Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-16
WEDDING in HIGH LIFE.
Marriage of Jerome Napoleon BO-
naparte 30 Boston Lady.

Marriage of Jerome Napoleon Boz
naparte 40 N Boston Lady.
The Newport (Rhode Island) CORE
spondent of the Boston Transcript, un-
der date of the 7th inst, gives an ac-
count of the wedding, which created
some stir on Tuesday last in the social
circles of that favorite American water
ing place. The letter says:
The engagement of Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte 10 Mrs. Newbold Edgar, of
Boston, was announced in the early part
of the season, and the marriage took
place this morning at St. Mary's Cath
olic) church, in this city. The wedding
was quiet one, and the bride was at
tired in travelling dress. No reception
was held here, and the parties left for
Boston by the noon train. The cere-
mony, which was nearly an hour in
length, was performed by Rev, Father
Grace, of Newport, assisted by Rev.
Father Hughes, of st. Patrick's church,
Providence, and Rev Father Finnigan.
Mr.. Maistre played the grand organ of
st. Mary's in his best style. After the
ceremony, the friends of the parties in
formally congratulated the bride at the
altar. The church was filed with spec
tators, though the wedding party was
small. The guests were attired in morn
ing toilettes, without any attempt what
ever at display.
THE GROOM.
Mr.. Bonaparte is the grandson of
Madame Patterson Bonaparte, and the
granddaughter of Napoleon |. He was
born in this country in 1882, graduated
at West Point, and entered the French
army, where he has won for himself
much honor. At the siege of Sebastopol
he received q decoration from the Sultan
for gallant and meritorious conduct His
face has something of the Napoleonic
caste, and he is said to possess. amiable
manners and disposition which gains
him friends always. He is now forty
years of age. By the laws of the Cath
olic Church he is, in case of the death of
the Prince Imperial, heir to the throne
of France, should the family again come
into power. The rulers of France,
however, in these modern times rule
only by consent of the people, and not
by any prescriptive right Of families,
The Church never declared the marriage
of Jerome Bonaparte and Miss Patter-
son null and void.
THE BRIDE.
Mrs. Edgar, who was Miss Appleton,
of Boston, granddaughter of Daniel
Webster, is well known in Boston so
ciety. She is a lovely type of the
American woman, a pretty, pleasing
brunette, with a refined face and dignl-
fed carriage. She has been widow
several years, aud has owned and occu-
pied handsome summer residence here
a number of seasons. She was attired
in an ashes of roses travelling dress of
some soft material, which draped very
gracefully, and a white straw bonnet,
trimmed with black lace and feathers
of a tea rose shade. She was brought
forward to the altar by her uncle, Mr..
Appleton, of Boston, and Miss Julia
Armsted, who accompanied her as wit
ness. The parties kept their seats in
differont parts of the church during
most of the services, and after reaching
the chancel they remained kneeling
through the ceremony. er.
THE MARRIAGE.
Among the guests present were Mad
anne Bonaparte and Charles Joseph Bon
aparte, of Baltimore, mother and younger
brother of the groom (the latter acted as
witness at the altar, Mrs. z. r. Hof- |
man and Miss E. Morton, of New York;
T. G. Appleton and Z. w. Goldman, of
Boston; Judge Blatchford and family, |
and other persons of prominence. The
ceremony was performed at nine o clock |
this morning. No cards were issued,
and it was an unostentatious, quiet at |
fair, though really one of the most
talked of events Of the season.
Madame Patterson Bonaparte was not
at her grandson's wedding.