St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-06
sHEPARD's GIRL WEEDS.
Brilliant Wedding in the Wander
biIt Clique.

New YORK, Feb. 5.-Maria Louise,
daughter of Col Elliott F. Shepard and
granddaughter of the late William H.
Vanderbilt, was married shortly after
noon to-day to William Jay Schieffelin,
son of William j. Schieffelin and grand
son of John Jay. The ceremony was
performed at the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain church, Rev. DR.. John
Hall officiating. Long before noon
the big auditorium of the
church was filled with fashionable
people III beautiful gowns and gay hats.
They filled the seats down stairs and
the galleries and all the side aisleS, and
even got around among the palms and
plants in the organ loft, where they
peered out from among the tropical
| leaves. The front seats ON the right
and left of the center aisle were re-
served for the families of the bride and
bridegroom On the left sat the Van
derbiIts. All except the brides mother
were there. and she was the last Van
derbit to arrive, dressed in black lace
over white silk, and carrying a large
bouquet of white roses. The family OF
the bridegroom sat on the right.
There were Mr.. and Mrs. Schieffelln
and Miss Schieffelin. The bridegroom's
with jet and jet bonnet. Miss Schief-
felin wore pearl gray, trimmed with jet,
and broad-brimmed gray hat with
gray plumes. Back of them sat Mr..
and Mrs. John Jay, the bridgroom's
| grandfather and grandmother. MIR. Jay
came in leaning on clutches lmmedi-
ately before the ceremony began. Mrs.
Jay wore magnificent ermine cape and
black bonnet, with large pale gray
tips. Next to the family sat Gen. Sher-
man and his daughters and DIR. Rayns-
ford. At 1900 the bridal party moved
down the center aisle. First came the
uSherS; they were Edward II. Buckley
Jr.. William Bard McVickar, Schuyler
/ William Bradhurst Field, E. c. Aches
ton and Frederick Bull The brides
maids came next, two and two. There
were six of these, and they all wore
gowns Of white chitfren, made short,
with high sleeves and collars bOrdered
with swans down. They wore broad
white hats with great MANY white
plumes. and carried bouquets of white
roses. They were Misses Marguerite
Shepard and Sloan. maids of honor. and
Emily Shepard. Ethel Dodge, Eleanor
j. Robinson and Emily King. The
maids OF honor were very young girls,
| VINO wore their nalf HOWlng uoWh
their backs. and tied with white
ribbons. Then came the bride, Maria
Louise Sheppard, on the arm of her
father. She was graceful. girlish
bride. Her gown was of peau de sole.
with long, round train and perfectly
| plain, save for the garniture of lace and
lilies of the valley. Itwas high at the
neck, and had elbow sleeves. The veil
was of exquisite point. fastened with
pearl pins over high coiffeure. There
were no ornaments. The bridegroom
wore morning dress. The service was
of the simplest and shortest. No one
but the clergyman heard the reponses of
the couple. The ceremony over, the
bridal party passed down the aisle, while
the wedding march from "Lohengrin"
sounded loud and clear, and into the
carriages, which took them to the home
of the brides grandmother, Mrs. William
Ii. Vanderbilt, where the wedding break
fast was served.