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Hopkinson-Walton-Hoopes.I he tirst dual wedding occurring in Muscatine, where sisters or brothers ' have appeared in the relation of groom or bride, was celebrated at Evergreen Nook last evening, in the marriage of Amos C Hopkinson with Lilly P. Walton, and J. E. Hoopes with May O. Walton, all of Muscatine, the brides being daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Walton. The occasion, from this uniqueness of the altar scene, aswell as from the beautiful wedding^ ^decorations and the pre-eminent hospitality of the house, cause it to rank foremost in interest among the many celebrated hymenial events of ourcity.At 7:30 o'clock the relatives of the bridal parties, numbering, with intimate neighbors of the house, about one hundred, were assembled in the suite of numerous rooms, blended into one by the skill of the architect and brought with a summer effect into openconnection with the conservatoi v— •. «,whose green splendors and bright floral hues added measurablyto the beauty of the reception. In the central room, a canopy of evergreen and white clematis sprang from the climax-dressed chandelier, formirir a bower, w here the monogram “W. H.” in gold and silver, in relief on the wall, indicated the spot sacred to Hymen.At the hour named, the piano, presided over by Miss Lizzie Fulliam, sounded forth the Wedding March of Mendelsshon and the bridal procession appeared, led by Rev. C. H. Seymour, of Davenport, aud attended by Mr. and Mrs. Walton. The quaint old English service, that has bound so many hearts together, through the centuries and all over the world, was conducted by Rev. Mr. Seymour, the troths were plighted, the rings bestowed, and the benediction was pronounced upon the happy quartet.Then another procession began, made up of the company, and brides and grooms bore up like heroes and heroines under the long aud trying“ » nordeal of handshaking and congratu-lions, bore up so well indeed that one could not observe that either groom flinched in sharing with his fair mate in the most sweetly accented salutations of the hour. The lady readers of the Journal wi 11 expect a descriptionof the bridal dresses but our pencil despairs at the task other than to say that both wore an elegant combination of colored silk and satin, trimmed with smilax and orange blossoms, thethe latter the gift of Rev. II. B. Res-tariek of Santiago, Cal. and picked from a tree in his dooryard, with the perfume still lingering in their petals.The company deserves personal mention, especially in its two ex-candi-dates for Congress, one of whom was observed to have adopted as his prerogative a popular habit of General Sherman. for the reporter could not believe that the Hon. Lindley Hoopes, though father of one of the grooms, held
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Muscatine Daily Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Fri, Feb 08, 1884
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