The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1874, Page 3

~ BRANT-HONORE. Wedding of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Dent Grant to Miss Ida Marie Honore. "THE EVENT OF THE SEASON IN CHICAGO, oe A Brilliant Assemblage of Dis- tinguished Guests. THH MARRIAGE CEREMONY. Toilets of the Bride and Bridesmaids and Splendors of the Trousseau. LIST OF THE BRIDAL PRESENTS, | CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 1874, The marriage of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Dent Grant, eldest son of Ulysses S. Grant, Presi- | Gent of the United States, with Ida Marte, second | @aughter of H. H. Honoré, of this city, was | bolemnized at three o'clock this aiternoon, at the * Pesidence ofthe bride's father, on Vincennes ave- , &8e and Forty-seventh street. No social evens fer creaied such an excitement among the “apper ten’? of this city, and though many were G@isappointed in not receiving invitations. iris wenerally conceded that Mr. Honoré nas acted witn praiseworthy discretion im limiting the in- vitations to the intimate friends of botn families. Mr, Honoré, in reply to the innumerable femands that were for cards of | invitation, replied that daughter was | ot Marrying the President of tbe United States, | Dat simply Lientenan: Coionel Frederick Dent Grant, U. S. 4., and he desired the aifair to cul- minate as quietly as possibie, The prominence Biven to ths marriage by the press throughout, | the United States was entirely contrary to the _ Wishes of the family, and it was nearly impossible to obtain the slightest particle of information Trom any of its members. Arrival of the Guests. Shortly before three P.M.the carriages commenced | to pass up through the southern entrance, and Alter depositing their cargo of silka and satins | passed on through the northern gateway and took | AD @ position on Vincennes avenue. Tue outside public thronged the sidewalk aiong the avenue and peered curiously through the railings, Watching each arrival with a feverish anxiety, The gue passing through the hall, moved up stairs to the toilet rooms, and presently returning to the first floor, promenaded ‘mrough the parlors, breathing the perfame of the sweet fowers that so liberally decked the walis and mantels. The President was a little late in arriving, ashe went through a fearful ordeal at the Palmer House during the morning, standing for nearly two hours and shaking about three thousand hands, Mrs. Potter Palmer, the sts- ter Of the bride, moved round among the fifty or | Uxty guests, charming every one with her fairy- ike Deanty and grace. At last there was | B littie buzz on the outside, and a/| tarriage drove up, from which descendea President and Mrs. Grant and ex-Secretary and Mrs, Borie. The ushers, Messrs. H. H. Honoré, 3r., W, W. Hall and Lieotenant Webster, then mar- Sbailed the bridal cortége, and they presently | ‘Geacended into the parlor in the iollowing order :— | THE BRIDAL PROORSSION, Bridesmaids ana groomsmen: mr. H. H. Honoré with the bride, and the groom with Mrs. Honoré. Tae procession moved slowly up the parlor, walle | B band of sweive pieces played Mendelssonn’s “Wedaing March.” Halting at the alcove the bride and groom iaced the Rev. Isaac Everett, and stood immediately under the floral canopy. Mr. And Mrs. Honoré stood benind them, and on the telt were Ulysses & Grant, Jr., with Miss Hall, and Lieutenant Larned with Miss Backuer, while Mr. A¢rian Honoré with Miss Houston and General Forsyth with Miss Danlevy, on the right, completed the semi-circle. President and Mra. | Grant stood behind, on the leit, and Mr. and Mrs. Potrer Palmer occupied a like position on the | fight. The minister, Rev. Mr. Everett, was at- tired in a plain suit of black, and the servica, as follows, was plain and simple in the extreme. The Ceremony. ‘The following is the form of marriage used on | this occasion, the Honorés belonging to the Charch of the Disciples, of the sect known as Campbeliites:— We are about to unite in marriage Frederick Dent Grant and Ida Marie Honoré, ‘Yhere being no jawfal impediment to this union, | the parties to it presenting themselves in the pres- | ence and with the approbation of their pareuts, ac- companied with the best wishes of their large circle | df irlends; and, moreover, being moved thereto by mucual affection, tnis consecration of their lives to the sacred objects of marriage-has a right to ve regarded with the liveliest interest and with , brightest hopes, as well as with earnest prayer to | the Father of Light, trom whom descendeth every good and perfect gift, that He will grant them, in this decisive step, that blessing that maxetn rich, and to which He addetn no sorrow. Deeply solemn and significant, in reference to Marriage, are toe words spoken of it when it was Srst ordained:—‘Therefore svalla man leave his father ond his mother, ana shall cleave unto his wile;'and they shall be ore flesh.” Tne tenderest ties of filial affection yield to the drawings of that love which binds two willing hearts in a new compantonship, and withdraws them from all they dave most loved and trusted, toassert for them- belves @ new sovereignty.and venture together on anew path of life. In thus resigning the most tender and sacred asauciations of the past, and going out from the dear home fellowship with father and motner, brother and Sister, to enter on an untried path and commit the whoie of life to new ends and aims, it ought to be @ Joy to you, my young fiends, to koow that fou are acting in accordance with the will of your Creator. The biessedness of Paradise was not complete until marriage crowned al: its joys in the Qnionoi the man whom God le in His own image, and the woman whom be formed out of | Mun asa partornis own being, to live in bis | heart, to stand by his side and to share his life, | The loss of Paradise can never be an utter loss, 20 | loug as this originai law of human society ts hon- Ored and obeyed, and man and woman shall cher- (eb and maintain that supremacy of wedded love | which God has made the very foundation of | earthly happiness. In that religion which seeks | the recovery of our race from sin and death mar- tage holds un honorable