The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-31
BETTINA's SUCCESSOR.
Arthur PadeIfOrd Marries Miss
Edythe Grant of New York.
From the New York Press.


From the New York Press.
Miss Edythe Grant, who was yesterday
married in the American chapel in Rome
to Arthur Padelford, of Baltimore, is the
youngest daughter of the late David
Beach Grant, Of this city, and a sister of
the famous American beauty who is now
wearing the Essex coronet Miss Grant
made her debut several years ago in
Washington.
Miss Grant, or rather Mrs. Padelford,
is a pretty girl, but docs not possess the
beauty Of her sister; in fact, their types
are entirely different, as the countess is
tall, dark brunette, with the most raw
ishing black eyes, while her sister is
pure blonde, with golden hair and blue
eyes.
Arthur Padelford, the bridegroom, is
well known in Washington society circles,
as well as in New York and Baltimore.
He claims Baltimore as his home, al
though he formerly came from Provi-
dence, r. l. This is Mr.. Padelford's sec
ond venture in matrimony. His former
wife was the, beautiful Betty Ordway,
daughter of Gen. Ordway, of Washing
tons who. after several matrimonial
ford, is now on the stage playing under
the name of Bettina Gerard. She made
her first appearance upon the stage with
Dixey at the STANDARD theater in 1.-THE
Seven Ages, in December. 1899. She was
divorced from Padelford shortly after the
birth of their child.
Matrimonial bad luck, however. seems
to run in the Padelford family, as Arthur
Padelford's brother, Edward NJ Padel-
I'd l,o fad In Of he raj i'm
ing bellies of Baltimore. found connubial
bliss not congenial and was divorced by
his wife in 1890. Since the severing of
these bonds he has married the divorce,
Mrs. Z. j. Woolsey who was beautiful
Nellie Smythe of this city. Her sister
married Mr.. William Jaffrey. They are at
present living abroad. Mr.. Woolsey has
also married again and is living in Wash
ington square, and is having the expert
ence of litigation with his two young sons
at Yale.
The Countess Of Essex-the former Miss
Adele Grant-will be remembered as the
beauty and belle Of several London sea-
sons, and was at one time engaged to the
late Viscount Garmoyle, afterward Lord
Cairnes, whose attentions to Miss May
Fortesque, the actress, resulted in a
breach of promise suit against his lord
ship. who was mulcted in some 10000
damages. This suit, which became cele-
brated all over the world, was not, how
eyre, the cause of the breaking Of the
engagement, as many people believe. Miss
Grant met the Earl of Cairnes. son Of the
lord high chancellor of England. when
that gentleman was on a visit to America
in 1885. He was then known as the Wis
count Garmoyle In the winter of 1886 the
beautiful American was In Cannes,
France, and while living at this famous
and delightful winter resort, her engage
ment to Viscount Garmoyle was announc-
ed. The wedding day was set for the
early part Of July, 1856, and great prep
arations were made for the affair. A
splendid trousseau was prepared In Paris,
a house was taken in Grosvenor square,
London, for the wedding breakfast and
invitations were sent out to all the swells
in London and New York.
one day, shortly before the time set for
the ceremony the world Of fashion was
astounded TO learn that the wedding had
been indefinitely postponed and that the
brfde-to-be had the modification OF re-
turning all her wedding gifts, which were
extremely handsome. In due time the en-
gagement was broken off and the fact