New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-27
MCCORMICK.
, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WEDDING AT RICH
FIELD SPRINGS.
,yrRoH AND CLAYTON LODGE DECO
RATED WITH FLOWERS IN PROPULSION
MR.. AND MRS. EMMoNs BLAINE
START FOR BAR HARBoR'

my rrI rGRArH TO THE Tribune
Rjchheld Springs, ~ Y, sept Xo-|Ni'housn IL mas
All along been tho intention OF oo'n 'ne biahle ana
Mccormick families TO have quiet country "euulhg
M expcnse has been spared to make IL an exceedingly
~ - 80 r,,o aecorstions Of the church were by
a. ~ orast aver seen here. Back Of the chance
. . ,creen NJ smax falling TO within about ten feet
NJ m. floor The space nom moor 10 screen was
t.rkod with NOTED plants many OF them being in
49, 90 Zach side Of the chancel was a large
,.s,r A. banana tree and near by phoenix palm and
q seafortb palm. On each side Of the chancel
49, ,rnmed with ferns. The side walls Of the
chrroh ,ee profusey decorated with autumn leaves,
Wild clersds and bterswect.
The wedding ceremony was set for 10 O'Clock but
owing to the natural desire the part of tho village
n,ope nearly all Of whom had been invited 10 be
present at the church as to see he prominent
guests enter. the church was well filled by half
past IL o'clock The first Of the Immediate rela-
fves Of the bridal couple TO enter were Secretary
and Mrs. Blaine. Mr. Blaine had a black cutawsy
coat with light gray trousers. Mrs Blalne's dress
was vieux-rose brocaded silk. waist cut Vshape
and filed In with lace and pink silk bonnet 10
match, With diamond ornaments Following them
Colonel and Mrs. Coppinger, formerly Miss
blaine Mrs. Coppinger had a white silk dress
with large orange flowers and pulled lace sleeves
Her bonnet also of white silk. with pink feathers
and diamond ornaments. The Misses Blaine
accompanied by James @. Blaine, IT., and Walter
silk with small polka dots, white pulled sleeves and
lace trimmings. hats with white ostrich trimmings.
Mrs. Cyrus II. Mccormick. the mother OF the bride
was dressed in heavy black silk with train trimmed
with black Grape, hair plainly dressed. Mrs. AL
gernon s. Sullivan, formerly Miss Mccormick, had
on a heavy black silk, cut train. Mrs. Cyrus II.
Mccormick Jr., attred In ngbt-colored bro
cadod slk, cut V-shape, Leghorn hat trimmed with
flowers and light lace. Miss Virginia McCormick's
dress was white brooaded India silk, with oolored
figures.
Promptly at the specified hour the bridal party
entered the church and passed the aisle the bride
leaning the OF her brother, Cyrus II. McCor
mick. The brides dress was Of costly material
but simply made. The entire front OF
vslenciennes lace meeting train of white satin.
The waist was Of white satin with fchu OF lace OF
the style Of Marie Antoinette falling about the throat
The sleeves made entirely Of soft lace reaching
the waist. The veil caught up with a coronet OF
orange blossoms. Mr. Mccormick wore the customary
frock coat. Following them came the ushers Harold
and Stanley Mccormick brothers of the bride and
+. A. Keep Of Chicago, and C. F. Sprague, Of Boston.
They wore outaway coats, the two former having
on white and black trousers and the others
dark gray trousers.
As the party walked up the aisle Professor William
l. Tomns director Of the Cecilia Choir. OF Chicago
nlaved the Iobencrin wedding march. At the altar
they wero met by the bridegroom and his best man,
his brother Walker Blaine. The opening PRAYER was
read by the Rev. IS Van Vranken Holmes the resident
minister.
