Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-29
THE GREEK NUPTIALs.
Wedding Of MT. Bangabe, the Greek
Charge d'Anaires, and Miss Won Gerolt,
the Daughter of the German Envoy.
From tbe New York Times. A

- ~ From the New York Times, April 20.
The absorbing topic among the elite OF
the city, yesterday, was the marriage OF
Mr.. Qeon Rizo Rangabe, the Greek Charge
d'Affaires at Washington, with Miss Doro-
thea Won Gerolt, the lovely daughter OF
the Imperial German Minister to the
United States. Miss Won Gerolt being a
Roman Catholic, the celebration of her
nuptials occurred first in church of her
own faith at Washington. The Greek
rite, which bears not the slightest resem-
terday afternoon at the chapel of the Rus
sian Embassy, in this city, by the Rev.
Nicolas Bjerring. Promptly at . O'Clock
the bridal party, consisting of the bride
and groom Baron and Baroness Won
Gerolt the Russian Minister, Mr.. Cata-
cay, the English Secretary of Legation,
the Peruvian Brazilian and Austrian
Ministers, the Greek Consul General, Mr..
Botassi, besides a number of attaches of
the different foreign Legations, with their
ladies, appeared in the chapel on Second
avenue, near Fiftieth street. Father Bier
ring stood in front of the altar arrayed in
the gorgeous vestments of an archdeacon
of the Greek Church, holding in his hand
Bible on which was placed large gold
cross. The bride and groom were seen
kneeling before the chancel railing.
The nuptial rite of the Greek Church
was then performed. The wedding rings
were taken, blessed and replaced upon the
fingers of the bride and groom. Lights in
golden candelabras were next placed in the
hands of the happy pair, when they were
signed with the cross by the priest. Wine
in golden cups was afterward offered to
each, bride and groom, three times success
sively, after which another blessing was
given by the priest, when, taking from the
hands of the Russian Minister and the
Greek Consul crown and a coronet BEAM
ing with rare gems, the bridal pair were
crowned, the crown being afterward re-
moved and offered to each to kiss, after
which they were pronounced man and
wife, and blessed i'm the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost. The cere-
groom saluting with kiss a large gold
cross presented by the priest, which act was
speedily followed by the benedictiOn. The
ceremony occupied about three-quarters of
an hour. Miss Won Gerolt looked very
beautiful, being light brunette of appa-
rently eighteen years of age. She wore
white satin robe en- train, trimmed with
sprigs of orange. The corsage was cut de-
collete and deliberately ruched. The Gus
tomary wreath of orange blossoms encir-
cled her fair brow, from which hung in.
graceful folds bridal veil of the most deli
cate texture. The bride was attended by
only one bridesmaid, who was robed in
white tarletan dress, festooned with blue.
: Mr.. Rangabe was habited in the ordinary
English wedding costume, blue necktie,
white vest, cut-away coat, and drab panta-
looms. He presented II very fine appear
ance, and being fair-haired, light COM
plexioned gentleman of thirty, the contrast
with the dark beauty of his bride was quite
yad I'm toIu off no
the bridal party drove to the New York
residence of Mr.. Rangabe, on Tenth street,
where an elegant reception was given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rangabe propose spending
their honeymoon with very intimate
friends on Staten Island.