A NOVEL BRIDE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 149, 24 June 1881, Page 1

A NOVEL BRIDE.

A few evenings ago a large party — all very fashionable people — assembled in San Francisco to witness a wedding between a young employe of the Mint and a "beautiful blonde" from the country— be it observed, no one bad seen the bride. As she entered on tbe groom's arm, to the tuneful measure of the " "Wedding March," divinely played by a quadrille band, the people wondered at the thickness of her veil — tulle being so fashionable, and that, as a rule flowing behind instead of over the face; but this was an impenetrable veil, thick as a winding sheet, The clergyman, act pr ling to custom, demanded to' see the 1 cense, which the groom, with some hesitation, declared he had mislaid, but promise^. to hunt it up and deliver it to the minister on the morrow. This, however, did not suit the venerable man, and he declined to marry the pair, who turned away somewhat cast down ; when suddenly the bride elect lifted her veil, and displayed the handsome ieatures of'a young man with a fine moustache* ' Astonishment fell upon such of the party who were not in the secret, but peals of laughter took even precedence pf surprise, Thq clergyman went minus his fee, and the party adjourned to the least prepared. The bridal cake, when cut, fell to pieces, being stuffed with sawdust, while the champagne turned out to be cider only. However, the revels continued for the most part of the night, and it turned out that the joke was simply played m retaliation for one that bad been played, on the bridegroom— a'sorry joke at best.