nine o'clock
Mr. Force , in a little closet adjoining his wife 's room , was shaved and brushed and polished up by Jake , his `` body servant . '' Mrs. Force , with the assistance of her maid Luce , first dressed her daughter Odalite , and seating her on her large easy chair , left her while she dressed herself . Miss Meeke , in the children 's room , first made their toilets and then her own . By half-past nine o'clock all the women of the family were assembled in the drawing room waiting for the gentlemen and the carriages . The white , cold , still bride wore a trained dress of white velvet , made high in the neck and long in the sleeves , and trimmed with swansdown ; a wreath of orange blossoms ; a veil of white Spanish lace . A servant stood near her holding a large white fur cloak , with hood and muff , to be worn in the carriage . The two little bridesmaids wore dresses of white cashmere , also made with high neck and long sleeves , and trimmed with white satin .