The Washington times., 1895-04-23
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shade of ribbons.
OF the groom, Mr.. Joseph Letter brother
OF the bride Mr.. Spring Rice, of the British
Embassy and Mr.. Walter Van Rensselaer,
Berry. Wore as boutonnieres single pink
orchid and spray of maiden hair fern.
RICHEST OF WEDDING GOWNS
All attention was centered upon the
wedding gown, one of the last and most
spIendid creations of Worth. 1t was sim
plicity itself and yet simplicity Of the most
splendid kind. II was white satin of such
richness, that as CLEANS OF light fell upon
il from the open windows, it shone like
FURNISHED silver. The skirt was fashioned
quite plainly in front, with the grace and
elegance of q full court train at the back
The high neck corsage was trimmed
with rarest old point lace that had been
worn by the bride smother at her marriage
to Mr.. Letter i'll 1865. The tulle veil,
which completely enveloped the wedding
gown and fell to the edge of the train, was
trimmed about the upper portion with the
rose point lace that had served this same
purpose for the brides grandmother,
Nancy Lathrop Fish, when she married
Benjamin Carver, OF Utica.
The Scarsdale diamonds flashed and
CLEANED upon the bride as she passed down
the aisle to meet her husband. the future
Lord Scarsdale. These consisted of a
coronct of magnificent stones holding in
place the wedding veil that floated down
completely enyeloping the splendid gown
TO the very edge of the court train, and left
the BRIDES face entirely free, TO the very
evident satisfaction OF the guests gathered
within the church.
SCARSDALE FAMILY JEWELS.
AT either side OF the head catching the
veil further back were two diamond stars
tn
nificent necklace of diamondsthat cncirclcd
the brides throat and fell with numerous
dazzling pendants half way down the front
OF her corsage wasalso part o fthe Scarsdale
family Jewels. In place ofthe conventional
bouquet the bride carried prayer book
bound in white leather, from which the
marriage service was read.
Bishop Talbot, of Wyoming, assisted
10y Archdeacon MGckay Smith, performed
the marriage service, the bishop pronounc-
ing the benediction at the close OF the
ceremony.
Mrs. Letters gown was Of purple vel
vet with point lace. Lady Miller wore
gown of dark blue satin brocaded in ara
besque of gold, with hat TO match.
The wedding breakfast was served at
noon at the Letter residence. on Dupont
Circle, out tside OF which was gathered
almost as large thronG as that which made
the driveways and pavements about st.
Johns Church for n time utterly impass
able, even to the wedding party. Along
the driveway outside the house spring
flowers were massed in gorgeous profu-
sion, so that without as wtli as within the
place was in wedding attire for the bride
and groom who yesterday began their
married life under such auspicious cir
stances.
SCENES AT THE HOME
Within the house the spacious marble
Railways were decorated by Small with
great branches OF apple and cherry BIOS
SONS, while trees of magnolia in full
bloom stood about in the corners and
inches. In the window hedges and along
the marble ratings were brilliant hued
tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and lilies,
that filled the ar with their sweetness.
The bride and groom received in the En-
pire drawing room, standing before the
immense onyx fireplace. This was com
pletely concealed by a massing of maiden
hair ferns, from which hung myrads of
delicate pink orchids, the same flowers
falling from the upper ledge in fringe of
color that fairly seemed alive as it quiv-
cred with every slightest current of air.
Beneath the lifesiZed portrait OF the
bride, painted some years ago by Cabanel,
was mound of English forget me -nots
suggestive of 10 end of romantic fore
thought on the part of those having the
decorations in charge.
The wedding breakfast was served in the
white and gold ballroom opening out from
this drawing room, as the dining room ordi-
narily used at entertainments was to-day
considered insufficient to accommodate
the guests invited to the wedding break
fast. One would think that there was
little, if anything new i'll the way of decora-
| ton with which To astonish and delight
the artistic senses of Society, but to-day
proved the contrary.
SUPERB FLORAL DECORATIONS.
Rising from either side of the main table
to the ceiling, and thus completely covering
the walls, spread out the gorgeous Bougan.
Villa vine, its magenta blossoms go thickly
clustered as to give the impression of a
great wave of color having swept over the
| ornate department. The floral decorations
! of the table consisted of three ellpses OF
/ pink orchids.
Beneath one OF the arChwayS with the
| fluted gilded columns on either side and a
| background of maidenhair ferns was the
| large wedding cake. This was set in q
| wreath OF the lilies of the valley, surrounded
! in turn by larger wreath of white orchids.
After the guests had extended their con
| of neyer-ending happiness, many of them
were asked into the library, where they
| inscribed their signatures upon the marriage
certificate of parchment, atthe top of which
| were the monograms of the brideand groom.
Mrs. Clevelands name was the first to be
| Inscribed, and after her the Cabinet pres
| ent signed their names.
Mrs CLEVELAND AND RUTH.
Mrs. Cleveland was accompanied by her
| little daughter Ruth to the wedding, and
| later to the breakfast. This fact was
known to comparatively few persons in the
| church, as while Mrs Cleveland was es
! corted down one aisle, the Presidents
| little daughter, in a costume OF rose pink
was taken down the opposite aisle by her
| two nurses. AS this is the first occaS sion
on which the child has attended any pub
| lie gathering or indeed entertainment OF
| any kind outside of the Cabinet circle, il
marks quite an epoch in the little maids
| calendar.
There was another little girl who, yes
| terday, for the first time, attended n wed
ding. This was Margaret Bissell daughter
| of the exp ostmaster General. Between Mrs
Letter and Mrs. Bisscll there has existed d
| friendship that dates back of the Iatter's
| coming to Washington. 1t is, in fact, 6
lifelong friendship, Mrs. Letter having beer
| one of the guests at the marriage Of Mrs
Bissell's parents
When, at the conclusion of all the wedding
festivities, the bride and groom drove away
| to take the train for their wedding trip and
the house company, together with the Other
| guests, crowded about the doorway to cal
out the last good wishes and throw rice and
| flowers in their wake, Mrs CurZon wore
a going-away gown of blue crepon, with q
large hat to match, and the perfection OF
Worth's confections in the shape of a little
| wrap.
LEGION OF GUESTS.
Foremost among the guests at the church
| and hnusa w ~ Mrs Claveland Among Of hel