The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
S.fNFORD- -THORNE NUPTI1LS.
Brilliant Ceremony in Bridgeport Yester-
day,

day.
Bridgeport, June 10.-The most bril-
liant nuotials in the history of this
city, both from a social standpoint and
for elaborate and costly accessories,
were solemnized at high noon to-
day at st. Johns Episcopal church.
The list of guests represented the most
distinguished and most aristocratic per-
sonages in this country and Europe.
The contracting parties were Rather
inc Cecil Sanford, daughter of Prof.
Samuel S. Sanford, and granddaughter
of Henry Sanford, eX-presdent of the
Adams Express company, all of this
city, and Victor Corse Thorne, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Thorne of New
York and Black Rock. Mr.. Henry San
ford is one of the wealthiest and best
known men in Connecticut Prof.
Samuel S. Sanford is in charge of ap-
piled music at Yale university, and one
of the finest pianists in the country.
The bride is just twenty years of age,
tail and handsome, with dark eyes and
hair, Miss Sanford is cultured and
finished musician, and a graduate of
the best schools in New York and Paris
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Thorne belong
to the celebrated Thornes of New York
one of the oldest and most aristocratiC
families in America. The groom is a
graduate of the Sheffield Scientific
school of Yale university and a mem
Der of one of its exclusive fraternities
The church was a dream of floral
beauty, every greenhouse of the local
florists being made to contribute to the
establishment of the interior. The
decorations both at the church and at
the house were on the most costly and
lavish scale. The chancel was one mass
of flowers. The choir stalls were COM
pletely hidden with palms and potted
plants. The altar was done soidly in
white roses, orchids and sweet peas
being massed together with lovely eff
! feet Roses and orchids were carried
high up behind the altar with striking
| effect. On either side of the central
aisle, five or six pews apart, We're
erected floral columns made of roses
and smilax with white satin strcamers.
Each column was surmounted with
capital Of pink carnations from the GEN.
ter Of which arose palms. From the cap
suspended rare orchids The font, or
gan rail, lectern and chancel rail We're
also embowered in roses and sweet
peas Policemen were stationed at each
entrance and no one was admitted who
did not present a card.
The nuptial knot was tied by the Rev.
! William H. Lewis, rector of St Johns,
assisted by Rev. John Lindsey, D. D.,
of Boston a former rector Of the church
| and warm personal friend of Henry
| Sanford.
The bride was escorted to the altar
by her father. proceeded by the eight
ushers There were no bridesmaids and
no maid of honor
! The ushers were Henry Sanford, I'd,
a brother of the BRIDE Henry n. Shelton
| of this city, John j. Hammond of St.
Paul. Mimi. Samuel Thorne, jr, of New
| York, Paul Spofford Pearsall of New
York, Ernest Manning of Marquette,
Mich, and George Sheffield of New
York.
! The groom with his best man, his
! brother, Brinckerhoff Thorne, Yale '96,
awaited the party at the chancel rail.
! The wedding gown of the bride was of
| heavy white satin, trimmed with price
| less old point d'Alencon lace, and cut
high in the neck. The waist was made
with a wide folded belt and lace fichu,
and the skirt cut entraine. The bride
wore orange blossoms in her white tulle
veil and carried an enormous bouquet
of lilies of the valley and orange bios
i SONS. Her only jewels were the groom's
| gift a diamond cluster worn at the
| throat and her fathers gift, a gor-
geous ornament of diamonds of strik-
ingly handsome and elaborate design.
| Prof Horatio w. Parker of Yale
played at the church. The selections
ranged from Wagner to Haste to the
! Wedding"
| Immediately following the ceremony
| there was a reception and wedding
breakfast at the Sanford residence on