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Marriage Of the Daughter Of FORMER
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From The Minneapolis Tribune June 81.
A wedding of more than usual interest was
solemnized in the quaint stone church of st.
Marks, when the eldest daughter of an Amer
lean house was given in marriage to the elder
son of an old English family. The bride who
passed to the altar along the aisles where nod
ding roses breathed fragrant greeting was Miss
Mary Oliphant Wilson, daughter of Mrs. Ellz-
abeth K Wilson and of the late Eugene NJ.
Wilson; the bridegroom was Henry Fitzher-
bert, captain of the Royal Berkshire regiment
in her majesty's service. The marriage TOOK
place at the early afternoon hour of o'clock
and gathered to witness the nuptials were
representatives of old and prominent families
in society life, until the nave of the church
was quite filed with brilliant assemblage-
The bride was only few days home from
winters sojourn in the Bermuda islands, and
there was a spirit of greeting mingled with the
unspoken farewells to the young wife who Is
to make her home across the sea.
The church, which has been the scene OF
many beautiful weddings, never looked iairer
than on this occasion, when it was flooded
with the bright sunshine of perfect June day.
The effect was of light and delicate color inlaid
with rich, tropical green. The supporting pill
lars through the knaye were entwined with
strands of pine, and the Gothic arches at their
summit were laid with branches of the pine.
The chancel was wholly set with green, reliey-
ed only with punches of white roses on the
altar before which two kneeling cushions OF
white satin were placed The background was
of palms, and the space by the choir rail was
filled with palms. Ropes of pine fell from
central point above the steps leading to the
cbancel and were gathered back to the sides
with a graceful sweep. A fretwork of pine
filed the point of the arch leading from chan
eel to the vestry. The entire length of the
broad center aisle was lane of roses, with
punches of exquisite Testaut roses tied with
white satin ribbon at the head of each pew.
e The bride walked alone. She wore
ivory white satin with sweeping train, the high
bodice embroidered with seed pearls, and the
sleeves finished at the wrist with point lace
Her long tulle veil was held in place with
diamond tiara, and she wore at her throat
dragon pin of diamonds the Chinese dragon
being the adopted crest of the Royal Berke-
shire regiment The diamonds were gifts from
the bridegroom. Her bouquet was of superb
orchids. Immediately after the cere-
mony the bridal party repaired to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Wilson on Hawthorn avenue,
where wedding supper was served. The same
exquisite care Of floral decorations prevailed
in the supper rooms and drawing room suite.
Roses. smiax and palms were used in profu-
sion, mantels were buried in foliage and smilax
wreathed the walls The balustrade of the
stairway was entwined with green and pyra-
mid of palms stood at the newell post. The
decorations of the supper room were in green
and white. The gifts of the bride to her maids
were eweled dragon and butterfly pins; the
bridegroom gave his groomsman and ushers
pearl scarf pins Many handsome presents
we're made to tho bride.
Captain Fitzherbert took his bride away last
e7ening, iourneying Eastward to sail on Tues
day from New York on the North German
Lloyd line. They will pass the summer in
England, spending a season in London, going
later to the place of Sir VIM. Fitzherbert in Der
byshire. In the autumn they will return to
Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Captain Fitzher-
herbert's regiment will be stationed through
the winter.
THE bride is daughter Of the late Hon.
Eugene NJ. Wilson, who was a native of Nor
gantown, and grand-niece of the late Rev.
Noryal Wilson Of this town.-Ed. T.. P.l