New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-28
AN ARISTOCRATIC WEDDING.
4 The Mauc hester Gaarti,n.


LosDos, Aug. II, 1853.
The puptials Of Vscount Grey de Wilton, eldest sou
Of the Earl and Countess of Wilton, with the Lady
Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven, eldest daughter OF
the Earl and Countess of Craven, attracted large
concourse of the fashionable world to St. JameJs
Church, Pccadilly this morning.
The marriage OF the youthful Princess Royal has
made youthful alliances and engagements the fashion
during tbs pn AZ season Young ladies' of eighteen
have become fully alive to the Importance snd dignity
of their position, ana teen disposed to tender their
coincidence and sympathy to bellies year or two older
upon the painful and neglected plight in which they
are let by the nattencn and Indifference OF the other
sex Even bachelordom seems to have lost something
OF its inveerancy, and young gentlemen OF tho ripe
age Of three four and tweI have astounded the
relieving officer, 80 it IS the custom 10 certain
ccss 10 style the governor, by disclosing that they
are they sincerely believe really in love- and thai
they prepared to hear with cslmnsss what be can
do Ior them in the way Of settlement and provision
The bride and bridegroom VINO plighted their faith
TO each other this morning, are OF somewhat ripper
sges than the principals in some recent espouss, the
bridegroom being 5vesndtweDty and tho bride three
years his Junior. The marriage was to have taken
place at st Georges, Hanover Square, the parish
church of both families but that celebrated temple OF
Hymen is at present undergoing extensive repara
TORS speciai License was therefore obtained which,
as every knows, would have enabled the parties
to be married in Lady Cravsns drswing-room, or in
any other unconsscr sted eGihce S.. Jamess Church,
Piocsdlly, selected at very late hour for no no.
tice had been received by the officials 80 late as
oc,ock yesterday: ana unless the irdeiatigsbe re-
porter Of Tie MOairg Post had announc ed the fac.
this morning. the legitimate curiosity of the public to
witness a wedding in high hfe,, would have been de-
frauded IN the most reprehensible manner.
A more beautiful bride is seldom seen. Lady Eliza
beth Craven belongs to that noble type of English
beauty which combines An arlstocrahc contour OF
feature with complexion singusriy lair ana Delicate
in which and lilies maintain snnecossoy stiug
gle for prominence. In the Park the rosss nave III
and foreigners stop to gaze as uanshxed upon Una.
Z" fair haired girl whose cheeks glow with nealtniu
eloquent blood and whoe ripe red, poutag ups, D.as
eyes and smiling face strike Ike ray OF sunshine
and stsrtle ike pleasant surprise This morning. as
she stood at the altar in her bridal wreath OF orsnge
bofsom, and with her head covered by the ricnes,
bridal veil " the plant and flower of light, as Ben
Jouson beautifully calls the bly, regued supreme over
her lovely features Yet the full ripe lips were there
and the blue eyes, although cast down IN maiden BASH
fuIess and the pleasant smile, although II was tam
pered by the iesTs ard regrets natural to those who
leave ford parents and loving sisters for new home
Now and tnen the laced kerChief went IN pursuit OF a
silly that would start, aud the high ooEsase could
not CoLoesl the emotions that agitated the ial-
"bosomed maid" as cid Homer would have called her.
The bride groom was as ardent aud tender young
ara gallant guardsnan might be expected TO be-.
While the hiice IS unusually fair, the young her OF
the house Of Wilton is OF dark complexion, with black
eyes and hair. In figure he is tall AID somewhat
slender, but when time las knit his limbs and given
HIM the lie gusIdsmans mustxchs, the which nature
has SIS yet denied hun. he will not d.oredit his gslsa
corps, either in hyde Park or elsewhere.
Jhr OiiOcsmhlue Wote q cAhlnlpg octy, WAV uc-
serv.oy divided with the brios the sufrases of the
spectators. Lady katherine Eserton represented the
bruuetss snd the brides sisters the blondes, Of this
noticesble group. There may be SONS who think
that bridesmaids rsht 10 wear the most expensive
dresses tina. b. got without reference to ia suit
ability; but If there is any more becoming attire for
Young lsdies than white muslin, should Ike 10 be
tod of il through the medium OF your columns. Let
pspss then, with manageable daughters rejoice to
near that the bridesmaids at this grand wedding
All wore white muslin dresses, trimmed With llsc, aud
csrisd hsartsesse their simple white boInets. The
bride alone wore white glaze six, trimmed with
Brussels lace.
In addition TO the respective parents OF the brde
and bridegroom there were Ptesent the Countess OF
Setter, the Dowsger Countess CT Craven, Lord do
10. ard many other faelds and relatives OF both
families After the ceremony, larSe party OF gussts
ee,e entertained at q sumptuous dgcANr ~ ihs
Esil ARD Countess of Craven, at tneir nsnsioa IN
Chsiies street, Berkeley square
OCEAN TELEGRArHs.--A correspondent aives US tss
fohosiIg eAcalstioas: From Eslmon.A 70 ,'lo.sltar
toe ss;sIce IL sss than 900 miles irt n t'.Dfstsr t.
Malta the distance tS5 miles; from hsiis TO Alex
snorie i s sl5 rriles; from Suez 10 Aien, 5u miles,
iiom Adsn TO Bombay, Go; miles: from DC no ~ -
fotnf dc Gale 960 mics: from PoLt Dc Gsste ID
Mediss ~ uos. from MaSrss 20 scu..a 1S) &c lee,