The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-18
Fashionable Wedding.


New York, which was yesterday celebrated at
St. Luke's Cathedral by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Healy. The only ornaments in the church,
which was crowded, were the bright flowers
on the windows. The ceremony was perform
ed in the English style and so presented a
novelty to Portland people. AS the first notes
of a march were heard from the organ, the
groomsman and his best man, Mr.. Childs of
New York, entered from the robing-room and
stood by the font, waiting for the procession,
which soon came up the aisle in the following
order: First, two ushers Mr.. Samuel Hanson
Mr.. Harry Fessenden, followed by four brides
maids, Miss May Dorrance, sister of the bride,
and Miss Fanny Brown, Miss Tibbets and
Miss Annie Brown of Boston, the bride with
out escort two more bridesmaids, Misses Alice
Wood and Helen Jose, and Messrs. w. W.
Thomas and George Bird, Charles Payson and
Mr.. Brewster of Boston. AS they came in
front of the chancel, the groom and his best
man approached and joined the party, when
the Bishop approached and at once began the
impressive ritual of the church, the party still
standing before the chancel. At the close of
the Introductory services the bridal party re-
tired to the rear of the chancel where the GER
emony was completed. Hon. John B. Brown
gave away the bride. The bride was dressed
in an elegant white satin dress and wore the
conventional wreath and veil, which last was
secured by magnificent arrow of diamonds
and pearls. Her other ornaments were soli
taires. The bridesmaids wore white muslin
short dresses and white hats, and each carried
in the hand a superb bouquet of Jacqueminot
roses. The gentlemen of the party wore En-
glish morning coats and light pants and were
all ungloved At the completion of the cere-
mony the party passed from the church as Mr..
G. Walter Goold performed the wedding march
on the organ, and went to the Falmouth
where an elegant breakfast was served in
private parlor AS the party left the hotel to
take the train for Boston the time honored
slipper was not forgotten, and the bridesmaids
also introduced the novel German custom of
throwing rice for "Gluck."
After a short American tour Mr.. and Mrs.
Baker sail for Paris
Hospital Sunday.
The Directors of the Maine General Hospital
have issued the following:
The Directors of the Maine General Hospi-
tall in making their annual appeal to the
clergymen and laymen of the State for the OBJ
servance of Hospital Sunday" beg leave to
represent that applications for admission on
the free list are almost daily made from per-
sons without pecuniary meanS-many of them |
residing in the most remote sections of the |
State-who require for their restoration or re-
lief both skilful surgery and hospital treatment
and care. With the requisite means for their |
support at our command, the Hospital could be |
filled at once with this class of patients and be
what all such institutions were designed and |
ought to be,-great charities for the sick and |
suffering poor. |
But we regret to say, the number of appli- !
cants far exceeds the number of free beds, and |
that our limited resources will permit us to re-
ceive only small proportion of those who APP |
ply for relief
1t is for the benefit of such patients that |
Hospital Sunday contributions are solicited, |
or, in other words, to enable us to establish |
free beds for their especial use.
Our Hospital, as you well know, rests upon |
the catholic basis of true Christian charity. |
Its doors are always open to all classes and |
conditions of society, irrespective of nationali-
ty or denominatonal belief; and the services of |
the physicians and surgeons are rendered |
without pecuniary compensation.
We do not ask for large contributions the |
smallest, such as will come within the means |
of all who may sympathize in this philanthropy |
ic measure, will be gratefully received.
Eight hundred or more church organizations |
already exist in the State, and we respectfully |
suggest that the average sum of five dollars |
from each will be sufficient for the support of |
twenty free beds.
Believing that the desired object will be |
best accomplished by simulta neous action, we |
beg leave to designate this year the fourth |
Sunday of June as fitting day for the observ |
ance Of this religious usage. But whether |
that day be adopted or not, we earnestly re- |
quest that the constituted authorities of every |
church in the State will cause to be placed |
upon its calendar one Sabbath to be annually |
consecrated to this humane purpose
Contributions should be forwarded to the |
Treasurer, Hon. James T. McCobb, Portland. |
JOHN T. GILMAN,
ISRAEL WAsHBURN, JR.,
SAMUEL E. SPRING,
A. w. H. CLAP,
HoRATIo N. JOSE,
WILLIAM w. THOMAS.
Editorial comment on the above will be
found on our first page.