The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-26
Welded TO A PRINCE.
The Fate sf Miss CLARA Ward OF Detroit.
Michigan.


Michigan.
PARIS. May 25.-The Papal Nunciature
was well filled for the wedding Of Miss
Clara Ward of Detroit TO Prince Jeseph
Caraman Chimay, son of the Belgian for
eiRn minister. Lord Lytton, the British
ambassador, and Whitclaw Reid, the
American minister TO France, were the
witnesses for the bride, and Baron de
Beycus, the Belgian ambassador TO
France, and the Duke Of Fessenac fof the
bridegroom. Lord Lytton stood mt the left OF
the altar with Mr.. Cameron and the Baron
de Beycus. Al the right with her step
mother stood the bride. She is q very
handsome woman and young enough 10
be her husbands daughter. The bride
groom Is tall, flnc-looking man, very
dark, with a hooked nose. His full name
10 Joseph Marie Anatole Ellie de Riquet,
and he bears the title Of Prince de Car
man. He Is ~ years OF age. On his
fathers death, which seems pretty Close, he
will become a grandec OF Spain OF the
firstclass
The Papal Nuncio's part of the cere.
mony consisted in asking the bride
whether whether she renounced for good
the Protestant religion. The bride AS
sented with considerable yigor. After
| this the chaplain finished the ceremony.
Considerable pity was felt among the as.
sistants at seeing q young and beautiful
bauche of Europe. The sacrifice was ac-
companied with immense pomp and as
much ceremony rs i'm the case Of a royal
| wedding.
The old Prince de Chimay looked
thoroughly worn out with loose living
The scandal which was provoked q year
| ago by his marriage to young girl Is not
forgotten,
| Miss Ward is native of Detroit, and
her father dying, his widow went to Can
ada, where she married q Mr.. Cameron
There Miss Ward was introduced to the
best society. At the house of the Com
missioner-G General of Canada she me,
Prince Joseph.
The ceremony was performed I'm the
small chapel. while in an adjoining room
the choir of the Madeleine rendered the
"Marche Religeusc" from "Lohengrin,
and Gounod's Hymn n st. Cecile." The
bride wore a costume of white satin GOV
cred with point lace with q long veil oi
point lace held by q coronet of orange
blossoms. She also wore u magnificent
pearl and diamond crescent and earrings
gifts from the groom.
The bride, who Is only IL, Is tall, and Q
blonde with dark eyes and brows, and she
looked very handsome In her gorgeous
bridal robes. She has fortune of 81 600,
600 i'm her own right, with more In pros
pect.
Mrs. Cameron, mother of the bride
wore costume of moss green velve
richly embroidered with colored Rarlandi
in Louis XVI style, made In long casaqu'
over petticoat of brocade, with an EN-
broidered waistcoat of white satin, and |
jabot of lace about the throat. Her bon
net was Of gold lace and feathers.
The Comptesse Grofful,e, sister OF thu
groom, wore an exquisite toilet OF pail
salmon pink, the front covered with poin
lace, with long flowing sleeves Of pinl
crepe de chine, which fell to the floor owe
close sleeves of lace that came down owe
her hands, almost concealing the pail
pink suede gloves. She had a Medici
collar of deep crystal pink, with lace q
the throat, and pearl jewels. Her darl
hair was crowned with u wonderful com
bination of pale pink crepe, feathers
pearl pins, and n veil of pink tulle over nj
completed this remarkable toilet.