts and very meny popular paintings of @ high degroe of merit. Last night the Geallery was crowded, and soats will be reserved for all making ap- plication. FREE EXHIBITION of the paintings until 68 p. m. Aftend the Sale & Secure Bargains, T Bulfock Prinfing-Press, The Bullock Printing-Pross Comnpany, Meon. facturera of Self=Feeding and Perfecting Print. fng=Preanes, offer to publishors their now well-cstab- lishod and cclebrated mzchines, with tho confideuca iven by groat suceuss and ganoral approval wherover ln usa. 'Three fors of theso machinos aro now made to et varled dowands, viz. : TheGicglo Fly, or Original Ballovl. Tho Doullo Flyy or New Arrangcment. The Littie Bullock. The lazt of theso, The Tittle Bulloclk, is put 2t a wary low price, and can be rua cheapls,—one mnn only with tho press belng required, —apeed equal to GJOND eoples printed on both sides por hour. Tho fret press of this kind bas heen working in_ths otfice of the Baltie waore Evening News for tho Tast two monthy with wouderfal auccuss. Tho Presees of this Company ste made tor nll sizes of shcats, nod ata adepted fo print wingls, double, or auzdriple coples at a epacd of 10,09 Lo 40, por hour. For further Information and_cirenlars addrays BULLOCK PRINTING-PRYSS (0 Na. 7l + Philadelohia, TRaeom No. Iing, Zew York, IEOL. H, AVTLLIADS, te. FIRE INSURANCE, = N % DUNGAN SHIFEEN, INSURANCE AGENT, 130 BROADWAY, New York. fro Ttisks plncod lu prompt losetasing Cow- e e vnton: VAT brdors oxogutad iR fromble Tatse Corrsthondznee sollcited. (=] P PUBULAR FURNACES & GRATES Aro attrating marked attontion at NO. 85 LAKE-ST. t1a formed of vertical tubea. | Alr e e T, et Mo 0" Favkily & (6 Koot thew below rodeat, Tho adrantages gained by (hole i, PreACIY: -not, e e ek, i Tabulse Turnaco Grate, a its ramo (ndicates, is not behind & m:':”!'l'afrr'«fnfi"xlxlpr'fifgl&“ g diatrlbuta alrliko s (Rt e W C0¢ v PEOPOSALS. .. PROPOSALS FOR SCHOOL SITES. o e S SR, B o8 26 JaSatla.st, il Munfll.rh Ont, 28, 1874, ot 14 m., fur sehioal sites of from 160 to 200 f26t front by a depth of not Jars than 135 foot i tho followlng locatlons, to-wit: In the vicewnity of Qontre-av, and Twelfth-at, Inthe vicinity of VanBurenand Paulina.sts, 2y Bulld| d Groands," in- A oy fop Bl A ™ e oo otars0a the Flght La 1eloct any ono oF all of tho pruposals sub; econoroy of fuel, { Oawnnitten n Hulldinns \ an: d: d trannds. it EORE BAEE s AT A SACRIFICE! one Magnidcent Rosewood Plano Forte, Cost 2030 four months 8go, for 8340, 150, for 370, A Superior Walnat and Teivy Parlor Suil, Cost K130, tur. LN 2 9 e e gl S edor, k0 vty ehoim 43_ GO TEANA A Handsome Wflfllflm Hair Cloth Parlor Suit $50,000.00. WANTED~A partuer, oither aotiva orapeciel, with ! e IS ahlaces o Sako a il hie it in oL Lastioss, of twanty’yehea wixiing, 1 this Sive R1%% siness s & roprosontativ oue, anil money- malting. The partlos aro ‘strietly firut-olnss. iy n In ), Apply to »iD. ~ FRAUDI a oollecting businosy nead Answor, 1t any paties protonding, to e 8 S0l origoi st o Sotrerpumkisr to +0apors by Ly it GRANT--HONORE, The Great Fashionable ‘Wedding of Chi- cago. The Prominent Parties in the Important Event. How They Met, and Their True Love Ran Smoothly. Superb Decorations of the Hon- ore House. An Unpazalleled Profusion of ¥loral Decorations. The Ceremony---Romarks of the Officiating Clergyman, The Supper-Room---Its Decora~ tions and Dishes, The Bridal Dress --- Costumes of Prominent Ladies Presents Detailed Account of the Costly Trousseau. Costly Presents Lavished on the Bride. The Scenes Outside During the Ceremony. The Departure, - The greatest ‘‘soclal event,” to u~s a much- worn phrase, which Chicago has yot known oc- carred yesterdsy afternoon at the house of dMr. H. H. Honore. Evory woman iu this city, and o wmnjonity of the men, would noed no further in- formation. Thoy would understand that tho marringe of Miss Ionore and Licut.-Col. Fred Grant was the subject yoferred to. Tho intorost takeuinivisduo in part to the rank of the groom, to that halo which cncompasscth one 50 closoly related to tho Chief Magistrato of tho United States; in pact to the large circlo of Misa Honore's zcqualntance, and her own popularity in the circles in which sho moves; ‘in part to the promincnce of her father, and in part tothot concorn which all take in weddings, whether tho contracting parties are high or low in the social ecalo. 1t is customory to use phrases about *con- vulsing the soetal world,” otc., but thoy ero hardly opplicablo in this instance, Thoe world in question bad been apprised of what waa to happen g0 short n time before it occurred that it did not work itsclf uptoa fover heat. The fact that the wedding was to bo u sami-private one—nt home, and not in u church, aud that only fmedinte relatives wero to bo present—estopped that rnsh for tickets cnstomary at moro public oceurrences of this nature. Those who were unablo to gt in, submittod to destiny, and nutiently awaited tho roports of the papors, con- fident thoy would toll thom all that happened, and poseibly something more. This general scntiment forms a suflivient renon for the space devoted to this. wedding, zud the account given o it will ba read with moro interost then tho othor intolligeuce, politi- cal, rasligions, or miscolloneous, that tbo paper may contain. e THE PROMINENT PARTICIPANTS, TRE HOXORE FANILY are Parieian Fronch, aud tho old houso stili ox- itty, in tho heart of Paris, whero tho last rem- nant of tho foreign branch still live. Jobn A. Alonore, the progenitor of thv Honore race in Ameries, camo over and sottled in Louisville, Ky, in 1608, in the 30th year of Lis ngo. having thrco children,—two girls and onebov. This ‘buy was Frencis Honore, who entored into the wholegalo business with his fathor, and made unoarly two ecoro tedions trips from Now Or- lenus to Louigyille, 1t belng necessnry at that carly period to barge goods up thornver. He #aw Loulssille grow {rom samall town to alazge, thriving city, and gained an oxtonsive acquaint- ance. Ilo died suddenly in 1849, hnving the re- «poct and esteom of all who knew him, Three sons eurvived him,—11, 11, Honoro, B. L. Honore, and Franeis Honoro, 1L H, Honore, Eaq., tho eldest son, married Migs Eliza Carr, tho daughter of Capt. John Curr, one of {hoso noble pioncers of Kentucky, about 1€45, in Oldham County. In her youth slis possessed remarkable beauty, and time hns not yot dimmed the brightuess of her oyo or bowed hior form, and the ohildren Levo inherited her good looks, They lieve had eix childron, two girls and four boys, allat present living, Mrs. Lower Palmer und Mra, Grant ars the danghtors. Adrian, H, H. Jr,, Nat, snd Lockwaod, tlo boys. 14, 3., Honors, the second son and brokher of Jl{. 