Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
Account of the Ceremony That Made
Miss Pauline Whitney Mrs.
Paget-The Groom.

VIC pIiueSFOOIl, tSaln all 1,nSllSnman,
does not inherit title. On this occa-
sion numbered among the wedding
guests We're President Cleveland and
members of his cabinet, who journeyed
from Washington to do honor to the
young couple. There were present,
too, Gov. Morton and score of diplo-
mats. 1t was indeed state occasion
as well as great social function. So
ciety and politics for the moment were
happily mixed.
The scene in the church was, in some
respects, repetition of last Wednes-
day. Society foclled to the wedding
and again filled the spacious interior
ot the cdifice. There were the same
beautiful women, the same gathering
OF society notables and the same dis
play ofgorgeous costumes.
The Bridal Procession.
Promptly at noon Mr.. Almeric Paget,
the groom, accompanied by Gerald
Paget, his best man, came from the YES
try to the foot of the chancel steps,
where they awaited the arrival of the
bride. Almost Immediately afterward
Bishop Potter, the officiating clergy
man, attended by his assistant, DIR.
John Wesley Brown, appeared in the
chancel and made ready for the cere-
mony. A few minutes of impressive
silence, thousand or more anxious
chances toward the church entrance
and then pealed forth the strains of the
priests march from Meyerbeer's
Prophet" The bridal procession had
begun. In the lead were the ushers; next
came four girls, all carrying flowers.
Then followed the bridesmaids.
The Brides Gown.
Then came the bride. She was walk.
ing with her father, leaning slightly
upon his arm. She presented charm
ing picture. Her wedding gown is a
marvel of elegance and extreme SIM
plicity. The full trained skirt of ivory
white satin is perfectly plain, save for
cord which runs around the edge.
There is not even hounce of lace OH
it; neither embroidery nor passemen.
teries. The waist is seamless and close
fitting and with nothing to break its
symmetry, not a fall of lace. The cor
sage is finished with stock collar of
plated satin. covered with point lace
which finishes in a rosette at either
side. The very full sleeves are plated
into the armhole and are finished from
elbow to wrist in gauntlet style with
q narrow frill of lace at the wrist. The
only other lace on the corsage falls
ever the puffs of the sleeves from the
shoulders. This lace is exquisitely
fine, with Il design of roses and true
lovers knots. A cluster of orange
blossoms was fastened at the left side
on the waist line. The veil is splendid
piece of point lace, which extended al
most to the end of the train. AS the
bride and her father approached the
chancel rail the groom stepped forward
to receive his bride. The two then
passed through the double line formed
by the attending party and took up
their positions ready for the ceremony.
Mr.. Whitney stood at the side of the
best man.
The Marriage Ceremony.
Bishop Potter Immediately began the
marriage ceremony At it's conclusion
the bride and groom, Mr.. Whitney and
tie best man went into the vestry,
where the marriage registry was
signed. While this was going on, mu-
steal selections were rendered by the
organ, orchestra and soloists.
After the usual formaliti.s were at
tended to the party returned to the
chanccl. The organist then played
Mendelssohn's wedding march, and to
its enchanting strains the bridal pro-
cession filed out of the edifice.
The wedding breakfast was served ut
the Whitney mansion, Fifth avenue and
9th street. About 100 of Miss Whit
ncy's neares: friends had been invited.
The breakfast was served in the large
ballroom, which had been transformed
into beautiful flower bower for the
day. Among those who participated
in the breakfast, in addition to the
bridal party, were President Cleveland,
Secretary Lamont, Gov. and Mrs. Nor
ton, the British ambassador, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, Lord Westmeath and Lady
Colebrook.
The Wedding Gifts.
The wedding gifts were numerous
and valued at hundreds of thousands of
dollars. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland sent q
large two-handled silver cup and Sec
rotary Lamont u beautiful painted fan.
Mr.. Whitney presented his daughter
with the famous Whitney family jew
els. In addition he gave her a mag
nificent necklace, containing over $50
pearls and 200 diamonds. Another
beautiful necklace, composed of over
200 green opals and diamonds, was the
gift of Charles William Bingham.
The bride and bridegroom will go to
Minneapolis for short time, and as the
winter sets in will sail for the Riviera,
and thence to Cairo.
The Bride.
heiresses in America. She is about FL
years old and made her DEBUT INTO
Washington society before her moth
cr's death in 1893. Since then she has
spent much time in travelling in Eu-
rope and the east with her father. 1t
was on a Nile trip that she met and
became engaged TO Mr.. Paget.
Almeric Hugh Paget is the youngess
son of Lord Paget and is 10 years older
than his bride. He came to America to
seek his fortune about IS years ago.
beginning as a ranchman, he gradually
worked his way up to the management
of q big English company, which place