Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-19
COUNTESS CRAVEN
Now the Title of a Young Goth
am Girl.
THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON.

Marriage of an American Heiress to q
British Earl With Abundant Means of
His Own-Attended by the IDterna-
tional 1.-TWO Hundred" at the Church
and Com plimentary Invitations by the
Thousand.
NEW YORK, April 19.-William George
Robert, earl of Craven, and Miss Cornelia
Martin, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley Martin, of New York, were mar
ried by Bishop Potter and Rev. DR.. Will
lam r. Huntington, in Grace church in the
presence of over 200 of the elite of New
York and English society with all the
pomp suggested by the nobility of the
bridegroom and with all the magnificence
allowed by the millions of the bride. Of
all the international marriages that have
occurred so plentifully in the last twenty
years between scions of the foreign nobility
and American actresses. the Craven-Mar-
tin nuptials have aroused the most wide
spread interest.
Belong to the ''NIillionaire Set"
The Bradley Martins have been conspi-
cuous in the millionaire set of New York
for the past dozen years or so, ever since
Mrs Martins father, Isaac Sherman, the
Troy cooper, died and left her SO, 100000,
derived from fortunate railroad invest
ments. Mrs. Martin Immediately began to
shine as an entertainer and has been re-
cosnized as one of the leaders in New
York society. The family spent good
deal of time in Paris and London. There
Sherman Martin, the eldest son, became
"chummy" with the youthful earl of
Craven In the due course the earl met
his chum's sister and the result is great
society event.
The Smallness of Great Wealth.
The bridegroom, besides his nobility is
the possessor of fortune that brings him
an annual income of 100000. He Is 70
years old, in appearance youthful, tall and
fair. His bride is barely II. The an
nouncement of the wedding set society
agog. The arrival few weeks ago from
England of the Bradley-Martins and the
earl was described at great length. The
Martins paid no duty on the large amount
of clothing that they had brought with
Them claiming that it had all been worn,
and society people were shocked at the
idea that Miss Martin in wedding her earl
would wear gown that had been used
before, the aforesaid gown having been
warn 10 evade the duty.
Invitations by the Thousands.
Over 5000 invitations were sent out for
the wedding. A platoon of police was sta
toned at the church door to keep the Gu
rious crowds back. Broadway for blocks
each side of the church was crowded be-
fore II o'clock. The carriages began to ar
rive at 1890. The floral decorations of the
church were on a magnificent scale. The
altar was covered with American Beauty
roses and lilies. An enormous arch of
these same flowers spanned the broad aisle
at the head of the church
1t Was Very English, You Know.
Before o'clock the ushers, Bradley Mar
tin, Jr, Frederick Townsend Martin
Alonzo Potter, James A. Burden, Jr., j.
W. Richie and Hamilton Wilkes Carey,
had succeeded in placing the guests. The
wedding was modelled strictly after the
English style The bride entered the
church with her father. Before them
walked the bridesmaids, Miss Ethel Davies;
Miss Alice Rochester, cousin of the bride;
Miss Sibyl Sherman, daughter of Mr.. w.
w Sherman, and Miss Daisy Post, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Post. The bride
looked extremely youthful, even for her
tender age. She wore a white satin creation
of Worth and strictly tabooed jewelry.
The bridesmaids were attired in pink silk
and crepe They wore big Gainsborough
hats.
"Lohengrin," a Matter of Course
The ushers passed down the side aisies
and stood in double file on either side of
the chancel steps, allowing the bridal party
to pass between them. The wedding march
from "Lohengrin" was played as the bridal
party moved up the chancel. The groom
was attended by his brother, the Hon. Rob
ert Cecil Craven, formerly of the royal
navy. Rev. DR.. Huntington read the we'd
ding ceremony according to the ritual of
the Church of England. Bishop Potter
pronounced the benediction. The earl and
countess were driven to the Martin house
in West Twentieth street, where recep-
ton was held. A large plumber of guests
attended. There were lavish decorations
and an elaborate wedding breakfast.
AN OLD CRIME UNEARTHED.