The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-11-16
The PRESIDENT WAS A GUEST
Reautiful American Girl and an Eng.
l,shman Of Noble Family Were
Truly Wed.

cipal society events of the year, greater
in interest and second only in magnifi-
cence to the recent Marlborough-Van
derbilt alliance, was the marriage Of
Miss Pauline Payne Whitney to Amer
ic Paget, which was celebrated at noon
today in st. Thomas church in the
presence Of distinguished company
of guests. which included President
Cleveland and Secretary Of War La
mont and Secretary of the Navy Her
bert.
The bride, although very well known
has been known in the society of this
country and Europe for two years past
She is the daughter Of Hon. William
C. Whitney, who was secretary Of the
navy in the first Cleveland administra-
ton, and is one Of the wealthiest men
in New York. Additional interest has
been conferred upon the bride because
she is an heiress to several millions
from her father and more from her
grandfather, Henry B. Payne Of Ohio,
the Standard Oil magnate.
The groom is the youngest son of the
late General Lord Alfred Paget, per-
sonal aide-de-camp to the queen, and
grandson of the first marquis Of An
glesea.
The interior Of the church was COM
pletely hidden beneath ivies, chrysan-
themums and lilies. These flowers also
being arranged on four triple arches
erected across the center aisle seats,
while the stone gothic pillars and
abutments were entirely hidden in
masses of rhododendrons. Around the
chancel and choir stall tree ferns and
palms We're placed. The chancel rail,
galleries and side aisles were banked
with flowers, over which was artistic
ally draped hanging green and white
tracery Of foliage and lilies, which gave
natural unstudied effect to the dec
0rations.
The family and immediate friends
had seats separately from those re-
served for the guests by floral gate
built on gotnic lAAes, eAsenIil4S across
the center aisle. On the right sat Pres
ident Cleveland, Secretary of War Dan
lei P. Lamont and Secretary Of the
Navy Herbert, and in the seats imme-
diately behind the presidential party
We're Governor and Mrs. Morton, Sir
julian Paunceforte and the members
OF the British embassy, DR.. Chauncey
M. Depew and specially invited guests.
On the left were seated the members
OF the Whitney household, Lady Cole
brook and Miss Alice Paget, sisters OF
the bridegroom, Lord Westmeath and
personal friends of the bride. In honor
OF the occasion, Edouard De Rezke ana
Nine. Nordica sang Faures duo, 1.-THE
Crucified," from Mendelssohn's Eli
JAM. Just before the betrothal SER
vice, Nine. Nordica sang Gunoud's
Ave Maria" and Frank Ondricek rem
oered Laud's "Flegie" in the violin.
Handers Largo was performed by
rranko's orchestra, accompanied by
narps and organ, and delightful mu-
eical program was presented before the
arrival Of the bridal party.
WEDDING PROCESSION.
soon after IL o'clock, to the strains
VI the wedding march, the bridal party
proceeded to the chancel in the follow
Ing order:
oshers-Gould Hoyt, John G. Furman.
n. maitland Kersey, w. Cutting, Jr.,
r~inthrop Rutherford, Jared Howe,
crawford Livingstone, and the brides
.eiotner, Harry Whitney. Then came
aour little flower maidens, Misses Cath
Due. .ne Barney, Laura Whitney, Frances
III nsnam and Dorothy Whitney, the
o.ioe's sister. Those four little attend
,,,. IN white carried large baskets OF
Ea INES OF the valley and white roses.
onowing these came the six brides
11aos' Misses Gertie Vanderbilt, Emily
Vanderbilt Sloane, Azubey Barney, Be
p,a' ce Bend, Susie Dimmock and Edith
IN
Al white. Miss Sloane in pink, Miss Bar