piace, Ordained by our | Creator, sanctioned by our Redeemer, neld sacred , Blike im the law and in the Gospel, and proved | by all human experience to be essential vo the | ignity of our nature, the order and security of | woctety, and the promotion of the noviest objects | of our existence, it should be alike # high solemnity | Qnd a supreme joy to you to enter, a8 you are now t0 do, into ! THE HOLY BSTATE OF MATRIMONY, } Uttering the vows whion are to vind you in Iife- | tong companionsmp, arth witn nothing Heaven listens to no vows more binding than the Murriage Vows in which your mutual love, trast | ‘and fidelity are to find expression. Assured that this is wen understood ana appre- siated by you, and that you are ready, io the light Of ail tuat God nas taught of the duties ot husband and Wife, to assume the obligations 0! marriage 1 ‘Will only remind you, before the word is spoken ‘Wat is to make you une, of a diving precept, in the temembrance bagel obserVanee of wich you may eortamly seoure the compietent happiness of mar. Bes Meo meshot the heasand 29 ive mis wie avOD. | Will join your right hands, | shimmer of ihe glass, with the delicate odors and | stoud about two feet high, and was surmounted by | ; of the cakes, while @ graceful bouquet ornamented | finished the adorning and made a selection of | having fuished their repast and done ample jus- NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. as himeelf, aud the wife see that she reverence her | busoand,”” 4{ Dow, forsaking all others, you are prepared to give yourselves to cach other, to live in the holy estate of murriago, according to God’s law, you Lo you, Frederick Dent Grant, take this woman whom you pow boid by the right hand t. be your Wedded wite, vowing to be to her a true, loving and jaitpful husband so long as you both snail liver Do you, Ida Marte Honoré, take this man whom you now hold by tne righs hand to be your wedded husband, vowing to be to bim a true, loving and | Jattnfal wife so long #8 you both shall live? Let this faith be mutually pligntea by giving ana receiving this ring. Pure and endless, let it | symbolize the love which makes you one. { Having thus promised to be true and faithful to each other, and having sealed your vows hy giving and receiving a ring, 1 NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE, henceforth one in name, inintereat and in all the Joys and sorrows ot life, until tt shall please God to part you by death. What God hath joined together let nut man put asunder, May our Father in He@ven bless you and make you a blessing, and enadle you so to live a life of faith in the Lord Jesus and of obedience to Him, that yoo may enjoy the riches of His grace here, and in the world to come lille everlasting. After the Ceremony. Immediately after the minister nad finished and | Offered his congratalations to Colonel and birs. Frederick Dent Grant the band strack up the overture to Zamps,” and Mrs, Honoré came up and kissed her daughter. The latter operation ‘wes then repeated by Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mra. Grant and tue President. ‘The bridal party thea formed @ semi-circle, with the newly married coupie in the centre, amd the President and Mrs. | Granton tbe leit, and ali those preseuc passed | along and tendered their congratulations, A | move was then made to the collation, the bride { and groom leading tne way. The Collation. After the ceremony the guests who were invited to witness this interesting event greeted the bride with warm and heartielt cougratulations. Then the way was immediately led tothe small parlor back of the library, where the wedding collation | was laid, The favored guests, numbering about sixty or seventy people, moved forward in regular order to the sweet, mel!ow tones of the band, which discoursed most appropriate music during the feast. Tne view of taé table was dazzling in ita, brightness, the entire service being of asitver and glass, This service, which ts perfectly plain but solid, was frst used at the wedding of Mr. Honoré’s eldest daughter, now Mrs, Potter Palmer. Cups, saucera and plates, With the standards and many other dishes, were of silver, while tnis was relieved and the eitect heightened by the many graceful and uniqus | vessels in Baccarat glass. The crystal chandelier | put up for this occasioa, which alone cost $600, and whicn lighted up the room with its eleven burners, was suspended from tie ceiling just over the contre of the table. The sparkle and flash of | this ornament, the sheen of the er and the the dainty flowers were like a dream of fairy land, The tout ensemble was beautiful, having been mathetically designed and artisiically ex- ecuted, Standing in Ime ready to remove the covers at the signal from the major domo were a score of colored waiters in iuli regulation dress suits of tine broadcloto, with white vests, neck- | ties, and bandsome flowers, At a signal irom their chef, each man stepped forward and raised the silver cover trom some elegant dish. The menu, which was printed on the nest cream laid English paper, Was in mauve ink and missal text. IN THE CENTRE OF THE TABLE was an exquisite ornamental stand of fowers, It a large globe, or rather halfglobe, o/ fowers, in which: carnations, camellias, tuberoses, Jasmine and bridal roses. predominated. Vines of smilax | trailed, and were festooned gracefully irom be- neath it, aud with every motion that stirred the air waves of perfume srose.from this lovely orna- ment sud were waited througn the room. Artif- cial odore grew rank or scentiess in presence of ita overpowering, but pure and delicate odor. At the top and bottom were the bride’s and groom’s cake. These were twenty-two inches in | diameter, and were mounted on ailver standards about two inches larger in circumference than th cakes. On this space was placed an exquisite , Wreath of taberoses, hellotrope, Provence buds and | tiny bridal roses, A similar wreath adorned the edge the centre ofeach. At each side of the table was Gis of game en Bellevue, also in silver dishes; one being boned quail and the other bone prairie chicken. The beauty of these dishes consisted in the fact that they were each surmounted by