The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-31
A GROOM IN WHITE.
TAKES THE NAME OF THE WOMAN
HE MARRIEs.
Marriage Ceremony Performed BY
Woman ''Under InspiratiOn'-
The Bride Twelve Years the Sem
ior of the GrOOm-NeNt!

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-An extra
ordinary wedding ceremony was per-
formed in this city last night. The
osophy was the medium which joined
in the bonds of matrimony a new
woman" and new man" Adelaide
Johnson the sculptress, whose portrait
busts of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Lu-
cretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony and
DR.. Caroline WinsloW occupied a cen
trail position in the womans building
at the Worlds fair, was the heroine OF
the novel affair, or ''matrimony UP to
date" Miss Johnson invited twenty
friends somewhat mysteTiously TO a
white evening" at her home. No
hint was given of the nature OF the
occasion. The guests, including Mrs.
Richardson of Boston, Susan B. Antho-
ny, Clara B. Colney and Colonel
Charles, arrayed themselves in white
as requested, and arrived promptly at
the appointed hour. They found the
drawing room draped in snowy white
cneesecloth. white curtains hid the
windows and doOrways, white silk
cushioned the chairs and covered the
tables, on which crystal bowls of
Gala lilies were placed. A bust of
General Logan was on pedestal In
one corner.
The suspicion of the guests was first
aroused by the sight of white satin
ribbon which divided a part of the
room. This enclosed a sort of chanceI
( containing a sofa upholstered in white
satin Curiosity was set at rest at 8
o'clock by the announcement that the
wedding OF Adelaide Johnson TO Alex
ander Freuerick Johnson was about to
take place. Cora L. Y. Richmond the
spiritualist, passed behind ribbons at
tended by the groom, who wore a suit
of white broadclOth with white silk
tie. Mrs. John Vance Cheney, wife Of
/ the poet, entered Immediately after
ward and read a poem on Music, .
! the last strain Of which was accompa-
MED by the strains of Lohengren's
wedding chorus, played softly by Su-
( san Oldberg. The bride soon appeared
1 gowned in white tUlle heavily en-
( broidered with pearls and made over
white satin escorted by her brother,
/ Charles G. Johnson of Chicago. Cora
/ L. v Richmond performed the mar
/ riage ceremony, under inspiration"
! Gully a week ago the groom by pow
/ er of law changed his name of AleXan-
! der Frederick Jenkins for Alexander
/ Frederick Johnson, in order that his
talented vile should not forfeit the
name by which she is known to the
world. He is a slight young fellow, not
/ twenty, with light hair and penetrating
( dark eyes. He was born in England,
I has Travelled all over America, spending
nine months on an Arizona ranch and
now lives in New York That is all
/ that is known of him here, except that,
! like his bride. who is twelve years his
/ senior. he is thoroughly imbued with
the beliefs of Christian science and the
/ osophy, and is a vegetarian as we'll.
Adelaide Johnson is the daughter of
a fCrty-niner, and began her art edu-
/ cation in St. Louis. After studying
/ there and in Chicago she became the
/ pupil of Monte Verde of Italy. Wash
ington and Rome are the cities between
which she divides her time. Mrs. John
son viii receive the congratulations OF
1 friends at a Studio reception this
afternoon Mrs. Johnson will make
her home here as heretofore, while Mr.
Johnson will reside in New York