Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
General Grub Welded in London
Today.
PRESIDENT POFTERS STATEMENT,
Evans Relations With the insoI-
oer vent Maverick Bank.
TIM HEALY HoRsEwHIPPED
A DIPLOMATS WEDDING.
Gen Z Burd Grubb. U. $. Minister to Spain
Married Today in London.

Married Today in London.
LONDON Nov 3-Gen. f. Burd Grub, the
United States minister TO Spain, was married at
2.30 this afternoon at St. Stephens Church,
South Kensington, this city. to Miss Violet Sop
with, eldest daughter of Mr. Thos- Sopwith OF
% Cromwell road, London, and Of the
Isle OF Llsmore. Scotland The Rev. j.
p Waldo. vicar of ST. Stephens, as
sisted BY the Rev. Johl COulson. uncle
of the bride. and tine Rev. Thomas Lane
Bridges, cousin of the bride, officiated at the
wedding ceremonies The best man was Mr.
J. c. Groome. the polo expert. and the brides
maids were the six sisters o. the bride-Misses
Rosamond. Lillian. Daisy. Gertrude. Olive and
lris-Miss Nadge MeStiter cousin OF the
bride) and Miss Fife Grub, the daughter OF
the bridegroom by former marriage.
The bride was given away by her father. who
was recently elected one of the directors of the
Bank of England. Acting as ushers at the
wedding were six young gentlemen from
Philadelphia. all members of the famous
Philadelphia cavalry organization known as
the City Troop. They were Messrs- Edward C..
knight. jr.. son of the wealthy sugar retiner of
that name; Edward Browning, vice president
of the Philadelphia Coaching Club: Barclay
Warburton, the son of Il wel-knOwn newspaper
proprietor; ". Z. Bates. prominent member
OF the Merton Cricket Club; Clarence
E. Lewis and Charles f. Henry.
The church was crowded with Americans de
passage here or regular residents in England
VINO came here from the continent for the
express yurpose of doing honor to Gen. Grub
and his bride. The altar was beautifully decor
ated with flowers and with palms. and combined
with the elegantly fashionable costumes OF the
ladies' the many autumn colOrlngs blerdllg
into q soft delicate tout ensemble, the interior
of St. Stephens upon this occasion presented
delightful scene. The Philadelphian troopers
wore the uniforms Of the City Troop, white.
scarlet and silver, with high jack boots ANA
SILVER helmets, surmOunted BIZ bear skin crests.
The general was thus honOrcd 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
ernorshlp OF New Jersey. The troopers from
the Quaker city. who gracefully, with the ac-
compartment of elankiHS sabers and juggling
spurs, :ishered the wedding guests into their
pews, were the object of much attention and
excited considerable comment OF aa:terlnS
nature
II vas. so far as the ladies' dresses were con-
cerned, a white and pink wedding. The bride
wore soft white silk. with point lace draperies
caught up with orange blossoms and lace
butterflies The bridesmaids were dressed in
rose pix silk. with sashcs from shoulder 10
shoulder and lace wells arranged with diamonds
and feathers.
PROMINENT GUESTS PRESENT.
There were nearly 500 acceptarces to the
wedding invitations and the church, which is
capable Of accommodating about 200 people,
was filed with friends and acquaintance of the
families interested in the ceremony
Among the guests present at the service in
st. Stephens, which was fully choral, were Hon.
Robert I. Lincoln, United States minister; tine
Marquis de Casa LaISlesia, the Spanish
bassador at 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 in Lon
don; Gen John c. New, the United
States consul general here. and Mrs. New;
Don Crbano Montijo, the Spanish consul gen
eral, and lady: Lord and Lady George Camp
bell, Sir Arthur and Lady bloomfield, Capt.
and Lady Gracebridgee, Lady Oct.syia Beau
mont, Lady Bright, Don Carlos Dominguez,
DON Louis DomingueZ, sir George Elliott,
N. p; Sir Henry Edwards, NJ. p;
Sir Alexander and Lady Moncrietf.
Pearee. bart Baron Michel &c Weliamy. Major
and Lady Elizabeth Claugh-Taylor, Admiral
Sir Edward Engleteld. n T.. Ii.
After the wedding ceremonies the newly mar
ried pair left London Tor the south coast en-
route for the continent, and this evening a
most brilliant and well-attended reception. at
which nearly all of the wedding guests men-
toned were present, was held at No. 92 Crom-
we'll road, the town residence OF tine brides
father.
THE BRIDAL PRESENTS.
The presents received by the bride numbered
more than $50, and included diamonds from
the brides father, a handsome large diamond
crescent from the English employees of T. Sop
with 4 Co. Gimited), in Spain, a jeweled dirk
from the Sopvith household at the Isle of Lis
more, silver mounted writing case
from the Sopwith household at 92 Cromwell
road, q sllver-mounted dressing bag from Gen.
Grub, bronze copy of Psyche (from 1iffany's,
New York;, the gift Of the New Jersey battalion
to which the bridegroom belonged
The bride is q Scotch lady, who has been con-