Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-27
GRACE AND RICHES.
Emmons BIaine's Luck in the
Matrimonial Field.
A NOTABLE EVENT IN SOCIETY.


The Ceremony Performed in a Flower
Adorned Church and Money LavIshIy
Spent to Make the Occasion Memorable
"Details Of the Occurrence.
RIcHFIEID SPRINGS, n. V, SPIT 81
This usually quiet place presented a scene
Of great activity yesterday. From early
morn the villagers and the visitors within
the village confines were astir, the occasion
being the Blaine Mccormick wedding,
which was the greatest and most fashionable
event this generally fashionable summer TO-
sort has ever witnessed The preparations
for the marriage ceremony at the church
and for ths wedding breakfast at Clayton
Lodge were complete at an early hour
The Bride aud Groom.
The hich con racting parties to this inter
esting event bear names well known all
over the country. The bride, Miss Anita
Mccormick, has been a reigning society
belle in Chicago. She is a tall, slender bru-
nette, exceedingly bright and remarkably
elegant and attractive. She is said to very
much resemble her father, the inventor of
the reaper which made his wealth for him
and the founder Of the great industry under
his name at Chicago She has charming
disposition, is graceful, gracious and self
possessed, and has OF late borne the chief
burden of entertainment in the home She
Is nice dresser and very fond OF driving.
Miss Mccormick is said to have a fortune of
s., 10000
The lucky groom, as every body knows, is
the son of Secretary OF State James g.
Blaine He is not politician, but railroad
man, and resides in Baltimore at present
though he formerly lived in Chicago. whsre
he met and wooed and won his fair bride
The groom is 81 and the bride is %
RichfeId Springs.
1t was natural that Miss Mccormick
should choose to enter the new II fe of matri-
mony from this beautiful place Her father,
twenty Years ago, came hsre in hope of get
ting relief from pain by the use of the
waters here, and, struck by the beauty of
the place, built Clayton Lodge. lovely cot
tage on one of the eminences which surround
Richfield Here the family came nearly, if
not quite, every year, and it was a second
home to them. 1t is safe to say that no
other wedding of the year has attracted so
much attention from the American people
generally. For several days guests have
Wednesday night the village was iIumin-
ated in honor OF the coming wedding lone of
the most extraordinary compliments ever
paid to an American Crib.
The Prominent Guests
Secretary Blaine, Rev. DR. Herrick John
son, the brides Chicago pastor; Rev. DIR.
John Hall, of New York, an old family
friend Of the McCormicks. and here as a
.kat, u
bosom friend of the Blaines aud largely in
terested in the West Virginia Central rail-
road, with which Emmons Blaine is CON
nectei: Walter Damrosch. the handsome
young musician, whose engagement to Miss
Margaret Blaine was publicly acknowledged
Wednesday; the ladies of Mr.. Blaine's fam
lily and the secretary's other sons-all these
and many others made the Spring house
seem as lively in the summer DAYS yester-
day morning.
Decorations in the Church.
The decoration of the church in which the
ceremony was performed was beautiful
In the arch back OF the altar was a perfect
lacework of smilax, trimmed with roses
reaching from just below the window to the
top OF the arch over the altar. Underneath
was beautiful variety of plants consisting
Of geraniums, palms and many other attrac-
tive foliage and Towering plants The walls
were tastefully decorated with autumn
leaves, clematis. and ferns Three large
banana plants, with their great leaves, were
noticeable near the altar. Tue designs were
artistic IN conception and they were skill
fully carried out An awning was erected
over the sidewalk from the curb 20 the
church door, but ma ny curious villagers
stood on the pavement near by 10 see the
guests as they appeared.
Entrance Of the Wedding Party.
The ceremony was appointed for Il O'Clock,
but full hour before that time the guests
began to assemble Secretary Blaine was
escorted by Harold Mccormick to the seat
reserved for him, while Mrs Blaine, dressed
in handsome crushed strawberry brocade
leaned upon the arm of Fred A Keep, o.
Chicago. Walter Damrosch entered with
Miss Margaret Blaine. aud James G., Jr.
with Harriet The four occupied one pew.
few minutes after Il O'Clock the wedding
party entered up the middle aisle. Harold
and Stanley McCormick precs1ed, Messrs.
Keep and Spragus followed, and the rear
couple consisted of the bride and her brother
Cyrus Emmons had entered with the best
man, his brother, Walker Blaine, from the
side door near the pulpit, and awaited his
bride at the altar.
The Brides Costume.
The brides costume was study Of beauty
The waist was of white satin, fitting exauis-
iteiy her ~~'i-ssssasa-l 0sss--.- A e..hu az In
dia lace fell softly about the throat IN the
style Of Marie Antoinette The sleeves were
composed of soft lace, and reached to the
wrists, The entire front was made of val
enciennes, meeting train Of white satin.
The veil was caught up with a coronet OF
orange blossoms, and the toilet was complete
in its elegance.
The groom was dressed in a coat of the
cutaway style, Of fine diagonal cloth; the
vest was OF the same material. and the
trousers were light, with very fine stripe.
Neither bride nor groom wore jewels of any
kind.
40 They Were Wed.
A soft Improvisation was played during
the ceremony, which lasted scarcely Fl teen
minutes. DIR. Herrick johnson was as
sisted by Rev y V. V. Holmes. Mr.
Holmes conducted the services of the church
up to certain point and DIR. johnson pro-
nounced the words that made the couple
man and wife The bene iiction, pronounc ed
by Rev. DIR. Johnson in clear, imp ressive
tones, was from Numbers, vi: The Lord
bless thee and keep thee: th Lord make his
face shine upon thee aud be gracious unto
thee; the Lord lift up his couutenance upon
thee and give thee peace" And as he said
"Amen" every heart in the assembly united
in the prayer.
Reception and banquet.
From the church the newly welded pair
and their familie and invited guests we're at
once driven To Clayton lodge, where Mrs
Mccormick received them, assisted by Mrs.
Cyrus II. Mccormick and Miss Virginia Nc
Cormick, before the guests offered their con-
gratulations to the happy bride and groom.
The decorations at the mansion were eve,
more extsnsi We and elabcfate than those al
the CHURCH. The bride was radiant and gra.
cious, and the groom's cup OF joy was over