a delicately cooked bird like those in the dish, but, through some mystertous necromancy of the cuisine, clad in its natural feathers and looking | natural as life, but with one gentle, dexterous touch these were removed as i! by magic. On each of | the corners was a taliornamented pyramid of ice cream, delicately favored and colored. Again, in | uniiorm position came the patties, sweetbreads, | turkey, oysters, and the fillets of snipe. The | cakes, ices, jellies, sraits aud other delicacies edibles that would have tempted, not an anchorite but an epicure, Tea, coffee and champagne Jrappée were the principal fuids offered, but in every room there was some delicious drink frappé, in- cluding all the fruits, delicate wines, punches and | coffee, tea ana chocolate. This was a most thought- | fal and desiraole arrangement, as too ireqaently at | such entertainments it 18 almost impossinie to get even a drink of water. The more favored quests tice to the feast, they returned to the drawing | rooms, ag at half-past four the general reception commenced. The high-priced darky waiters, batroning linen jackets over tueir satin vests that they might not be soilea, immediately cleared and reset the table, and in the briefest time imagin- | able tt restored to its pristine beauty. This | Toom), like all the others, was ON GLOWING, PERFUMED MASS OF BLOOM, Pale, saintly hellotropes, dark, ensanguined sion flowers, stainiess virgin lilies, scariet | geraniums, drooping fuchsia sprays, glowing scar- let geraniums and bouvardias, purpie pansies and | sweet-scented Enplish viole's, rosesin every style, | from the baby bud that whispers its first love tone to the full-blown blossom that so plainly urges its passionate appeal it scarce needs a floral inter- preter to read its Jangnage; delicate zinoeas, pearly white jasmine, fragrant tuberoses, South- ern crépe-moss, oleanders, Magnolias and every flower that blows, with ali dainty-trating vin made up a charming rest jor the eye anda dainty | treat ior the nose. | Congratulations, After satistying the wants of the inner man the guests moved up stairs and paid a visit to the room where the presents were displayed, anda pleasant ten minutes passed away examining the costly togens of irfendsbip tat the bride had re- ceived. Shortly alter jour p. M, the bride and room revurned to their position under the floral anopy, and, flanked by the bridesmaius aod groomsmen and the President and | Mra. rant at their left, received tne congratuiations of the guestsinvited to the recep. | tiow, The bride looked very }retcy, ua with a deep rose color mantling her cheeks she biushingly re- ceived the compliments of her friends. She, like her lovely aister, Mrs, Potcer Palmer, 1s petite in | stature, with dark raven hair, Mashing black eyes, | tiny ears and pearly teeth. At the guests eutered the parlor tuey Were introduced to Mr. and Mrs, Honore, the father and mother of the bride. The | reception lasted until shortly afer ix o’ciock | P.M. Departure of the Newly Married Couple. | Tne bride and groom leit the same evening jor | St. Louis, and during the honeymoon they will | ‘also visit Cinoinna aod Washington. | Distinguished Guest Presents. Among tose present at thelJeremony and re- ception Were President and Mra, 0, ts, Grant, U. & Qoanh Jn, Jeose Geant Menard Wuryhy, eiPeedzer | was made, her sister, Mrs. Potter Palmer, had | courteous demeanor, and was quite as much the | around the train and tabiier. | high on the orner. teryand Mrs. Borie, Miss Borie, Mrs, Marsball | Sharpe. General Babcock, General and Mrs. Sher- | map, W. W. Smith, Secretary and Mrs. Belknap, Generat and Mrs. Rucker, General Sheridan, Cvlo- | nel and Mrs, McFeeicy, General and Mrs, Clarke, | Vice President H. Wilson, General McArthur, Hon, | Charles Farwell, Judge Drumimond, Judge and Mrs. Rogers, the Mist Rogers, Harry Rogers, J. C. Rankin, J. U. Dore, B. G. Caulfield, Carter H. Haw- son, Jonn V. Lemoyne, Joseph Medill, General An- son Stager, Mr. and Mrs, George M. Paliman, Charles W. Angell, General Forsyth, Governor and Mrs. Beveridge, Senator and Mrs, Logan, Hon. and Mrs. J. Y. Scammon, Generali and Mrs. | Baird, General and Mrs, Lawrence, Hon. W. | B. Ogden, Hon, M. wD. Ogden, JIndge | Russeli Houston, Generai EM H. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKinley, the Misses Mc- Kinleys, Pollock sarbour, George Hullman, Major General T. 8. Crittenden, Mra, B. F. Allen, th Misses Allen, Major Sheridan Wait, Tnomas B. Kent, General McClure, Judge Higgins, General Custer, General Van Vieet, Colonel Audenried, Mr. and Mra. Cyrus McCormick, General G. 0. Ord, Mra, Alexander Sharpe, Captain W. M. Dunn, E. D. Helmer, Colonel and Mrs. Sheridan, George F, Ne!son, Captain and Mrs, Gillis, Mr. and Mrs. A. U, Badger, T. W. Harvey, B. L. Honore, F. 8. Honore, Mis. Edmonds, Uscar Finley, Colonel and Mrs. Wiachester Hall, George 8. Essex, JudgeJ.C. | Danievy, Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Judge Van Higgins, Mr. aud Mrs. George H. Proget ana Mr. aod Mra. D. D. Spencer. What the Bride and Bridesmaids Wore. ‘The bride’s dress was simply elegant. It was originally intended that she should wear an | elaborately trimmed white satin, so an exquisite | tabric of the creamy tint, known as orange-blos- | som satin, peculiarly adapted and intended for | bridal attire, was purchased. Before, however, it | ordered jor her, trom Braaseis, a robe of exquisite Duchesse point. The satin was, therefore, used | merely a8 an underdress, and the detais | of its make simplified. The front breadth and first gores were cut to fit the figure closely aod had no trimming on them, but atthe sides seams wera cut in battlements and lapped over on wo tne back widths. These formed a very long train, which latter wag finished on the bottom by a side plaited flounce, The chatelaine corsage was cut high, with Marie Antoinette sleeves, trimmed with satin plaitings and lace flounces. These founcings were made to match the overdress, aa was also the lace gurni- tare of the corsage, and formed a part of it, The dress itself! was not the ordinary point, watch is Teally intended to do service as a shawl, buta full trained skirt, falling to the