1, Honoro, is married, but bus no fawily, L. . Honore beecamo a resident of Chiengo fn 1856, aud has beon prominently identified with the city ever since. THE anood, In rogard to the kigh contractiog parties who wero tho notors on this occasion, of the groom Iittlo noad bo sold, as Lo is 5o woll known, 1o fs n good size, not ovor modinm height, but browd-shouklered and massive in build. I faco ig not striking in any particular featuro, but it {s liko Lis father's,—a good, shrewd faco. ‘I'ho oyen aro gray, and do not easily light up; nor doos he uso thom mueh, spesking generally without raiging them, But, in tho tout-ongomble of his Icatures, thero ia 2u oxpression that plozses and fascinates, o has a fine voico, but a rather Iazy way of usln‘; it, and it has » musical intona- tion that is foreign; it may be an acquired tone, Col. Gheant hoo n frank “ingeuvous laok (hat seems to gay ho finda life pleasant, and will molka the most of it Thero Is not the slightest approach to enobbery or military eftueion in his maoner, and Lo has o boyish way of talking right along without wtopping to plek or chooso Liy words. * It might not be saymg too much to assert that he indinltely prefem tho varlety and infornmulity of camp lifo to the otiquotto of the soclal regime, He lsnot unliko Lis hrother-in-law, Mr, Sarloris, I his onsy nbeorption of the goud things of lifo, and Lou 06 anwe humorour smilo lurlang about Lis mustached lips, 1lis bair Is woither dark nor light, bt hay o rioh subun tngo; his face in doatitute of other appendage in tho way of Leard than asborl thick arch of a light color over Ihe upper lip, Ho haa tho high color of & eoldlor sud von vivant. Being thoe eldost son of the highest dismmry n tho United Btates, tha wedding naturally bias an futeteat for tho public at large not usually age CHICAGO, WED corded to such coremonies. Col, Girant fs abont 46 years old, nud s n graduate of the military school of West Polat. o was appointod on Qon. Sherldan’s stalf, with headquarters at Chi- cago. Hoto ho mot Miss TTonore at a eranll din- ner party given st tho residence of hor sistor, Mte. Poiter Palmor, abont eightoon months ago, ‘Thoro woro present at that_party Mr, and Mra, D'almer, Mies Honore, tho Miuses llucker, Miss, Mary Tall, Col, (rant, Gen, Skeridan, Gon. For- sytb, and Mr, Adrian Ionore, Soven of thowe people participated in the ceremonics of to- day. OC MIAS HONORE 1t may bo maid that Col, Grant admired her, be. camo unremitting in his attentions, wooed and won the gentle girl, snd roon n rumor of their ongagement way whispored through that por- tion of the social world with which they wore connected. ANOTIER ACCOUNT, Otnors say {hat Col, Grant mot Migs Ida Mario Honora aliout two years ago, travoling with s party of rionde on hor way from school, He wwos introducod to lior on tho cars hotweon Now York and Washington, and it is said that at the momont whon he lfted his hat in recoguision of her nomo, and hin eyes met hors, whilc ho bowod his acknowledgments, he irrecovorably lost his honrt. Miss Honoro llowise adwita foelin decidod interest in the *‘peculior volce™ that worely uttored a fow commonplacs romarks on that occasion, but wai later toask the momeut- ous question that thrills o maidon's heart with joy nnapoakablo, when it is filled alrcady with tonder adoration, It wna nearly n ;‘nnr ofora thoy met again. Meanwhile Miss Ifonors had flnisbed her education, and gono into socioly. Sho was invitod to tho wedding of Mrs, Bartoris with tho rost of her family, but did not go. Sinco that ovent, Col, Grunt has bucomo an on- faged man, tho botrothal prucedln%ihn marringo about threo months. As soon as tho affair waa definitely sottled, arrangementa wore specdily made for marringe. There was no roncon for delay. The nowly-nequired title. of Licutcnant Grant gavo him, with tho additionsl *honor, ad- ditional rosponsibility. In timeof peace proparo for war. 1n view of political changes, or possi- ble mimnr{ enterpriees, or tho proverbial dan- gors of delay, ho docided to nt ouce entor upon the marital relation, and his wishes woro not galosaid, Miss Ifonore is nbout the medium baié:bh porbaps slightly bolow it, elonder, and & clear branotte, with rogalot featurcs, & brills iant, sparkling faco, and o digoified earringo. Sho in ons of tho ondoaring *littlo women " of tho ago, with that mervelously clesr, croamy, sntin-smooth skin of varsing olivo huo that tho darke Eastorn womon wear, suffusod at the light- eat loolk or word with the rich blood of youth. Her eyen are dark and dreamy—not black, but of that indescribable blue-gray that sro black with oxcitomont or anger, but gray and luminous when thritled with looks of love and uympnthi'; wistfal, intelligent, loviag eyos, that, at tho falutost talo of sorrotv, aro sutfusod with tears of divineat pity and that'would give n too tender glanca to tho expresaion but that they nro supplemented by a ney relrousse,which is just pk}mmc onough to ba charming, 'ho mouth is eoft and girlish till yon como to tho corners, whoro tho coral hinges are just the least bit unyielding. There {s resolution, will, decision thoro, but not wilfulluess, Tho lovely, round- ed chin, €0 small and porfoct, melis awsy with a curve of infioito loveliness into the alender, ehspely nock. creamswhita and roundod liko the cup of an India lily. ‘Cho haic is black —not tho dull, jot-black "that accompanies o swarthy comploxion, but the eoft, plum-black that, hield up to tho light, ripploy back in purple zhnadowe, fino and sillion as an infauts’. In form tho now Mrs. Grant is smaller thun the medium sizo; _n lithe, girlish form, with the drooping shouldors arfists so much admire, and with & round, beautifully-modeled bust thatloads fo tho symmotrical proportions of o tiny waist, that gl and loving hands might epan, *Sho is such a marvel of porfoction,” ano thinks, on sco~ ing hor, from the small, oval, pink-cdged ear to tho dainty little foot that nostles liko a bird in its kid boot, to the tiny hand with the diamond ongagemont solitairo ‘gloaming on its tupering fnder ‘fingar,—* Fred's gift.” 8Sho graduated from tho Convent of tho Visitation, in Georgotown, D. 0., with the highost honora, in 1871, but roturned sgain and passed avother car to perfoct horself in hor musical education. %hoin rillient scholar, being o cuiturad linguist, perfoct mistress of the piano, and, swhat {s much raror, o proficient on the harp, while her voico is # charming mezzo-soprano, 1t was not Jong bo- {ore rumors of tho ongagemont wore exchanged for rumors of marriage, and at last tho world, or at least that part of it to whom Col. Grant and Misa Honoro ~belonged, recoived positivo in- formation in the shape of - TIE YOLLOWING CARDS, The largs one had 6 monogram in ornamented scripl iu tho loft upper corn Nir. and Mrs, H. 1, Tionore 4 i desiro to #ee you ot the marringe-recoption of : their davghter i 3 Ida Mario ionore g and. i Frederick Dent Grant : Tuesdny afternoon, Oct, 0, 1874, From £ to & aelack, Vincennes avente rty-soventh street, A smaller card of admittanco to tho ceremouy, sent to somo fifiy or eixty peoplo who were ox- pected to bo preseut, was morely us follows : Ceromony at 3 o'clock, After tho ccremony, the following cards will ‘o seut to all their friends: Lieut,~Col, and Mrs, T. D, Grant, Ida Alarie Honore, To tho fricnds who woroe invited to the wod- diag, ag also to many to whom they were unablo to extond this courtesy, tho following after cards will be sont in & short time: Lieut,-Col, and Mrs, F, D, Grant, 1da Marte Honore, ey THE OBREMONY. The friends who recoived tho invitation cards wore Witnesses yesterdsy of the following cer- emony which unitsd Miss Honore and Col Grant, and which mado of tho twain ono flesh, THE LANOE DRAWING-10OM of the honse was bosutifully decorated as we shiall deseribo aftorwards, [t is a long room, ox- tonding the entire sldoof tho bullding, The fol- lowing diagram will serva to make the ceremony botter understood : Ralcony. G3 ain entrance, e —— w. I s s 1oop room; with an axch SDAY. OCTOBER 21, at tho onsh ond, in which ara thren oxquisite pleces of atatuary : Misa Hosmer's Duck, The Veilod Cupld or Socret 7, Love by Iosottl, and nmduth TRogors' oxquisite statue of Nydia, tho blind 2lrl of Pomjpoli. Tlio sutmuner furniture was s simplo bamboo gtyla lacod with blun ribbon ; the covering of thio floor was h straw matting ; white Swies nius- lin enrtaina worg drapod from the wudows, with o tingor-width of blue ma in thoir dainty edge. The ocjlings woro froscoed in #olt ¥ronch bluo and gray tints, fand a few choice pictures huog on the walls; bita of Pompoilan relics, photo- gravhed, Mosaics of wonderfully-intricato dg- signe, Florenline engravings, 8 hslf-dozen old paintings on & pcture-reat in tho corner, hends of Titian, Leouardo ds Vinci, Michacl Angelo, and others of tho old mastors, and a Mater Dolorosn looking on the gay acoue with the momo stondfast Razo of sorrow. - 'Che, usual orugments,—Parlun and Chineseporcelsin vases, majolica pillars, and recoptacles for ilowors, bronzes, antique curiositles, ote,, fillod up tho space, At the farthor end of the long parlor. i an nleovoe lined with ruby velvet, and lighted by ono window at the sido,” ‘Three fine selovtions of statuary atand there, while two large modal- :ix:mn in bns rellef hang on tho wall back of om. On tho north sido ia s Lalcony upon which two windows aud a duor opened. Thoso wora taken out, tho place inclosed, and tho muslc ‘ota- tioned thore, West of this is a bay window, and thoro aro also windowa on the north sido. - The doors of ontranco aro on tho south side nooar the west end of the room, and were romoved for the occosion, lonving,a largo arch, which was deco- rated with lowers, and through which the bridnl purty ontorod. On the nplwuilo sido of tho hail wero the library and dwing-room, whils the dressing-rooms \ero above. TNE LIBRARY, which {s situnted just ncross the hall from tho patlors, was filled with the beautiful prosonts of the bride. It is furnished with tho same scnson {furniture,—bamboo trimmed with blue,—and tho floor is of marquetrio work, while tho ceiling is froscoed in _deaigus ~ reprosonting tho figures of Art and Science. fow cornl-red recoption chairs with & toto-a-toto made & pretty dlvorsion of color, and somo quaint old relics, gathored duriug alato foreign tour, wore tho only orpaments. bric-a-brac tablo and a_mautol of roso brocatollo marble were quito biddon from admiring oyes by tho lavish wealth of flowors,—geraniums, holiatrope, violots, pansies, and whito blooms,—rwhlie the samo curinin docorntions wore visibla hore. No garden that over was lald out brought within its sunny bordors such o wealth of comprossed swoetness, It was ospocially observable that not a flower was faded—cach tiny waxen petal, each _dimpled mse-lanl.eur, oach littlo white tiuy starry face, hold ur its lovolient, latest look, and breathod out ity fair young hfe in a dying prayor'ol sweotest incense for the young bride for whom they perished. . Tiring flowers, freslt flnwcn\‘llur the bride to wear, They wero born to blush {n her shiny hafr ; Sho s leaving the kome of ker childhood's mirth; Tior place 48 now by snothor's side; Bring flowers for tha locks of tha fair young bride, The ceremony was performed by the Rev, Mr. Trrotf, of tho Christinn Churchi of the Discl- ples, jormorly known as tho Campbellites. io 8tood at ono eido of the arch, and tho bridal cor- toga entered in the following ordor, and arranged «thomeelves In a somi-circle in front of him: First camo Miss Dunlovy, oscorted by Brovet~ Brig.