The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-30
MISS BLAINE WEEDS
Married This Morning to
MI. Truxtun Bea1e of
Washington.
CEREMONY AT THE BLAINE HOME
The Bride Given Away by Her
Brother-Her Beautiful
Gown.

WAsHTNToN, April 80, 1S94.-Miss Harriet
Blaine, the remaining single daughter of
the late James G.. Blaine, was married today
to Mr.. Truxtun Beale of Washington, for
merly Minister to Persia and to Greece. The
wedding took place at the Blaine resi-
dence on Lafayette square, near the
White House, where the Maine states
man died, and it marked the ending
of the period of deep mourning for
the family. All the arrangements
tended to rob the event of an official char
acter, and, while many persons prominent In
official life were present at the ceremony,
they were invited in a private capacity as
old friends of the family. No formal invl-
tations 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 daughter of the great Republt-
can leader.
THE CEREMONY.
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 su-
perb White lilacs and bride roses were used
and they were distributed throughout the
by little Ned Mclean the son Of MIR. John
R. Mclean, dressed in the costume of a me-
diHvaA page and carrying the bridal bou-
quet the bride entered leaning on the arm
of her brother, Mr.. James G. Blaine, who
gave her away, and was met beneath
the bridal bell by the groom, attended by his
best man, Mr.. Edward Woolston OF New
York. The ceremony 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. Tennis S. Hamlin Of
byterian congregation to which the Blaine
family belongs, officiated, and after he had
announced the couple man and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beale received the congratulations OF
the company, and led the way to the din
ing room where the wedding breakfast was
served.
THE BRu u,E's GOWN
The brides gown was of heavy white
corded silk, simply made, high necked, with
soft silk collar, the effect being con-
siderably heightened by bertha of deep
duchesse lace, the ends crossing in front
caught by bunch of orange blossoms and
the other with rosette of chiffon. Flounces
of duchesse lace in festoons down the side
| were the gift of Miss Abigail Dodge Gail
| Hamilton) cousin of the late Mr.. Blaine.
The table decorations and those of the
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| and roses, and throughout the house these
| flowers were predominant, being festooned
on the walls and forming part of the screen
behind which string band played. Abo ut
a hundred and fifty persons sat do wn to
| breakfast
The Blaine family was 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 the late Mrs. Copinger and
daughter of Mrs. Damposch. The MEM
| bers of the Maine delegation in Congress.
| Senators Frye and Hale, and Represen-
tatives Reed, Dingley, Boutelle and Milli-
| ken, with members of their families,
were present, and among others there were
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, Senators
| Allison, Washburn and Chandler, s Sir
| Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador,
and Lady Pauncefete; several other dis
| tinguished diplomatists and number or
Younger men of the diplomatic corps, who
are friends of the bride and groom.
THE WEDDING PRESENTS.
| The wedding presents ran up into the hum
dreds. Mr.. and Mrs. Whftelaw Reid
sent two large silver dishes; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Walter Phelps gave
| set of antique silver candelabra, Mr..
jefferson Coolidge diamond butterfly;
| Senator and Mrs. Chandler an after7dinner
coffee pot of silver; Senator and Mrs Hale
| two elegant dishes of repousse silver; Mr.:
and Mrs q. L. Letter complete toilet set OF
repousse silver, and Mrs. Emmons Blaine
| broach of diamonds.
| After the breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Beale
| left for New York, whence they will go to
the country place of Mr.. Walter Phelps on
| the Hudson for a few weeks of their hone y
moon, and from there will go to Californi ~