nem of the satin dress and gracefally looped with orange blossoms and stephanotis, The same flowers formed a half wreath on the corsage and completed the ornamentation of the sleeves. The veil of fimy tulle that finished this simply elegant costume fell to the dress hem, and was fastened by an algrette of white bios. soms, from which & pendan: wreath outlined the Jeit side of the veil throughout ita entire length, Her ornaments were diamonds presented by her brother-in-law, Mr. Potter Palmer, and {a her band she carried AN ELEGANT FAN OF NATURAL FLOWERS, tube roses and stephanotis being the principal ones, The other side upon which they were mounted was of white satin covered with Duchesse point, The hair was parted on the side and rolled in a twist, a la Gree, The peculiarity of tne bridesmaids’ costumes consisted in the fact of the colora being different Jrom those usually selected and the garniture be- tng formed of feathers instead of flowers. The dresses were of the finest, sheerest tarletan, more delicate than crépe lisse. Of course they Dtted the figare closely in tront, with all the fulness gathered in the back. They were not worn over | silk siips, but skirts of the same airy fabric, which j gave them exquisite lightness and grace, The i back breadths of these were trimmed with elab- | orate plaitings, while the fronts were covered | with triple aprons. Two of these dresses | were trimmed with mauve feathers, the ovher | two with rose color. Yaesa trimmings outlined | | \ | the triple aprons, thus passing in three rows around the iroat. They also decorated the waists and sieevea, and ostrich tips of the same hue formed the ornaments for the hair, where they were fastened by Jewelled aigrettes. The gloves matched the trimmings of the dresse3, Mies Hall and Miss Houston wearing mauve and Miss Dun- levy and Miss Racker rose color. These young la- dies also carried flower fans, but distinguished by being composed of blossoms their gloves and dress trimmings. | Roses ior two of the young ladies and heliotrope Jor the other two. How the L&dy Guests were Attired. The bride's mother, Mrs. Honoré, wore an ashes Of rose fatin, trimmed with Chantilly lace; a flounce of satin on the pottom, nalf a yard in depth, was covered with Chantilly flounce of the same width. The basque was trimmed to corre- spond with point lace at the neck and wrists, and her ornaments were stone cameos set with pearis, ‘Mra. Prestaent Grant wore a lavender satin, the tablier being elaborately trimmed witb ruMes and plaiting of silk, piped and lined with a darker shade, The demitrain had deeper founces, the whole being complicated in design and execntion, and giving the impression o! elaborate workman- ship on the part of the modiste. The garniture of the corsage was point lace; the ornaments were éismonds, Mra, Potter Palmer, tue lovely sister of the bride, charmed everybody with her centre of attraction as the bride hersel!, Her dress was a beauti/ul combination of pale pearl color, with the deepest shade of cardinal color for Jacings, Two ruffles, nine inches deep, passed These had incb- wide headings, lined with cardinal shade, wuich showed at every plait. The tablier was made pointed, falling low on the right side and looped Around this passed a wreath | oF roses, tea, pink and deep red, with dark foliage, while a deep fringe iell below them. The same | flowers looped the back and held the sash, whicn was composed of the two colors, The basque was cutin a postiiion at the back and faced with the cardinal color, which shewed sufficiently to heighten the effect. The corsage had a group of roses on the front, while the folisge and buds passed back over the shoulaer. Her ornaments were very handsome diamonds and a group of roses decorated her hair. The next on our list, who ¢ivided the honors with his beautiful mother, was young Master Honoré Palmer. This young gentleman, who las arrived at tne mature age of ¢ight months, was tue most elegantly attired of any of the guests. Au exquisite robe of peach organdie was trimmea on the oottom, first with @ two-inch-wide Vaien- | ciennes insertion, fluished with a flounce of the | same lace four inches wide, The y.ked sleeves | ‘were composed entirely of lace, and the robe was Woru over @ blue silk slip, and tied wt the waist with @ broad blue silk sash. Mrs, Beajamio Honoré, an aunt of the bride, wore an elaborate dress of iilac satin and Chan- tilly lace, @ narrow plaiting being on the nottom, and a row of iace two inches wide above. There was @ wide, box-piaited flounce of satin, over which and nearly covering it was a deep Chantilly flounce. A Chantilly point was draped be- bind, the cords ialling im front, these being caught together with bunches of English violets. The basque was covered with a Jace coirass; lace flounces weve on the sleeves 2nd A garniture of violets completed the tollet, Her ornaments were diamonds, Mrs. Gencral Custer wore @ dress of pale Iilac silk, trimmed with deep purple, The train was of pale silk, the flounces being relieved by deep purple. A triple pointed apron was in tront, with French folds and ptpings of the lignt silk. Plain pomted basque of dark silk, piped with a light shade; poimtiace ruMes at the neck and wrists, Mrs. Yall, mother ot one of the bridesmaids, Wore a black silk, with wide organdie plaitings, | Over which Were twodeep Chantilly flounces. A | Chantilly snawl was draped irom the shoulders, while her oroaments were jets.. Mrs. Judge Fowler, of Springiteld, It,, wore an elegant biack aK costume, trimmed with pugs ruaning Ob- liquely actuss the tabuer, with jes fringe, The tram Was Of Verve, With VeLPes dase, aad Ber Bas | formed a pecallar-shaped collar und raft, | over which were futings of Valenctennes lace, iin- | ished the neck and sleeves, altogether forming a | dress was very beautiful in design. was trimmed with blue, with blush roses, Her daughter, a young miss not yet introdavea, wore @ pale biue silk dress, with knife plaitings on the bottom and waist, and a pretty garniture of flow- ers completing tais pretty and simple girlish cos- tume. Mre, Jonatban Young Scammon wore a dress of lavender ailk. with a satin overdress, trimum' with broad