Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
NOTHING MISSING
That Should Make for Happiness
with This Pair.
THEY HAVE ALL THE REQUISITES

To Make Their Marriage = Success-Love.
Youth, Beauty, and Wealth Unlfmited
Are Theirs-Wedding ut Boston That Il
THE Social Event Of the Decade-Mar.
riage OF Larz Anderson and Isabell. Per-
kins, Whose Figure Is. Well o. !, 600, 900.
Boston, June 11.-Cupid and cupiditv
had a hard race for supremacy in the
Anderson-Perkins wedding yesterday.
Beyond doubt the young persons made
love match and are as devoted to
each other as the most exacting lover
could expect. But Wealth and Fashion
seized upon the ceremony, and they
made it socially gorgeous, more to their
own delight, perhaps. than to that Of
the lovers. In point Of the money rep
resented this was first among the great
weddings Of the century in this country.
Until very recently Mr.. Anderson was a
member of the United States diplomatic
corps at Rome, Italy. His bride was
Miss Isabelle Perkins, of this city, heir
ess to $17,000,00O.
Fairy GOdmother Was q Grandiiad.
Mrs. Anderson Is the daughter of Cap
tain George Hamilton Perkins, U. S. N.
retired). and q granddaughter of the
late William F. Weld, of this city, whose
millions she inherits together with her
cousin. Mrs. Charles F. Sprague, the
wife of Representative Sprague, of Mas
sachusetts. The groom is the son Of a
well-known Washington family, the
head Of which. General Nicholas An
derson, died abroad a few years ago.
J1e Is Harvard graduate and was as
ISOLATED with Robert T. Lincoln in the
United States embassy at Rome under
Wayne MacVeagh. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. John Cuckson in
the Arlington Street church at noon,
and among those who were present as
guests were some Of the most prominent
members of society in nearly every
large city of the United States.
Had the Champion Bridal BELL.
The historic auditorium with its
ancient pillars and box pews. under the
skilled hands Of florists and designers
presented most beautiful appearance.
Potted plants majestic ferns, and mas
sive banks of cut flowers of every de-
scription, were used in profusion The
bridal bell was one of the largest ever
constructed in Boston. 1t was composed
of bridal roses, fringed with lilies Of the
valley and Small white buds. 1t was
suspended from the ceiling by strands
of broad white satin ribbon. Each col
umn Of the church was wound with
asparagus and domousa vine, and great
ropes Of long-stemmed roses trained on
asparagus vines were suspended between
the pillars and across the altar and,
with great heaps of roses, made the
front Of the church resemble a dense
garden.
Enter the Beautiful Bride.
The reserved pews, comprising over
two-thirds Of the church, were marked
off by wide white satin ribbins, which
at each pew were knotted to hold in
place a cluster Of white roses. When
the hour for the performance of the
ceremony arrived the organ broke into
the strains Of Mendelssohn's wedding
march. and the bridal party entered
Preceded by ushers and bridesmaids
and the maid Of honor, Miss Elizabeth
Anderson, sister of the groom, Miss
Perkins proceeded to the altar leaning
upon the arm of her father Two lads
dressed as XIV century pages followed
the bride as train-bearers.