-Gen. Gaorge A. Forsyth, who passed to tho right, followed by Misa Rucker and Lieut. Lamed, who took thoir atation at tho left. Miss lonaton and Mr. Adrisu Iionoro succoeded theso, and took their position noxt to tho first conple on the right, and then Miss Hall aud Ulysses Grant, Jr., who pansed to the loft, noxt the sccond coupis, Mr. Honoro then_ led in his daughter, tho bride-clect, followed by Mra, onore leaning o4 the arm of the groom. Meot- ing at the space left: thom boforo the clergymao, tho party waas nov/ in propor position, thio ban p]n,rm‘; of coursn the usual Wedding March as thio bridal party entered and passed down the drawing-rooin. [ TRE DRIDL'S DRESS. Tho brido was drossod in an oxquisite robe of Toint-Duchesse laco over creamy white satn, It was originnlly futended that she should only wear whito salin with an claborate trimming of laze, nnd the material, aud an. elegaut fabric wsed only for bridos, nnod called thereforo ** flonr d'orange,” was selectod. Mra, Potter Palmor, bowovor, ind ordered for her sistor from Brus- gele tho elegant robo of Point-Duchesso, aud tho oiiginal idea was given up, snd tho satin morely used aé an noderdress. Thia was made” with plain, closo fronts and side sores, tho lattor cut in battloments on iho edge, which overlupped the train, ‘The train self had » wide gatbered flounco around it, honded with tullo rachings, and finished with tullo plait- i . 'Eie corango was cut high, aud the sleeves o In tho Ducticsse stylo, 'Tho trimmings on the corsago wero of lnco, designed esnocially to match {he gkit, ns were also tho ruflles on the tleoves, Theso also had plaitings of tho satin, and pufiingo of tulle to complete thom. ‘Tho superh ovordross was not that usually so cnlled, some lace nrticts designed to be worn ag & wrap, bt a foll, long-trained dress of real Jace. 1t was looped up on the left sido by bnuches of orruge-blostoma and stephanites, These aléo caught tho sash m geaceful fos- toous, nud orngmented tho corsage. Tho voil way long enough to reach the edgo of tho train, and of filmy tulle, the only suitable fabric for this purpoeo. It was fastoned to the heir with an aigrotto of orange-blossom, from which a trailing wreath of theso bridalflowersand sloph- anites was carricd down the entire longth of ono side, and was lost iv tho folds of tho Lom. iler ornaments wero penrls and diamonde,—a pearl neckluco presputed to her by Drs, Ulysscs Grant, and o dot of pearls from her uunt, Mra, Denjamin Honoro, with tho oxquitite diamonds given lier by Mr, Pottor Palmor. THE, FAN which replacedl the reguintion bouquet was a iriumph "of art. Ono side was of white entin and point lace, but tho other was formed of patursl white flowors, graduated in #ize, boing first camellins, thon carnations, rage- buda, tuboroses, jasmino blossoms, sud white houvardiae. TNer hair was partad on one side, and then arranged in o manner perfectly bocom- ing Miea Houoro's stylo. THE BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSLS wero of s texture light aa the airy fabric of & dronm. Thoy wore of tha fineat, shoerest tarle- tan, not made over eilk ag is customary, but ovor many rkirts of tho diaphanous matorial. Tho long and gracoful trains, only subsidiary to that of the brido, were trimmed with voluminous plait- iugs of tarlotan, and ewept behind them, » foumy mass, A {riplo apron, drawn olosely back, formo the tablier, nod )L way in the originality of tho trimming of theso that tho unique offect waa iven which they presonted, Teuthser trimming ook tho placo ot flowers, and the tiots were also unusuai at o bridal, or at loant ono of thom was. On two of tho bridesmaids' dresses wore placed bands of mauve ostrich-foathers, whilo tha other two woro rose cotor. Theso bands edged ench of the aprons, thus making tbroe rows paesing 1u a deep curve across the front, at equal distauces from each other. The samo trimming decked tho low corsagos, whila wide searfa of illusion wero fnatoned at the bolt in front, and, passing over tho shoul- dern, fell in n multlplicity of loops and toating ends upon the train, Neither were flowetd por- mutted in tho colffare, but duinty ostrich-tips, ta watel the colors worn by cach, wero fastencd by s Jeweled aigretto. Thera vore long kid gloyes alko to raateh tho trimmingw, Mins Mall xnd Miss Houston wore mauve trimmings, whilo Miss Dunlovy's and Miss Rucker's garnituro was ronc-color, 'Theso young Iadion ateo carried fany of flowors in place of hoquots. Tho young ladiea whoso toilettos wero rolieved by the mauve bud fans of heliotrope aod cape jus- mine-blossoms, ‘hoso who wore pink had pluel roae-buds and tuboroses. 3MI4. TONONE, mother of tha brido, was attired in an elegant robio of cahoa-of-rokes satin, e bottom of this bnd & vory deop Chuntilly flounce, whilo an ovardress of tho same rich laco foimed an apron In front, and foll in grncoful sashes bohind. Tho waist was trimmed with corresponding flonnces of the Chantilly, and on the skirt and sleoven theno foll over nthoy tlounces of tho uatin, M, Houore's ornamonts wore clagant atone cameos sek with poarls, MEB, PRENIDENT QIANT wore a lavendor satin. ‘The tablier was olab ately trimmed with rufiles and plaitings of y[ll:, niped and turned with a darker shado. The demi-train had deoper flouncos, ihe wholo boing complicated in dostgn and execution, and giving the impression of olnborate workmanship upon the part of tho mcdiste. Tho garniture of the corsago was polut laco, while tha ormamonts wero dinmonds, MR8, POTTER FALMED, {ha lovaly slater of the bride, chiarmed overy ons with her couriecus demeanor, and was yuito as wauch the centre of attraction na the bride her eelf, EHor drona was s besutifnl combination of pnle poasl color, with the doopost shade of Car- dinal ¢olor for facloge. Two ruflles 0 fuches 1874--TEN PAGE deop passod around tho train st tablior, Theso hud hichewide headinga Uued with tho Oardinal shind, which showed at ovory platt, Tho tablier was mado poluted, falling low on tho right sido, and looped high on tho other. Araind this passed a wroath of roses,—toa, pluk, and deop red, with dark foliage,—whilo a deop fringo foll bolow them. Tho ssme flowers looped the back and held the snsb, which was composed of the two colors, Tho baaque was cut iu a postillion at the back, and facedl with the Cardinal color, which showed sufticlantly to heighten the offoct. Tho corsago had a group of theso rosos on the front, while the foliago and Luds passad back over the shoulcers. Iler orna- menty were vory handyomo diamonds, whilo a group of rosen decorated hor lair, ‘Ihe noxt on tho liat, who divided the honors withs his beautifn! mamina, was young MASTER JIONORY PALMER. This young gontleman, who had arrived ai the mature age of 8 months, waa the most clugantly attirod of auy of tho guesta, An oxquisito robs of Frouch organdie was trimmed ou the bottom, fipst with a 2-inoh wide Valonciennos insorsion, finished with a flounco of the same laco 4 inches wide. Tho yoko and aleoves woro composed su- tirely of Ince, aud the robo waa worn over.a blus silk “slip, and tied at the waist with & broad blue stlk sash. .o MRS, DEXFAMIY HONORE, 5 an aunt of the bride, wore an elaborate’ drens of litac antiu and Ohantilly lace, A narrow plajting wag ou the bottom, aud a row of lace 2 inohos wide, Abovo this was a wide six-plaited flounce ot natin, ovor which, aod noarly covoring it, was a deep Chantilly flounce. A Chantilly point was draped behind, tho enda falling in front, thoso boing caugbt together with bunches of Xnglish violots, The basque was covored with a lace cuirnss. 