New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
DE MORNY'S WEDDING.
THE ACTORS IN A SENSATIONAL PARTISAN
SPECTACLE.

The De MOrny wedding was the chez fashion lbie
event of the week. and the " religious part OF the
proceedings will probably never he forgotten oy
those who witnessed them. The nupual benedic-
tion-as the French say-was given IN the Church
of the Madeleine yesterday. in the presence OF
what may literally be qualified as le tout fafis
of the salons, fashionable clubs. sporting world
corps diplomatique. demi- monde, flower market,
small bourgsoisie, artistic and newspaper worlds
In all nv lifo never saw rumber OF people ID
church behave as if they were a. n race-conrse un-
til Yesterday at this bridal. Ii was impossible for
the sacred edice to be full. and the high and
wide steps were as crowded with pleasantly excited
people as a Spanish circus just before the bull and
the toreador make their entrance. 1t was gwen
out in the journals that only those VINO prousht
letters of invitation from the two families wouid
be admitted. But this was fable, because no
French church can be closed between IN the
morning and in the evening unless by the au-
thorliy of be Government, which certainty wouin
not have been exerted In favor OF NJ. de MornS
The announcement. however had the effect oil
keeping of perhaps several thousand sghtseers
You must not fancy that the young Due who
few seasons ago used to exhibit mmscIi
daily on the balcony al Dellnonlco's is a popular
character. What "drew' at his wedding was
curiosity TO see a bride repuied TO be wealthy aud
worldly wise parents. who was willing to wed
nocket Don Juan whose blood Inheritance was one
of the ylrst in Europe, and wO has so far chiefly
dsting shed himself as rival of ballet-gIrls IN
the art of pirouetting in short pctticoas and hes-
colored tights
great funeral preceded the bridal, and the
greater number of those who attended the
obsequies remained for the wedding. so that
black suits and dresses pieponderated III
the body of the church. As the space or gang way
between the place the nave occupied with chalrs
is wde a triple row of persons stood on cach sldc
of the crimson carpet that was iaid down III the
middle TO prevent the wearers of tinn-soled Shoes
feeling the cold OF the marble. THIS naturally
masked the view OF those who were seated. and as
they were determined to the wedding parts
they all stood upon the chairs and renamed 50
standing for perhaps threc-quarters If an hour. Al
the CORPS de ballet of the Opera House
attended in compliment TO the young Duke
who had prevented Rosta Maury and Sangal
slee ping on their aurels Members OF the sporting
world and indeed Of other and not better worlds
came provided with opcra-giaSses. mere wasanun-
ber OF English and Americans who forgot tney were
in a church and conversed as if in theatre before
the rising Of the curtain of VIII ch in this Instance
the opening of the great bronze pora OF the Via le-
leine stood III lieu. 1t had been closed after the
church was crowded to overHowlng. ana was
thrown back when the brdal party was i'll sight.
The con fusion SO OccasiOned was terrible. and ar
rests were made bv the police Before calm was
restored the bridegrcoms party entered. The
Prince de Tarente, of the Due de Tremoe.
was the best man. He was not dressed III the &C.
centric manner when the public expected. but IN
stead of being in the crimson or ruby velvet or blue
coat and white waistcOat which he has oecn strIv-
IDg TO make fashionable. he was III plain evening
suit. enlivened with the grand GORDON and star OF
Charles III. of SPAN. HIS stepfathtr. the Due de
Sesto who had been during King Aphons's reign
the Minister of Pleasure 20 his Majesty and the
Grand Master OF his Household, wore the Order of
the Golden Fleece. Great curiosity was
felt to see how his wie-the BRIDE
groom's motber-bore the accumulation o.
wears since she had been of the beauties Of the
Imperial Conrt. She was then delicate Northern
flower, with y face that expressed no soul. but
soil mad good deal OF poetry The dark eyes
had the wild, shv look Of q deer Her hair was OF
the most beautiful tinge of PLAIN blonde that i
ever saw, and her complexion was of the most won
deriul fairness and Transparency. The hsule and
features were deiIcatey moulded, and size looked
as well 10 the simplest as IN the most elegant toll
cites. But yesterday her locks were manlfcstly
dyed. They had the deep goiden shade wlich art
always and natu1e seldom give'-a SHADE That III
accorded with wItnefed, weaze led ana wrlnkicd
face. on which there was thick coat of poNdcr
and whlcI ex pressed nothing but sharp temper
and the of having passed The best part of her
life i'll an unsatisfactory way.
OF the four chiluTcn which she had by her first
husband tine eldest girl died suddenly three or
tour years ago She was married 70 young and
wealthy grauOeo, the nephew of her steDaIheI
The second daughter married a yerv wealthy
euclman, the Marquis de elbeuf. She Is very
l.ls1 and Affects tOmbOy Ways. She Is ratner
pretty. Serglus. the second son, is also . high
life" ceebrIty but he does not 20 far as his
brother. the young Duke. lhis parsonage is small
but he has a uea' figure, and his ba exercises
have developed his calves lie looks well III six
Ih.
neatly forneT face Is Id and cynlcal. lie looks
quietly audacious and thorong lly vicious.
The Drlde's pany consisted of her molher. whose
maiden name White and who las toe physiog-
nomv of an Eng ish Jewess OF rather vulgar breed
ing her foar s!siers, VINO were beautifully atured
IN pink, and the eldest OF whom is TO
be married 10 Prince Joachim Murat;
dIvers uncies and aunis ana cousins, anO
of Genera Guznan Whi,e-or Blanco-oD whose
arm The bride leaned as she went up To The altar
She and her crs are all black-eyei. dark
haired smOOrh-cOmpleXioned. plump, with rosy
lips, pretty little features neat and tidy little
II cures, ard of not very distIugue type of
preitIness Tney are English enough To resemble
lieltv, VINO cones to grief in Adam bede,' and
Creole enough TO be very soft and sweet. But
ha dIy suppose the BRAIN OF any one OF them could
generate an idea, aud l have no doubt that the
Cocbnes standing OF Madame Guznlan Banco or
Wnite) renders her nsensIble 10 the scandaOus
stories of which her ducal son-In-aw IL the nero
number of gld youths who had been at some
course entered tn, church ia their stand-house
garb and carried their hats high ~ aOovc their
heads OIL Ihelr canes. long line of them between
the door and the Ugh altar had the dToIlesi effect
imaginable. The parish priest was 81 struck with
II tnat when tie Nuptal Mass was over hr removed
the noly Sacrament from the altar and causei the
lights 10 he blown out AL the While conversation
was gOIng or among the ultItude whIcn stood on
tie chars and lined the c.ntra gaugway Old
Partisan women of by means arlstOcTaiIc birth
horr lied al tne Jews who kept their heads
covered and the "ChTIsuans" who carried their
ba s on the heads of their canes his sort
of thing lasted from noon until o'c,ock
when the BRIDE, leaning on ner husbands arm
walked away from the altar II they had Deen WIN
ncrs of the Grand PnA dc PaiIs. they coud nol
have been more stared at and more talked about IN
a. the tongues spoken III this BaDel tha1 hey were
Both were voted by Iurfy fO.ks par OF we'll
matched ponies A lacy near me venfured on a
pun which, dare say. lie Morny heard. Ii was
hat La Fee GuIgne or the fairy III Luck dId
not come iu at his wedding. Fee Guionep
sounded like "Feyghine." the name of the
unfortunate young Russian actress who blew out