The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-10-06
How Beautiful Young Girl Be-
came the Warehouses of
Wellesley.
Eugene L. Didier, in Harper's Magazine.

" SAASoANys
Euqene L. Didier, in Hdrpe7''S Magazine.
In the spring of 1926 Mrs. Robert
Patterson and her sister Elizabeth
visited ireland. In Dublin she re.
sumed her acquaintance with the
Marquis of Wellesley, who paid her
the most fattering attentions. 1t
was soon announced that the Lord.
Lieutenant was engaged to be mar,
ried to Mrs. Patterson, the most beau
full of the American graces. The
wedding took place in the Castle of
Dublin, the residence of the Viceroy,
on the Goth of October, 1925. AT 3
o'clock in the afternoon of that day
two of the lord-Lieutenant's carri-
ages, with a numerous retinue of
servants in their state liveries, arri
we'd at the fashionable hotel in Sack
vile street, where the bride elect and
her sister had been stopping during
the three months previous. The two
ladies accompanied by Colonel Shaw
and Mr.. Johnson, entered one OF the
carriages, and drove to the Viceregal
residence in Phoenix Park, followed
by her suite. Alter a. sSnm,ptuous
sshqoeV, ava qtsarIe s.st-o.O lle. " gu
ding took place. The Lord Primate
of ireland performed the rite accord
ing to the ceremonial of the Church
of England, and Immediately after
ward the Catholic Archbishop of
Dublin read the marriage service
prescribed by the ritual of the Church
OF Rome, the bride being Catholic.
The Marquis Of Wellesley was at
this time sixty five years old, and his
bride was thiyty-one. A series of
brilliant entertainments We're given in
honor OF the ce,Queen. Gay and
splendid was the Irish court when the
lovely Mary Cation, Marchioness of
Wellesley, presided over Dublin Cas-.
tle-more splendid than the court OF
George the Fourth, where there was
no queen. The celebrated Miss Am
brose, who occupied the throne OF
beauty at the court OF Lord Chester
field in the middle OF the eighteenth
century was surpassed in grace,
beauty, and dignity by the peerless
American who ruled the heart and
court OF the Marquis of Wellesley in
the second quarter of nineteenth cen.
fury. A gentleman who was present
on the occasion gives the following
entertaining description of the Lord
Lieutenant and Lady Wellesley at a
public ball held at the Rotunda-one
Other urest specimens OF architecture
in Dublin. The affair came off on
May II, 1926. At 10 o'clock the vic
eroy entered the magnificent saloon
with his beautiful Warehouses lean
ing upon his arm. They were re-
ceived with acclamations, and all
eyes were fixed upon the vice-royal
pair and with slow and stately steps
they advanced up the saloon, followed
by a brilliant suite. They were a
noble looking couple; Tor although
the Lord.Lleutenant was small Ill
stature, his bearing was princely and
dignifed. He still preserved much
of the remarkable beauty which
had distinguished him in his youth
A throne, surmounted by a mag
nifcent canopy of scarlet ano
gold, was erected at the extreme enc
OF the room. Here they seated them
selves, while their suite formed {
hollow square around it, to exclude
the spectators from too near aP'
proach. The Marquis OF Wellesley
wore on this occasion rich uniform
nrotnselY DECORATED with orders