The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
A SPLENDID WEDDING.


Marriage of the Daughter of South Amer
lean President to the Duo de Morny.
Paris Special, July l.
The Duke De Mornys wedding with Miss
Guzman Blanco came off at the church of the
Madeleine to-day with splendid eclat. The
weather was the ideal Partisan summer day of
dazzling sun and cool northerly breeze. At
noon the massive bronze doors of the Madeleine
were thrown wide open, and crimson velvet
carpet was spread from the porch over the
massive granite steps and reached down to the
boulevard. The vast church was filled to over
flowing. hundreds of ladies standing on tiptoe on
chairs to catch glimpse of the bride. The
toilets beautiful, layeEiar, pink. pale blue.
straw and white predominatng. Thousands of
people gathered on the sidewalks and IN balco
MES and windows facing the Madeleine
At quarter past - the nuptial cortege APP
peared. The Due de Morny alighted from a
coupe drawn by two superb bays. He looked
very pale and serious. lie was in evening
dress. and wore large cross and ribbon of the
Grand Commander of the Order of Charles III
of Spain. His fancee drove up in a large landau.
with dark brown horses covered with white satin
ribbons, and with coachman and footmen in
brown, crimson and gold livery. She wore a
white satin bridal dress with very long train,
very simple, and entirely covered by her white
tule veil. She was attended by three brides
maids.
In the nave of the church six abbes in full
canonicnls performed the marriage service. Able
Pats pronouncing the nuptal benediction The
music was very impressive, including the Deus
Israel" of Beethoven; the 20 Fons Pietatis!' Of
Hadyn, and Gounod's Ave Maria" The organ
was played by Theodore Dubois. At o'clock
all left the church, the Due and Duchesse de
Morny driving off in coupe drawn by two SUI
perb bays The wedding reception and break
fast were at the Grand Hotel
The Dues presents to the bride were equal to
those of the famous Duke of buckingham. |
will only mention four of them-a superb
rvere of enormous diamonds, not mounted
that is to say, held together simply by wire of
gold so fine that when worn on the neck the dia
monds only are visible and have the appearance
of hundreds of huge drops of dew. Another
present was a magnificent diadem of diamonds,
worth, at least, 500, 900. Then broad ribbon of
diamonds, attached to sort of gold chainwork
so as to tie aud unite about the neck, like an or
binary silk scarf. Then fan of white feathers,
literally powdered with thousands of small dia-
monds.
The flowers that the Due sent to the bride dur
ing the thirty days preceding the wedding were
superb no two bouquets ever being the Same.
One day there would be a ship CT carnations,
filed with roses; another day a Sonth American
hammock made OF twisted lilies of the valley,
and filled with orchids; the next day bicycle
made Of cornfowers surmounted by roses; then
balloon of lilies, with jasmine and pansies-in
short, every floral originality that vivid i'm
agination could devise.
Among many other striking costumes compos-
ing the tronsseau is moss green visiting dress
of French faiile~ The tunic falls in straight pan
neaux, and is draped MP in front with crepe de
Chine. Over the tunic is dark green velvet
Louis XIV casaque, with Figaro veste richly
embroidered and studded with emeralds and
gold One of the Duchess's seaside dresses is
poem in ivory, white and ecru- The skirt com
posed OF dsep volant. is. like the corsage. COW
cred with Ysnitian embroidery. In frunt of the
corsage Is gauze creye forming jabot.
the Ducness's evening toilets are bewilder-
ingly beautiful One of the richest, won't say
the loveliest Is sulphur satin dinner costume,
consisting Of q skirt draped with crepe dc Chs0e,