The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-03
TOWEDTHE EARLOF CRAVEN
"Sweet- Sixteen" Cornelia Martin. of
New York, TO Become Wife Soon.
Lavish Gifts Presented to the Coming Girl
Bride by Her Own and the Esrls Relatives
The Wedding Gown Made by Worth.

New YORK. April 2-The invitations for
the wedding of Miss Cornelia Martin and
the Earl of Craven have not yet been sent
out: neither ave all the arrangements been
completed. In all probabilityit will be the
most brilliant wedding ever seen In New
York, and quite as interesting as any event
of the kind. not only on account OF the
rank Of the bridegroom. but also owing to
the youthfulness of the bride. who will
lack more than six months of being seven
teen years of age on her wedding day.
Tn wedding presents already received
by the bride to be are magnificent. All
the titled. relatives of Lord Craven have
been most lavish with their gifts. Sons
beautiful jewels have been gwen by MEN,
bers of the Craven family. but nothing
more superb than the collarette of dis-
monds. which is the gift of the dowagei
Countess of Craven. sent to the youthful
bride OF her favorite grandson. Lady Cra-
ven is past her eightieth year. and this mag
nifcent Offering. one Of her sown wedding
presents. set with the rarest and most per-
feet of old Indian diamonds was for many
seasons the talk of London. The brides
grandmother, Mrs. Isaac Sherman, has
given q necklace composed of three strings
of splendid pearls. each carefully selected
and all beautifully matched. Mrs. Bradley
Martins gift TO her only daughter 10 q tiara
of diamonds of perfect Indian stones. an
exact copy of that once worn by the Em-
press Josephine. The principal stones are
set so that they swing In every movement.
Lady Coventry and Lady Cadogan. aunts
of Lord era yen, and bis mother. Lady
Craven. have given q quantity of fine sill.
ver- Mrs. Brook holzet Cutting and hel
soma. Messrs- Brockholzet. and Mrs. Will
lam Cutting. lr.. gave q ring set with three
splendid solitaire diamonds.
Tbe wedding. as has already been an.
nouDoed. will take place in Grace Church
on tuesday. April Is. at noon. The Rev.
DR.. VIM. K. Huntington. rector of the
church. will perform the marriage oere-
mony. and Bishop Potter will pronounce
the benediction. While the invitations to
the church will be general. the wedding
breakfast Will be limited TO relatives and
most intimate friends. The bridesmaids
already chosen are Hiss Ethel Davies aud
Miss Alice Rochester. cousins OF the bride
that Ia TO be. and Miss Daisy Post. q daagh.
FER of Mr. and Mrs. William Post. The
Hon. Rupert Craven will be his brothers
best man. n there will probably be four
ushers-Messrs. Bradley Martin. jr.. Alonzo
Potter. son of Bishop Potter. James Abcr-
crombie Burden. jr.. mt Arthur Robert.
Lord Craven will give TO the bridesmaids
cornet-shaped lace pins. and to his best
man and ushers scarf pins of similar de-
sign.
The brides gown, made by Worth, is said
to be the perfection OF simplicity. Ii IL
made OF white satin. which has absolutely
no EN- embellishments Jewels would. it was
thoueht. be out of place until Miss Martin
became the Countess of Craven. OWING To
her youth aud the fact that she has never
been introduced to society. The brides
maids are to wear pink silk and crepe. with
big Gainsborough hats.
Lord Craven Is greatly liked by those
who know HIM we'll. He does not care for
society, and has passed most of his timo ae
his country place, Combe Abbey. Coventry,
where he will take his bride after q few
weeks of the London season. LORD Craven
is called by his intimate friends "Ufie." the
d~iminuuve of Ellington. as before his
fathers death he was the Visoount Ufing-
ton. The Earl and his bride will sail for
England by the end of May, whom his
mother will Introduce the new Countess OF
Craven to London society.