three in the afternoon
The wedding finery was bought , and the looms at Germantown supplied webs of cloth to be made up in table napery and bedding . There were old laces handed down , and some brocade petticoats , and two trained gowns that had come from England long before . Primrose and Margaret Wharton were bridesmaids , and , oddly enough , Captain Vane , for he had arrived at that dignity , came from Newburgh on a furlough and stood with Margaret , so the foes and the friends were all together . It was a very fine wedding , and at three in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Philemon Nevitt Henry were put in a coach , a great luxury then , and went off in splendid state , with a supply of old slippers thrown after them for good luck . Captain Vane had lost his estate , that was a foregone conclusion . The next of kin had acted and proved the estates forfeited . `` And now I am a true buff-and-blue American , '' he said proudly to Madam Wetherill .