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Today at noon a brilliant wedding was
celebrated in Trinity Church, corner Seventh
and Washington streets, Hoboken, when
late Hon. e. p. c. Lewis, United States
minister to Portugal under Mr.. Cleveland's
first administration, was married to Mr..
Charles Merrill Chaplin Of Englewood.
The church was artistically decorated
| with palms and white blossoms by Rigolc
| Veterino, the gardener at Castle Point. AT
| half-past eleven the organist, Mr.. A. Clark,
| began to render various selections which
were continued until high noon when the
bridal party arrived.
First came the ushers, Mr.. William G.
Rhodes and Mr.. Charles A. Otis, Jr., Of
Cleveland; Mr.. Hermann M. Chaplin Of Con
necticut, a cousin of the groom; Mr.. Walter
Garnett, half-brother of the bride, and Mr..
Robert L. Stevens, uncle of the bride.
Next advanced the pretty flower girls,
Miss Eleanor p. G. Lewis, a sister Of the
bride, and Miss Ruth Avon Jones of Engle-
wood. They were dressed in white silk with
broad sashes, and carried large punches OF
marguerites.
Following them came the charming brides
maids in gowns of white mousseline de sole,
over white satin. They wore large white
hats, richly trimmed with white ostrich
feathers. They carried lilies Of the valley.
They were Miss M. Gertrude Hanna OF
| Cleveland, Miss Louise p. Speer Of Pitts
burg, Miss Catherine Hopkins of Washing
| ton, D. c.; Miss Olive Thornbufy Of Penn
~sylvania, Miss Dilly S. Fleming Of Newark
| and Miss Julia Lewis, a sister Of the bride.
The maid of honor, Miss B.. p. Garnett, a
half sister of the bride, Immediately pre-
| ceeded her. She wore a rich dress of white
moire and carried lilies of the valley. The
bride came last leaning upon the arm OF her
| brother, Mr. Edwin A. S. Lewis, who gave
her away.
She was attired in a beautiful gown OF
ivory white satin trimmed with old family
lace. Her veil of old exquisite point lace was
the one worn by her mother at her wedding.
1t was fastened with three diamond stars, the
| gift of the groom. The bride carried NO
| flowers but held instead a prayer book bound
in white.
At the altar the groom and his best man,
Mr.. Frederick e. Camp Of New York met
them. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. George c. Houghton, rector OF Trinity,
assisted by the Right Rev. Thomas s.. Star
| key. Bishop of the Newark diocese. The be-
trothal service was read first followed by
the marriage service.
The Lohengrin wedding march was played
es the bride and groom, with their attend
ants. slowly walked down the centre aisle.
After the ceremony there followed a re-
ception given by the mother OF the bride,
MIS-. Il. L. VI. L5WIo, dt ucT uOli1ot 1NO. OUS
River street, Heboken. The house was
charmingIy decorated with white flowers
from Georgia, and with luxuriant palms.
The hall was especially beautiful. The de-
~corations were in charge Of the Castle Point
gardener. There was no music. The caterer
was Berger of New York. The wedding gifts
received were too numerous to mention,
their value amounting way into the thou
sands. The brides gifts to the bridesmaids
we're gold stick pins, those of the groom to
his ushers were scarf pins.
After the reception the bride don
ned an elegant travelling dress OF
gray, with hat to match. No one knows the
destination of the bridal pair, who will prob
ably be absent on their travels several
months. Upon their return they will reside
part of the time at Englewood, N. j., and
part at Mr.. Chapln's home in Townsville,
Ga.
Among those present at the wedding were
Mrs. E. P. c. Lewis, Mrs. E.. A. Stevens,
Judge and Mrs. Frederick Stevens of Morris
town, Colonel and Mrs. e. A. Stevens, Chan
cellor and Mrs. Alexander T.. McGill, Mr..
and Mrs. John Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wyman Jones
of Englewood, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. c.
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Shipper, Mr..
and Mrs. William Shipper of Morristown.
and others.
On Friday evening Mr.. e.. A. Stevens of
Castle Point, the grandmother of the bride,
rave q dinner to the bridesmaids and uSherS.