The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-11
Mr.. AS0UITH AND HIS BRIDE.
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LONDON. May 1o.-Ths Right Hon. Herbert
Henry Asouith. Secretary Of State for Home
Affairs. was married In St. Georges Church.
Hanover square. at noon to-day to Miss Mar
| got Tenant daughter Of Sir Charles Tenant
| OF Glasgow. The ceremony was q most brill
liant affair. Ten children acted as brides
maids. Among them we're Miss Violet As
auth daughter OF Mr.. Asquith By a former
msrriage Miss Dorothy Drew, granddaughter
OF Mr.. Gladstone. and Miss Muriel White.
daughter OF Mr. Henry White. formerly Secre-
tsry Of the United States Legation. Mr.. Rich
ard Burden Hsldsne. NJ p, was best man. The
ceremony was performed By the Bishop Of
Rochester In the presence OF q company OF the
best-known people in London.
The presents to the bride we're numerous
and costly. Mr.. Asduith presented her with
an enamelled necklace OF pearls and dla-
monds. and several rings set with diamonds
and other precious stonea The Prince and
Princess Of Wales presented diamond and
sapphire brooch. Mr.. Gladstone gave set OF
his own works. and Lord Rothschild brace
let with q cluster OF diamonds. the centre
stone Of which was pink diamond. From
Barons Ferdinand. Alfred. Gustave and Al
celyed presents OF beautiful and costly Jewels,
and similar presents were fnado by Mr.. A. J.
"a Balfqp y Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill.
Stanley.the Duke OF Devonshire. Henry Irving.
the members OF the Cabinet, and the officials
OF the Home Office. The total number OF pres
The bride was attired in white duchesse
satin. with orange blossoms.
Among those present were: Mr.. Gladstone,
Lord Rosebery. Earl spencer, Mr.. Joseph
crowd outside the church .cheefed as Mr.
Gladstone arrived. accompanied by his daugh-
ter; Mrsi Drew: MT. As1uith and bis bride
where they will spend the honeymoon Mr..
Asauith Is paired on all divisions IN the House
+ Gorst.
talked OF girl in London even before young
MIR. Benson had made her the heroine of his
Mr. Benson more than acknowiedaed G By writ.
Ing ,n Letter 81 S niS to MIS- Tenpsnt for
ecelesiastlcal work Of the son Of the Arch
dolnRs have multiplied. while her smart say
ings are repeated from one part OF the West
tional and outspoken as she is clever. her re-
semblance to Dodo does not extend beyond
isa' her true characts "n''n
pleased at the n0tOrtety the book has given
her She ia reputed to be the founder OF q
weird eclectic society called The Souls" OF
which Arthur Balfour and Lady Colin Camp
ciety has never been revealed. Its mem ers
are said to communicate with each other In n
Iargon which Is as unintelliRible to outsiders
as the slang OF thieves. Miss Tennant num-
bers the Gar OF Russia and the Emperor VIII
liam OF Germany among her personal ac-
Quaintances. She IL said to have IN ade wager
when tho Empero r was last in London that she
would force him to speak to her. and succeeded
In doing so by q clever bit of horsewomanship
while riding In Rotten low. Tho Emperor fol-
lowed up the acquaintance thus formed and
subsequently waltzed with her more than
once at the state ball in buckingham Palace.
Miss Tenant Is q great friend OF Mr. Glad
stone. to whom her father owes his haronetcy
and appointment as trustee OF the British Mu-
scum. she was m IN Der OF the famous yacht
ing party which accompanied Mr. Gladstone
to Copenhagen when he had his interview with
the Gar. Tennyson also went along and bored
the rest by reciting his poems to them when
Mr.. Gladstone was not.talking politics. relig- |
ion, or about Homer.
Miss Tenant has married an elderly man.
comparatively speaking. 1t has been charac- |
teristic OF her career that mature men find her
ened by her auickness OF repartee and rather |
rough tongue. At social functions her circle |
Of admirers has generally been composed Of |
men cid enough to be her father. and some !
times as we'll known as they were old. Sir |
Charles Tenant is the head Of the great |
firm which owns the tallest chimney |
In Scotland. Another OF his daughters Is the |
wife Of Lord Ribbleseale. the Master OF the
Queens Buckhounds.