This was a day of days. We arose in the morning quite early, but
Libby was not in a very good humor, the first part of the morning. However she cheered
up, and before the appointed time, we heard her sweet notes to resound through the
house. Mr Printiss and Aunt Charlotte set the . . . which after it was completed
did really look beautiful. Caroline and I went up to William Wright’s to get a neck
ribbon, and after she came home we drest ourselves, for the Wedding. Libby and Mira
did look sweet, also Thomas. We had the invited guests, but after they came down
without being seated Mr Trimble rose immediately and married them which ceremony
was beautiful. After the ceremony was concluded, Libby received several calls. They
all seemed to enjoy themselves very much, and about ½ 1 o-clock most of them left
excepting the family and a few others who went to cars with Sister. We sat there
until the bell rang when we bid them good bye and then returned to an almost desolate
home. It was very lonely without Libby. We sat and talked a while about her, and
the retired. Mr Printiss was obliged to go home as there were some . . . at his
house.
Libby’s wedding is a simple event on a weekday morning, at
home, with only a few guests. The young women probably wear their nicest
dresses. Serena and Caroline embellish their dresses with new neck ribbons from
William Wright’s store, purchased today, almost as an afterthought. Neck
ribbons are worn with or without a brooch at the knot. They are bright colors,
usually embroidered, and tied in a square flat knot close to the throat (Severa
100).
Joseph M. Trimble is the Presiding Elder of the East
Cincinnati District of Methodist Episcopal Churches (Cist 80).
Friends who did not attend the wedding call on the couple immediately
afterward. These are brief visits to
congratulate Thomas and to wish Libby happiness. Almost everyone has left by
1:30pm, when it is time to escort the couple to the train station. A bell is
rung to signal the time for the train to depart. We don’t know the destination
for the honeymoon trip.
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