1t had lace flounces on tho slooves, and & garniture of violots. Ior ornamonta wore diawonds, MUS, GEN. GUSTER woro & dress of pale lilac silk, trimmed with deop purple, The traln was of pale silk, tho flousces rolioved by the doop purple. It hada triple-poiuted apron in front, with Fronch folds and pipings of tho light silk; plsin pointed basquo of darlk eflk piped with tho light shade, and point-laco ruffles at neck and wrists, MRS, UACL, mothor of one of tha bridesmaids, woro s blaclk sillc h wido organdie plaitings, over which wors two deep Chantilly flouncos, A Chantilly shawl was draped from the shoulders, whilo hor orna~ monts wore jois. A MBI, YOWLER, of Bpringficld, woro an clogant black silk cos- tume, trimmed with puffs rununing obtiquely across the tablior, with jot fringe. Ithadn iraln of volvet, with volvet eash. ~Hor-Lat was trimmed with blue, and blusb-roaes. Iler daugbter, a young Miss not yet intro- duced, woronpale blue silk dress, with lnifo pluit- g on tho bottom smd waist. A protty garni- turo of flowors comploted this simplo and girl- ish costume. 38, JOHX YOUNG BCAMOX wore & dross of Invonder silk, with a eatin over- dress trimmed with broad Velenclennos lace, ‘This overskirt was En‘mted, and was composed of three bands of tho salin nnd thrce rows of laco. A eatin sash looped the train. This was also trimmed with laco, whilo a Valeaciennes cuirasss covored the corsage. 205§ BCHUTTLER wors a ‘bonutiful dross of poarl-colored silk,”| trimmed on tho tablior with plaitings of black silk and lace. A point-d'Aloncon shawl was gracelnlly draped from her shouldors, and an opers boinot completed tho costumo, M08, PAYSGN wora 8 purplo satin, clegantly trimmed with Chanttlly lace. A Chontilly laco overdross, and | recoption-bonnet with laco trimmings and long half wroathZof pansies,” compoged one of thw ‘most distinguo toiletton worn at the recoption. DO, KENFOOT wroxoe an elogant dress of, black.velvet.. A. black 1ace shawl was drapod frowm hor shoalders, Her bounot, of black velvet, was ornamonted with palo piuk ontrich tips and rosos. Her gloves matchied the feathors in her honnet. 30153 JUDD wors a dolicato tollettc of pale blue and pink. o dress was of the blue silk, with o tablior of hnife-plaited rufiles in the two colors, piaced al- tornatoly in enrved lines. The pink aille was in- troduced in tho Wattcau fold behind, and lined tho gashios. Tho corsngo wns a pink enirnsse, with blue_sleaves. She woro turquoiso orma- ments. 311SS KITTIE ARNOLD, daughter ot tho Hon. Isanc N, Arnold, woro n full costume of crepo lisse. Tho ovordross was trimmod with a vory handsome fringe. TS M'DOUGAL wore an olaborate costumo of apricot color. Tho ontiro tablier wan of folds forming points, and ovorlapping in the contro, whoro thoy mat. ' Tho train had an olaborato trimming of rufles snd pufiy, while blue convolvuli and whits roso-bids in Jong bouquots locb»:cd and ornamented the dross and corsazo. Tho camo flowers wero in ber hair, and she wore handsotne coral jowelry. RS, BORIE wore a droes of light pearl silk, trimmed with flonncos and koito plaiting, which woro bound and facod with darlc plum color, Her omaments woro diaraonds. MISS STAGED wore a drcas of palo lewon faille. Broad box- plaited flounces trimmed this, whilo her over- dress was of Chambery gauzo, matching the dross in thedo. Long garland of red and pinlk wild roscs, with dark, variegated foliago, draped the overdress. 3088 NOST JONES wore “n beantiful dress of pale-blue silk, caught up with a pouffe. A Jow corgage lLad a vine of embroidery in tho natural colors of the flowors passing around the neck. Similar vinos in half wroaths adornod the tablier. MRY. NOYES woro & last yoar's costumne designod by Worth, and in one of his strange combinations. ‘Throe chades were unsod, tho darkest being a claret- color, the lightest fraisso ccrase, and on inter- medista harmonizing shindo, The sidos woro ar- rangod in squercs of ruflles of tho threo colors, and in cach of thoso wasa plaited end of pale blue silk trimmed with fringe. [§ was decidedty striking in effoct. MIsS JALQER 3 waa in an elogant drexs of pink silk, with over- {mu of pink Chumbery gauze, trimmed with ace. < 156 PARWELL woro a bonutifnl dross 1 apricot and bino. The dress was of apricot, with the rufiles faced and piped with bluo, A Chantilly lace overdross nod tfichu complaetod this, Her ornsmenta were coral. A very striking costumo was composed of light fawn-colored silk, snd Cardinal _colored volvot. Tho =~ skirt was trimmed — with rules of eillt bound with velvet. A watteau plait formed the traln, composod alter- untoly of silk and volvet, Volvot bows wero placed on thiy plait. The corsage was of tho light Cardinal-colored velvet, approaching a scarlet. 'This was cut low, and trimmed wlti 13 Dertho of polut laco, white' a rneho of tulle fin- ishod it around the neck. The corsage wns pointed and lacod in the baclt. A very uairow tablier of the velvet was composed of four ver- tical pufls of the velvet, N5, M'CORMIOR wora a light silk, apricot color, with pln-stripos of blue. This was bound with a coutrasting color, A lnco sbawl and receptiou bobuol com- ploted this costume, Mra, Badger wore s pale lavondur silk with point lace trimmings, Miss Bauger was atlired in aFrench muslin, with Valoncionnes ingertion and lace trimmings in tho overskirt and walst. Hor ornamonts wero roses, Mrs, Whitehead wore a rich black moire an- tique with Chantilly trimmings. 