St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-18
PURELY MATCH
Nuptials Of Miss Margaret Is
abelia Blaine and Walter
DamrOSch.
Growing Event Of a Brilliant
Social Season at Wash
ington.
President and Mrs. Harrison,
Cabinet Officers and Diplo-
mats the Guests.
Some Striking Costumes and
Bushels Of Gold and Sill
YER Presents.

YER PRESENTS
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Margaret lsa-
bella Blaine, eldest daughter of the
secretary OF state, was married at
o'clock this afternoon, at the residence
of her father. in this city. to Walter
Damrosch, Of New Yerk. The affair
was the eroWnlng event Of brilliant
social season, rendered the more inter
esting from the privacy which sur
rounded it. Public curiosity had been
whetted for some time by announce
mentS about the coming ceremony. al
ways guarded and never complete. The
secrecy, which served only to increase
the interest in the event, was due in
great measure to the Affections which
have fallen upon the family Of the sec
Fetary of state during the past winter.
The engagement Of Miss Blaine was
announced some months ago, but the
marriage has been postponed because OF
the paratively recent death OF Mrs.
COppnger. her sister, and later OF her
brother, Walker Blame. 1t was the
wish of the secretary of state that the
ceremony should be postponed only SO
long as was necessary; but he strongly
wished that the marriage should
Be Entirely Private
and that the witnesses should be con-
fined to the immediate members of the
families of the contracting parties. The
official position of Mr.. Blaine rendered
il impossible, however. TO maintain this
strict privacy, especially as Mr.. Dam
rOsch was anxious that the German
minister at Washington should be pres
ent. So invitations were extended TO
all of the members of the diplomatic
corps and TO q few personal friends OF
the Blaine aud DamrOsch families. The
general interest which surrounded the
marriage was evidenced before noon
to-day by the gathering of the curious
in front of the Blaine mansion on La
fayette square. There was no crOWdlng
and no dlsreSpect was intended by the
assembIage which gathered on the
broad walk opposite the house and
watched with interest for the arriving
guests. The windows Of the great
house we're closely curtained and the
glow of many gas jets ditfuSed through
them dimly soft mellow light. Shortly
after noon the guests began to arrive
They were welcomed by Mr. and Mrs.
1arv of state and his wife. The decora-
tions for the event had been of mod
est but effective character. Tall, grace
full palms filled the hooks and corners
and clustered about the bottom OF the
stairway. On the second floor, in the
long drawing room extending across the
front Of the house,
Bower of Nodding Palms
,,ooo ,1Ion4c bod loan
arranged with the oval mirror for
BACKGROUND. The mirror was framed
in thick fringe of maidenhair ferns
and masses of marguerltes. the brides
name-hoWcr. The mantel was banked
with growing ferns and from 1t dropped
pendulOuS fringe OF asparagus vines.
On either stood brass tables on which
were huge jars of la France roses. In
the corners of the drawing room were
clumps of palms and on all the tables
and brackets were bowls of SnOwballs
and syringas. In all OF the rooms there
were masses of spring flowers. Mrs.
Blaine preferred these simple dec0ra-
tions. So there were pots of sweet
honeysuckles, jars Of snOwballS and
wiStaria, low dishes OF VlOletS and
pansies, and mingled with them all
were graceful soft green ferns. A white
satin ribbon stretched across the draw
Ing room, dividing it midway. On the
other side OF this ribbon, and in
the library beyond, was the space
reserved for the guests. AS
O'Clock drew near they came in
great numbers. and it was soon
evident that had the wedding been less
"priyate" room could never have been
found for those invited. The president
and Mrs. Harrison drove over from the
a
fore O'Clock, and when they appeared
in the reception room they quickly be-
came, for the moment, the center of at
traction. Mrs. Mckee was also present
as member OF the executive party. All
of the cabinet members except the at
torney-general were present. The mem
bers of the diplomatic crops came not
as they woulG have come to a public
function, in brilliant uniforms, but ar
rayed in somber and impressive black.
Only the
Coreans Were in COlors.
The assemblage not only filled the
draWing-rOom and library but over
flowed into the hall when O'Clock ar
rived. But the bridal party did not ap-
pear at the appointed hour. What
bridal party ever did? 1t was nearly
half past when the minister. Rev. q.
Episcopal church, took his position at
the end OF the drawing room.
A few minutes later Miss Blaine en-
tered the room on the arm of her father.
With her came her bridesmaid, Miss Har-
riet Blaine. The groOm's only attendant
was Mr. Frank Roosevelt, of New
York. Miss Blaine'S little nepheWS,
sons Of Col. COppinger, walked one be-
fore and one behind the bridal party.
Mrs. Blaine followed the wedding
party, and wore a heliotrOpe satin
gown: Mrs. EmmOns Blaine, her we'd
ding gown OF white satin. Mrs. En-
mons Blaine carried bunch Of lilies of
the valley, bordered with heliOtrope.
In addition to those mentioned, there
were within the ribbOned enclosure the
groom's mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
DamroSch, the grOOm'S two unmarried
sisters. his married sister, Mrs. Wiss-
man, and his aunt, Miss Van Hamburg,
Df New York. Of the brides family,
there were Emm0nS Blaine, James g.
Blaine Jr. and Miss Abigail Dodge. The
hride's costume was of dead white silk
The skirt covered with folds OF white
mnuSselaine dc sole, which fell III 6
drmi-train. The edge Of the skirt was
finished with embroidery in white corC
anplioued in a leaf pattern. The bodice
was of The silk with full vest of nous
seIaine de sole, the vest shape defined
nv stripe of embroidery which con
filmed around the edge of the bodice
IN il met in the back. There was ;
fmII ruffle of mouSSelaine arounC
The neck. The long tulle veil wa
Fastened to Her Coiffure.
which was worn low, with tiny goll