Valeaciennes lace. This overskirt was pointed, and was composed of three bands of the satin and thres rows of tne lace. A satin sash looped the train, this being also trimmed with iace, while @ Valenciennes cuirass covered the corsage. Mias Schattier wore a dress of pearl colored silk, trimmed on the tablier, with plattings of black siik and lace, A point d’Alencon shaw! Opera vonmet completed the costume. Mrs. Pay- soa wore ® purple satin, elegantly trimmed with Cuantilly lace. A Chantilly lave overdress and re- ception bonnet, with lace trimmings and long halfewreath of pansies, composed one of the most distinqué toilets at the reception. Mrs. Kerfoot wore a dress of black velvet, a | black lace shawl veing thrown over her shoulders, her bonnet of lack velvet, ornamented with pale pink ostrich feathers and roses, aud her gloves | matching the feathers in bec bonnet, Misa Jadd wore a delicate tcliet of pale blue and pink. The dress was of blue silk, witha tablier of knile platted ruffles in the two colors, placed alvernately in curved lines, Tue pink silk was thitroduced in “Watteau” fold nehind, and also lined the sashes. ‘The corsage was a pink culrasse, with viue sleeves, and she wore tarquotse ornaments, Ifttss Kittie Aruold, daugater of the Hon, J. \, Arnold, wore @ trimmed with a very handsome iringe, Miss Mc- Dougal wore an elaborate costume o! apricot color, ‘Tne entire tablier was of folds forming points and overlapping in the centre where they met, The train had anelaborate trimming of raffles and putts, while blue convoivuli and white rosebuds in long bouquets looped and ornamentel the dress. Vorsage the same. Flowers were tn her hair and she wore handsome coral jewelry. Mrs, Borie wore @ dress of lignt pearl stik, trimmed wich flounces and knife piatting, which were bound and faced with dark plum co.or, Her ornaments were diamonds. Miss Stager wore adress of palo lemon faille, broad box. overdress a Chambery gauze, matching the dress in shade. Long garlands of red and pink wild roses, With dark variegated foliage, draped the overdress, Miss Rosie Jones wore a beautiful dress of pale biue silk, caught up with a pouff. The low corsage bad a vine of embroidery in the natural colors of the flowers parsing around the neck. Similiar vines aud hair leaves were THE DECORATIONS of the tablier. Mrs. Noyes wore a jast year’s cos ume, designed by Worth, and in one of nis strange combinations three shades were used, the Garkest being a clar2: cvior, tie lightest a ‘raise écras¢e and an intermediate harmonizing shade; the sides were arranged in squares ot ruiies of the three coiors, 2nd in each of these Wasa platted end of pale biue silk, trimmed with fringe. It was decidedly striking in effect. Miss Jaeger was in an elegant aress cf pink silk, with overdress of pink Chambery gauze, trimmed with lace. Farwell wore 4 combinaiion of blue and apricot, the dress being of apricot, with the rufies faced and piped in blue; a Caaniilly lace overdress and fichu completed this, and her ornaments were coral, Avery striking cosinme was worn by another dady. This was composed of ight fawn colored veivet, the skirt being trimmed with rufies of silk bound with velvet. A Watteau plait formed tne train, composed alternately of silk and velvet, Velvet bows were placed on this plait, the corsage being of the light cordial colored velvet approacn- ing scarlet, Tnis wascut low and trimmed with @ berthe of point lace, while aruche of tulle fin- ished it sround the neck. The corsage was pointed | and laced in the back anda very narrow tablier of the velvet was composed of four vertical puffs ot the velvet, Mrs. McCormick wore a light ailk, apricot color, with pin stripes of biue. This was bound with a contrasting color, A lace shawl and reception Donnet completed the costume. Mrs. Badger wore o pule lavender silk, with point lace trimming. Miss Badger was attired in a French muslin, with Valenciennes insertion and lace trimmings inthe overskir¢ and waist, cnd her ornaments Were roses. Mre, Whitehead wore a rich black moire antique, with Chantilly trimmings, and her ornaments were diamonds. afrs, Rogers was dressed in biack silk and Chantilly lace flowers, Miss Rogers wore a lemon colored siik, with an Overdress oi blue crépe lisse. Her sister was Greased ins pale blue silk, with pink trimmings, and ane wore coral jewelry and wild roses in her hair. The Trousseau. Among the many elegant dresses which were imported to form & portion of Mias Honoré’s trous- seau we may mention the following:—First, an exquisite dress of pink jailie, The skirt of this dress Qad a gathered flounce passing entirely | | two inches wide, with three rows of rich wide lace | around the front widtha and long, sweeping train. On the edge of this ruMe were three narrow over- lapping ruifies, about an inch and a half in width, bound mith silk. This wiae Tuflie was beaded by two bands, first laid in plaits avout an eighth ofa yard in width when finished. These bands were then tolded together in a pecaliar style and fastened just above the ruff_e. Then a very wide Pleve of suk was again jaid in loose folds and tied mm graceiul kn This passed around the skirt and train ana was lost beneath the apron overskirt. The back breadths of the train were arranged in @ Watteau iold, and each side of this the breadths were gathered in @ pouffe. The apron tront fell just below the trymming on the underskirt and long, broad Srrow-shaped tabs fell at the side. ‘This was trimmed all around with a wide band of , | ostrich featners, from beneath whico fell a deep silk fringe. Tne basque was somewhat of a postil- ion-shape, but one of those peculiar French moai- fications, Tne trimming on the neck of this This was in flutes {rom the front to the shoulder seam, whence it is tarned down in @ rounced coliar, fin- ished at the necx by flutes, the whole held in place by wire. Delicate bindings and pipings fin- ished this, and a band of ostrich feathers passed entirely around the basque. Crepe lisse futinge, perfect evening dress. AN BXQUISITE DRESS of mauve silk and crepe de Chine was made as fol- lows :—The back Of the train was the new Wattean piait that gives that peculiar ngng to the dress now so