Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-22
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Curzon.Leiter wedding

The Curzon-Leiter Wedding
WASHINGTON, April 22.-This morn
ing at st. Johns Episcopal Church
Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon. NJ. r.,
of England and Miss Mary Victolia
Letter, eldest daughter Of the Chicago
millionaire, Mr.. L. q. Letter, were mar
ried in the presence of the British Am
bassador and Mrs. Cleveland and
large and distinguished company. in
Guiding guests from England and from
leading cities in this country.
The ushers were Mr.. Frank Curzon,
brother of the groom, MIR: Joseph
Letter, brother OF the bride, Mr.. Frank
lin Remington, of Cazenovia, n. T.,
Mr.. Cecil Arthur Spring Rice, of the
British Embassy, and MIR. Walter Van
Rensselaer, Berry, of Washington. They
wore the conventional morning frock
coats and boutonniers of white orchids,
the BRIDES flower.
The guests from other cities, togeth-
er with the members of both families,
were seated in the central part of the
church, together with the officials OF
the British Embassy, members OF the
Cabinet and justices of the Supreme
Court. Mrs. Cleveland was seated
next to the family as the nearest friend
of the bride. Bishop Henry G. Potter
and Mrs. Potter, Bishop Cox and Mrs.
Cox and Bishop and Mrs. Doane were
also seated in prominent places reserv-
ed for them.
Mrs. Letter came in just before the
wedding party in splendid gown Of
violet velvet with a court train and
many diamonds. With it she wore
small bonnet of jet. Just preceding
her came her sister, Mrs. Thompson, OF
Chicago, and her brother, Mr.. Matt
Sherman Carver, of New York.
According to the wish of the bride
that all the details of the wedding
should BIO of the simplest character pos
sible, the church was not deliberately
decorated. A few palms were placed
in the chancel and some spring flowers
were scattered about the altar, chiefly
white azealas and Easter lilies.
A full bridal service was rendered by
the choir The programme commenced
with "Epithalame" from Romeo and
Juliet, followed by so Perfection" and
"Elsa's Dream" from Wagner and the
bridal chorus, Faithful and True, " from
LohengriD, as the bridal party entered
the church.
Previous to this Bishop Talbot, of the
Wyoming diocese, an old friend of the
family, entered the church from the
vestry with DR.. Mackay-Smith, pastor
of the church, followed by the groom
and his best man, Lord bennington.
The clergymen stepped inside the
chancel and Mr.. Curzon stood just at
the entrance, while the bride-to-be
made her way down the aisle on the
arm of her father, preceded by the
ushers and her two sisters, Miss Nanny
Letter and Miss Daisy Letter, who were
the only bridesmaids. The bride
was radiant under her snowy veil. The
wedding dress was of white satin, en-
tirely plain. The skirt had long train
and the bodice was severely simple,
high at the neck and fastened with
diamond brooch, the gift of the groom.
At the neck and sleeves some bands of
old rose point, which her mother wore
on her wedding day, served to finish
the gown. The tulle veil was edged
around the head with some point lace,
worn by the brides grandmother, Mrs.
BENJAMIN Carver, of Utica, N. Y, for
merly Miss Mary Fish, on her bridal
dress years ago. The veil was fastened
with a bunch of white orchids and the
bouquet of the same flower finished
the bridal outfit.
The bridesmaids wore youthful
dresses of pink null, the skirts full,
over pink satin and the bodice finished
with huge sleeves. The large hats
were made of the same material with
pink satin bows and each carried a
bunch of pink roses. The groom, in
Prince Albert coat and gray trousers,
advanced a few PAGES to meet the
bride and led her to the chancel where
the betrothal service was read by
Bishop Talbot, after which, entering
the cbancel, they stood before the al
tar to receive the final benediction.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Curzon passed out
the opposite aisle from the one by
which the bride entered, the choir sang
the Hallelujah chorus from Handel
and the occasional anthem, ITO Thee,
O Father, Throned on High" from
HAYDN. Mr.. Theopil presided at the
organ and played selections from Wag-
ner until the guests had left the church.
The marriage ceremony was peculiar
| ly impressive and as Mrs. Cleveland
came out of the church she had been
weeping.
Among those who attended the mar
rage were several members Of the cab.
met. Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote,
the German Ambassador, the French
Ambassador, the Belgian Minister,
Senator and Mrs. Cameron, Senator
and Mrs. Brice, Chief Justice and Mrs.
Fuller, Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Justice
and Mrs. Gray, Justice and Mrs.
White. Justice and Mrs. Brown, SEN
ator and Mrs. Cabot Lodge, Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Senator and Mrs.
Mcpherson, Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee,
Robert Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln, Hon.
and Mrs. T. Jefferson Coolidge. Mrs.
Cleveland came in about five minutes
before the arrival of the wedding par
ty, She wore gown of black MORE
antique finished with bands of jet.
Over her shoulders was thrown a full
brownish cloth cape embroidered with
gold and finished with ruff1e of vel
low lace. Her tiny bonnet of loops of
white satin ribbon and lace contained
a green velvet bow at the back and III
her hand she carried jewelled vinia-
grette.
A wedding breakfast was served at
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