The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-12
PAGET-W WHITNEY
Another Brilliant lnterna-
tiona1 Wedding at St.
Thomas Church
Today.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND WAS THERE
Ex-Secretary Whitney's Daught G
Welded to Mr.. Pagent by
Bishop Potter-Hand-
some Gifts.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND WAS THERE

some dlltS.
NEW YORK, Nov Y, 1Ss5.-Under a
bright, clear sky and within the sacred
portals of ST. Thomas's Church where
less than a week ago Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt was made the Duchess OF
Marlborough, Miss Pauline Payne WHIT
ney, daughter of William c. whitney,
former Secretary of the Navy, was
shortly after noon today, welded TO
Almeric Hugh Paget. youngest son OF
the late General Lord Alfred Paget,
and grandson of the first Marquis OF
Anglesey. AS far as the ceremonials
go, the wedding was not less brliliant
than the Marlborough-Vande
hymneaI, it was, perhaps, more dis
tinguished, though the bridegroom.
again an Englishman, does not inherit
title. On this occasion, numbered
among the wedding guests were Presi-
dent Cleveland and members of his cab
met. who iourneyed from Washington to
do honor to the young people. There were
present. too, Governor Morton and a
score of diplomats. It was indeed
state occasion as well as great social
function Society and politics for the
moment were happily mixed.
The scene in the church was, in come
respects, a repetition Of last Wednesday
Society flocked to the wedding and again
filed the spacious interior of the edifice
There were the same beautiful women
the same gathering of society notables
and the same display of gorgeous COS
TUNES.
The streets surrounding the church
Inc 1xy n
who eagerly watched the coming and
going of the wedding party and guests.
ARRIVAL OF THE GUESTS.
Soon after one o'clock the doors
of St. Thomas Church were
thrown open, carriage after car
riage rolled up in front of the door
and emptied its load of richly dressed
men and women and it was not long be-
fore the church was crowded. AS the
guests caught a glimpse of the interior
of the edifice they invariably uttered ex-
carnations of delight at the magnihcent
picture presented. The floral decorations
were superb. Indeed, the church's inter-
ior had been transformed into fairy
land, charming and enchanting to be-
hold. From the great dome to the remot-
est corner. flowers were everywhere,
tastefully arranged. There were massive
garlands of foliage and flowers, lilies of
the valley, orchids of every hue, immense
green palms and roses and chrysanthe-
NUNS by the hundreds, all tastefully
festooned Long before noon the church
was crowded and all anxiously awaited
the coming of the bridal party.
BRILLIANT MUSIC.
In the meantime the musical pro-
gramme, which was one of an exception
ally high order, if not the finest ever
rendered in church, had begun. George
William Warren, the organist of ST.
Thomas Church, presided at the organ
The music was under the direction of
Nahum Franko, and he had on hand
Franko's orchestra and the Franko- -Heg-
ner quartette of stringed instruments.
The quartette first rendered a selection.
Then Edouard de Reszke, the great basso
of the Italian Opera Company, sang an
aria from Mendelssohns "Elija" to or
gan accompaniment. Frans Ondricek
the violinist, who has just arrived from
Europe to play his first American en-
gagement, followed with "The Elegie, :"
by Laub, to organ accompaniment. Then
came the great treat of the musical pro-
gramme when Nine. Nordica and De
Reszke sang duet, 1.-THE CruciliX,'' by
Faure, also to-. organ accompaniment.
Mime Nordica earned much admiration
by her superb rendition of the ave Mr.
ria," after Gounod, which was made
even more effective with a violin obli-
gato by Mr. Franko, and accompanied
by the organ and full string orchestra,
with harp.
Handels Largo was played by Mr..
Franko with all the strings, harp and
organ, and the choir sang to organ ac-
compartment, the bridal music from
Webers "Die Freischuetz." There were
also organ selections by Mr. Warren.
ENTRANCE OF THE GROOM
Promptly at noon Mr. Almeric Paget,
the groom, accompanied by Gerald Paget,
his best man, came from the vestry to
the foot of the chancel steps where they
awaited the arrival of the bride. Almost
Immediately afterward BishoptPotter the
of1icial4~2 clergyman, attended by his as
sistant, DIR. John Wesley Brown, ap-
peared in the chancel and made ready
for the ceremony. A few minutes of
impressive silence, thousand or more
anxious glances towards the church en-
trance and then pealed forth the strains
OF the 'sPriest's March, from Meyer
beers prophet The bridal process
sion had begun. In the lead were the
ushers, John C. Furman, G. Hoyt, H.
Maitland Kersey, VIM Cutting, Jr.,
Winthrop Rutherford, Jared Howe,
Crawford Livingston and Harry Payne
Whitney.
Next came four girls-Miss Dorothy
Barney, Miss katherine Barney, Miss
Frances Bingham and Miss Laura
Whitney
Then followed the bridesmaids
Gertrude Vanderbilt Miss Emily Van
derbilt Sloan, Miss Beatrice Bend, Miss
Azuba Barney. Miss Susie Dimock and
Miss Edith Blake Brown. The gown of
tle bridesmaids, which were Miss Whit
nSV's gifts, though uniform In design
were not na,d in esn eolor They Wee ye1ow rose
helfotrope and pale blue. all Of moire.
A CHARMING BRIDE.
Last came the bride. She was walking
with her father, leaning slightly upon his
arm She presented charming picture.
gance and extreme simplicity. The full
trained skirt of ivory white satin was per-
fectly plain, save for a cord which runs
around the edge. There was not even
a fiounce Of lace on it; neither embroi-
dery nor passementerie. The waist was
seamless and close fitting and with Moth
ing to break It's symmetry, not even a
ished with a stock collar of pleated satin,
covered with point lace, which finished
in rosette at either side. The very
full sleeves were pleated into the arm
hole and were finished from elbow to
wrist in gauntlet style, with narrow
lace on the corsage fell over the puffs
of the sleeves from the shoulders The
lace was exuuisitely fi11e, with design.
Of roses and true lovers Knots. a cluster