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THE WEDDING.

Last evening the grandest wedding of the season took place at Virginia, being the marriage of Mark Strouse, Esq., proprietor of the well known Central Market in Virginia, to Miss Lillie B. Edgington, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Edgington, also of that city. The marriage ceremony took place at St. Paul's Church, in the presence of probably the largest assemblage ever congregated within those walls. People were present from Gold Hill, Carson, Dayton and all around. Seven o'clock was the time set for the ceremony, but long before that time the church was densely packed in every part, even all the standing room being occupied. Indeed, the jam extended not only to the entry, but a struggling, eager crowd covered the front steps, and it was quite a difficult matter for the bridal party to effect an entrance. The bride was attired in a beautiful, white silk dress, word en train and trimmed with white illusion. Orange blossoms and the usual bridal veil adorned her rich brown hair, and she looked magnificently. The bride-groom was dressed in a fine black broadcloth snit, with white Marseilles vest, and looked serenly happy.

The Reception

Given at the Edgington mansion on B street, by the parents of the bride, corresponded in style and grandeur with the marriage portion of the occassion. Carriage after carriage rolled up to the front door, and elegantly attired ladies accompanied by the gallant lords of creation, in all their best clothes, were ushered into the large and handsome mansion. All the rooms, from the spacious and elegantly furnished parlors on the lower floor, even to those beneath the elevated Mansard roof, were thrown open to the guests, who, upon entering the parlors, were received by Mr. and Mrs. Edgington, and passing on tendered their salutations and congratulations to the happy bride and bridegroom, who stood in a beautiful alcove at the south side festooned with lace curtains, and almost surrounded by luxuriantly growing natural flowers, as the mother of the bride happily expressed it, all reared by herself, including the fairest Lily of them all.

The Wedding Presents

Were tastefully arranged upon a table near by, and in number, cvariety, rare elegance and intrinsic value far exceeded any everbefore received upon any similar occasion this side of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Were it not that it would be in eminently bad taste we would five a particular description of them all. Suffice to say that they included pretty much everything appropriate, from large and magnificent wrought bronze parlor mantel and bracket ornaments, massive and costly silver card, cake and fruit baskets and other articles in silver gold plate, down to pretty little goblets and napkin rings. Among these costly presents was a splendid diamond set of jewelry, and also a pearl set, for the bride, the value of which was up in the thousands. Indeed the intrinsic value of this magnificent array of presents was equal to quite a respectable fortune.

Merry Making.

Professors Dreyfous, Stange and other artists formed a very pleasing band of music, stationed in an alcove band of music, stationed in an alcove at the north side of the building, and in that and the other parlors the guitst indulged in tripping their light fantastic toes, the bride and bridegroom and the parents of the bride, participating with a hearty zest, inspiring all to have as good a time as possible in the terpsichorean line. We will not attempt to tell who was present -- the house was full, and a more agreeable, better pleased company nobody ever saw.

Feasting.

In the spacious dining room, on the second floor, a long table was spread with all conceivable good things and delicacies in the eating line, and crowd after crowd of happy faces assembled around the festive board.

Finale.

It was past the midnight hour when the guests, one by one, commenced taking their departure, reluctantly leaving the scene of so much pleasure and happiness, where all were so delightfully and hospitably entertained, and with the most heartfelt good wishes, bade good night to the beaming smiles of the happy bride, the gallant bridegroom, and gave a parting grasp of the hand to the worthy host and hostess. It was an occasion which will long and pleasantly remain in the memories of those who participated.