The morning times., 1896-06-03
MISS STEVENSON
Welded TO MR.. HARDIN
President and Mrs. Cleveland, Con.
gressmen and Diplomats Present
Ceremony Took Place at New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church
Reception at the \ ormandie.

The anniversary of the first meeting
| Cf Julia Stevenson, daughter of the vice
| President of the United States and MrsStey-
euson. and Rev. Martin Hardin, son of
| Gen. ana Mrs T. W Hardin of Kentucky,
! which occurred four years ago, was oele-
brated by their marriage last evening at :
O'Clock.
The ceremony took place 1T New YoTs
! Avenue Presbyterian Church, which was
| crowded to its limit. The chancel WAS
decorated with palms aud pink roses as
! center ornament while either side
were groupings of palms and ferns. The
| tall pillars, which make a part OF the
| architectural charm OF the church, we've
| wreathed with asparagus fern, which was
! caught in garands aDove and led with
| bows Of white satin ribbon. White
| ribbons guarded the aises caught here
! aud there at the pews with clusters OF
pink roses. The organlSt played sweeuy
The Tempest or the Heart as the guests
| assembled.
Mrs. Olney, in silver grey brocade with
| velvet trimmings; Mrs. Carlisle, in pale
! layeude, satin brucade with Ilelitrope with
| velvet and lace trimmings, Mrs. Burrows,
! wife of Senator Burrows, i'll white satin
| embroidered in gold with trimmings OF point
lace; Mrs Cobb, wife of Representative
| Cobb, in white satin; Mrs. Covarrubias,
| pale green satin trimmed with DucheSSe
| lace ami pink ruses; Miss Cobb, i'll pink
| chiffon; Miss Paunccfotc, N pearl grey
| tin with bodice of chiffon embroidered
| i'm gold; Mrs. Fuller wife of Chief Justice
Fuller, III white brocade satin; Mrs. Aubrey,
| in white satin: Miss Fuller, in white or
| gandic: over white silk; Mrs. Davis, wife
! OF Senator Davis. in pink brooaded satin
with bodice OF green velvet trimmed with
| lace, were few Of those Who arrived III
good tine
,.-f,.-
| ding march from Lohengrin, when the
| President and Mrs. Cleveland entered. Tie
| President wore a gay red rose on the lapel
of his coat, in honor Of the month of
| roses and the tenth anniversary of his
| wedding Mrs. Cleveland was radiant III
| u gown of pale green satin brocaded with
| crimson roses. Her decolleie bodice WAS
| trimmed with lace and ceriSc velvet, she
wore diamond necklace and diamonds in
| her hair and at her corsage.
| The mother of the groom. Mrs Hardin.
| wore back silk and lace; Mrs. StevcnSon'S
| gown was OF black silk, jetted, the bodice
| of jptted lace appliqued with white lace.
The Simultaneous entrance OF the bridal
! party from three ais.eS was a little be
w!derng. MIR. Woodward Longmoor. and
| NJ. Richard Bell, OF Kentucky, Mr.. Carl
Vrooman of Baltimore, Mr.. George Hamlin OF
Boston. Lieut.. BrOmwell, and Mr.. Walter
Wilcox OF Washington, ushers, wearing
| tNtulhe OEeSS. tllltltu IIISN- AHtS "Oit
| pearl scarf pins, the Gift of the groom, and
boutonnieres of the lily of the valley on
| their coats.
Through the center door Miss Lettia
| Stevenson, youngest daughter of the Vice
| President and Mrs. Stevenson, maid of
honor, came. She wore gown of ciel blue
/ mOusSelainc de sole over blue SILK, witt
Gecoete, bodice, trimmed with lace and
rosetteS OF white satin ribbon. The skirt
was without train and ruflled with lace
edged frillS OF blue. She carried WHITE roses.
Misses Letitia Scott and Julia Hardin
and Misses Julia Scott and Jane Hardin,
gc wnedin white Paris muslin trimmed with
lace. and carrying La France roses, entered
at the right and left aisles.
| The bride was escorted by her father
She wore gown OF white satin, the
plain skirt cut en- traine. the bodice high
nccked. and having elbow sleeves. Ora per-
iessof white chiffon fell from a yoke OF
sbirred chiffon and were caught with
sprays of orange blossoms full veil
OF tuIle was worn, caught 10 her brow Toy
a diamond star, given by her father some
time ago She carried bouquet Of
white roses, showered with lilies of the
valley.
Among the guests "a the church and re-
. ctpton were: President and Mrs Clcve-
land, the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Olney- Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Carlisle. Secretary and Miss Herbert,
Secretary and Miss Morton. the British A m,
htssador and Lady PauncefOte, the Misses
Pauncefote, and the secretaries and at
tacheS Of the embassy; the Spanish Min
lister and Madame Dupuy de LONE, Count
GalarZa and Mr. Pastor of the Spanish LIE.
cation, Count ViDci of the Italian Legation
the Chinese Minister. Madame Yang Yu and
secretaries of the legation, the Brazilian
Minister Nine. de Mendonca, the Misses
de MeDdonca, Mr.. and Mrs. Covarrubias Cf
the Mexican legation. the Chilean Ministei
and Nine. Cana, Mr.. Victor Eastman and
Mr.. Alfred Cana OF the Chilean legation,
Speaker Reed, Miss Kitty Reed, and al
the members of the Senate ana House with
their wives and daughters, GOV. and Mrs
Proctor Knott, Judge and Mrs. Hardin oi
Kentucky, the Minister of Ecuador.
Charles Hardin of-Kentucky, cousin OF
the groom, attended as best man and Rev
Wallace Radcliffe officiated.
The Hotel Normandie was brilliantly
| Illuminated and decorated profusei Y
throughout the first floor. In the hall
ways palms aud Arns were set. A curtain
of asparagus ferns draped the bay window
in tho dra wing room, and was caught with
, clusters of roses. Here the young people
stood to receive congratulations.
The Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson
/ Gen. and Mrs Hardin greeted the guests
standing not far from the doorway. Tht
| mapteiS were banked with roses and
ferns ir every room. The banquet room
| was also lHVishly ornamented with flower.
and palms.
In the center of the table was a misty
: q arrangement of asparagus fern, illumi
, mated with tiny electric lights. Here ant