Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-28
.EDYTHE GRANT WEDDED
Married to Arthur Padelford, a
 Prominent Society Man.
CEREMONY PERFORMED IN ROME.

Story of London Wedding That Did Not Take Place Owing to Debts-Arthur Pad.
 eIford Was the First Husband of Betty
 Ordway, Now Known as Bettina Gerard.
 NEW YORK, March 2S.-Miss Edythe Grant, who was married in the American chapel in Rome to Arthur PadelfOrd of Baltimore, is the youngest daughter Of tho late David Beach Grant of this city and 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 pretty girl. but does not possess the beauty of her sister In fact. their types are entirely different, as the countess is q tall dark brunette. with the most ravish- ing black eyes, while her sister is a pure blonde, with golden hair and blue eyes.
 Arthur Padelfurd. the Bridegroom, is well known in Washington ..''iety circles, as we'll as in New York ...I baltimore. He claims Baltimore as lis home. al though he formerly camo from Provi- dcnce This is Mir. Padclfords second venture in matrimony. His former wife was the beautiful Betty Ordway. daughter of General Ordway of Washington, who | after several matrimonial changes since 
 the stage. playing under the name of Bet tina Gerard. She made her first appear ance upon the stage with Dixey at the | Standard theatcr in The Seven Ages" l in December, 1889. She was divorced from Padclfurd shortly after the birth of thoir child.
 Matrimonial Bad Luck. Matrimonial bad luck. however. seems | to run in rGe Padelford Samily. us Arthur Padellord's brother. kdward NJ. Padel- l ford. who married in 1880 one of the roign- ing bcllGs of Baltimore. found cOnnubial | bliss not cOngenial and was divorced by his wife in 1890. Since the ssyering of these bonds he has married the divorcce, Mrs. k. J. Woolsey, who was the beauti- full Nellie Smythe of this city Her sister married Mr William Jaffrey. They are at present living abroad. MT. Woolsey has also married again ard is living in Wash | ington square and is having the expcri- ence of litigation with his two young sons at Yale.
 The Countess of ESSex-tho former Miss | Adele Grant-will bo remembered aS the | beauty and belle of several London soasuns and was at ono time engaged 10 tho lat" | Niscuunt Garmuyle, aftorward Lord | CairnVS, whose attentions to Miss May Fortescur. tho actrUsS, resulted In a breach
 
 was muloted in sOmo Gl0, 900 damages. This suit, which hocamo celebrated all over tho world. was not, however, tho cause of tho brtNking of the engagement hs many people hcliovo. Miss Grant met the Earl 0f Cairncs. son of the lord high | chancellor of England, when that gentle. | man was visit tn America in 1883. l He was then known aS the NiScuunt Gar movie. In the winter of 1886 the beAuti- | ful American was in Cannes. Franco, and while Twin. at this famous and delightful winter resort her engagement to VlsOount GaTnOyle Was arnUunCSd ThS wedding day was set for tho early part of July, lSS6, and great prcparatiOnS wSr0 nIa3a for tho affair A splendid truussoau was prepared in Paris, n house was takon iL GroSvcnor square, London for tbS we'd ding breakfast and invitations were svut out To all the swrlls in London and New York
 One day shortly before the time set for the ceremony the world If fashion was as. founded to learn that ih, wedding had been indefinitely ru-tl "Icd. uId tEaI tho bride to be had the m"rtlti, ation of return ing all her wedding gifts. which were ex tremcly handsome In due time the en gagcmcnt was broken of, and tho fact be came known that the viscount was hope lessly in debt and in such deep fnancia complications that Miss Grants relative: did not think it worth while to extricat, him for the sake of his coronet and title Lord Cairnes aftcrward married Miss Ol via Dcrcns. an English society beauty A( died two years later.