New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
MISS DE WERE MARRIED.
THE WEDDING KEPT A SECRET.


eaGyoR RoMUALDo sAPIo THE HAPPY BRIDE
GRooM-MEs. OGDEN DoREMUs 4 WITNESS.
1t will surprise the friends Of Miss Cemcntne De
We're. the young concert soprano who sings in DR..
Paxtons Church at a large salary. that she last
night married to signOr Romnaldo Sapio.
teacher Of vocal music, BY d.. Paxton
at Ms house, No. 81 West Forty siXth-st.
Yesterday at noon sn-loo'ing man with a
pointed beard and mysterious air rang the bell of Dr.
Paxton's house and asked to see the pastor. The
colored servant who came to the door said the
doctor was at dinner and could rot possibly be dis
turbed. He advised the caller to come at u p. H.
The stranger departed wrapped i'll palpablc ciond OF
my stery, and Dr. Paxton quietly reading IN MS
study late yesterday afternoon when a carriage StOpSu
at the door and the caller Of the morning got out ana
handed out three welldressed women The four
people were lead into the pastors study. Dr. Paxton
and surprised to see the soprano OF MS
church accompanied by Mrs. ogden DoTcmus and her
daughter, Miss Estelle DOrcmus, and stranger, evil
IDENTIFY foreigner. DR.. Paxton was at loss as TO
what this visit should mean, but the male mem
Der of the party explained at once IN cX-
tremely broken English that he and Miss dc
We're wished to be married The pastor looked mt the
bushing bride in establishment but at recovered
lis oomposure and in few minutes Miss Clemence du
Chene de We're had become Mrs. Romuado sapio. Mrs
Doremus and Der daughter were the witnesses. After
the congratulations the party drove to the house OF
When Tribune reporter called at the New-fork
Uote last evening where Miss de We're makes her
home he askI5 the clerk: Are Miss de We're and her
husband star0g here tonight ~
"Eh?p said the clerk with dazed look. Miss de
We're stays at this hotel. but"
"Don't you know that she married this even
ingl'
what" exclaimed the clerk. looking as Ii he
would faint Married Oh now!'
certainly she was; DR.. Paxton married her at
o'clock TO n singing teacher named sapio.'
We'll III be hanged If that don't beat ALL com
mented tn, astonished man.
Is Miss de We're in the hotel'
"Im sure don't know" still in dazcd way
"Ycu can send up your card, and see.7
SO the card went up and the reporter was asheu
to step up. Sgnor Sapio received him alOhe' ana
asked him TO sit down. explaining that ." Mndame
had retired Then the smiling bridegroom
In broken English told about the marriage He had
first met the young singer last Easter day az con
cert which he conducted in the LcnoN Lyceum. lie
had not her again until he met her on the
last September while returning from EuFop''
lie enough OF her then 10 fail In love With hcr
and his affection increased until three months ago
81. elded to his enreaties and they became engaged
- did not tell their friends, he said because Miss
De We're was kept so busy with hcI many engage
mems that she could not spare the time to receive the
Al hy calls Of congatIlation which were Surc to fol
loE the announcement. They decided several week
ago. lie averrcd TO get married, and lat Monday
they went to the City Hall and had civil marriage
performed by Alderman Flynn. lie had MADE
special request of The Alderman 10 Keep IN" marriage
secret until the religious ceremony The witnesses
at the first ceremony were Madame CahpIhlhl ana {"
Bonanza
Sgnor sapo said that as Miss dc We're had 50 many
engagements they would have to postpone tle bFldai
tour until the summer. when they would 60 70
Europe. The bridegroom laid he WAS at the
re@o 90 e Of Mu,ic in East sevenccnts
and that he had been a conductor for Mgianr
Iat in South America in 1-ceoJ. and in this city in
ISs0-'OO. lie had a vocal studio at No. % Nth
ave. and had been in this country since $50.
Miss De We're. a. is well known. has been singing
on the concert STAGE in this colntry ior number OF
wears,