desirable, but sligntiy en pouge at the back. From tuis platt, extending around the side breadths to the front, was a graduated trimming of triple box plaiting, edged with @ Koile plaiting at the bottom that made a fuil sort of rosette at each plait, The tops o: these were wurnea over. The very narrow tabiler was @ succession of loose pulls with rufies of wide point d’Alencon petween. The overskirt nearly met at the waist, passed over the side breaaths and was caught togethor below the poutle with wide iringed sashes and loops, TDs was all timished with an intricate trimming 01 the crepe de Chine and the wide point lace. There was also a puMng of crepe de Chine up the side. Bouquets of autumn leaves and wild roses with delicate | Mauve ostrich Ups lastened the sash, aud were also arranged on one side. The basque of ths It 13 impossi- bie to describe the peculiar folding in the back of the basque; but the sides seemed to cross each ther, aud were fastened with bouquets like those on the skirt, with the delicate ostrich tip forming @ portion of the garniture. Nothiug more unique than this combination of feathers and flowers, with the delicate point lace, could be imagined, This lace iorm:d @ ruff over crope li RamMes of lace on the sleeves and @ bouquet at each cult, with one ac tue side O. the neck, finished thia elegant costume. The lace also passed around the enti: basque, aod was headed with the crépe ae Chiae trimming. 4 ORM OF PasHION. Another elegant dress was of the rose gros gralp. Around the entire traia were two wide side Dlaitings, About seen imohes in Widtn, The back OF tats Grebe Was on pouse, While the entire side was | gracetully draped trom her shouiders, and an | laited flounces as trimming, and her | Miss | | were covered witb # succession of bound rufies and side piaitings about two inches in width. | ‘These were alternated from the top plaiting to the | wrists. Over unis was the most exquisite apron of | erépe de Chine. It was deep and quite wide and Was in broad horizontal puffs about six iehes in width, Between these were wide full wreaths of violets aud tea roses, making a succession of puffs and wreatns over the tublier trom the | Rem of the dress to the watst. In was in perfect | French taste, and one of tuose combinations ouiy | possible toa Freuch artiste, Wide sashes, which Bobeme in its darkest tint, trimmed with a lighter shade almost like that known as [raise ecrass¢, | This dress had also the plaited train, while the other widths of the dress were covered with & seriea of aprons in the alternating shades, eacx | being trimmed with @ knife plaiting of sik two inches in width, Tie basque Of this was trimmed to wateh with knife plaitings on the edge and rolling collar, also exhibiting the two tints. A turquoise bine silk was elaborately embror dered by hand in wreaths of coral sprigs and dell cate biossums, This elegant garniture decorated were really a continuation of the apron, over skirt, apron and basque, It quite desed descrip- the back of the train, the whole compieted with tion, so unique were its drapings. an elegant knotted irings, and caught together at A dark motai colored slik, lutended Jor driving the back with a bouquet of violets, The basque of this dress was trimmed with shirred puffs around the neck, it being cut pompadour. Inside of this | were plattings of cf@pe lisse and poinr lace. The bottom of the basque was trimmed with knotted | fringe and pufings. Bows and folds curiodsly | combined dnishea the skirt of the basque at the | back, and were relieved by a wide, long half-wreath, | nalf-vouqvet, of the violets and roses. Tne same trimming, with lisse and lac? ruffles, finished the | sleeves, while a dainty bouquet wat placed at the | side of the neck. A more lovely and elegant co tume was never designed. TRE CHEY P'UEUVRE OF THE MOUISTR, A dress combining Nile greon and sage colored silks Was the next one in this elegant troasseau which is worthy of description, The dress was of | the Nile green, the trimmings of the darker silk. A | Side plaiting on the bottom was of the sage green lined with the Nile green, turned up at the bottom | 30 the facing was visible. It was beaded by a ian | | | plaiting of Nile and sage green, folded in suca a | Tall costume of ecrépe lisse, the overdress being | manner a3 to show both colors, reversing them in | the tiny fans. ‘The tablier was made of puffs formed by reverse piaitings. At each side of these were loose gathered puffs placed longitudinally on the | Bret side gore and finished with narrower fan: | Yhe back of tms dress had first a box | Plaited flounce bound with sage green, | With an inch-wide heading lined with sage green. | Above this the skirt was covered with three deep } puifs, gathered and talling over tie seam at the | bottom, while at the top they were piaited in | Such @ manner as to show the inner lining of sage | Breen, The basque of this dress was finished with | @ box platting of sage wreen, bound and faced ; Similarly to that on the skirt. The sleeves were made of loagitudinal puffs of the Nile green silk } and finished with the side plaitings o1 tue sage | green. A peculiar neck trimmygg, | turely new shaped cumbination of coilar and rar, | completed this. Point Duchesse lace completed the neck and sleeves of this dress, Stiil another eveuing dress was of DELICATE BLUE SILK. | The train of this was finished with a succession of | knife plaitings, rour in number, which were about | three inches in width. Above these was a rufile, | three and a half inches wide, of the silk, the centre | of which was gathered in seven half-inch sbirrs aud the top finished by another standing ruffle. | and bindings. The train of tals dress was caugnt up en pouge. The side widtns were Onished in | curved trimmings, similar to that on the bottom of the skirt, sweeping grace.ully from waist to | hem. The box plattings were on the oupside edges, with shitrs acd ruffles betweeo, making a grad- uated trimming, soout six inch t the waist aud { tweive at tue hem. An aprou covered the front, ; deep and pvinted. This had a broad band of biue : ostrich leathers all around tt, und oeneath it was | asix-nch deep fringe of crimped silk tape