The Portland daily press., 1894-05-01
MISS BLAlNE's MARRIAGE.
Many Distinguished People Saw the Simple
Ceremony.

Washington, April 30-Miss Harriet Blaine,
the remaining single daughter OF the late
James G.. Blaine, was married today to Mr..
Truxton Beale of Washington, formerly
minister to Persia and to Greece. The
wedding took place at the Blaine residence
on Lafayette square, near the White House,
where the Maine statesman lived, ana IL
marked the ending of the period or deep
mourning for the family.
All the arrangements tended to rob the
event of an official character and While
many persons prominent in official life were
present at the ceremony, they were invited
in q private capacity as old friends OF the
family. No formal invitations were issued.
Many had been given through informal
notes while many more were verbal. Mrs.
Blaine and her family did all that could be
done to make the affair as private as
possible, although they realized the great
interest manifested in the nuptials OF a
daughter of the great Republican The
ceremony took place at one O'Clock and at
that hour large company had assembled IN
the big drawing room on the second floor OF
the old mansion.
The decorations were superb. White Llacs
and BRIDES roses were used and they were
distributed throughout the room in wonder
full profusion.
Preceded by little Ned Mclean, the son of
Mr.. John R.McLean, dressed in the costume
of mediaeval page and carrying the bridal
bouquet, the bride entered leaning on the
arm of her brother, Mr.. James G.. Blaine,
and was met beneath the bridal bell by the
groom, attended by his best man, Mr..
Edward Woolston of New York. The cere-
mony was performed in front of the fire
place where Miss Margaret Blaine and Mr..
Walter Damrosch stood when they were
married some years ago. Rev. Teunis s..
Hamlin, of the Church of the Covenant
(Presbyterian) to which the Blaine family
belong, oficiated, and after he had pro-
nounced the couple man and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beale received the congratulations OF
the company and led the way to the dining
room where the wedding breakfast was
served,
The wedding dress was from New York.
1t was rather simple and girlishly made of
heavy white corded silk. The bodice was
high necked and had a soft collar of silk.
There was bertha effect of deep Duchesse
lace, with the ends crossing in front, below
the waist line, with one side caught with a
rosette of chiffon and the other by bunch
of orange blossoms. Down the sides of the
skirt were festooned fiounces of the lace.
These superb Duchesse founces were the
gift of Miss Abigail Dodge.
The table decorations of the dining room
were of lilacs and roses and throughout the
house these flowers were predominant, be-
ing festooned on the walls and forming part
of the screen behind which string band
played About hundred and fifty persons
sat down to the breakfast. The Blaine
family were represented by Mrs. Blaine,
James G. Blaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Damrosch, Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Mr.. Robert
Blaine of Washington, a brother of the late
secretary of state and his family, and the
Blaine grandchildren, the sons of Mrs.
Coppinger and the late Emmons Blaine and
the little daughter of Mrs. Damrosch. The
members of the Maine delegation in Con-
gress, Senators Frye and Hale and Repre-
sentatives Reed, Dingley, Boutelle and
Milliken with members of their families
were present, and among others there were
Hon. Joseph Fl. Manley of Augusta, Mrs.
Nellie Grant Sartoris, Senators Allison,
Washburn and Chandler, Julian Pauncefote,
British ambassador, and his wife, several
distinguished diplomats and a number of
the young men of the diplomatic corps who
are friends of the bride and groom.
he.weddingspresentsr ran up 1ntothe hun
dreds. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid sent
two large silver dishes; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Walter Phelps gave a set If antique
silver candelabra; MT. Jefferson Coolidge,
a diamond butterfly; Senator and Mrs.
Chandler, an after dinner coffee set of sill
yer; Senator and Mrs. Hale, two elegant
dishes of repousse silver; Mr.. and Mrs. q. l..
Letter, a complete set of repouses silver,and
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, a brooch of diamonds.
After the breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Beale
left for New York, whence they will go to
the country residence of Mr.. William Walter
Phelps on the Hudson for few weeks OF
their honeymoon and from there will go to
California where the groom has much
property.
MATERIAL FOR A MYSTERY.