The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03
BLAINE MCCORMICK.
EmmOns Blaine and Miss Minta
Mccormick United
In Marriage To-day at RichfieId
Springs, N. Y.
Minister Ryan on His Way to
Washington.
viii be Sold - To Secure a
Navy Yard.

RIcHFIELD SPRiN6s, N. Y, Sept. 20.
-Emmons Blaine sat on the piazza Of
his hotel at 10 o'clock this morning
contemplating the weather. He wore
q suit of mixed gray stuff, a Derby hat
and a dark tie, and at noon he will wed
with Miss Minta Mccormick. Its
going to be the quietest wedding you
ever saw" said tho to-be groom in a
chat with an Associated Press report
er. 1--WE have determined not to make
any statements as TO the trosseau or
bridal dress, save the fact that the lat
ter will be of Valenciennes
lace and white satin. Some
one, however, had told more
about the bridal attire and this was
what the ladies summarized when they
saw the young bride at church. A
gown whose entire front was a Val
enciences lace meeting a train of
white satin. The waist was OF white
satin and q fichu of lace fell softly
about the throat, the style being Mar
ie AntOnnette. The sleeves were Of
white lace reaching TO the wrist and
the vail was caught up by a coronet of
that there would be no bridesmaids
present. The ushers are +. A. Keepe
OF Chicago, +. +. Prague of Boston,
end two brothers of the bride, Harold
and Stanley Mccormick. Among
those here first named by all who are
inquired Of is the family
OF the groom, Secretary Of
state Blaine and wife. The Misses
Margaret and Harriet Blaine. Walker
and James e.. BLAZING, Jr. The brides
family here are the mother. Mrs. Cy-
rus Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Mccormick, Jr.. Miss Virginia Nc
Cormick. Airs. Algernon ID. Sullivan Of
New York who is daughter and the
soDs Harold and Stanley, Hon. Stephen
ID. Elkins and wife are here, aud Rev.
Dr. John Hall of New York. The
Rev. Dr. Herrick Johnson of Chicago,
will perform the ceremony in the Pres
byterian church at noon assisted by
the local pastor Rev. 5. " V. Holmes.
The little Presbyterian church in
which the ceremony took place was
lighted by electric lights, and its
arches were trimmed with smilax and
autums leaves upon the branches and
ferns also turning color from green to
red. As the guests began arriving al
the church soon after 1870 a. m. the
low. dragging and water soaked clouds
commenced breaking into rain. Ter
minutes before the hour for the cere.
mony. Mr. Elkins and wife entered
and We re som followed by Secretary OF
State Blaine aud his wife. The moth
CT Of the bride, plainly attired, entered
soon after noon, and lt was now that
the bridal party was making its way
from the carriages to the shelter OF
the awning above the path
way from the curb to JhC
church porch. The clergyman
entered the chancel almost stimultane
ously with the groom. at that momen
the bride attired.as stated enters upoI
the arm OF her married brother, Cyrus
Mr.. Emmons Blaine awaited her upoI
the altar step and presenting them
selves, DIR. Holmes began fading tn
marriage ceremony as It is in the Pres
byterian church. DIR. johnson taking
up the ceremony. The Brother, Cyru
gave his sister To the keeping of TIT
groom The marriage was cOnsum-
mated with u ring the couple kneelinS
during the invocation Of divine bless
ings upon the uaion. The newly we'd
ded pair led the procession from tn
church at 1915 p. m. embarking in cal
riages for a drive through the pourin
rain to the Mccormick cottage, width
er the invited guests followed and sa
down TO the wedding breakfast.
At 2:l5 tie couple viii staTt on tn
trip to b ar HaTbOr.