The evening times., 1896-08-24

woodcliff, N. j., Aug. 24.-Let the i'm
pecunious go weep. The heiress OF Wood
cliff, n. j., is safely wed. Bernard Maiiza
of New York. who became her lawful hns-
band yesterday, is the lucky one to share
the title OF Nine. Byzantine Gaudin, widow.
to 81 ,Ooo, 900. Halfthe village and many
guests from town saw the ceremony and
rejoiced.
The wooing was short and sweet. The
news of the SIT 100000 legacy last april
from an aunt, the widow OF tanning
Croesus of South America ira aveled like an
electric spark. Letters cane by the bush
ell from those who would either love or bor-
row, /. But Maliza had the inside track.
He was on the ground experimenting
the putting up OF stove and washtubs
for the widow, ,andthere he learned to love.
LIGHTNING CoURTSHIP.
He met her onthe Fourth of July. August
l he proposed. Yesterday they We're mar
ried.
Rain could not danpen the festivities
or keep away the guests. The pretty SUM-
mer cottage of NJ. Charles Grandjean.
where the ceremony was performed. had
been changed to floral bower Every
post and every pillar was a mass OF wild
flowers. The railing was wound with
black eyed Susans, aud on top or the
porch perched three young line trees
In honor of the bridegroom huge swiss
flag formed the background. Overhead
hung the stars and Stripes and the tr.-
color OF France, both gracefully enyeiop-
ing floral wedding bell.
From within came the sound OF the pop
ino nf rnrkv and the sutlrEinp of well
satisfied lips. The train brought out a
delegation of wedding guests and the min
ister. Rev. Henri L. Grandienard, OF the
French Evangelical Church. leg West Six
teenth street, this city. They crowded on
the porch and waited.
THE BLOOMING BRIDE.
From the Gaudin cottage, up on the
hill, came the sound OF wheels and then =
the wedding party. There were pretty
girls galore. all logged out in silk and
lace. but more so radiant as the iifty-fivc-
ycar-o!d bride. She wore black figured
silk, cut as only a French womans gown is.
! a dainty little bonnet of violets, and white
gloves.
Calamity the forty-eight year bride
groom laid a sha WI over the muddy wheels
anu isslptu lleI Out- nt. ttt- ditoStN III q
frock suit of black. showed his happiness
| There was little wait while boys went on
bicycles for a marriage blank for the Min
lister. ,. - -
Lucky man. whispered NJ Grand
| Jean, hes going TO marry SIT Oo0, 900
| It's true, sure; she's getting an allowance
! already, and the rest comes january l.
| II they find The missing niece Nine. Gaudir
| gets only ST 100000. II not, all the
| SIT 900 900 is hers"
The minister took his place and mo.
toned for tire bride and bridegroom II,
| was oh. so nervous; she was blushlDg
slightly. In his rich French the Rev
N. Grandiienard pronounced the wedding
service of the French Protestants.
A CHRISTENING FOLLOWED
"Certaipmcnt; Jepronise." ;" said tie bride
groom, loudly.
"oui, monsieur" whispered the bride
and then there were kisses and hugs al
around for men and womcn. tco.
The guests were growing cheerful AMI
more cheerful. as successive bottles o
win rouge" and win Llanc" We're opened
when suddenly came q small tu; roTsisten
cry from within.
"oh. oh, oh, lie psuvTe behe." cried th'
women felix's. rushing in. They had actu
ally forgotten the cir stenin ne of we
GraDdiean. set down for Fart CT tie fcs
tivities. So up stood tie minister agai
and out came the happy parerts-tEe young
s:er is tteir eighth-wIth the bride al
bridegroom.
''Who act as Sponsors for this child?
asked the minister, and up stepped n. an
Nine. Mliiza to be godfather and godmothcl
Then. with all ceremony, the little one bS
came Blanche Marie Byzantine GrandJeau
Byzantine in honor of the bride.
You see.' whispered one OF the woDc
guests. The baby gets big cot from IL
bride If the legacy comes true
And then there was feasting up on I.
hill at the GaSdins'-beg pardon, the Ma
iiza's. Big Marchie, the mastiff that la
scared away SO many persistent suitor
led the way, proua of the big bow Of SIX.
blue ribbon arourd his neck. The raj
spoiled the lawn fete. bat on the po rches tn
tables were spread, and they groaned wi,
good things sent up from the city.
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