Family Group Sheet for Eli William Gaffney / Amanda "Manda" Holman Roberts (F12586) m. 7 Jan 1891 : Strong McLemore Ancestry

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Appears in the Terrell Times-Star, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, 10 January 1891...

The Gaffney - Roberts Wedding

On Wednesday evening, January 7th, at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. Eli W. Gaffney and Miss Amanda Roberts were married, the Rev. Dr. Turner, of Dallas, performed the ceremony.

Although it had been raining all day and continued throughout the evening, a goodly number of friends witnessed the marriage of two of Terrell's beloved society people. On entering the door of the handsome residence the bad weather was forgotten in the presence of flowers and lovely women and enchanting music. The parlor was handsomely decorated with green-house plants and flowers. The bay window was beautiful having been decorated and cedar-trimmed above the sides. A "golden wedding bell" hung from the ceiling in the center which told of the happy event about to occur.

At the hour appointed the bridal party, led by the minister and Ben S. Roberts, filed into the parlor followed by Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Roberts, the brides maids and groomsmen, taking their position on either side of the window forming an aisle up which the young couple passed, taking their places in front of the minister who proceeded after the rites of the Episcopal church, to make them husband and wife, The ceremony was beautiful and impressive.

The bride, who is a daughter of Mrs. Anna W. Roberts, in her trailing roves of white duchess satin, neck brocade and quantities of real lace and lilies of the valley , was indeed a "fair bride. beautiful, blushing sweet," the long tulle veil confined to the hair by orange blossoms, while Swedish gloves and slippers were finishing touches to the beautiful bridal attire.

Miss Annie Roberts, maid of honor wore a charming gown of pink India silk trimmed with ostrich feathers of the same shade, gray gloves and slippers.

The bridesmaids - Misses Mantie and Meck Cartwright, Mary Manion, Blanche Griffith and Lela Erwin - were dressed in delicate shades of blue and pink and the harmonious blending of those colors heightened the effects of the beauty of the fair maids.

The attendants were Messrs. Ed Dew, E. Donoho, Matthew Cartwright, J. C. Fields, A. H. Dashiell and B. M. Childress Jr., all looking their best.

Mr. M. C. Roberts gave the bride away. When the ceremony was through and the minister pronounced them man and wife, they remained standing under the beautiful wedding bell and received the hearty congratulations and good wishes of their friends and relatives present.

This over, the guests were invited into the dining room where a magnificent supper awaited them. The table was beautifully decorated with flowers. At the place reserved for the bride and groom were two bridal cakes, one in the shape of the letter G and the other the letter R. The supper was a sumptuous one and consisted of all the good and palatable things.

Supper over the guests returned to the parlor and shortly the bride's cake was brought in and cut.

Mr. and Mrs. Gaffney left on the early Thursday morning's east bound cannon ball train for St. Louis where they will spend the honeymoon visiting Mr. Gaffney's sister, Mrs. John Caro Russell, formerly of this city.

Many beautiful and costly presents were received from friends and relatives. The following is a list:

Groom to bride, diamond bracelets
Mrs. M. B. Gaffney, mother of the groom $100.
Mrs. Anna W. Roberts, mother of the bride, deeds to lands, valued $3,000.
Mrs. Amanda Cartwright, grandmother of bride, $100.
L. and M. Cartwright5, one set of solid silver table and tea spoons and forks.
Mr. and Mrs John Caro Russell, set bed room furniture.
Dr. and Mrs. Johns, San Antonio, two willow rockers.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Epperson, Clarksville, ivory handled carving steel.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Roberts, French vase, gilded and burnished.
Miss Anna W. Roberts, urn, gilded and burnished gold decorations.
Ben S. Roberts, silver mounted pickle stand.
Mary Roberts, study in crayon.
B. M. Childress, J. C. Fields, E. Donoho, M. C. Cartwright, A. H. Dashiell, silver water set, gold lined.
Miss Mantie Cartwright, silver fruit stand, cut glass bowl.
Miss Mary Manion, Kaufman. gold necklace.
Miss Meck Cartwright and Ollie Smith, silver ice bowl.
Miss Lela Irwin, pair rose jars.
Miss Blanch Griffith, perfume bottles and pin cushion, hand painted.
Gen. and Mrs. Jon. S. Griffith, Dallas, pair urns, bronze and silver.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Martin, dozen silver after dinner coffee spoons.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. I. Terrell, silver pickle stand.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Terrell, silver jelly dish.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Powers, silver nut bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Bass, celery stand.
Mrs. Frank Houston, silver mounted pickle stand.
Miss Ethel Cowles, silver mounted nut bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Gill, silver fruit knives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Dallas, water decanter.
Miss Lila Gray, pair silver napkin rings.
Dr. T. B. and Miss Kate Bass, silver card receiver.
F. and Miss Walton, silver pickle stand.
T. F. Bowler, mirror, bronze mountings.
Lillie Mucklery and Miss Campbell, flower bowls.
Miss Lizzie Haskell, work basket.
T. B. Griffith and H. I. McClug, large bottle champaign cologne.
Mrs. W. P. Portwood, china olive dish.
Miss Fannie Portwood, Ft. Worth, china olive dish.
Will Lyon and Guy McClung, clock, gold mounted.
Dr. L. E. Griffith and daughter, plush album.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Raley, Holmes' works.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Griffith, Washington Irving's works.
Ham Shaw, Dave Purvine, Con McClug, S. L. Dey and Charles Simpson, silver cake basket.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ruddell, bouquet holders.
Miss Fannie Scogin, Dallas, glass jewelery casket.
Mr. and Mrs. James Moore, Byron and Longfellows, poems, handsomely bound.
Miss Minnie Sage, centre table.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Muckleroy, centre table.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Phillips, flower bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brin, Smyrna rug.
Mrs. Ben H. Hodges, basket.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harris, rocker, plush upholstery.
Missouri Glass Co., St. Louis, handsome vases, burnt gold decorations.
Ed Dew, toilet set

Family: Eli William Gaffney / Amanda "Manda" Holman Roberts (F12586)