The record-union., 1897-06-11


mony, the character of which placed it
in the front rank as the grandest this
city has ever seen and in the point of
the wealth represented also as first
among the great weddings of the CEN
tury in this country, was that whereby
Larse Anderson, until recently MEM
Der of the United States diplomatic
corps at ROME, Italy, and Miss Isabelle
Perkins of this city, heiress of SIT ,000,-
200, became husband and wife. The
bride is the daughter of Captain George
Hamilton Perkins of the United States
Navy, retired, and a 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 Congressman
Sprague of Massachusetts.
The groom is the son of well-known
Washington family, the head of which
was General Nicholas Anderson, who
died abroad a few years ago. He is a
Harvard graduate and was associated
with Robert T. Lincoln in the United
States Embassy at London and later
was First Secretary of the Legation in
Italy under Wayne MacVeagh.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
John Cuckson, in the Arlington-street
Church at noon. Among those present
were some of the wealthiest and most
prominent members of society in nearly
every large city in the United States.
The bridal bell, one of the largest ever
constructed, was suspended from the
ceiling by strands of broad white satin
ribbon. Each column of the church
was wound with asparagus and delicate
vines, and great ropes of long stemmed
roses trained on the vines were sus-
pended between the pillars and across
the altar
The reserved seats were marked off
by satin ribbon. 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 Anderson, sister of the
groom, Miss Perkins proceeded to the
altar leaning upon the arm of her
father. AS the bride neared the head
of the center aisle, Mr.. and Mrs. An
derson, who were accompanied by
Charles Francis Anderson, the best
man. advanced, and meeting Miss Per-
kins beneath the floral bell they stood
together before the clergyman.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party proceeded to the Perkins
home on Commonwealth avenue, where
the wedding breakfast was served upon
a temporary balcony which had been
built in the rear of the mansion. The
beautiful decorations were surpassed
by those at the house. The bay win
dOWS were banked and garlanded with
growing plants and white roses, around
the rooms were draped beautiful tap
estries from corner to corner and they
were filled with roses. From the cor
ner of the walls ropes of large stemmed
roses attached to asparagus vines
radiated to the ceilings.
The candelabra supported pouches of
white silk filed with bridal roses to
the effect of bursting. In the great
drawing-room were the tables holding
the presents.
The breakfast tables were beautifully
garnished with flowers. After the
breakfast, following which a reception
was held, the couple departed for New
York, en- route to Europe and the far
East.
The bridesmaids were: Miss Eleanor
Gray, Miss Susan Dalton, Miss Theo-
dore Knight and Miss Bessie Seabury.
The gowns OF the bride and bridesmaids
were the creation OF Worth, Douset and
Faxon. The brides gown was of heavy
cream satin, lined throughout with tat
feta silk. The seams were outlined from
waist to hem with orange blossoms
and the corsage with surplice effect
with fluffy trimmings of tulle,