Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-19

ionaire set OF New York for
Oxen years or so, ever since
ms father, Isaac Sherman,
boper, died aud left her ten
lars derived from fortunate
estments. Mrs. Martin i'm
began 10 shine as an enter
pas been recognized as one Of
me In New York Society. The
family ~ B a good deal Of time in Paris
erd Londonk There Sherman Martin,
the eldest IN, became "chummy" with
the youngAt Earl Of Craven, In due
course the Bari met his chum's sister,
and the resblt Is the society event OF To-
day. ,r,.-
The bridegroom besides his noolIlty
Is the possessor Of a fortune that brings
him an annual income of 100000. lie
! is 25 wears old ia appearance, youthful,
tall and fair. His bride is barely II.
The floral decorations OF the church
were on a magnificent scale. The altar
H. covered with American beauty
roses and lilies.
The bride looked extremely youthful
even for her tender age. She wore a
white satin creation of WOrthS and
strictly tabOOad iswelry.
Rev. DR.. Huntington read the we'd
ding ceremony according 10 the ritual
of the church Of England. Bishop Pot
ter pronounced the benedictlOn.
Mepdelssohns wedding march was
PLAYED as the bridal party returned.
Then the chimes rang out suddenly aud
the s'eyent" was over. The Earl and
- were driven TO the Martin
West goth street, where re-
was held. A large number Of
attended.
ince the centennial year, when
budding month Of Nav" or as
Whitcomb Riley has 10, 1.-THE
BIZ PROMISES" when George Vic
20 Montague, discount Monde
est son of the seventh Duke OF
Yer, led the beautiiul Consuelo
b Vale tofthe altar Of Grace
IS any wedding, international
y, cseated such widespread
znaga took TO the future
esnchester no dover OF rubles,
and bank notes. COrnelia
portion will be sufficient TO
All the furnished cOrOnets Of the
ens from time immemOrial, though
Is said that the Craven cOrOnet Is by
means in need Of regildlng.
Marriages OF American girls in gen
eral. and New York girls in particular,
% men OF rank and title from across she
eas have long since ceased 10 be re-
4 garded with wonder. Various OF such
marriages have taken place in New
York. but few have been celebrated
with pomp and SplendOr. Mrs. Lewis
Hamersley and the Duke Of Maflbor-
ough were married almost secretly, and
vet. as a duchess, the fair Lily Of Troy
ontranks nearly all her American CO.
tempOraries IN the peerage. There was
a great flourish OF trumpets when poor
"Dottie" Zeroga welded Sir Frederick
William Francis George FARMLAND,
tenth Baronet OF Thlrkleby, less than
three years ago, a marriage which
sbe survived scarcely more than
eighteen months. Miss Zerega
married man without eS-
tates but a good old title. Miss Cor
pella Martin marrles man with both,
and her marriage portion will enable
her to keep these estates from running
To ruin. There have been numerous
commits. barOns and knights from COnti-
mental Europe who have married In
New York, but their titles seem as
nothing when compared with long eS-
tablished one in England, where rank
is most servllely wOrshipDed. II is
great thug TO be Lady this or that, and
10 he addressed as "Ny Lady" or "YOur
LadyshiD" in plain English. So, when
an American girl has lived In England
the greater part of her life what won
der that she should be overcome by the
glamour of rank and high, position and
\ desire TO be part OF it,
While at Miss McCsuley's school
Miss Nellie Sherman was a mate or GER
40 Members Of the Vanderbilt family.
host intimate friend was Miss
elsa.St Louise Vanderbilt, who on
the occasion Of Ter marriage TO COlouel
Elliott Fitea Shepard, just few months
more than twenty-five years ago, invit-
ed Miss sherman 10 "stand up with
her. as the fashion was insthOSe days.
Colonel Shepard, who was on Governor
Fepton's staff, telegraphed TO his friend
bradley Martin, an aide-de-Camp 10 the
Governor then at Albany, TO come on
for his wedding, 70 act as one OF his
groOmsmen. Mr.. Martin was introduced
10 Miss sherman az that wedding, and
before two months they were engaged.
Neither girl at that time was consider
ed an hairess In the present sense Of
that term.
Isaac sherman died about fifteen years
agO. and after coming into possession Of
her great fortune the daughter began to
enjoy il. She built, or rather recoU-
structed three houses n West Twenti-
eth street, which wefe made into one.
The richest furniture that Europe and
America could afford twas placed within
its walls, and the rarBst tapestries ard
paintings, obictS d'G'( without number.
Then with the oTbletion Of such
house entertainmenS OF an elaborate
scale began. Mrs. Mafun, by marriage,
IS connected with the NownseDds, Lam
sings and Van Rensse hers, OF Albany,
and the LawreDces, OF NQng Island, that
placing her at once on fertain footing
Nith families whose nameS are historic,
New York State.
e wiuterSaRgo the mammoth din
" sc EnOnico's when ESQ
sesv u the ballroom, and
fol pc were tue sensa-
IL was generally
ley MaiNR owed
iety to good
has the r atioA
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