The evening world., 1888-02-09

It is many years since the Fourth and Sixth
wards have been so profoundly stirred by q
social event as they were by the wedding of
Miss Jennie V. Diver, the daughter of AL
derman Patrick Diver, and James Vincent
Coffey.
The ceremony occurred in st. Andrews
Church, Duane street and City Hall place,
soon after 8 O'Clock last evening.
Long before the hour both the streets
named, and even Centre, were crowded with
carriages which had brought hundreds of the
thousand guests invited. 1t was utterly i'm
possible to pass on the sidewalks because Of
the crush of people who wished to catch a
glimpse of the bridal party. Those nearest
the anopied entrance to the ediice would
whisper as some prominent official alighted,
There's Supt. Murray " Here comes Pres
ident Forster, of the Board of Aldermen !"
That's ex-Alderman Tommy Shells"
Inside the door were six ushers. in full
dress, with white tea roses in the lapels of
their coats, who were flushed with the hurry
and excitement of seating the multitude.
They were James Diver, brother of the
bride, Assistant District Attorney job
Mcguire, of Brooklyn; John O'Sullivan,
John H. Gaughan, Secretary of the Tam
many Committee of Organization; Harry
Ryan and Frank Corrigan.
Every available seat in the church was
taken except those reserved for the bridal
party. and all the standing room was occu-
pied long before the arrival of the contract
ing parties.
The organist, DIR. Charles Wells, toyed with
the keys of the instrument, improvising airs,
and once, as a lady in white satin was es-
corted up the centre aisle by an usher, the
organ pealed forth a few strains of Mendels-
sohn's wedding march, as though impatient
to announce the arrival of the bride. The
familiar music was recognized by the fair
ones present-and their name was legion
while many graceful heads were turned and
expectant glances shot from hundreds OF
bright eyes towards the main entrance.
These anxious fair were at last gratified,
for the bridal party was forming in the vesti-
bule and many an ejaculation of pleased
comment on Miss DIVERS appearance was
heard.
Again Mendelssohn's music was heard peal
ing from the organ, and the procession began
to move towards the altar First came Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. j: Gibbons, the stepfather and
mother of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Diver.
the BRIDES mother, leaning on the arm of her
son Thomas. Mrs. Diver was attired in o
pearl watered silk, en- traine:
Following came the bridesmaids, Miss
| ANNE CubdCk, III cream bdllu anu lace, Huu
Miss Josie Gibbons, the bridegroom's half.
sister, in white satin and lace. Each wore a
corsage bouquet and bore in her hand a bou-
quet of beautiful white flowers and ferns.
Immediately behind these and preceding
the BRIDE. who was leaning on the arm of her
stalwart father, was the maid of honor, Ida,
the little sister of the bride, who bore n bou-
quet similar to those carried by the brides
maids, though smaller.
The brides dress was of white satin. with
full train and square-cut corsage, filled in
with old lace. She wore the conventional
full length veil of tilmy lace and orange bios
SONS.
At the altar she was met by the bridegroom,
attired in conN entional black and supported
by his friend, Thomas Farley, as best man.
While the party kpelt at the altar the organ
was heard in the choir loft, in the familiar
music of " Casta Diva" from . Norma"
The singer was Nine. Dufferbach, better
known to the public as Nine. Rotter.
The last notes Of the aria had hardly died
away when the Rev. John J. Owe arose
from his knees and addressed the young cou-
pie on the solemnity of the compact which
was about to be sealed by the sacred rites of
the Church, after which, with the assistance of
the Rev: DIR. John Woods, he performed the
impressive ceremony which made James Vim
cent Coffey and Jennie V. Diver husband
and. wife.
Seated In the sanctuary during the core
mony was the Rev. Father James MeMahan,
of st. Andrews parish.
Al the newly married couple left the
church the young ladies in the church leaned
eagerly forward to catch a glimpse of the
blushing face.
Outside the sidewalks were crowded and
the carriages were so thick that it appeared
like an almost inextricable jam, but horses
and cabs were disentangled, order brought
out OF apparent chaos and Duane street was
again as deserted as 1t usually is at 8 80 p. N.
Among those whoss presence was noted in
the body of the church and the galleries
were
Superintendent OF Police william Murray, George
II. Forster, President OF the Board OF Aldermen,