The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-13
SHE'LLSTAY At HOME
Miss Whitney Marries a Plain, Ordi-
nary, Everyday American. {,
1T WAS A GRAND WEDDING
The Popular Young Lady Takes
for q Life Partner AlmerIc Pa
get, and VIII Live In $3.50
st. Paul. MINI. -

ic Hugh Paget was solemnized to-day
at st. Thomas church. The bride Is the
daughter of William c. Whitney. form
erly secretary of the navy. and the
groom is the youngest son OF the late
General Paget. The interior Of the
church was hidden beneath ivy and HI
les. In the center aisle. ON the pillars
and around the walls were palms and
ferns. The chancel rail. galleries and
side aisle were banked with flowers.
over which was artistically draped
green and white drapery of foliage and
lilies. which gave a natural unstudied
effect to the decoration.
| The family and immediate friends
had seats separated from those re-
served for guests by gates of flowers
extending across the aisles. On the
| right sat President Cleveland, Secreta-
J ry Lamont and Secretary Herbert, and
in seats Immediately behind the prest-
dent were Governor and Mrs. Morton,
Sir Julian Pauncefote and members OF
the British embassy, DIR. Chauncey De-
pew and specially invited guests. On
| the left were seated members OF the
household, Lady Colebrook and Miss
Alice Paget, sisters of the bridegroom.
Lord Westmeath and personal friends.
| Handel's Largo" was performed by
| Frankos orchestra, accompanied by
harps and organ and a delightful mu-
| steal programme was presented before
| the arrival of the bridal party. Soon
after IL o'clock. to the strains of the
wedding march, the bridal party pro-
ceeded to the chancel in the following
order: Ushers. John c. Forman, HI.
| Maitland Kersey, w. Cutting, Winth-
rop Rutherford, lard Howe, Crawford
Livingstone and the brides brother.
Harry Whitney. Then came four little
flower maidens. Misses Catherine
Barnes, Laura Whitney, Frances Bing-
ham and Dorothy Whitney, the brides
sister. These little attendants in white
carried large baskets of lilies OF the
valley and white roses. Following these
came the six bridesmaids, Misses Van
| derbilt, Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, Au-
| zura Barnes, Beatrice Bend, Susie DIM
merck, Edith Brown.
Miss Whitney made beautiful bride.
Her wedding gown of ivory white satin
was perfectly plain without lace or ems
broidery save a heavy silk cord which
ran around the edge of the corsage and
was finished with a stock collar OF
] pleated satin covered with point lace,
finished in rosettes on either side, and
the full sleeves were finished from the
! elbow to the wrist and narrowed at
the wrist. Orange blossoms were fast
ened at the left side on the waist line.
and the veil was made from a splendid
| piece of point lace, worn by the brides
mother, which extended almost to the
train. .4r-s
The bridal party was met at the
chancel by the groom and best man,
Gerald Paget. The bride and groom
were met by Bishops Potter and Leon
ard and Rector John Wesley Brown.
The charge was read by the rector.
Bishop Leonard performing the be-
trothal service, and Bishop Potter Off
ciating at the marriage ceremony
| proper.
After the service the bridal party
| MN al 20 ba hxvf ha
ident and Sir Julian Pauncefote. who
subscribed their names to the marriage
| registry as witnesses. While the bridal
party were signing the registry Nine.
Nordfck sang. A reception was held
Immediately after the ceremony at the
residence of the brides father. to which
400 guests were hidden. In the inner
hall an immense bell of white flowers
was hung, beneath which the bridal
couple received congratulations. The
decorations of the house were simple
and effective. The wedding breakfast
was served at small tables. The bridal
party was seated at a crescent-shaped
table arranged across the bay-wdndow.
The bridal party will pass part of
their honeymoon at Mr.. Whitney's
later slowly tour through the Eastern
states en- route to st. Paul, Mimi,
where Mr.. Paget and bride will make
their home. +.
Miss Whitney has just passed her
21st year. She Is her fathers favorite.
Her debut in society was very. sad.
over the attendant festivities fell fthe
shadow OF her mothers impending
death. Twice during that fatal eve
ming Mrs. Whitney had to be revived
by restoratives. The next day the
f1uttering debutante. whose innocent
eyes had Just opened to the beauties
and the dangers of social life, forgot
1
who died four weeks later. Miss Whit
ney Is the idol of her mubti-millionaire
uncle. Oliver Payne. the oil king. and
her grandparents. the Paynes OF Ohio.
Almertc Huge Paget. the groom, is
the youngest of fourteen children of
the well known Paget family of Eng
land. His father was the late Lord
Alfred Paget, and his grandfather the
second marquis of Angelesey. He
came here ten years ago with only a
stout heart. willing hands. and a few
letters of Introduction. He wanted TO
handle real estate for English capital
lists. and 50 well did he do II for a few
To-day he has an agency OF millions OF
dollars. and his income is well toward
the SIS. 900 point a year.
Secretary whitney has a handsome
settlement for his daughter. He gives
her nothing outright. burt prefers a
, heredftary right IN the Dig fortune
which he has made within a few years
. His idea OF keeping the fortune large
is to keep IL intact. never dividing
, IL. and putting II in the hands OF the
eldest or most capable SON for manage
mens. Miss whitney will enjoy The in
, come of one-fourth Of the whitney
fortune for life and her heirs after hei
forever. This Is the largest hereditary
settlement on record.
The style and manner of this cir
who will have so much are singuiarly
sweet. She has never had an easy year
in her whole life. and her troubles have
e1 chastened her into the calmness and
gentleness which hken women to Ma.
donnas. IL was during a long trip Il
Egypt, where she had been sent 10 re.
store her spirits. depressed by care and
sadness. that she renewed a slight &C.
quairtance with Mr.. Paget. which