The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-01
KUSBR--DRYDBN.
Fashionable Wedding in New
ark Yesterday - Who
Were Present.

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NEWARK. Dec. i 1Sss.-The Third
Presbyterian Church Of his city was
crowded this afternoon with fashionable
people to witness the wedding of Miss
Susie Fairfield Dryden, daughter of John
F. Dryden, President of the Prudential
Insurance Company, and Colonel Anthony
r. Kuser, of Trenton, who is a member
of Governor Griggs' personal staff.
More than one thousand invitations were
issued for III and this assem-
bly, filled every part of the old Third
Church. The church was beautifully
decorated with palms, ferns and growing
plants, grouped t~astefully about the
church and on the platform. While the
ushers were seating the guests and the
bridal party were expected, Mr.. Frank L.
Sealy. conductor of the Newark Madrigal
Club, played with mastery touch a NUM-
Der of choice selections.
The entrance of the bridal party was
announced by the strains of Claimants
| Nuptial March. The ushers, who were
| Judge Robert S. Woodruff, Mr.. Rudolph
v. Kuser, Mr.. Benedict c.. Kuser of Tren-
ton, Mr.. Alan D.. Wilson Of Philadelphia,
Mr.. W. B. Kinney, Mr.. Leslie Parry
Ward, Mr.. George S. Clifford. Mr.. Addi-
son Woodruff Of Newark, moved up the
| centre aisle. The ushers were dressed
in Prince Albert coats with light trousers
| and white silk four-in-hand ties. They
| were followed by the maid of honor, Miss
Julia Runyon, wearing a gown of white
silk with chiffon bodice and crowned with
a large white picture hat with ostrich
plumes. She carried a bouquet of roses.
The bride walked with her father. She
wore a magnificent gown of white satin
with duchesse lace trimmings and a long
| duchesse ven. She carried a bouquet of
| roses. The groom and his best man, Mr..
Lenox of Trenton, came from the pastors
room, neal the pulpit, and there awaited
the arrival of the bridal party. When
the last sympathetic peals of the organ
had softly ended the party rranged
themselves and the Rev. A. Nelson Holli-
field began the services of the Episcopal
Church, and with those impressive forms
the marriage was solemnly made.
A reception was given at the home of
the bride, No. 1920 Broad street, imme-
diately after the which con-
tinued from four ITO six o'clock. The
| residence was magnificently decorated
with cut flowers and growing plants. The
ORCHESTRA unqGr the direction or S1gu0T
| Guglielnao Ricci furnished the music and
Delmonico of New York the collation..
Mrs. Kuser was assisted in receiving her
guests by her maid Of honor, Miss Run
yon, and her mother, who was attired in
a violet velvet dress with point lace trim
mings, and Mrs. Kuser, mother of the
groom, wore b. ack velvet with lace trim
mings.
Among the first to offer congratulations
to the new couple were Vice President
| elect and Mrs. Carrot A. Hobart Mrs.
| Hobart was attired in black corded silk,
| trimmed with black jet and black chiffon.
Mrs. Governor Griggs, who was also pres
emit with the Governor. wore a dress of
velvet coat. Louis xiv style, with gold
embroidered chiffon breast. Governor
Griggs' official and military household
were very much in evidence. Secretary
| of State and Mrs. Kelsey, Clerk of the
| Supreme Court and Mrs. Benjamin i. Lee,
Adjutant General and Mrs. William S.
| Stryker, Quartefmaster General and Mrs.
Richard A. Donnelly- The National
Guard were represented by Major General
Joseph Plume. Brigadier General William
]. Sewell, Colonel aid Mrs. James E.
Fleming, Colonel and Mrs. A.. c.. OH
plant, Colonel and Mrs. William Bar
Surgeon General John D.. McGil, General
and Mrs. Heppenheimer, Colonel and
| Mrs. Sheffield Phelps, Colonel and Mrs.
Henry A. Potter, Colonel and Mrs. Leon
Albeit, Chancellor and Mrs. Alexander
| T.. McGill, Supreme Court Justice and
| Mrs. Depue, Justice and Mrs. j. H.
Lippincott and Justice and Mrs. Bennett
| Van Syekle.
Those from Newark were:-Mr. and
| Mrs. Cortlandt Parker, Colonel and Mrs.
Edward H. Wright, Edward H. Wright,
Jr.. DR.. and Mrs. Leslie d. Ward, Mr..
Kinney, Mr.. Willis B. Kinney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Murphy, Mr.. Franklin MUIR
ply, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. John A.. Miller,
Judge and Mrs. Andrew Kirkpatrick,
1 A1tcc K{rinotrfrk MY Andrnxxr II frlrr,o -
rick, Mr.. Andrew Kirkpatrick, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Rowland B. Keasbey, DR..
| Charles Kipp. Dr. and Mrs. David r..
c chaTfes 'af Bo Msfssi psDls Mr. ml Frede MEa;
Borcherling, Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey G.
Parker, Mr.. Cortland Parker, Jr., Mr..
Robert M. Parker Mr.; and Mrs; Charles
Thomas, Miss Turnbull, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Sanford
E. Beck, Mr.. Leslie p. Ward, Mr.. Herbert
e. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ballentlne,
Miss Ballentine. From Trenton-Mrs.
Rudolph Kuser, Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
dict c. Kuser, Hon. and Mrs Henry G..
Kelsey, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Roebling,
Miss Roebling, the Messrs. Roebling,
General and Mrs. W s. stryker. Hon
Mr.. Levi T. Hannum, Mr.. Walter s.
| Ienox, MI. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lee,
Miss Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis E. Lee.
Hon. Mercer Beasley. Hon. and Mrs. G..
H. Beasley, General and Mrs. r.. A.
DonneIly. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Jeneway,
Hon. Stafford Little. Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard C. Stuli, Miss Bessie Stephens, Hon.
and Mrs. Bennett Van Syckle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank o.. Briggs, Mr.. Edward G.
Cook. Mr.. John e. Clancy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh H. Hamil, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Montgomery, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G.
Moore, General and Mrs. s. D.. Oliphant.
Colonel and Mrs. A.. g. oliphant, Mr..
Shepherd. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar 3. Ward.
Misses Sterling, of Orange. Mr., and Mrs.
G.. Lyden, Colonel and Mrs. VIM. Bar
hour, Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Post. DR..
and Mrs. ID, Hunter McAlpin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Kuser, Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Bolt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hall, Miss Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Sebailos, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Tilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
L. Ward of New York city. Mr.. Charles
Audenreid, Colonel and Mrs. Edward
Morrell, Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Moore, Mrs.
Ellen S. Wilson, Mr.. Alan d. Wilson. Mr..
Wayne Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Barclay
Warburton, Mrs. Alfred A Reeves. Hon.
and Mrs. John Wanamaker, the Misses
Wanamaker OF Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. F. c.. Young, Colonel and Mrs. Joseph
D. Bedle, Mr.. and Mrs. e. f.. Brooks.
Hon.. and Mrs. Alexander T. McGili,
General John D. McGi11, Hon and Mrs.
Jonathan Fl. Dixon, General and Mrs. w.
G. Heppenheimer, Hon. and Mrs. J.. III.