1ller ornaments wero diamonds. Mre, Rogors was dressed in black sitk, and Chantilly laco flowers. - Miss Rogera wora a lomon-colored silk, with an overdrass of biuo crnim Hese, or sistor was dressed in a palo-blue silk, with pink trimmings, fihu woroe coral jewelry, and wild roses in hor i 3 TIE OFFICIATING CLERGYMAN then soid: **Wo aro abont to unite in marriage Froderick 8, Grant and Ido Mario lonore. There belw; no Jawful wupedimont to this union, the partics to It_prenonting thomsolvos in the presence and with the apurobutlon of theiy parants, and tho best wishes of their lnrge circlo of friends; moreaver, being maved theroto by mutual afreo- tion, this connecrution of thair lives to the snored objects of marriago has & right Lo be rogarded with the Hyuliott intorost and the brightest hope, uud with onrnest proyer to the Fathor of Lights, from whom descondoth svery good and perfeet gift, that o will bostow upon shemn that Dblesning that makoth rich, and to which He addoth no worrow, Deoply solomu and significsut, my young frieuds, in referenco to tho holy estato of marringe, are the words epoken of it when it was firat ordained: **Thorefora hall a mau leave bia fathor and Lis mother, and :muv:um unto hia wife, and they oball be ono g & flosh.” Tho strongest ties of S f affection yiold to the drawinga of that/l¢ £ hich binds two willing hearts in'a lite conf & juubip, aud withdrawd thom from all thoy' & /miost loved and truatod, Lo assort for thomy = {a now sov- oroignity and venturo togethdz ' new path of life, lu thus rouiglnlug themost = erand sacred ‘nasociations of tho past, anr ~ng forth from tho doar homo followship, 3% which lifo's most chorislicd joys bnve oSS i, ta cuter on on mntried path, and comtjt =~ ‘wholo of com- ing lifo to new endw and 5, 7/ought to bo & Joy to you to kuow that yo) “lotiug in 2ccord- anco with the will of your,{ h'i. (ho blies of Paradise was not ‘comploto~ nntll marriaze crowned all its joyn in the union of the man whom- God liad “made in flis own image, and he woman whom God had formod out of man fl;‘a a porl of hLis own being, to rolgn: in his hoart, to stand by his sitlo,to share in his life. The loss of Paradise can never bo an uttorloos €0 long a8 thiy origi- nal law of socioty i3 honorod and oboyed, In that religion which .rooks the recovery of our raco from sin aud dpath, mrrriago occiples an honorable place. £Ordrined by onr Croator, wsanctioned by our Redoomor, taught nlike in the law and in'the Gospol, nnd proved by oxe perionce to bo essential to the dignity of our matnre, the order and sccurity of socloty, and the promotion of the noblost objouts of our existonco, it should bo aliko a aupremo joy and a high solomnity to {an to on- ter, ag you aro now to do, into tho holy bondas of matriniony, uttoring vows that ore to” bind you in . lifo-long fellowship, — Earth witnossos nothing moro sacred than such a union of hoearta and lives, Hoaven rocords no vows moro bind- iug than the marrisgo vowa in which your mutual love, trust, and fidelity are to find expression, Aesured that thin {s woll understood and appreciated by yov,jand that you sre roady, in the ligght of all that God hoas taught of tho duties of hunaband and wifo, to assumo tho obligationa of warringo, I will only remind you of a divine precopt, on the remembrauce aud observanco of which you may entiroly socure the complatost happiness of wodded lifo : * That the husband &0 love his wifo even aa himsclf, and the wifosco that abo revoronue hor husband." TOF, BINDISG WORDS, If now, forsaking all othors, you are prepared to glve yowrsolves to onch other a8 husband and wifo, to live togother according to God's holy 1aw, you will join your right bands. Tho young couply joined hands. Tho " Pastor—Do you, I'rederick, take this woman whom you now hold by tho right hand to bo your wedded wife, to bo to her a truoe, fov~ iug, aha faithful busband so long a8 you both shll hvo ? Frodorick—I do. R Tho Postor—And you, Marie, do yon take this man whom yon now hold by tho rl;ilht band to be your weddod husbaud, to be to him a truo, loving, and faithful wile 50 long a8 yon both shall live 2 o Maric—TI do, Tho Pastor—Then lot this faith be mutually plighted in giving aud roceiving this ring.’ i 'The ring was exchangoed and pub on the bride’s ugor. ; “I'he Pagtor—Pure and endless, let it symbolize the love that makes you one. And now, having promised thus to be faithful to each other, and having sealed your vowa by giving and recotving this ring, {u accordance with tho lew of God aud by virtuo of the authority vested in me by the Iaws of the Commonwealth as a miniater of the Gospel, I pronounce you . AN AND WIVE : hencoforth ono iu name, in intercat, and in all tho foys and sorrowa of life, unil it shall ploase God to part you by death," "Aud what God bath thus joined togethor letno man put asunder, And may our Tatherin Hanven bloss you and mako you a blessiug, and_cnable you su to live a hifoof faithin tbo Lord Josus, and of obedience to Him, that you may enjoy tho richos of His| grace hero, and, in the world to como, life evor- lasting, TIE PRAYER. A 0O Lord, Creator, Preservor, and Nedoemer of Man, to Thee wo owa life withinll its treasures of good, on Thea wo aro dopoudent for alt that makes lifo desirable horo, ail that givon us hopa of hettor lifo. hereafter. We joy to bolieve that Thou carest for us, and that iu all that concerns lifo and destiny we cau look to Theo for holp nnd guidance. Wo most earnostly pruy Thes to bloss this wedded pair, to whoso marcinge vows Thou has lislened, and enablo them to kocp theso vows faithfully whilo thoy live. Teach them Thy fear aud Thy love; load thom in Thy ways. In days of brightness may thoy not forget’ the hand ibat blosges “them. If dariness come, may Thino ovorlasting arms en- cirelo them, and may tho light of Thy truth and the brighttiesn of Thy presenco choor them. Alake &mma blessing to each other, to their kindred and friends, and to all who may como uuvder their influonce, and _lot thom live such a lito of faith, purity, nad humblo obedicneo to ‘Theo that thoy may enjoy Thy poace in their own hoarts, and briuiforlh all the fruits of Thy salvation, aud when this life shall fail, may they obtain that eterual lifo which Thou Last promised to all who loveand serve Lhee, through Jesus Christ our Savior, Amon. After the final words and benediction they