Wichita eagle., 1889-09-27
Note the clear. rich colc4 of Hoods
Sarsaparila and the muddy, gritty make
UP of other medicines
EMMONS BLAINE MARRIED.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS, n. Y, Sept. Co.
Emmons Blaine sat on the piazza OF his
hotel this morning contemplating the
weather. He wore Il suit of mixed gray
stuff, a Derby hat and dark tie and at noon
was wed with Miss Anita Mccormick.
Its going to be the quietest wedding
ever saw" calculated the groom in a chat
with an Associated Press reporter. eve
have determined not to make any state
ments as to trousseau or bridal dress save
the fact that the latter will be of valenci-
ennes 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 the church: gown whose
entire front was of valenciennes lace
meeting train of white satin;
the waist was of white satin
aud fichu of lace fell softly about the
throat, the style being Marie Antoinette.
The sleeves were of soft lace reaching to
the wrist and the vail was caught up by a
coronet of orange blossoms.
There were no bridesmaids. The ushers
were f. A. Kepe, OF Chicago, T. f. Prague.
of Boston. and two brothers of the bride,
Harold and Stanley Mccormick. Among
those here who were first named by all
who were inquired of is the family Of the
groom, Secretary of State Blaine and wife,
the Misses Margaret and Harriet Blaine,
Walker and James G. Blaine, Jr. The
brides family here are the mother, Mrs.
Cyrus Mccormick. MIR. and Mrs. Cyrus
Mccormick, Jr., Miss Virginia McCor
mick, Mrs. Algernon D. Sullivan, of New
York, who is daughter, and the two
sons, Harold and Stanley. Hon. Stephen
Il. Elkins and wife are here and Rev. Dir.
John Hall. of New York. The Rev. DR..
Herrick Johnson, of Chicago, performed
the ceremony in the Presbyterian church
at noon, assisted by the local pastor, Rev.
s. V. V. Holmes.
The little Presby terrain church in which
the ceremony took place was lighted by
electric lamps and its arches were trim
med with smilaX. autumn leaves upon the
branches and ferns also turning color
from green to red. AS the guests began
arriving at the church soon after 1l:30 Il.
IN. the low dragging and water soaked
clouds commenced breaking into rain. Ten
minutes before the hour for the ceremony
Mr.. Elkins and wife entered and were
soon followed bv Secretary OF State Blaine
and his wife. The mother of the bride
plainly at;ired entered soon after noon and
it was now that the bridal party was seen
making its way from the carriage to the
shelter of the awning above the pathway
from the curb To the church porch. The
clergymen entered the chancel almost
simultaneously with the groom. At that
moment. the bride attired as stated, en-
tered upon the arm of her married brother,
Cyrus. Mr.. EmmonS Blaine awaited her
upon the altar step and, presenting them
selves, Dr. Holmes began reading the mar
riage ceremony as it is in the Presbyterian
church, DR.. johnson taking up the cere-
mOny. The brother, Cyrus. gave his sis
ter to the keeping of the groom. The mar
riage was consummated with a ring, the
couple kneeling during invocation of di-
vine blessings upon the union.
The newly welded pair led the process
ion from the church at 1915 p. m, en-
barking III carriages for a drive through
the pouring rain To the Mccormick cot
tage, whittier the invited guests followed
and sat down TO the wedding breakfast.