The morning call., 1893-04-19
COUNTESS OF CRAVEN.
And She Has Diamonds to Dazzle
the World.
Miss CorneIia Martin Gives Her Fair
Self to Scion of EngIand's
Nobility.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL.

NEW oKh, april I6.-Wllllam George
Robert Earl Of Craven, and Miss Cornelia
Martin. the only daughter of Bradley Mar
tin Of New York. were married this after
noon by Bishop Potter and Rev. DR.. W.R.
Huntington, at Grace Church, in the pres
ence of over 2oO0 of the elite of New York
and OF English society, with all the pomp
suggested by the nobility OF the bridegroom
and all thu magnifcence allowed by the
millions Of the bride.
The ceremony wns modelled strictly after
the English style. The bride entered the
church with her father, preceded by brides
| maids. They met the groom at the altar.
accompanied by his brother Hon. Robert
Cecil Craven. After the ceremony a large
reception was held at the Martin house
West Twentieth street. Both church and
house were decorated with flowers In the
most profuse and costly way.
The groom IS aged % and is the possessor
OF an income of 100000 year. The bride
is only II years old and is heir to many
millions, the family being one of the best
known in the CITY, While abroad her
brother became "chummy" with the Earl,
and as result the latter met the girl whom
he welded to-day. The wedding is one of
the most notable social events in the history
of New York.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ethel Davies
and Miss Alice Rochester. cousins of the
bride, and Miss Daisy Post, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Post There were
four ushers-Bradley Martin Jr., Alonzo
Potter. son of Bishop Potter, James ber-
crombie Burden Jr. and Arthur Robert.
Lord Craven gave to the bridesmaids coro-
net-shaped lace-pins and TO his best man
and ushe-s scarf-pins OF similar design
The hride's pnwD tnada nv W,rfb
the perfection of simplicity. 1t was of
white satin with absolutely no embellish-
ment. Jewels were thought to be out of
place until Miss Martin became the Count
esS Of Craven, owing to her youth and the
fact that she has never been introduced to
society. The bridesmaids wore pink silk
and crepe with Gains nsborough hats.
Lord Craven is greatly liked by those who
know him we'll He does not care for So
ciety and has passed most of his time at his
country place, Combe Abbey, Coventry,
where he will take his bride, after few
weeks of the London season. Lord Craven
is called by his intimate friends, 'Ufie,"
the diminutve of Ellington, as before his
fathers death he was the Viscount Uffing-
ton. The Earl and his bride will sail for
England by the end of May, when his
mother will introduce the new Countess Of
craven 10 LONDON society,
The wedding presents were magnificent.
All the Titled relatives of Lord Craven were
lavish with their gifts. Some beautiful
Jewels were given by members OF the
Craven family, but nothing more superb
than collarette of diamonds, the gift Of
the dowager Countess of Craven. Lady Cra-
ven is past her eightieth year, and this
magnificent offering. one Of her own we'd
will ba
perfect old Indian diamonds, was for many
seasons the talk OF London. The brides
grandmother. Mrs. Isaac Sherman, gave her
a necklace composed Of three strings of
splendid pearls. each careful ly selected and
all beautifully matched. Mrs. Bradley
Martins gift to her only daughter was a
tiara OF diamonds of perfect Indian stones
an exact copy of that once worn by the En-
press Josephine. The principal stones are
set so that they swing with every move
ment.
Lady Coventry aud Lady Cadogan, aunts
to Lord, Craven and his mother, Lady
Craven. gave quantity of fine silver Mrs
Brockholst Cutting and her sons, Brock
hoist and William Cutting Jr., gave ring
set with three splendid diamonds.
The floral decorations at the reception at
the Martin House following the wedding
were the most lavish ever seen here on a
similar occasion. The main han followed
the scheme of a floral bower. The canopy
leading from the street was filed with palms
and white-bIooming shrubs, and was
adorned with huge arch of white lilies,
extending from wall to wall. On the cor
ners leading into the library. drawing-room
and grand salon were fans of natural flcw-
ers. Against the wall were great plaques
at lao
was tied with punches of the same roses
Magma Charta and Paul Nerons 10 the third
landing. The electric chandelier hanging
from tie dome was decorated with the same
rose' The bIlliard-room was in yellow
flowers. The dinlng-room was banked to
the ceiling with tall tropical palms behind
and overhanging the buffet table, which
was lavishly filed with Ulrch, Brunner and
Jacquemin0t roses. Against the tapestry
were plaques OF roses of the same hue The
flowers In the drawing-room and library
were arranged in vases.