pazsed sround the atntuary, aud rovorsed their positione, Tho somicircle, of which the concavo #icdo had been toward tho clorgyman, with Miss Duulevy and Gen. Forsythlon tho right, toward tho south sido of the room, waswow reversed, tho bnde and groom keoping their positious, merely turning to faco their frienas. The first and tird cuuL)le of attendants pesscd avound, and took up their positions on the north side, while tho second and fourth passed to tho south side, The samo order was thus preserved in their rolative positions, oxcepling that now the concavo of the semivircle was prezeated to the guests. TIIE CONORATULATIONS norw followed, tho ushers boing Alr, f. H. Hon- ore, dr., W. W. Holl, and Licut. Wobstor. All present now wons through the usual forumla of wishing thobride, nob exuctly manybappyreturns of tho day, a8 that would bo ecarcoly compli- mentary to hor husband, but very masy happy youry of wedded lifo. At the conclusion of this tho bride and groom, precoded by the ushers, lod the wey to tho aupper-room, followed by thelr friends in ordor. —_—— THE SUFPER. THE SUPPER-TOOM wrag & marvel of what woealth and good taats to- gother could accomplish. If nusthing wore neoded to give a atamp of refinement to tho onsemble of a wedding ceromony which had evory eloment of luxury and fashion about it, that something wae certainly displayed in tho olognuco, graco, and chastity’ of the supper-room and its appurtenaucss. ‘Tho view of tho table was dazuling with tho brightuessof polished eitver and exquisitoly- cut glass, The composition of tho entiro servica was of this order. Tho motal wus silver, and whero glass was used it was of tho richest cut, most delicato quality, aud artistio dosign. THE SILVER-SEUVICE was olmont plain in the entiro absenco of gaudy work, It possessed a valuo in its associations fur boyond the fntrinsic worth of tho mere metal nnd its molding, 1ts provious gorvico was a harbingor of happiness, It first saw use at the mewmoreble wedding of . tho sistor of tho bride somo Tour years ago, whon Dotter Palmer and bhis Jovelyrwifo woro inads one. Cups, gaucors, and plates, the utnndqrdu and muny other dishes woro of solld #ilver, This was roiteved and its dazzling effoct still furthor heightenod by the many graceful and nniqus vensels in Bacearat gluss, whoso vaiie aud rarity connolsseurs will readily understand, THE CDVSTAL CUANDELIER putup for this * auspicious occasian,” as the roporters and political speakors would say, alone cout €500, Lt lighted up tho room with an im- monsa numboer of burners, It was snspended from the cstling, immediatoly over the centra of the table, and 1ilashod and aparkled, and scat- tored raiubow hues upon the polished silvor and oxquisitely oul-glass, with the dnzzling offoct of fairy land, or of ' Aaddin's cavo. ~Add to thiis tho delicate porfumes from flowsrsy selocted with the rarest skill, uuggesting the eoft senan- ous beauty of ono of tho richest Oriental pon- picturoy ever writton,— Where tho light wings of zephyr o'erapread with por- nme Wax aoft o'er the gardens of Qul in her Woom,— and the roader may guin nn idea of the supper- room ini the Ilonors mansion, THE WAITERS, g Standing in line, ready to remova the covers at the signal from the major-domo, were a score of colored waiters in full rogulation drows, look- ing liko mutes ot = funera) whero grief had roduced their countanances to the buo of thelr wourning-apparel, whoso solomuity of appear- anco was eactificed for tho occasion in vests of white malin and necklics of tho same fabric, while the tendorness nnd ubilanco of thelr wishos woro aymbolized with thiopian np%mprhtuneuu fn & gush of whito pionod ovor their vosts in the noighborhood of icage Daily Teibame, NUMBER 59, the heert. At & sigunl from thelr chef ocach waltor ateppod forward nnd ratsed the stlver covor from somo ologant disk. ‘The gaitof theso colored persons was o stndy. Xt was sonothing to @0 and to romember. It sras an ideaiization of norvile importanco. Were thoy not actors {u this sonsationsl drama of real lifa? Was not thnir position enviod Ly a horda of jonlons colored porsons, whodcaired to figure, no matter how lowly, in ihis grand tabloan? Wero thoy not being supplied gonoronaly with a fund of “small talk among flm sablo bolles of tholr acquaintances for weokas to como? Thelr monner and importance auswered .tho quostion. Nobt a smilo escaped thom, They wore occupied upon a high and noteworthy “objoct. Thoy were priests’ of o lower ordor in tho tomple of Hymon, and it ‘would" be hard to convince them_that the whola coromony was not provided to exhibit Ehe gentil- ity of their deportmont, and the gracs of their -mmovemonts, to say nothiug of the magnificenca of tholr atlirs, provided, of conrss, *for this occasion only," aa thoy say in the play-bills. THE MENU wos provided by the princo of Western o Kiaaley. Tho bill of fara wos printed in mauve !uk upou the choicest cream-laid English papor. 'The extorlor waa luttored in illuminated misssl~ :::t‘:‘ fi:dlw::u:vldntly' thaf ‘:‘c!\\\t nfhdeov 10~ chea inf 0 tuystories of ography. Itwas foldud Intho centro, Thoostorior aanyonecd thas 1t was in honor of Col. and Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, at the residenco of Mr. and Mre. H., H. Honore. In lefi-hand corner was tho date * Chicago, Oct. 20, 1874,” and in the right-hand tho residenco of the bride’s paronts, Vincennes avepus snd Forty-seventh stroot, Tho menn waa arreugod in the following appetizing order ; Stewed Terrapin, Tacalloped Oynters, Pattios of weothroada, Pattios of Turkey. Tatifos of Oysiern, - ¥illota of Snipe in paper caze, icken tialad, Labater 8al *Doned Quall in Jelly in form. CENTRE PIECE, NATURAL FLOWERS, Groom Cake, docorated with nataral flowera, Bride's Cako, decoraod with ratural dovers, Aseor ko, Vanilla, Lemon, Strawberry, Pasch, Chocalate, and'Coffce Tes Gream, Chariotte usso. Chariotto Glace, " Biscuit Glace, ob Meringues, S!gr:‘\‘v‘borry Maringuea, Auricot Meringues. Tort Wine Jelly, Shierry Wino Jelly, Chmpsgoa Jelty, " Grapts. Tenm, Dowaeas Oramger e en. ‘Cofles, .King. Privato Cuves, Frappe. In the coutro of tho table was a striking ornae mental STAXD OF ITOWERS, which stood about two feet high, nod was sur- mouated by o larga globe, or rather hemisphers of flowers, in