The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-13
A SUPERB WEDDING,
Dncal Nuptials Equalled by whitney,
Paget Affair-Wealth, Title, Fashion
President Cleveland and Other High
Dignitaries Present

New York, Nov. 12.-Under a bright,
clear sky and within the sacred por-
tails Of st, Thomas church, where less
than week ago Miss Consuelo Van
derbilt was made the Duchess of MARI
borough, Miss Pauline Whitney, daugh-
ter Of William c. Whitney, former sec
rotary of the navy, was, shortly after
noon to-day, welded to Almeric Hugh
Paget, youngest son Of the late Gen
eral Lord Alfred Paget, and grand
son of the first Marquis of Anglesey.
AS far as the ceremonials go, the we'd
ding was not less brilliant than the
Marlborough-Vande hymenal. 1t
was, perhaps, more distinguished,
though the bridegroom, again an Eng
lishman, does not inherit a title On
this occasion, numbered among the
wedding guests, were President Cleve-
land and members of his cabinet, who
journeyed from Washington to do honor
to the young couple. There were pres
ent, too, Governor Morton and a score
of diplomats. 1t was indeed state
OCSci9lOll VIGIL lo d 3 eau SuGltil luIlC-
tion Society and politics, for the mo-
ment, was happily mixed
The scene In the church was, in some
respects, repetition Of last Wednesday.
Society tlocked to the wedding and
again filled the spacious interior of
the edifice. There were the same beau
tiful women, the same gathering of
society notables and the same display
| of gorgeous costumes.
The streets surrounding the church
were crowded all the morning by
throng who eagerly watched the com
| ing and going of the wedding party
and guests.
Soon after 10 o'clock the doors of
| St Thomas church were thrown open,
carriage after carriage rolled UP in
front of the door and emptied its load
Of richly dressed men and women and
it was not long before the church was
crowded. The floral decorations were
superb. Indeed, the church's interior
had been transformed into fairyland.
charming and enchanting to behold.
| From the great dome to the remotest
| corner, flowers were everywhere and
tastefully arranged. There were mass
i've garlands of foliage and flowers,
lilies of the valley orchids of every
hue, immense green palms and roses
| and chrysanthemums by the hundreds,
all tastefully festooned. Long before
noon the church was crowded and all
| anxiously awaited the coming of the
/ bridal party.
1 In the meantime, the musical pro-
| gram, which was one Of an excep-
tionally high order, If not the finest
| ever rendered in a church had begun.
| George M. Warren, the organist of St
| Thomas church, presided at the organ,
The music was under the direction of
Nathan Frankie and he had on hand
Franko's orchestra and the Frankie
Hegner quartet of stringed instruments.
The quartet first rendered a selection
Then Edouard De Resseke, the great
basso of the Italian Opera company,
sang an aria from Mendelssohn's Eli
jah" to organ accompaniment. Franz
Ondricek, the violinist who has just
arrived from Europe to play his first
American engagement, followed with
| "The Eligie"by Laub, to organ accom-
paniment. Then came the great treat
of the musical program, WhenMme Nor
dica and De Reseke sang a duet, "The
Crucifix," by Fare, also to organ &C
compartment. Nine Nordica earned
| much admiration by her superb rendi-
ton of the ave Maria" after Gounod,
which was made ever more effective by
violin obligato by Mr.. Franko and
accompaniment by the organ and full
string orchestra with harp.
Handels Largo" was played by MIR
Frankie with all the strings, harp and
organ, and the choir sang to organ ac-
compartment the bridal music from
Weber's "Die Freischeutz" There were
also organ selections by Mr. Warren.
Promptly at noon MIR. Almeric Paget
the groom, accompanied by Jerald Pa
get, his best man, came from the vestry
to the foot of the chancel steps where
they awaited the arrival of the bride
. Almost Immediately afterwards Bishop
Potter, the officiating clergyman, at.
tended by his assistant, DR. John Wesley
Brown, appeared in the chancel anc
made ready for the ceremony. A few
minutes of impressive silence, thou
sand or more anxious glances towards
the church entrance and then pealeG
forth the strains of the 'FPriests March, ;
) from Meyorberes Prophet" The brid
al procession had begun. In the leat
were the ushers, John C. Furman, G
Hoyt H. Maitland Kersey, William Cut
= ting, jr., Winthrop Rutherford, Jared
Howe, Crawford Livingston and Henry
) Payne Whitney.
Next came four girls-Miss Dorothy
Barney, Miss Frances and Miss Laura
, Whitney, all carrying flowers.
Then followed the bridesmaids, Mis-.
} Gertrude Vanderbilt, Miss Emily Van
derbilt Sloan, Miss Beatrice Bend, Mis-
Azuba Barney, Miss Susie Dimock anc
; Miss Edith Blake Brown. The gowns O.
the bridesmaids, which were Miss Whit
ney's gifts, though uniform in design
were not in color. They wore rose, white
pale green, a delicate yellow, heliotropt
and pale blue, all of MORE.
Last came the bride. She walked will
: her father, leaning slightly upon hi
| arm. She presented a charming picture
Her wedding gown is a marvel of ele
gance and extreme simplicity. The full
trained skirt of ivory satin was perfect
, ly plain, save for a cord which ran rounC
the edge. There was not even a fiounc,
, of lace on it; neither embroidery no,
passementerie. The waist was seamless
| and close fitting and with nothing Il