fuish- | lug the whole, Bows were also placed down one | side of the skirt, The waist of this dress was a | still diferent and more complicate1 form of basque. The fringe ana trimming passed all around it. ‘the neck had @ curiously plaited trim- ming, inside of which was a ruff 0! point appuaue, and below which passed a band of the feather trimming. The sleeves were rather wide, with broad cuffs of the silk, finished with lace and feath- ers, and a charming, indescribable bow of ailk. AN ELEGANT WHITE SILK, ; had adeep flounce on the train edged with an ex- quteite white embroidered lace, with a standing raffle of the same at the head of it. This train was caught upen poufe, with the Watteau plait | falling below. The new triple apron composed |-<his tabuer, Each apron was finisaed withy the elegaut lace described above, edged with a gar- land of wlid flowers. These caught up the pouge and were trailed and festooned with the wide sush that completed it. The basque of this was plainer | 10 design, but so elegantly trimmed with bands of } the lace, finished with garlands of flowers, that tc | seemed more elavorate than some of the more ine tricate ones, The sleeves had double irilis of the Jace trimmed with garlands and tiny bouquets fastened the front. A LAVENDER SILK, the color our grandmothers wore,and which we | are having the good taste to assume again, was } richly trimmed with tne finest Valenciennes. A | tnree-inch box pialting passed around the edge of ; the skirt, and above it a wide plaiting. This dress | had two puffs in the back. Wassing around the en- | tire skirt, above the plaitings, was the trimming ot Valencicanes, This consisted of an insertion | on both sides, siughtiy gathered, At the tup of this was a Jace an inch and a half wide, while the ruffle at the bottom of it was three inches wide. | This formed the most exquisite lace trimming and | | was applied to the dress likea broad band. ‘Two | similar rows of trimming were placed semi-circa- | larly on the front, as if describing a doubie apron. | The waist was trimmed to match the skirt, with a | Collar lined with pink satin, Broad sashes canght | up the puis and were ot the stik, also lined with | pink satin, adding just the requisite tinge of coior, | wmech seemed to be necessary to heighten the | otherwise ratner too pale tint of the lavender. | TOILETS FOR THE PROMENADE, £0. | Turning now irom these evening dresses we find ourselves first admiring @ lovely dress in two sbades of brown, or rather the darker shade a | | tint between a cedre and @ chocolate; the lighter | tint a bue approaching ecru, but with rosy lights in i% The dress was of the darker shade, finished oa the bottom with a wide gathered rume, headed by bands of folds, above which was placed a@sheil trimming of the two shades of silk, the lightest being lined with the darker, a9 that each | | pale shell showed its more intense lining. The | front breadtn was gathered into @ loose put | which draped in graceful folds and formed the tablier. At each side ofthis were narrower shells, from belt to skirt finishing the shirra which made | the draped tablier. A second flounce on the train | Was finished with pipings and shell trimmings, | These were of the lignt silk on the dark, with the Pipings and bindings of beth shades, Three bows | covered the entire side widtha. “These were of the entire width of the slik and the upper one was about twelve mches broad, the middie one fifteen fuches and the bottom one eighteen incnes. The knots that fastened these bows were of twisted bands of both colors, An overskirt passed trom one side of the tablier tothe other and was | | formed ofa succession of graduated points, both in | width and length, These were ali cut separately and ‘Were finishbea with triple pipings of botn shades, | These were then fastened their entire length, ana on the left side a curiously knotted sasa of both | Silke fell gracefully neariy to the dress hem. The | basque of the darker shade was trimmed like the skirt with the lighter. A series of irregolar paralleiograms, to match as nearly as possible the ‘unique overskiri, formed a collar. These were or the dark wilk, bat piped with the light shade. The | square postition was trimmed with bows and long, twisted, lastened ends of tne two tints, The trout ; had similar Dows 0} lesser size, and embroidered | buttons to fasten it, Cults of lignt sik Mnisned the | sleeves, wita triple plaitings of crége lisse ana | Valenciennes rumes, The same gossamer fabrics Anished it at the neck. |. A superb suit of prone-colored veivet had the |lower skirt trimmed with a wide box plaited | flounce, lined and Jaced with lilac, which was vis- ible at the top. Velvet iolds finisned the side. | with 1actngs of lilac, The overgarment was cut in Watteau fashion, with tho lilac liniag showing atthe plais, fhe ironts exbibited rt Of vest of the dAlac satin, while the sleeves were turned Up With the same delicately tinted facing. A man- tle, with a pulnted hood, lined with the satin. and Rarrow pointed tabs in front, accompanied this, O6 Weill os on oxquisite Frencn hat, A bile droes Of ihe new shade RooWn a6 lie do being an en- | ‘These rufles were exquisitely fuished with pipings | or & small reception, bad linings and facings of pule bine; @ mantic, with a hood lined with biue, aise accompanies this, and a hat to mateh. THE PRIDE OF THR TROUSSEAU. Last but no: least in tuis magnificent trousseaa | was another ciegant dress of plume colored veivet and silk, The train was of velvet, with a puded back, and buttoned over on to the silk petticoat with large embroidered buttons. ‘The veivet flounce was iaid in broad, double and criple box- piaits, e¢ged bot top and bottom with a kpile plaiting of sk and passed across the silk front, | and was loat im the velvet folds bebind An apron of maletasse silk, very deep, cov: {ered the front. This was trimmed wit |@ broad band of velvet and finished with a wide fancy fringe. This was caught at one | side by a plaited band of the plain slik and made a sort of fan-shaped piece failing over tne pouffe. | The cutrasse was singularly designed. The entire | back was of the velvet, which formed also a collar on the