Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
DIPL OMATIC MARRIAGE
General Grub Welded in London
Today.
PRESIDENT POITERS STATEMENT.
Evans Relations With the InsoI-
vent Maverick Bank.
TIM HEALY HORSEWHIPPED.
Gen. r Burd Grub, U. :. Minister to spain
Married Today in London

Gen. r. Burd Grub, U. :. Minister to spain,
Married Today in London
LONDON Nov. Seen. r.. Burd Grub, the
United States minister TO Spain. was married at
$50 this afternoon ut ST. Stephens Church.
South KensinStoB this city. to Miss Violet Sop
with, eldest daughter Of Mr. Ihos. Sepwith oil
81 Cromwell road, London, and or the
Isle of Ilsmore. Scotland The Res.'I D.
T. Waldo. vicar OF St stephen ) as
sisted by the Rev. John Couison. uncle
OF the bride. and tine Rev Thomas Lane
Bridges cousin of the bride. oihciated at the
wedding ceremonies. The best man was Mr..
J. &. GroOme. the polo expert. and the brides
maids were the six sisters of the bride-M!sses
ROsamond. Lillian. Daisy. Gertrude. Olive and
Iris-Miss Madge Mestiter cousin of the
biide) and Hiss Ellie Grub, the daughter OF
tie bridegroom BY a former marriage.
The bride was given away by her father. who
was RECENTLY elected one OF the directors CT the
Bank Of England. Acting as ushers at the
wedding we're six young gentlemen from
Philadelphia, all members Of the famous
Philadelphia cavalry organization known as
tine City Troop. They were Nessrs. Edward {.
knight jr. sOr of the wealthy sugar refirer of
that name; Edward Browning, vice president
OF the Philadelphia Coaching Club; Barclay
Na=burtOn. the son Of we!lkaown ne wspaper
proprietor; ". T. yates, prcmnen. member
OF the Merton Cricket Club; Carence
L Lewis and Charles E Henry.
The church was crowded with Americans &c
Passage here regular residents IN England
OF VINO came here IRON the continent .Or the
express purpose Of doing honor 10 Gen, Grub
and his bride. Inc altar was beautifully decor
ated with flowers and with palms.and combined
with the elegantly fashionable costumes u the
la4ies, the many autumn cOIOrlnss blending
ir.o a soft delicate Io1t ensemble, the interior
OF ST. Stephens upon his occasion presented a
delightful scene. The Philadelphian TROOPERS
wore the uniforms Of the City Troop, white.
scarlet and silver. with high jack boots and
SILVER helmets, surmOunted by bear skin crestS.
The general was thus honOred by the hand
some young troopers because he was the last
captain of the City Troop. having resigned that
command when he decided to run for the gov
ernorshIp OF New Jersey. The troopers nom
the Quaker city. who gracefully, with the ac-
compartment 6f cLInking sabers and jingiing
spurs. 1shered the Wedding guests INTO their
pews were the object OF much attention ami
excited considerable comment OF fiatterlng
nature.
1t was, so far a. .he l1di "a dresses were con-
eerned, a white and pink Wedding The bride
wore soft white silk. with poILt lace draperies
caught up with orange blossoms and lace
butterflies The bridesmaids were dressed in
pi..k silk, with sashes from shoulder to
sEoulder and lace wells arranged with diamonds
anu feathers.
FECMISENT GUESTS PRESENT.
There were nearly 600 acceptances to the
Wedding Invitations and the church. which is
CEpaDle OF ACCOMMODATIONS dDOut s-uV ptORtt.
was iiled with friends and acquaintance OF the
families interested IN the ceremony.
Among the guests present az the service IN
81. step hen's. which was fully choral were Hon |
Rober: i. Lincoln. United states minister; the
Marquis de Gas, LaIglesia, the Spanish am |
basssldOr "a. London and all the members of
the Spanish embassy now in this city; the !
secretary Of the United States legation, Mr.. |
Henry White. and all the members of the |
United States legation now III Lon
don; Gen John c. New, the United
States consul general here. and Mrs New: |
Don Crbano MoEtIjo, the spanish consul gen |
eral, and lady: Lord and Lady George Camp
bell. Sir Arthur and Lady bloomfield, Capt
and Lady Graeebrldges, Lady Octayia Beau
mont. Lady Bright. Don Carlos Dominguez,
NJ p; SIR Henry Edwards, NJ p;
Sir Alexander and Lady Moncrieff |
Sir John and Lady Novals Sir William
Ptaree. bart Baron Michel dc WeIlaIay, Major |
and lady Elizabeth CiaugL-Iay Tor, Admiral |
SlI Edward EnSlete.d, h. &. b.
After the wedding ceremonies the newly mar |
ried pair lett London for the south coast en- |
route for the continent. and this evening a |
most brilliant and well-attended reception. at |
which nearly al OF the Wedding guests men
toned were present, was held at No. ~ Crom-
well road, the town residence OF the brides
father.
THE BRIDAL PRESENTS.
The presents received ty the bride numbered
mere than $50, and incladed diamonds from
the brides father, handsome large diamond
crescent from the English employees OF I. Sop
with Co. (LImi;ed). in Spain. jcweled dirk
from the SOpWith household at the Isle OF Lis
more, silver mounted writing case
from the SoPwith household at ~ Cromwell
road. a silver amounted dressing bag from Gen.
Grubb. a bronze copy OF p yche from inanys,
New York. the gift OF the New Jersey battalion
10 which the bridegroom belonged
The bride is a Scotch lady, who has been con-
sidered one Of the bellies OF London society. she
first net the general at Madrid, " here her father
has a branch of his business kilograms OF con-
graduation were received by the bridegroom
from President benjamin Harrison. Vice Presi-
dent Levi Z. Morton. 3ir. James q. Blame, Sec
rotary Of State % the United States, and from
az 'he United states ministers IL Europe.