The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-14
TALK ABOUT WEDDINGS.
A HRiLLIANT MARRIAGE At HAMP-
DEN-SIDNKY
The Announcement OF Mrs. Grant ssrtoTis'
engagement to General kyd Douglas
Denied-Leesburg Wedding.

HAMPDEN-sIDNEY, VA, June r.
special-A large and brilliant assembly
was gathered in the College church on
Tue evening Of the 18th. to witness the
marriage Of Miss Mary Micheaux Dickin-
son 10 Don Il. Halsey, OF Lynchburg, Va
Inc bride IS the daughter Of Mir. Robert
Diehinson. and the granddaughter Of the
i"'e judge Asa Dickinson. prominent both
III church and State The groom, a tai
eHted young lawyer. is the grandson Of
~ tie i@te Judge William Daniel. OF Lynch
Us ana me nephew OF MIR. Steven Hal
by, OF tnat city.
Inc church was handsomely decorated
WIN eVergreens and flowers. aud the
H ma was rendered IN the best style by
10y. -. u. SydnOr.
~ me ushers were Mr.. Baxter Morton. Of
tennessee Mr.. William Henry Venable;
lanes hart, Of Hampden Sidney, and Mr..
DS r lalldterro. Of Richmond.
me attendants were Miss de Murgui-
SSndo, Miss Carrie Daniel. Miss Mary
smith, Miss Julia Mems Miss Long.
MISS Hart. Miss Louie EgglestOn, Miss
Emma Nenable; Messrs. Alex Cabell, Of
W dshlngton; Alex Dickinson, Blair Dickin-
son, Robert Stokes. Emmett Price. Henry
AOiaday, Richard Reynolds. and Rev.
Beverley Eggleston.
The brides dress was Of white satin.
maids, white organdle. with satin sleeves.
hach carried bunch of white roses, and
wore a short veil. which added very
much to the beauty Of the scene.
Mrs. Grant sartoris Not Engaged.
Says the New York Herald: The r1hnor
telesraphed to this city yesterday
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris and Adjutant-
General II. Kyd Douglas, Of Maryland.
were engaged. is incorrect. Mrs. SartorIs
is at present In New York living with
ter mother. Mrs. Ulysses $ Grant. at
the residence Of Col. Fred d Grant, No
245 west Seventy-fourth street
Mrs. Fred. ID. Grant was greatly sur
prised yesterday when a dispatch contain
ing the statement was placed before her
The report is untrue she said. My
sister Is not engaged to General Douglas.
She is not engaged to any one
Mrs. L. S. Grant and Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris will 30 10 Maryland next week
for an indefinite period.
General Henry Kyd Douglas. Adjutant-
General Of the State Of Maryland, and
now In command Of the State militia,
returned yesterday morning from Frost
burg TO Baltimore and was asked wheth-
er it was true that hs was engaged to be
married to Mrs. Nellie Grant SartOris.
At FIRST General Douglas smiled blankly
and dismissed the matter by saying:
This IS as great a surprise 10 me as 1t
would be TO Mrs. SartOris' At the time
he refused to say much but subsequently
he concluded TO make a thorough denial
Of the story. He said he was very much
annoyed over the publication, and he
thought it would be very dspleasing TO
Mrs. SartOris. General Douglas Is regarded
in Baltimore as a confirmed bachelor.
This IS the first time his name has been
connected with that Of any lady.
PRzTrY IrrsRrRG tvr,T.
A number Of Washingtonians were pres
ent Tuesday at the marriage Of Miss Ann
q .N.fa
Shirley Carter, Of MOrven Park. near
Lcesburg, and granddaughter OF the
late Governor Thomas Swami, OF Mary
land, and Dr. J. Sheaff Stewart. Of Phila-
delphia.
The ceremony took place I'm 81. James
Episcopal church. Leesburg. The ushers
We're Mcssrs, John Elton. Of New York,
John Gregg. Of Harrisonburg; j. DuBose
FurgusOn. " Washington; q. NJ Chches-
ter, T. T.. Mason and G.. Shirley Carter
brother Of the bride OF LoudOun. The
bridesmaids were Misses Elizabeth Baker,
Of Washington. Sarah Sherrard, OF phil
adelphia, Henrietta Tilghman, Of Bali-
more; Evelyn Buckner of Baltimore; So
phie BrOgden and May Chichester, Of Lou
dOun. Just behind these came the maid
Of honor, Miss Mary Brogden, and then
the young bride. on the arm OF her
father Preceding the bridal party were
two little children, Miss ellen Griffin, Of
Washington. and Master William Byrd
Page Carter. brother Of the bride. both at
lIf-I III iAif NlllIf
The bride was gowned in a rich pearl
white satin and trimmed with a prOfu-
sion Of rare old lace. Her veil was caught
with orange blossoms, and she carried a
bunch of bride roses.
The maid of honor wore white organdie
over rOse-cOlOred silk The bridesmaids
wore white Organdie over apple-green
silk and their white hats were trimmed
with green ribbons and white roses. They
carried instead of the orthodox bOu-
quets. the daintest Of parasOls In Dresden
design and stripped with bands Of green !
silk These were the gifts of the bride !
The groom presented his ushers with |
scarf pins Of emeralds and diamonds. |
The best man was brother of the groom |
Mr. Murray Stewart
Rev. Bergman Green, rector Of St |
James church. performed the ceremony. |
Immediately after the ceremony the bridal |
party drove TO MOrven Park. the stately |
home OF Or. Carter and partOok of |
wedding breakfast At 4 o'clock the |
Young couple left for an extended tour |
Upon their return they Will make their |
home for the present at MOrVcn Park, /
The groom IS a graduate of the Medical !
School Of the University Of Virginia. and |
Is now surgeon in the Marine Hospital |
service of the United States, and is lo-
Gated in Washington.
Among the guests present from dis |
.anCe were Captain William Page Carter, |
II Clarke: Mr. and Mrs John \. Baker. |
General and Mrs Watmough. Dr ana |
Mrs Grf1th. Of Washington; Miss stuart. |
IF England. Lieutenant-Comma Rush, |
United States navy. from Washington.