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THE DAILY CRITIC v. “Ss ws. Ree goed and “Lieut. |
ESTABLISHED AUQUST 8. erry +) aD he bonnie little
Ovricz, 511 Nixru Semeur, Caraic BUILDING bride leaning on the arm nee
er toilette’ was exquisite e@ front
Thursday, May 6, 1880. ‘being composed of folds of rich white
— — /satin, the train and bodice being of a
Weather Indications. asse so heavy as to look like su-
For the Middle Atlantic
warmer south and west winds,
States, perb embroidery; - seed
r131ng. wrought every where
barometer, clear or hazy weather, . pos- mings and the sleeves of lace were frost-
sibly followed in northern portions by | jed with them. Orange flowers and
cooler northwest winds. ‘Dlossoms looped the skirt, nestled ‘at
~ r neck, and held in place the long
SHERMAN-THACIARA. tulle veil that enveloped. her figure.
A Brilliant Army and Navy Al- The bridesmaids wore toilettes of - “white
, lianee—A Ro val Event Lad ihe crepe de Chine with broad ‘sashes of
Residence ot Gen. Sherman damasse, and each carried a bouquet. of
ast N white buds and lilies of the valley.
Thirty years ago on the first of this The groom and groomsmen were in full
month. Miss Ellen Ewing and. Lieut. uniform
Wm. T. Sherman were married at the ceremony was preceded by a
residence of the bride’s father, Secretary Short and happy address from Father
Ewing; last night their third daughter, | Boyes ue tien rena he ceremonial ot
Eleanor Mary Sherman, left their. “home| the a 4 Mf a grat I; a the a &
‘on Fifteenth street the happy bride of| few woras 0 cong ratulation to the mar-
Lieut. Alexat der Montgomery Thackara, ried pa. inion the ends pay
U.S. N. o’clock was the hour, Went tothe dining room an e
appointed for the ceremony, and some gant supper was served them salads,
minutes before” that time the second! terrapin, croquettes, ices, and every
parlor of the su te « was crowded a deticaey pha can tempt the palate. ne
e relatives and friends who were 8
6 nef champagne and then the reception. be-
nn.”
re Mrs . She aerman wore an elegant toilette |
‘of gray moire and damasse, with rare
the richest pointe at neck and sleeves. At her side
Support being
mnons were ed during the ceremony stood Mrs. Emily
bloom; flags
-was draped in Turkey red, which was
a fine foil for the white beaut y of the|she wore a rich black silk and -was
bridal toilettes; from the centre of this |have stayed near her foster-child until
.Window depended a large bell of white she left, Sut was so overcome by emo
‘earnations, with a tongue of tiery pinks; tion that she was obliged to leave the
‘on the mantel, overa bed of pausies and room and remain up stairs the rest _of
ha
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white carnations, sailed aship of white |the evening
and crimson carnations, with rigging Miss Lizzie Sherman wore an exqui-
of smilax and rosebuds; a tiny pennon site toilette of rose pink with: trimmings |
of crinsun una blue flodted at the mast- lof rose pink satin.
hh r the window a long garland} yrs, John Sherman, an ash es-of-roses
‘of white cameliae gleamed and snow- gros grain, frosted with point d’ Alencon;
Paige, Bung their mhite heads, to 0 hear ornaments diamonds ,
groom plight their troth. :
Garlands of flowers were everywhere; Mrs 1 y a ft black satin,
asuperb horse-shoe of white carna- point lace at throat and sleeve
tious, with the word “Gluck”? wrought’ Mrs. Buck, a charming} French toilette
“in violets, hung over the folding doors of cream gros grain ands
leading into the dining room; - the side- Mrs. Blaine, a white gros grain and
‘board was garlanded, ‘and a horse-shoe damasse, trimmed with pearl passemen-
of exquisite roses blushed at its reflec- terie and elegant point lace; ornaments
‘tion in the punch bowls below it. diamonds.
: The General, attired in his fall uni- ygyg. Lackland, black velvet trimmed:
form, received "the wedding guests, as- Jayishly with superb point 2005 orna-|
sisted by Mrs. John Sherman, Mrs. jments diamonds. .
Thomas Ewing, Mrs. Charles Ewing and
Mrs. Audenreid and her sister. ‘About
quarter past seven the wedding. march
from the ‘‘Lolengrin’’ was rendered by
an orchestra of several pieces, and the
bridal party entered in the following
order: First, by the main stairway,
the Rev, Father Boyle, Master Fitch and
his baby sister, Mrs. Buck and Mrs.
with
Ass Fiteh, a handsome toilette of da-
gros grain; ornaments her
beautiful dia amonds, with their strange
flash of gold showing through their pris-
matic hue
Mrs. Sandy a * combination of old gold
brocade and ¢ velve
Fitch, the sisters of the bride and Mrs. Feliger, “Mak velvet: pointe and
gr oom; Ae ane Miss iaekaray the | rare diamonds.
mother and father of _ the | Mra. Thomas Ewing, gen’arme blue
Rev. Father Brouille, ~ president f the gros graib, trimmed with point lace
Catholic Missions, and the Rey. Father les Ewing, black velvet
lealey, president ‘of Georgetown | Mrs: Charles Ewing, black velvet,
llege; Gen, and Mrs. Charles Ewing, Mrs. Clymer, nee von Schrader, a pearl
gray gros grain embroidered richly in
chenilles and trimmed with passemen-
ie.
