St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-11
AS GAY AS A LARK,
Beaten in One Suit, Sir Will
lam Wins in the Court Of
Cupid.
Gordon Cumming Weds a
True-Hearted Daughter Of
Uncle Sam.
The Wedding Was a Very
Quiet Affair With Few
Present.
Echoes Of the Famous Trial
and How England Regards
the Outcome.

LONDON, June 1O.-Sir William Cor
don Cumming was married at IL o'clock
this morning in the fashionable Holy
Trinity church at Chelsea to Miss Flor
ence Garner, daughter of the late Com
modore William Garner. of New
York city. Lord Thurlow gave the
bride away, Major Vesey Dawson
of the Coldstream Guards, was the
best man, and Rev. Robert Eyton Of
ficiated. 1t was practically a secret
marriage. Only twelve people were
present at the ceremonies at Holy
Trinity. The bride looked charmingly
happy, and Sir William was
proud-looking, cool and entirely
self-possessed. There was no
trace iu his personal appearance
of depression or emotion resulting from
yesterdays verdict in the court of
queens bench. So we'll was the secret
of the marriage kept that at 10 o'clock
there were no signs about the Holy
Trinity church at Chelsea that any such
ceremony was to be performed there to-
day. At 1920 a. m. plain, ordinary
cab drove up to the church gates, and
from it alighted
The Much Talked-Of Plaintiff
in the famous baccarat suit. Sir Will
lam Gordon Cumming was accompanied
by his best man, Maj. Vesey Dawson.
The two gentlemen quickly entered the
church, as if fearing that one Of them
at least would be recognized. Once
inside the building, Sir Will
lam and the major walked up
the aisle adjoining the morning
chapel, in which it was arranged that
the marriage ceremony should take
place. The sole occupants of Holy
Trinity, even at this hour, were three
carpenters, engaged in some apparently
much-needed repairs to the build
ing. Sir William and his friend
stood chatting together for min
ute or so inside the morn
ing chapel, and then their attention was
attracted to two or three ladies who had
quietly entered the church and sat
down near the two gentlemen. A min
ute or so later carriage drove up to
the church, and from it alighted Miss
Florence Garner. Lord and Lady Mid
dletOn, and lady who was understood
to be the BRIDES sister, Mrs. Randolph.
The bride walked smilingly towards the
bridegroom, who advanced to meet her.
There Were No Bridesmaids.
but instead, Miss Garner was chaper-
oned by Lady Middleton. Soon after
the arrival of the bride and her friends,
Rev. DR.. Eyton, who was to officiate at
the marriage service, emerged from the
vestry and the ceremony COM
menced. The first portion of the
altar steps and the second part
at the communion table. Both
the bride and bridegroom made the
usual responses In clear and audible
voices. At the conclusion of the service,
the bridal party was conveyed to the
Middleton mansion, and after the we'd
ding breakfast, Sir William Gordon
Cumming and his bride left Lon
don for Middleton's country seat,
Wellaton house, Nottingham, where they
will pass few days previous to continu-
ing the journey to Altyre, Sir Williams
seat in Scotland. where they will reside.
Lady Gordon Cumming is the eldest
daughter of the late Commodore William
In July, 1876, with his wife, through the
capsizing of Mr.. Gamers yacht Mo-
hawk. 1t is definitely known that Sir
William Gordon Cumming and his wife
will make a visit to the United States in
the autumn.
Echoes of the Scandal -
stin fill the air. The solicitor general
Sir Edward Clarke. who so ably ar
gued the case on Monday, is iii and
thoroughly exhausted to-day. He has
entirely lost the use of his voice, and
is obliged to retire from an i'm
portant case in which he was re-
tanned for to-day. The denun,
citation of the Prince of Wales
by the newspaper press, especially his
denunciation by the Tory press, has
caused tremendous sensation through
out Great Britain, and it is freely as
serted that the revelations made
duringthe trial Of the baccarat
scandal suit in court are judged
to have done more to imperial the
taken place for many years past in
England. The fat assertion made by
the Daily Chronicle. to the effect that
until the Prince of Wales on oath
swears. as his ''confederates" did, that
he the prince did not violate the
solemn pledge he gave to Sir
William Gordon Cumming, he (the
heir apparenD rests under an
imputation of >dishonor quite as
shameful as that which the jury put
upon Sir William Gordon Cumming, re-
fleets the general feeling on the sub
ject. A preciS of the court proceed
ings was telegraphed each night to the
queen, who is now at Balmoral castle.
in Scotland, and her majesty is said to
haYe
Expressed Her DispIeasure
in such strong tones that Truth, of this
city, asserts that it would not be sur
pris9d if the court of queens bench
revelations were the casue of the Earl
| of Coventry'S resigning his office as
! master of her majesty'S buckhounds. or
chief of the royal hunt of her maiesty's
| household, for which Office the earl
draws an annual salary of S6,5OO.
The queen does not attempt to conceal
the fact that she is angry with every
| one connected with the baccarat scan
| dal, and the effects of the royal dis
! pleasure may yet be felt in several
quarters. At Ascot yesterday, the
Prince of Wales was visibly nervous,
until after he received the dispatch
| announcing the Wilson's victory.
| So soon as he was in
| possession of the result of the jury's de-
| liberations, the prince fairly beamed
upon his friends and relatives, taking
no pains to conceal the pleasure he felt
at the result of the verdict. The Star
to-day, under the heading of Royalty
| at the Stake" says that the Prince of
Wales is the male head of his race.
The women of his house are vlrtuous.
| self-restrained and reliant. The English
people throughout the world want the
men to be more like the women of this
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