Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-04-10
Mtdgels Married.


Such was the crush In front "i the
Church Of ,he Holy Trinity, New York.
where Mrs. Tom Thumb and the Li''p"-
tian Count Magri were married Monday
that IL took fifty policemen to open way
for the carriage. 1t took the tiny MEM
beers of the bridal party ten minutes 10
get from the carriage door TO the ilttie
reception room In the corridor. NO
body was admitted 10 the church with
out \ card. The assembly was notable.
Mrs. Paran Stevans and party oil
friends had two pews. Mrs. August
Belmont looked on near by and other
seats were occupied by members OF the
Aston, Harper and Vanderbilt families
At half-past three the bridal party
slowly entered. They looked Ike Il
PROCESSION of brilliantly-drcssed dolls.
Ahead walked Major Newell, the
rroom's best man, with Miss lmcie Ad-
ans. the tiny bridesmaid, leaning on
his arm. The Count Magri, with his
brid. on his arm, walked next. The
bride was dressed as elegantly rs she
WAS on February 10, 1863, when she
walked amid 4 similar throng in Grace
Church TO be married to General ION
Thumb. Her robust little form was
enyeloped in gown Of lavender satln'
broeaded in uncut velvet. IL hau
court train us long again as the bride.
The front was decked with lace, beaded
with pearls. The neck was low and the
sleeves were short. Cinderella slippers
of lavender satin adorned her teet,
which loosely fit No. 8 infant shoe
The slippers were bu'toned over Ea''d
son e lace stockings. A comb that blazed
with diamonds held her jet hair coiled
AT the back of the head. A diamond
necklace with pendant glittered
around her throat. Diamond bracelets
sparkIed at her wrist and lavender Kid
gloves that reached nearly to her shout
ders covered her shapely white hands
and arms. The gloves were OF the size
known rs "four-and-a half infants
and they were made on special Dlock.
I'm her left hand she carried pink La
France rose that was much bigger than
her head. Nobody who looked at her
smiling face would have thought it pos
sible that she had passed her fortieth
wear. The Count Magri was in evening
dress. A big solitaire diamond made
the bosom of his shirt luminous and
a gold-linked chain Gangled at the waist
coat as he walked. Little Major Newell
was in evening dress, too, and the
bridesmaid wore gown of white satin.
Rector NJ. F. Watkins stool amid the
mass of Easter flowers at the chancel in
flowing white surplice, smillngly await
ing the party. Silver-haired William
Highly, of Bridgeport, who is executor
of General Tom Thumbs estate under
his will, took the BRIDES hand in his
own big, white-gloved palm and gave
her away to the count. Miss Lucie Adj
ans picked the tiny wedding ring from
the pocket of her gown and the Count
daiutily fixed it on the brides finger.
Then he imprinted axis, on his brides
red lips and tall Rector Watkins, stoop-
ing away over until it seemed to those
in back pews that he touched the floor,
kissed the little woman, too. Every
body laughed pleasantly as he did it.
Scores of women waited hours in the
corridors for chance To kiss the bride
and congratulate her. The Count an !
Countess will go to Europe in May and
eventually to Italy. Count Masri's
present to his bride is IN estate in Italy
near Bologna.