fronts, The fronts were of maletasse, and | the sleeves of the plain silk, with cuffs of the two | other tabmcs. A similar fringe to that on the | skirt, in narrower width, fimsnhed the sleeves, | RuMies of round point. Beauttlul wraps of all descriptions, among which Q sortie du val of mauve satin was very lovely, and an opera clogk of woite maletasse was con: { sptcuous. ‘The opera cloak was trimmed witt | heavy fancy fringe and bands of white feathera. Morning roves, exquisite iaces and gleaming | jewels were also temptingly beautiful; bat we | must turn away trom all these dainty and lovely things to other matters which demand our at tention, | | THE BRIDE'S TRAVELLING DRESS | deserves notice, being most elegant iu fabric aad | Yet so quiet in style and color as to seem almost | unpretentious—certainly not calculated to attract | any attention to the newly-wedded bride. It wat | of that dark shade of brown known as pain-brulé, and the shades of color were formed by the differ. | ence in fabric, The underskirt was of gros grain, trimmed on the bottom with knife plaitings and | two standing irills for a heading, the whole trim | Ming covering the skirt for about nine inches iz depth, The overdress was a polonaise of camei’s hair matelasse, an encireily new fabric, | Very heavy and warm. The front of thi had a plastron of velvet, parrowing at the watt and then widening toward the bottom, beini about fifteen inches wide at the hem; this war | edged on each side witha border of gray ostrich | feathers; a facing of velvet and ieathers passed ! arouna the edge of the garment; velvet cuffs | trimmed wish feathers, finished tne sleeves; 1 | Velvet tacing was inserted vertically at the baci of the skirt, which was simply but effectively draped, Accompanying this, for very colt Weather, was an extra jacket, which seemed to combine the best features of the new French sacque and last season’s English jacket, but could not really be classed with either. This also had velvet mousquetaire cuffs and facings, with velvet poekets, the whole being finished with the feather bands. The hat was ot | fine felt, matching the dress im color, and waa trimmed with velvet and feathers; the velvei the same shade as the bat, with ostrich tips, in the natural gray hue, both in front and at the back, and agray Wing with the slightest suspicion of color at the side; the face trimmings were blue, with just a tiny bunch of gray leaves. It wat rather low in shape, with a slhtly curved brim, and quite guiltless of the dasning appearance of most modern milumery. The gloves also matched the dress, whue for further comfort a muff of the same material as the overdress was trimmed te Match with velvet facings and abana of gray ostrich feathers around each edge, while a bow | and long ends of gros grain ribbon completed it. H The Presents. Bridal gifts have a tendency toran to silver, an¢ in general spoons ofevery manner snd shape are the favorite offerings made to a newly married couple. Miss Honoré, nowever, has been rather fortunate, as the little remembrances sent to her by her friends are, happily, ofa varied order. The | following is a list of the presents :— A diamond cross and earrings, from Mr. Potter Palmer. Tue solitaire earrings are very hand some, and the stones in the cross clear and o! great size. A flower stand, in crystal and sliver, from the | Secretary of War, Mr. Belknap. | A large case of silver ladies and a case of sliver | spoons, by Mr. Harry BH. Honoré, the bride's seo- | ona brother. A silver ice cream spoon, from Miss Duntevy, ! one of the bridesmaids, A silver nut spoon, from Colonel and Mrs. Sherk dan, Asilver card rack, designed like an open oyster’ from Mr. and Mrs. James W. Paul. Two bronze figares (mantel ornaments), Major Frank Paul. Adozen silver butver dishes and a dozen silver salt cellars, rom Mr, add Mrs, A. J. Drexel. A sei of stiver ice cream spoons and ladie, from | General Sheridan, ; Across and earrings of pearls, very handsome, | from Mrs, Benjamin Honoré. Acostly pearl necklace, from Mra. U. 3, Grant. ; Aa enamelled watch, chain and locket, irom | Colonel Frederick Dent Grant. A heavy gold chain and locket, from George W. Childs, A gold necklace, irom Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. Abdrooch and earrings, Roman mosaic, act im Etruscan gold, from Adrian Honoré, the eldest | brother of the bride, ; An iniaid inkstena, from Attorney General Wilk jams. A pair of opers glasses, from Mr. Lockwood Ho } noré. A Jewelry box of oxidized silver, from Mr. an@ Mrs, Hall. A silver card case, from Mr. Winchester Hall. A card tray of china, with silver stand and vor der, :rom Howard and Gaythen Hall. A point lace overdress, fan and handkerchier from Mars. Potter Palmer. Large photograph album, from Watt K. Honoré ; silver butter knives and spoons, from Oscar Fia- ley; fish koife and fork, trom Jaige and Mrs. Beck: with; salad jork and spoon, from Miss Beck with; bronze mantel ornament, irom Mr. and Mrs. Mark Skinner; pastry knife and spoon, from Miss Hous. ton; gold and bronze jewel case, from Lieutenant Larned, United States army; Bohemian vases, from General George A. Forsyth; companion vil paintings, from A. 3. Rockwell; ‘an, from General a Mrs, Babcock; silver toliet set, from Mr. Chauncey 8, Bowen; cameo pin, from Mrs. M. Dabk gren; silver bowl, irom Mr. and Mrs, Borie; silver irutt atand, trom General Horace Porter. PRESIDENT GRANTS RECEPTION. —— Cacao, IL, Oct, 20, 187%. | President Grant held a reception in the drawing | room of the Palmer House to-day, which was at tended by @ very large number of people, includ | ing many prominent citizens, | President Grant and party will leave the city | to-morrow morning by the Michigan Southern ) Ratiroad via Cleveland and Pittabarg, ior Wasi ington. MILITARY PRISONERS PARDONED. Fort Mapison, Iowa, Uct. 20, 1874, General Ord two-day pardoned twenty-two sob | Giers who have been confined in tne lowa Penk tentiary, Lieutenant Riley arrived this morning | with a guard of iorty-nine men stom Clacmnatt ‘They leave to-morrow lor Fort Leavenworth, vit Quincy, with sixty-one military prisouers irom thie pevitensiarg fer the muutary prison at Leaved> worth from | | | | i