The Episcopal wedding service was performed By
the Rev Dr. Herrick Johnson of the Chicago Theology
cal Seminary, the bride being given away by her
brother The bridegroom made the responses in low
voice. The BRIDES voice somewhat more DIS
tlnct but scarcely audible IN the middle OF the
church As the party retraced lts way
down the aisle, the bridegroom having, OF
course changed places with the brides brother
dendelssohn,s wedding march was played by the
,reanist The presents to the ushers were diamond
beur~de.ls TO the Messrs. Mccormick and silver drink
ns.hsshs to the others Z. W, Ryerson, Of Chicago.
was master OF ceremonies
Upon leaving the church. the inv'sea guests e,o~"
70 CLAYTON Lodge the home Of the McCormcks, where
The wedding breakfast was served. At the entrance
TO the grounds was an arch Of cedar boughs draped
with wild clemats. The sides of the posts were
sousred and covered with small flags, large Tags
being massed on the upper part OF the arch Ine
words Blaine Mccormick" were worked In immor0nes
in a space surrounded by the Gags, and suTmountod
49, s,rer and gold star An exactly similar arch,
NTH the words omitted was erected over the walk
entrauce The carriages of the guests were drVeh
nm ~ the gateway at side Of the house the guests
walking on the piazza TO the front entrance In.
p,sszas we're decorated with large vases Vi
palms IN front Of each pillar with palms ana cut nov"
su on the stone railing between the phlsfs' Inc
bries and bridegroom stood at the hall entrance 10
r.o.,vs At either end Of the halls tennis net was
drsrod on the wall. The nets wero filed IN Win
orchids and roses Screens, covered with smlax $1,000
by the replace palms behind them towering o'oi
tbe screens large modern Norwegian oflnhlns
howl a present TO the McCormicks rom INC
prime. Of wales standing on the mantel was hleo
with orchids and roses. The rest of the mantel "@
hanksd With roses The balustrades were interwoVen
With s1nilax and brideroses, while palms were pIaoea
az the foot Of the stairway. The sitting room ana
dinng-room were also deliberately decorated tho nre
place in the latter being filed with smax ana Aoo
American beauty roses. The floral table decorations
roses At the head Of the table elaborate
piece by the head cook Of the spring House termed
The table was another complicated piece The figures
in IND Ss work Te'0 eSs Rss T o a GeP
piece was pool Of water under the bridge in which
small FISH ware swimming studlebinc's Orchestra
The guests the breakfast were the Blaine family TE
Stephen EEqs Miss EkS the Rev Nicer DT p SS9n
MIR and Mrs Alfred B. Mason, Walter Damrosch. Mrs:
HYP1nsSP s. FG0e EoD snps Miss N G. 0 %aS
II Gray. Edwin " RyeTsOH f. A, Keep, Colonel
". X. Nixon Mrs. Whittier Mrs George Ryerson, John
NyersoD. Mrs cyrus Bentley, Mrs. Frank Farwell OF
Chic Chieago Mrs G. A Whittier F. stanwoOd; Boston
MISS Helen Potts Of someyille, " J. Miss Alice Ward
Adams Of 6n61 Nav @h'Sfne and 9r C. e. Tnns
hast Of Troy Colonel and Mrs Copplnger, washington;
Tlllamsn, Detroit; Mrs. John Miller Miss Miller and
Miss Chapman, Princeton, \. j.; II. H. Shier and Mrs
Gsnf s'h and Mrs T and MIS- A. BaSTker
ton M n s. 1o, Wright Mrs. Mrs, Wright Mr.
Huntington Mr. and Mrs W. F. shafier Mrs Cutler,
DR.. and Mrs: Sanger Brown of NewYork Robert II. |
Parkinson, Cincinnati
Mr. and Mrs Emmons Blaine left here In the palace |
Wanderer. attached 20 special engine at 40 |
D. m They Will 60 through without stop IN Rar |
Harbor where they will spend the honeymoon The |
remainder of the Blaine party left here at rs n m
stephen Tlkns accompanied them. il is i'm possible
10 learn any thing regarding the wedding presents
James simpson OF the well-mown firm Of Simpson.
Crawford simpson, was married last evening to |
Miss Lulu D. Presby daughter Of Charles NJ. Presby |