San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Ail ar
rangements have been practically
completed for the wedding of Miss
Pauline Whitney and Almerco
Hugh Paget, which will take place
early in November in st. Thomas
Episcopal church, the swell church
on Fifth avenue. The bride is the
daughter OF ex-Secretary of the
Navy William G. Whitney, and is
one of the richest heiresses in
America. The groom is one Of the
fourteen children of the celebrated
Paget family of England. They
have tried to work up pretty fic-
tion about the young man coming
over here ten years ago without
any other capital than his brains
and pluck, and making fortune
in handling real estate. The fact is
that young Paget, who is just
turned thirty, did have little
money, but he had a wealth Of
rich connections on both sides Of
the Atlantic, which at once put
him in touch with the money
making institutions Of America.
Miss Whitney has just passed
her twenty-first year. She is her
fathers favorite. Her debut in So
ciety was very sad. Over the at
tendant festivities fell the shadow
of her mothers impending death.
Twice during that fateful evening
Mrs. Whitney had TO be revived
by restoratives. The next day the
fluttering debutante, whose large
innocent eyes had just opened to
the beauties and the dangers Of So
cial life, forgot society for the sick
bed of her mother, who died four
weeks later. Then the two-year-
old, Dorothy, fell i'll, and
the father became melancholy.
Upon Miss Whitney devolved the
task OF restoring brightness to the
home. She succeeded, but her
nerves gave way. A trip to Egypt
was taken for her health. There
she met Mr.. Paget, and they fell in
love. Miss Whitney is the idol OF
her multi-millionaire uncle. Oliver
Payne, the oil king and her grand
parents, the Paynes OF Ohio. No
one can give correct estimate Of
Mr.. Whitney's wealth, but he ranks
as one Of the Croessuses of New
York. They say he will give his
daughter as wedding present a
cool million, or an annual settle.
ment OF $4,000. This latter plan
would be in accord with his idea
OF keeping the fortune intact, and
making q house of Whitney like
the house OF Astor. All Mrs. Whit
ney's laces and jewels have been
put aside since her death and kept
for her daughters wedding day.
A very beautiful wedding gift
has been brought over for her by
the Duke of Marlborough, who is
to marry Miss Vanderbilt. Miss
Whitney's wedding presents will
include several houses. The New
York house is for her when she
enters into the New York season
during the grand opera period.
The home in Minnesota is where
she will reside during her husbands
busiest time in real estate, and her
Newport, Lennox and Bar Harbor
residences-for the Whitneys have
cottages in every place-will be
open during the summer season.
The yacht Columbia will bo at her
disposal, and from all accounts, the
entire present possessions OF the
family will be turued over to her.
She has so individualiZed every
thing that it is all hers as a spon-
taneous gift from her idolizing
family.
Among Miss Whitney's gifts will
be a superb floral offering from the
boys OF certain florists establish
ment which has been kept alive for
years by the Whitney patronage.
And another will be set Of the
finest bedding from the maids Of
the household. This affection Of
her social interiors is a tribute to
her sweetness OF character, which
is largely the result Of the chasten-
ing sorrow of her mature years.
The bridal couple will spend the
honeymoon in Europe, where Mrs.
paoat will he DTpsented AT court