Evening star., 1895-11-07
G B S on Ian GHORN e
A Notable Gathering in Historic St Paul's,
Richmond.
A Southern Belle and q Noted Artist
Married Today Who
Were There.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, November THE most
brilliant marriage witnessed in Richmond
for years was solemnized at historic ST.
Pauls Church today at high noon, when
Miss Irene Langhorne, the beautiful south
ern belle, plighted her troth to Mr.. Charles
Dana Gibson, the celebrated New York ar
tist. For months society here has dis
cussed the Gibson-Langhorne nuptials, and
it was known from the first that the we'd
ding would bring together some of the
most prominent people in this country.
Miss Langhorne herself is a great beauty,
with stately figure, easy carriage, deep
blue eyes. brilliant color and a wealth of
golden hair. She has been greatly ad
mired in New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, New Orleans and many
other cities, and has won fame by her
beautiful soprano voice, her skill as a
horsewoman and her sunny disposition,
bubblinS over with wit, refinement and
womanly tenderness. She numbers her
friends by the thousands, and her beauty
has attracted attention everywhere AS
Trilby she made several pronounced hits
In amateur theatricalS here and elsewhere.
She Is a born actress, a brilliant CONVEX
sationalist. the soul of house party, and
one of the most accomplished women in
the south. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chswell D. Langhorne, who are very
prominent in social circles here. 1t was at
the Patriarchs' ball in New York that she
q
different type from the characteristic Glib
son woman. Nevertheless. the wel-known
artist became deeply Impressed with her,
and met her afterward at the White Sui
phur Springs where they became engaged
last summer. He afterward visited Ter
fathers country villa, "Mirador," in Abe
marie county, and there it was, a month or
so ago, that while driving they were both
thrown from their trap and slightly in
jured. A somewhat singular Incident was
the accident that resulted in the fracture
of Mr.. Juan A. Smiths arm yesterday af-
ternoon, when that gentleman, who was
one of the groomsmen, undertook to clear
a broad ditch during a meet given by the
Deep Run Hunt Club. of which Miss Lang
horne has been member for some time.
She herself was in the lead, and Mr.. Smith
undertook to keep close after the hounds,
when his horse fell with him and injured
the rider. Mr.. Smith was not very Sc
wedding today, although his wounds were
bandaged, and showed plainly the result of
his fall.
Mr. Gibson is we'll known in the field of
art, as well as in social circles. His pic
lures have attracted the most favorable
comments at the hands of well-known
critics. and he is a thoroughly delightful
conversationalist as well. He has number
of friends in this city. The popularity of
the couple and their prominence in the So
cial world made the marriage today one Of
special interest. and among those who at
tended as groomsmen and guests were men
Long before the appointed hour the spa
cious church was crowded with invited
guests, among them being many of the
leading society people of this city. The
chancel was handsomely decorated with
palms and white chrysanthemums, and the
beautiful gowns solemn music from the
great organ and stately figures, of the
sroomsmen, all combined to make the scene
both beautiful and impressive. The music
was especially impressive. 1t was com
posed for this occasion by the Rev. DR..
Hartley Carmichael, rector of ST. Paul's
The maids of honor were Miss Phyllis
I.anghorne and Miss Mamie Langhorne
sisters of the bride. They We're gowned in
white chiffon, and wore large Gainsborough
hats of white, and carried bouquets of yell
low chrysanthemumS. They were followed
by the bridesmaids, who wore yellow chif
fon and silk, and large Gainsborough hats
of black with ostrich feathers. They car
rfed bouquets of yellow chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids were: Miss May Jones'
cousin of the bride; Miss Alys Conally,
Miss Ellen Hobson, Miss Bessie Martin, all
of Richmond; Miss Gibson, sister of the
groom. and Miss Pemberton of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Langdon Gibson. brother of the
groom, the well-known arctic explorer
was best man. and Mr.. Richard Harding
Russell, Mr.. Thomas McIlwaine and Mr..
Thomas Hastings. all of New York; MIR.
James De Kay of New York, Mr.. Algernon
Stuart Whitmore Craven of Albemarle. Mr..
Mr.. Lilburne Myers and Mr.. John T. An
derson of Richmond were ushers.
The bride never looked more handsome
than when walking slowly and gracefully
down the aisle to The strains of the we'd
ding march from ''Lohengrin.' She was
gowned in a beautiful creation Of heavy
white satin and old lace, chiffon and dia
monds. She entered the church leaning
upon the arm of her father, Mr.. Chiswell
D. Langhorne. The groom, attended 10y
his brother Mr. Langdon Gibson, met and
received her at the chancel, while the
bridal party formed strikingly beautiful
picture in a semi-circle around the chan
eel. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. Hartley Carmicha Il, after which the
party left the church in a reverse order.
Among those at the wedding, besides the
bridal party, were DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page of Washington, D. c.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. C. Benedict and Miss Benedict of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. John a. Mitchell
Of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford White
of New York, Miss Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Coward, Livingston Beecaman
James 7. Woodward of New York, Nicholas
Longworth of Cincinnati, Judge and Mrs
Thomas ]. Semmes of New Orleans, James
T. Richards and T. ]. Semmes. jr., of New
Orleans, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Mercer of
Washington, MI. Harry Earle of Washing
ton, Mr. Jesse Brown of Washington, Miss
Lula Horstman Of Washington. Mr.. G.
Snowden Andrews of Baltimore. DIR. Delano
Fitzgerald. Miss Susie Mills, Mr.. and Mrs
BARLEY Johnston of Baltimore and many
others from Philadelphia, New York and
other cities, besides several from Chicago,
New Jersey and Long Island.
At l o'clock wedding breakfast was
served to which ninety guests sat down.
Mr.. and Mrs Gibson will spend q few days
In New York before taking an extended
European tour, during which they Will visit
many points of interest on the Mediterra-
IN, he nrin hoe h..