Mrs. Audenreid, an exqutsite toilette
of blush-rose crepe, trimmed with the
noes lines.
. Denham, a rich gray satin bro-
caled ‘in pearl color,
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a,
G
and Mr, Fitch, who lifted aside the rib-
bon and opened a wa. which
orence
the
latter bearing the silver vessel of holy
Lin bles 1 g
a and Lieut ie eg ves Miss Southworth, a damaase of blue
Lackland and Lieut. Bradbury, "U, §, [22d silver, one of the most perfect toi-
lettes worn on the occasion,
j mond riug; Miss
Among the guests were Speaker Ran-
dall and his charming daughter, the
Chief Justice, Secretary E varts and
daughter, Dr. Norris, U. ecre-
tary Schurz, Judge Key and his beauti,
tul daughter, the Attorney General,
Admiral, Mrs.. and Miss Porter, the
Surgeon General of the army and his
daughter, Vice Admiral Rowan, Gen.
and Mrs. Drum, Gen. and Miss Myer,
Senator and Mrs. Cameron, She sweeter
and fairer than ever; Justice Strong an
| daughter, Justice Swayne, Senator and
Mrs. Blaize, Gail Hamilton, Senator.
and Mrs. Carpenter, Admiral Sands,
S. N.; Secretary and Mrs. Ramsay, Miss
Thompson, Captainand Mrs. Jewett,
Admiral Stevens, U.S. N.; Gen.
Mrs. Poe, Gen. Alex. McD. McCook, U.
8. A., and his niece, Gen.’and Mrs. Van
Vliet, Col. and Mrs. Bacon, Gen. Town-
send, U. 8. A.; Advocate General and
Mrs. Dunn, M. and Mme. Astaburuaga,
Sir Edward Thornton and his daughter,
Mr. Drummond, Mr. and Miss. Healey,
and a.host of others équally distin-
gaished.
All the officers wore full uniform, and
the assemblage was remarkable for the!
number. of noted men, handsome
women, tall, fine figures and elegant,
toilettes area on the occasion.
| The presents were arranged in the
upper rooms, and were numerous and
elegant; among the most notable were
those of Gen. Sherman, a set of pearls;
Mrs. Sherman, an amethyst and dia-
erman, a scarf-pin
set with a superb solitaire; Mr. and
Mrs. Fitch, a full set of silver spoons;
Miss I achael, a set of silver forks; Mas-
ter Sherman, silver sugar tongs; Mrs.
Emily Quirk, “handsome silver butter
knives; Mr. and Mrs. Thackara, a sil-'
yer tea service; Secretary and Mrs.
Sherman, two cases of silver; Genera
Thomas Ewing, solitaire ear-rings;
Chas. Ewing, mond mounted side
combs, exqu visite: sen ator and Mrs.
Blaine, two cases of silver—Mrs. Blaine
an ice cream set, the Senator fish knives
and forks, the latter with ‘a card bear-
ig this inscription: ‘‘For the daughter,
with a3 much love
borne the motler;’’
q
&
ton, an p
aud forget-ne nots
verse—
‘‘Hasten happy roses,:
Come to me by May,
In your tolded petals
my wedding day.’’
with “this graceful
Gen. and “Sine, Kilpatrick, a supe rb ,
opal ring set in dia Gen. Schol-
andj p
att inlaid clock, of ~ beautiful workmau-
nd
silver butter plates lined
Col. and Mrs. Audenreid, an ice-bowl in
silver repousse; Mr.’ Reese, a chest of
Satin wood filled: write magnificent sil-
n
r; Mr. and Mes. Sherman, of St.
Lo ouis, two ca: ver, elegant in
design and workmanship; Mr. Colket, a
ator and Mrs. ‘Camero on, sugar
gold; Mr. Byers, our Consul at Zurich,
a travelling clock, in case o Russia
leather; Lieutenant Buchanan
quisite figure in Parian; Mr.
berry bowl in repousse; Miss’ Longfel-
low, a richly chased silver cup; Colonel
Tourtelotte, frosted silver candlesticks.
denreid, silver oyster forks;
an olive fork and spoon of quaint and,
beautiful design; Miss. Porter, a bangle
bracelet—this was on table with all:
the personal presents, which include:
angles, pins racelets, ivory.
und p a t
ivory brushes, with mono,
pins, rings and other articies too numer-
ous to mention
s the ride—looking very pretty in
her travelling dress of brown and gold
wn 1 the stairway, on her way:
to the carriage, it became a scene of the
greatest mirth; bridesmaids and grooms-
men were banked all the way up to the
landing above, and when the bouquet
was thrown an animated scramble for
it took place, but in the excitement it
fellover the banister on the heads of .}/
two. staid married” people, and ‘
finally picked up by a little girl seven
years 0
Miss Rachael was the lucky finder of,
the ring in the bride’s cake, and Lieut. ,
and Mrs. Thackara left for the North in.
a shower of rice and old slippers. They —
will travel for ten days, and then visit ,
the groom’s parents in Philadelphia.
NITY Fain. :
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onds;
field. a set of crackle sglass: Lieut Berry, |;
'N.; Miss Whipple and Lieut. Augur, v.
was: —