which carnations, camolling, toba- roses, jasmine, and bridsl roses predominated. Vinos of smilax tralled and wers festooned grace- fully from benoatl it, and with every motion that stirred tho air waves of perfume wors exhaled from tho lovely ornamont, and wafted through tho room. _ Artificial perfumos grew scentloss and poor in prosonco of the richuess of the naturnl flowers.. .At tho head sud foot of the tablo waro i B THE DRIDE'S AND GROOM'S CAKE. Those Wore onch 22 inchios in diamoter nnd wera monnted on silver standards, which girt thom with & border of polished metal 2 inches desp. Ou this space wus placed an exquisite wroath of tuberoses, hiclivtrope, Provence-buds, and tiny bridal-roses. A similar wroath cncircled the cakes, while o graceful bonquet of blossoma and maidep-hoir forn ornamented with -a crowning bosuty of tlowers tho summit of cach confection. A GUPERR CARE of fruits and jollics and dolicate laittels and choice confectionaries, was & side~dish_on ths bouquet-tablte. It was:formed on o basia of delicions calie, resting on n solid silver salver, and decorutod with a pyramid of badges sacred to military ‘xlury. In the contre was a sf rd 18 inclies high, boaring tho Bixd of our country, whilo tho mimic proparationa for bombardmant wore rangad in ante-bellum array. Tho daintiest couception of our country’s. flag iu white satin bore tho inscription ** Oct. 20, 187. Atwin {1 bore the ‘monogram of the bride in the mosl chasto and olaborate mannor. A sugar man-of- war bristling with guns, o monogrammed shisld, and n golden engle, comploted this supoerb cake. It was stirrounded with flowers and delicats ver- dure, " This artistic and elegant gastronomie achievement was one of tho most brilliant on the table, containing na it did the most delight- ful colors in tho jollion, with tho whitoness of the suger pioces and the clear jospor glow of tho crystalized fruits. Al eithor sido of tha tablo way A DISIE OF GAME " on bollevie, algo in silver dishes, one containing Donod quail and tho other boned prairie-chicken. T'ho beauty of thoso dishos coneistad in the fack that each was surmounted bya dolicatoly-cooked bird similar to thoss in the dish, but, by some mysterions nrt of tho cuisine, robed in their natnral plumage, and a8 {ull of lite as thoughon their native hoath, Tho festhers were, how~ over, submissive to a tonch, and the carver, who know tho koy {o the situation, hnd bnt to touch {he propor spring, when thoy foll apart, and dis- closed tho dainty morsel boneath. At each of tho cornors was n tall, oramentsl pysomid of ice-cream, dalicatoly tfluvored, and tiuted with raro colors, Agaln, ip uniform posi~ tion,came tho patties, sweet-breads, turkey, oys~ tors, and fillets of snipe, Tho cnkes, ices, jel- lies, fruite, snd other dainties fintehed the oma- maents, 2od mado o selection of ediblea which would hava tompted eitaer an auchorite or an opicure. Tes, coffec, cnd chompagne frapps weora THY PRINCIPAL YLUIDS offered, if indoed the last can be called a fluid. In every room thoro was some deliolous drink- frappo, including all the fruits, dolicacics, wines, aud punches, and coffes, tes, aud chocolate. Thia was a most thoughtful and deairable ar- rangement, na too frequontly on such occaslons it is nlnmost impossible to obtain even a drink of water. — THE RECEPTION. The more fortunate guests, having flnished thoir ropast and dono ample justica to the feast, returned to THE DRAWING-LOOMS, and at half-psst 4 the gonoral recoption commonced. The gorgeous and sclf-con- scious colored persons, bautloning vulgar liuon jackets over thoir eatin vests, im- mediately eloared and reset the table, and m he ir(o(cat timo imaginsblo it was re- stored to {ts former elegance, . This room, like all tho othors, was ong_gloming, porfumed mass of bloasoma—pale, saintly holiotropo, dark and onsanguined) passion-flowers, etainless. virgin lilics, scarlot goranjums, drooping fuchais pprays, and ruby and white bouvardias, parple pansics, and swoat-sconted Englich violot Toses, in every ntnge, from tho baby hud to the perfect bloom,” delicate vinoas, white jusmine, fragrans. tuberoses, Southorn crepo-moss, oloeuders, mag. nolias, and all that the bot-honso could producs, with trailing vines aud wavy ferns, mede up & rest for the eyo which was delightfnl, and g m-;u for another sonto which was nlmost intoxi- cating. : MU v rronsn pEconATIONS. 1t hine recently been considered moro slegant for tho pair who aro to tike each other for bot. toror worso to tiand beneath n floral canopy instead of n marringo boll during tho cererony, and whilo recoiving the congratulations of their frlends. Miss Honore's wedding was, therefora, no oxception in thia mattor. The canopy meas- ured iy by 41¢ fect, nnd was composod of raro white flowors, cawellias, tuberoacs, Hpenish jnamine, white carnations, bouvardias, vosics, aud others of Flora's dainty caskots, *“fillod to faintness with porfumo.” This cano- yy was crosuod with two rows of color to match ho detlcats tints in the bridesmalds’ drecses, One of theta bands was of nalo blush-roses, tho othior of swoet-scentod bollotrope, the edge finlahod with a fringo of .boll-like blossoma. Atovo this cauopy was placed the shiold sad monogram. THE SIELD was made up of the national colors. The bars xvoro componed of whito and rod bouvardias. The blue ground for tho tars was of sweof English vkfi:w, whilo the stars themsolves wers formed by n single waito bouvardia blossom, Upon tho shield wis placed the nmn,ol:rnmaf the partien fn puro white flowers, The G was ‘rronght in tuberoson, tho I in the squally swoot- wcontod snd raro blossoms of Daphne-odora, Thotwoen tisc doors hung an immonse bneket of are llowers, pricipully rose-buds, n fringo of udclopina edging” it, and intorlacod yings of smilax drooping =~ over the pides, In front of tho ‘nirrors wero gmallor baukots or bally, of iowers, cuch a gem in its kind, somo special blossom predominating, roliovod by othors harmonizing in porfunie aug contrasting In_color, making the bouquot a8 in- toxleating na tho vision was chnrming, é VAV MANTRL was covored with flowera in differing dosigns. On one, on a dainty bad of moss, Wworo inats of roces, Dolicato vises placed on thesa were filled with magnolia bloowms, the contre-pieco a foral