Evening star., 1896-12-29
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Brilliant Scene Today at st. Paul's
Church.
MARRIAGEOF MlSsLOUlSE BoNAPARfE
She Becomes the Countess de
MoItke-Huitfeldt.
OTHER FESTIVE EVENTS

The marriage of Miss Louise Eugene
Boraparte, only daughter of the late Col.
jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and Count de
Moltke-Huitfeldt of Denmark was solem-
nized today at IL 80 o'clock, at ST. Paurs
| Roman Catholic Church, corner of 18th
and V streets, his eminence Cardinal Glib
bons, officiating. The marriage ceremony
was followed by the celebration of a nup-
| tiai mass by Rev. Father Foley, and at
ocieck Mrs. Bonaparte, mother of the
! bride, entertained the bridal party, rela-
| tives and a couple of inmate friends at
| breakfast. Count and Countess de MoItke-
| Huitfeldt left town this afternoon for
| honeymoon jaunt, ard will be back In this
| city by January 6. They will sail for Eu-
rope January Is. and will spend this win
ter In Paris. where the mother and i'm
| mediate family of Count de Moltke-H Huit-
| feldt reside at present.
The bride of today. Miss Louise Eugene
bort parte, Is the great granddaughter of
| Madame Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
| daughter of William Patterson of BaI;i-
| more. who. on Christmas eve 1903, bee came
the wife of Jerome Bonaparte the young
| est Of the brothers of Napoleon first con-
sui OF France. Nothing could have been
| more brilliant and hopeful than such an
| alliance. yet only short period elapsed
before She found herself a discarded Wife
| Sne lived, however, to see her husbands s
| fanny twice ruined and twice overthrown
william Patterson was the richest man of
| MS time In his state, but his violent oppo-
| sitfon to his daughters marriage to Bona
| parte was further manifested in his Will
| mcDse fortune.
From her husband she received l.Uy,
| guineas after the birth of their son, whic h
| event occurred at Camberwell, near Lon
recognized the marriage. he forced Jerome,
VINO. was the weakest in purpose and will
| or all the family. to union with the Prin-
cess F'rederica Catherine of Wurtemburg
madame Bonaparte spent the years of her
sons boyhood in Baltimore, but took him
to Europe to finish his education. he
| arterward went to Harvard, and in lS:ss
| married Miss Susan May Williams of Bal
simore. Their eldest son. the late Jerome
| Napoleon Bonaparte. was the father of the
bride OF today, and his brother, Mr. Charles
Joseph Bonaparte of Baltimore consigned
her today to the bridegroom's keeping
Goi. Bonaparte served with distinction in
the French army, and was decorated for
| many deeds OF yalor. At the close of the
commune, he came back to this country
to i've In 1871 he married Caroline LIE
Roy Appleton, then Mrs. Newbold Edgar,
granddaughter of Daniel Webster.
Although inheriting but small fortune
from her father. Elizabeth Patterson Bona
| parte became rich by successful invest
ments and by life long habits Of economy.
Until the period of Napoleon's abdication,
| she received from him $12.oO6 a year and
| a present of S20OO0 in addition. 1t is said
! that Jerome was stung by her acceptance
of money from his brother and was not
much comforted at the retort, which came
back to him. that "she preferred shelter
| under the wing of the eagle than shelter
| under the wing of the goose"
! The admiration which she excited by her
teauty and manners was great, but the
business ability she displayed caused one
| critic of her time to exclaim that he knew
no woman more capable of creating legitl-
fo1 fh< lprr
| fortune she amassed.' Until she was no
longer able to go about she exercised per-
sonal supervision of her property and in
vestments, and, despising the luXuries of
| life. lived in plain boarding house, but
taking the greatest care of her health,
hoping to live hundred years. AS late in
| life as her ninetieth year she was active
| in business affairs. but after that spent the
last flve years almost entirely within her
own apartments At her death her brow
| was unwrinkled, and her profile gave evil
dence of her handsome youth. Her enor-
| nous fortune She divided equally between
her grandsons.
st. Paul's Church. while not the parish
| church Of the Bonaparte family. was Sc
lected by the bride for the happy event of
today, because Of the beauty of its in
terror finish and its adaptability for floral
decoration. Mrs. Bonaparte has, moreover
a pew in the church. The sanctuary was
magnifcently decorated and was really a
garden, from which loomed up the graceful
outlines of the marble altar which gilt
tered with many lighted tapers. Palms and
foliage plants banked the corners and hun
dreds Of poinsetta blooms glowed on the
altar. The sanctuary railing was entirely
hidden by hedge of annunciation lilies
arising from their own foliage and aspara-
gus vines. The effect was very elegant and
beautiful. Nearly three hundred invited
guests were seated by the ushers, Messrs
Wallach. Berry. Andrews and McCawley At
ter the arrival Of the bridal party the doors
| of the church were opened to the general
public. and the event was complimented by
the usually large street audience which or
dinarily accompanies a daylight wedding
The ushers led the bridal procession to the
sanctuary. The bride was escorted by her
uncle. Mr.. Charles Joseph Bonaparte of
Baltimore. The groom and his best man
NJ. Brun, the Danish minister-met the bride
at the railing and advanced with her to the
second altar step, facing Cardinal Gibbons,
who, prefactng the ceremony by short
address. united Louise Eugene Bonaparte
and Adam de Motke- -Huitfeldt fin holy mar
risge. The couple had seats and priedieux
On either side Of the sanctuary gate and
remained within the sanctuary during the
celebration Of the nnptiai mass at which
Rev. Father Foley ofIiciated. There were a
number Of other clergymen in the sancts-
ary. The music was very fine. The bride
who Is tall, slender brunette. with regu-
lar features and large beautiful eyes, was
elegantly gowned in white satin adorned
with real lace. Her bouquet was very large
and was formed Of valley lilies, white Ii
lacs, white orchids and fern sprays. 1t was
on which rested sprays of orchids and val
ley lilies. The coachmen and footmen ON
the carriages Of the bridal party were ali
decked out with wedding nosegays as were
the horses heads.
The wedding breakfast at the Bona
parte residence was strictly a family party.
with the addition of two intimate girl
friends of the BRIDE Miss Elsie Anderson
and Miss Alice Belknap. The company
sat down to a horseshoe table for a course
breakfaA. The table was decked by a
border of white orchids. carnations and
poinsetta, and was resplendent with fam
lily plate and crystal.
The brides presents made a MAGNIFICENT
collection. especially of Jewels The groom
presented the Moltke-Huitfeldt diamonds
necklace of roses and foliage with pend.
ants. and from his mother, tiara of rubies
and diamonds The brides mother gave
her diamond bracelet and the ex-Empress
Eugenie sent her goddaughter diamond
crescent. Miss Belknap gave her friend a
turquoise and diamond ring The house
was goregously decked with flowers. The
balustrade of the staircase was hidden In
green, thlckly studded with orchids Poin-
setta blooms and orchids were generally
used throughout the house.
When the countess was ready for her
bridal Journey she appeared In a demure
costume Of dark blue cloth. After return
ing here on the 9th OF January they will