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Show 24 signature, but he had gone to California for a month so it did not return to me. We came to Richfield for our license but failed to locate the recommend. We waited for a few days. Finally we decided to go to Kanosh and wait, but Aunt Jane persuaded me to have a nice wedding in her home, so we did. "On the Fourth of January, 1900, we were married by Bishop C. F. Christensen in the presence of one hundred and fifty people at noon. A dinner was served to all present, and we received many beautiful gifts. Aunt Jane had been called to Salt Lake City the day before, but she selected our furniture at wholesale prices at Dinwoody Furniture Company." Mama was disappointed that Aunt Jane was not there for the wedding; she doesn't mention her mother or any of her brothers and sisters in attendance, and she was always embarrassed that Papa had to buy her wedding dress, but it was beautiful, white brocaded satin with puff sleeves and seed pearls outlining the seams, a pleated bodice and such a tiny waist that, even though it was one of the treasures of the old trunk, none of us could ever get into it except Macel, who was very small. "Aunt Jane picked out nice furniture. We had a good oak bedroom set (very tall and carved), a dining set with an extension table and cane-bottomed chairs, all solid oak, a nice rocker and a cupboard, all for thirty-six dollars. Our stove was a big Charter Oak we bought from Marian Dorrity. " |