St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-24
MISS GRACE UPHAM AND HOR-
ACE ERASTUs BIGELOw
MARRIED.
PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING
WITNESSED BY A LARGE NUM-
BER OF FRIENDS OF THE
PARTIES.
BRILLIANT RECEPTION LATER.
Rev. DIR. Wright Omciates at the
Most Interesting Social Event
of the Season.

The opening event of the coming
social season took place yesterday
in the wedding of Miss Grace Up
ham, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Pratt Upham, to Horace
Erastus Bigelow. The ceremony
was performed at ST. PauPs Episco-
pal church at Z p. m. All about the
chancel were smilax and palms, while
white roses adorned the chancel
gates. The front pews at the right
were reserved for the two families,
and the remainder of the edifice was
filled to it's utmost limits by throng
of invited guests. Choir Master Yapp
presided at the organ.
The bride was escorted to the altar
by her father. Then came the gen.
tlemen of the bridal party, two by
two, and next the bridesmaids in the
same order, the former filing to the
right, the latter to the left. The
groom received his bride at the chan
eel rail, and the ordained service was
read by Rev. DR.. John Wright, rector
of st. Paul's. The couple were mar
ried with two rings, and the bride
given away by her father.
The Partisan costumes of the ladies
in the bridal party were exquisite.
The bride wore white satin with a
train of unusual length, and
mousquetaire sleeves having large
puffs. About her shoulders hung a
bertha of old point lace. Her vol
luminous veil was fastened at the
temple with a diamond star and
orange blossoms She carried
large bouquet of white pinks, white
roses and orange blossoms, and
point lace handkerchief.
The maid of honor was Miss Clara
Hill; the bridesmaids. Miss Adine
Marvel and Miss Goodrich Marvel,
of Chicago; Miss Charlotte Hill. Miss
Julia Noyes, Miss Nellie Bigelow,
sister of the groom, and Miss Mary
Bass Except that the maid of honor
wore rose-colored instead of white
silk, all were similarly attired in
white satin, with white Illusion over
dresses, puffed waists, decked with
valenciennes lace and Minerva
sleeves. Each carried pale pinks
| tied with pink satin ribbon, and all
wore Minerva pins studded with
pearls-the gift of the bride.
| The best man was w. r. Gilbert,
of Little Falls, N. Y, the other gen.
| tlemen being Lewis S. Bigelow, of
New York, brother of the groom;
A. E. Horn, D. W. Hand, G. A.
Otis, A. H Cathcart and w. N. Arm
strong. When the ceremony was
completed the procession left the
altar to the merrily triumphant tones
of the Lohengrin wedding march.
| Few local receptions have attract
| ed such a general attendance on the
part of society as that given, an
hour after the ceremony, at the res
idence of the brides father on Sum-
nit avenue. In the library, under a
canopy of white roses set off by por-
there's of smilax, the bride and groom
received congratulations. Similar
| floral decoration prevailed about the
| apartment, on the other side OF
which were stationed the brides
maids. In the main reception room
|
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Francis Harris.
| Mrs. Harris, the brides only and
| elder sister, was married but few
| months ago in London and last
| nights reception was therefore CIV
en- in honor of the two sisters.
Mrs. Upham's gown was bro
caded Partisan masterpiece of white
satin trimmed with point lace. Her
jewels were diamonds. Mrs. Harris
was the wearer of an equally elabor-
ate costume, also of white satin, dec
grated with point lace, and, about
| the skirt, with unique border Of
! ivory discs. Mrs. Wilbur +. Steele,
of Chicago, Mrs. Upham's sister, who
assisted in receiving, wore an i'm
ported gown of grey satin, whose
beauty was completed with point
| lace and diamonds.
The other apartments were decked
with as much profusion as taste,
American Beauty roses and smilax
being chiefly employed. Seibert's or
chestra gave forth appropriate melo-
| die sweetness from a recess of the
main stairway. The entire third
floor, decorated with roses, was CIV
en- over to purposes of refreshment.
About 1880 there was wild fur
ry among the pretty maids who
| thronged the stairway. Each held @
handful of pearly rice, for it waa
whispered about that the bride was
about to make her escape. And a
| veritable escape it was. Attired in
a charming going-away costume of
dark brown woolen stuff, Mrs. Bige-
low; clinging to her radiant hus-
band, appeared suddenly at the Sec
ond landing. There was a burst Of
laughter, farewells, and good wishes,
a snow storm of rice, and $50 1t is
| longer new-and the side door had
closed upon the fleeing couple. They
left for New York and other East
ern cities, and will be gone for a
number of weeks. Their future res
idence will be on Exchange street.
After the departure of the bride
and few hundred of the more-staid
or elderly guests, sufficient space
| was at last found in the main apart
ments to inaugurate a programme
of dancing, which lasted until mid
night.
The list of guests included more
than fifteen hundred names, many
of the invitations having been sent
to residents of the East. 1t was the
desire of those interested that no
attempt be made to publish list Of
guests, which must necessarily be-
incomplete.