The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-28
MADE A VISCOUN1ESS
Caroline Jones Welded to Benoist
day, Son Of the Count.
Pretty Ceremony at the Church Of
st. Catherine Of Genoa.
After a Wedding Breakfast tho
Couple Go to the Adirondack.

At 1890 o'clock this morning Rev.
Father Agnew, Of Chicago, pronounced
the ceremonies that transformed Caro-
line Jones, an American girl, into the
Viscountess Benoist d'Azy, a peeress
under the heraldry of the ancient French
regime.
very charming ceremony it was,
held with a simplicity that of itself
makes the event notable, in the pretty
little Church OF st. Catherine of Genoa,
in One Hundred and Fifty third street,
near the Boulevard.
The banns were published by the
parish priest like that Of anybody else
from the pulpit last Sunday, and al
though the event had the uncommon
religious honor of the Pope's personal
benediction, and the cathedral and a
bishops services were offered, the
chapel-like church where they both
had worshipped for the past two years
and the offices Of a priest.
Father Slattery, the pastor of the
church, remarked most gratefully on
the honor paid his church. Father
Agnew. who officiated, is a personal
friend Of the bridegroom and is visiting
at this time in the East.
But for the additional music the
ceremony was altogether the plain SER
vice that unites the least conspicuous
OF the church's parishioners.
~ Archbishop Corrigan, who is in the
Catskiils, communicated the Pope's bless
ing to Father Slattery and included his
own apostolic blessing
Some days ago in his .parochal rounds
Father Slattery saw the couple at the
brides house and irpnnSeh he
the double benediction to which he was
commissioned.
Save for a few flowers and palms no
this morning. Four carriages conveyed
all who attended, and these barely filled
two pews in the front of the church. The
invitations scarcely included an intimate
friends who officiated nobody was present
except relatives.
These included General and Mrs. E.
grandparents; her mother and her two
Mrs. Blanehei. with their husbands.
The brides father was detained by
Scammon Jones. The bridal cortege
consisted Of the maid of honor. Miss
Name Cooke, of Chicago, who walked
In advance; the brides two little sisters.
Winnifreda and Natalie. who followed;
the bride, leaning on her brothers arm.
and the bridesmaid. Miss Annette Rey-
maud. Of Fleetwood, N. j.. alone in
the rear.
AS this party entered the door, the or
ganist. Will L. Taylor, Of the Bloom
ingdale Reformed Church, who had been
wedding march from Lohengrin,
The bride wore a white satin dress en-
train the traditional dress of brides in
public weddings, will rulings and dra-
peries OF antique and precious point lace.
The long white tulle veil was fastened
to her couture by a coronet Of diamonds
and emeralds, a gift Of the bridegroom.
His gifts also included two diamond
The bridegroom and his best man, Mr.
slipped in at the chancel door unob-
served and met the bride at the si,sr
his vestments Mr. Taylor played
''Promise Me" upon the organ. During
the mass he also played the nuptisl
by Dubois. Miss Margaret. II. Elliott
sang Gouuod's Ave Maria
The party left the church to the strains
of Mendelssohn's fine wedding march and
parents at Audubon Park. where the
marriage breakfast was served
Later to-day the newly married couple
start for the Adirondacks. In two weeks
they sail for France, where they intend
to reside.
The bridegroom. the Viscount Benoist
d'Azy, is young. rich and handsome. ne
d. Azy. who is without relatives in
America save a younger sister, who is
a nun In the Convent of the Sacred
Heart at Manhattanvilie.
come the Count Benoise day, and his
bride accordingly will be a Countess.
The viscounts great grandfather was
Minister of State under Charles x; ana
his grandfather was President Of the
chan of Deputies when that body
met at Bordeaux in 1871.
The new viscountess is the daughter
Of Nathaniel S. Jones a wealthy grain
speculator, OF Chicago. He removed his
family here three years ago into a hand
some home in Audubon Park, on Wash
ington Heights. He remains Tor the
business In Chicago. Her grandfather is
the aged Gen. Scammon. distinguished
in both the military and political history
of the country.