The evening world., 1894-07-28
MADE A vISCOUN7ESS 5 HAD TRICH|NOS|S.
Caroline Jones Welded to Benoist
Day, Son of the Count
Pretty Ceremony at the Church Of
ST. Cath rine OF Genoa.
After Wedding Breakfast the
Couple Go to the Adirondacks.

At 100 o'clock this morning Rev.
Father Aguew. of Chicago, pronounced
the ceremonies that transformed Caro-
I'm" Jones, an American girl into the
\is"uuntess Benoist d'Azy. peeress
under the hrraldry of the ancient French
regime.
- very charming ceremony II was,
held with a simplicity that OF itself
makes the event notable, In the pretty
little Church of st. Catherine of Genoa,
near the Boulevard.
The bunns 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 Fope's personal
benediction. and the cathedral and a
bishops services were offered, the
bride and bridegroom preferred the little
chapel-hke church where they both
had worshpped for the past two years
and the offices Of priest.
Father Slattery, the pastor Of the
church. remarked most gratefully on
the honor paid his church. Father
Agnew, who ofiiciated, is a personal
friend of the bridegroom and is visiting
at TINS 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
Catskills, communicated the Popes bless
ing to Father Slattery and included his
own apostolic blessing.
Some days ago In his parochial rounds,
Father Slattery saw the couple at the
Driues house and imposed upon them
the double benediction to which he was
commissioned.
Save FOR few flowers and palms no
inns 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 VINO otiiciated nobody was present
except relatives.
Thes. included General and Mrs. L.
Parker Scammon. the brides maternal
grandparents; her mother and her two
married sisters. Mrs. +. ID. Hoyt and
Mrs. Blanchel, with their husba nds.
The brides father was detained by
scammon Jones. The 7 bridal D eortese
consisted Of the. maid OF honor, Miss
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-
the rear.
As this party entered the door. the or
ganist, VIII =. Taylor, OF the Bloom
engaged for the occasion. played the
Wedding march from Lohengrin.
The bride wore a white satin dress en-
public weddings. with rufilnEs and dra.
peries of antique and precious point lace
The long white tulle veil was fastened
to her couture by a coronet OF diamond.
| nr,I nralH Of Of ha hri1
His gifts also included two diamond
| bracelets.
'The bridegroom and his best man, Mr..
served and met the bride at the altar.
While Father Agnew ~, was changing
Ms upon the T ofEan Bnres
march BY Gu!lmant and the can!!len,
by Dubois. Miss Margaret. II. Elliott
The party left the church to the strain.
of Merde ssohn's fine wedding march and
adjourned to the home of the bride,
parents at Audubon Park. where tn,
marriage breakfast was served.
Later to-day the newly married coupl,
start for the Adirondacks. In two week
they sail for France. where they intenc
The bridegroom, the viscount Benois
d'Azy. is young. rich and handsome. H,
Is the eldest son of the Count Renos
| America save younger sister. who II
nun in the Convent of the Sacred
Heart at Manhattanville.
If he survives his father he will be
come the Count Benoist d'Azy, and hi
bride accordingly will be a Countess
The Viscount's great grandfather wa
Minister of State under Charles X, an,
his grandfather was Presiden. Of tn
Chamber Of Deputies when that bod!
met at Bordeaux In 1871.
The new Niscountess Is the daughte
of Nathaniel S. Jones' a wealthy grail
speculator. OF Chicago. He removed hi
family here three years ago into hand
some home In Audubon Park. on Wash
inston Heights, He remains for tn
most OF the time at the scene OF hi
business In Chicago. Her grandfather
the aged Gen. Scammon, distinguishes
in both the military and political histor
OF the country.