The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01
GEN. GRUBB'S WEDDING.
How the Marriage With
Miss sopWith Was
Brought About.
MADAME GRUBB SUGGESTED IT.
The Home Coming of the Bride TO
Edgewater Park-0ne Of the
Handsomest Estates in
New Jersey.
MADAME GRUB SUGGESTED IT.
sDeciaI 70 TIC Jersey cltv Nous.

will make the beautiful Rose OF Lis
more" the mistress of General Grubb's
home at Edgewater Park. The Madame
is responsible for this match She
brought it abont IN pretty nearly the
same manner as she did the match with
Miss Van RENSSELAER, twenty-Iour years
! ago. The General has been a widower
| for seven years He never intended to
remarry because his daughter. Miss EfIle
| Grubb. was quite competent TO preside
over his elegant home. She and her
| friend. Miss Ida George, who is con
sidered the prettiest woman in Madrid
and who is soon TO marry a marquis,
have for several years, presided at the
five o'clock teas and receptions.
| General Grubb met his bride at a tea
| given in her honor by the ambassadors at
/ Madrid. Her father, Thomas Sopwith, is
/ well known in Spain, and his princeIy
| income is derived from mines that he
owns In that country. General Grnbb's
| investments are also in iron mines located
in Virginia. Miss Ellie was the first to
| fall IN love with Miss Violet Sopwith
4 They became iuseparable friends. Miss
Sopwith fell in love with Madame Grub.
| Il dignifed old lady, quite stout. very re-
fined, but nearly bind. The General
was interested in the Scotch beauty be-
/ cause all the rest of the family were. One
evening after Miss Sopwith had taken tea
| with the Minister and his party, and had
! appeared at her best, the General was
! startled by his mother remafking: Ned.
| that Is the woman you ought 10 marry p
4 The General had not vet discovered that
he was in need OF u wife, put be thought
1T over. A day or two later, when the
subject of returning to America was be-
/ ing considered, Miss Ellie Grubb was
/ looking forward with more or less fretful
| foreDodings to fne separation. Both had
| promised to write and to visit ench other
| Miss Sopwith had left then, aud as the
| General came upon the scene Miss Eeis
| Papa, why don't you marry Vio-
| let, She is SO iLyeiyse Then the General
/ went to wooing, and did it bravely
| Thirty days later his engagement was
announced quietly to the family.
The official announcement was made at
a fets given by the Sunday school chill
dren on the Islandsof LIsmore, where the
Il Sopwiths have their summer home. II is
located six miles of the coast and west
| OF Oban. Thomas Sopwith owns the
island. which is five miles Tong aud full
/ OF picturesque scenery. The bride has
been worker in the Sunday school, and
WAS the presiding genius Of all the par
! ochial charities The Clergyman was &C
| corded the privilege Of breaking the
/ news, and while some of the children
| wept, others applauded. 1t was strange
co-mingiing OF JOY ard sorrow.
The wedding takes place in St.
Stephens Church, South Keusington,
London. The reception Will follow at the
1 London residence of the brides father
/ The six sisters OF the bride, and every
one OF them are beautiful. will be the
bridesmaids. The ushers will be PhiiA-
/ delphians and members of the old CITY
/ Troop. which General Grub commanded
for several years. They anticipate ap-
| pearing in the striking uniform of the
/ troop, but 1t is doubtful whether they
/ will be allowed TO land with their side
| arms. Without the sword the uniform
| will be snowy enough and will MAKE
! British reQimentals look tawdy. 1t was
1 This gorgeous array that the Minister OF
Spain wore at fancy ball and outshone
/ every diplomat present He was severe ly
| criticised at the time for parading
in the uniform of National
| Guard Company at a court bail
/ but the General defended himself by de-
/ claring that the affair WAS not formal but
informal and was masquerade He did
/ not dare go in mask and domino, so he
| wore his regimentals. which he took with
| him for just such purpose. OAe of his
SNOWY ushers will be Barclay Warbur-
| ton, son OF Eiitpr Charles Warburton, of
he EUcRing Telegraph of Philadelphia
| Young WarDurton is now IA the theatre
| cal business and was manager for Dixsy.
| The others are Charles Is. Henry, j. c.
| Groonie, William E. Bates, E. C. Knight,
| Jr.. Edward Browning, Clarence r.
| Lewis aud Hugh Craig, Jr. the latter is
| to be his grnomsnan. Besides his mother
| aud daughter, there will be no immedi-
! ate members Of his family present. Mrs.
Marie and her son Peter Marie. who is
| mis- private secretary, are relatives aud
| they will come from Madrid to be pres
emit If the General had postponed his
wedding for ten days, he would have been
married on his fiftieth birthday.
THE BRIDE
| The bride is as tall as the General and
/ has a commanding presence. She has
| brown hair and dark blue eyes, and is
considered typical Scotch beauty. She
is society woman, aud during the Lou
| don season is prominent In all charity af-
| fairs. She has been well educated and
talks six languages ftuently. She has
/ spent part of every year on the continent
| She is popular among all classes. because
! of her simplicity and quiet demeanor.
/ She acquired the title of 1.-The Rose of
1 Lismore" because of her many charities
among the people on her fathers island
| The honeymoon will be spent in Spain.
| Circumstances will compel the General to
| combine business and pleasure. His leave
of absence as Minister 10 Spain expires
january /. During recent visit to
| Washington, the President assigned to
1 General Grubb several important mat
ters relative Co the reciprocity treaty with
| Spain.
In April the general aud his Scotch
! bride will return to their Edgewater
| home. AT the present time the Edge
wood Park is in the hands of mechanics
| and decorators and the bride will proDa-
| bly, smell fresh paint when She arrives
| Grubb's Edgewater Park home il one of
| the prettiest in New Jersey. It is on the
| Delaware river. two miles below Burling-
ton. The house is conspicuous one when
viewed from the river. It stands on a
graceful elevation which rises from the
pebbly beach. Ga the slipping grass there
are two large butterflies made
OF colens. From the drawing room.
| through glass door is obtained
sweeping view OF the river and
the pretty landscape on the Pennsylvania
shore. IL is surrounded by an ample
PARK and garden. On the blafT along the
| river is a double line OF trees under which
1 General Grub enteftains the veterans of
| the kearny Brigade aud Grubb's "Chick-
1 ens.s the name gwen TO the men who
fought in Grubb's Twelty-seyenth Regi-
4 lnent, New Jersey Volunteers. In this
grove table from which three hundred
eau cut is spread twice a year. On the
| days OF the reunions. No house Ia New
! Jersey Is SO well known. because Of
| the numerous aua varied entertain-
ments that have been given there
| The delight of the General Is to
| snare all It's comfort aud beauty with his
old comrades in arms. The iufeiior OF
the house is marvellouSly beautiful. AT
the entrance on each side OF tae steps are
two huge balls or iron. which syulholize
the vocation OF the owner, who Is defined