The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
LEIGH-GoRDON NUPTIALS.
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and Cortlandt Parker. and a diamond
necklace from Mr.. ana Mrs. W. NJ. Low.
From the brdegrooms family Miss Cor
don received a jeweled brooch, from Lord
Leigh; bracelet. from Lady Leigh; house
linen, from Lord and Lady Jersey, sister
and brother-in-law of the groom; an en-
ameled brooch, from AIR. and Mrs. Dudley
Leigh; Indian carved tables, from Mai.
Rupert Lee, a ring from Miss Agnes
Leigh, and the Golden Treasury from
Miss Cordelia Leigh. These and many
other gifts are in England with the
groom's presents from his family. await
ing their arrival Cabegrams from Eng
land and kilograms from all parts of this
country have been sent TO the bride and
groom. wishing them all the happiness
that the world can give. and the same
wishes followed them from Savannah to-
day. Mr. ana Mrs. Leigh left for WASH
ington on the 2 o'clock train, and will sail
shortly for England, where they viii
make their home in London.
The Honorable Rowland Leigh is the
| third and youngest son of Lord and Lady
| Leigh. of Stoneleigh Abbey. His mother
| is a sister of the Duke of Westminster
whose daughter married one of the
| Princes OF Teck, thus connecting them
with English royalty. The present title
| dates back for several centuries. and the
family records have been preserved since
| the days Of the Norman conquest.
/ Miss Mabel Gordon is the youngest
| daughter of Gen. and Mrs. William Wash
/ ington Gordon. Her paternal grandfather
| was one of the foremost citizens of Sa-
/ vannah, and the first president of the
/ Central Railroad Of Georgia; and her
father is man of prominence not only
J in his native city and state, but through
| out the country. Honored here in social,
| business and military circles, he was made
/ brigadier general at the beginning of the
recent war and at its close was sent to
| Porto Rico as one of the three United
| states commissioners 70 that island Mrs
| Gordons ancestors have also been promi-
| nent from colonial days Miss Gordon
| herself is gifted with unusual beauty and
| rare tact and judgment. She has had
| every advantage that birth. position and
/ wealth can give, and her mind naturally
| keen and reteutive, has been so well de-
! veloped that she is now not only charm
| ing but a cultured and brilliant conversa-
| tionalist. Her friends, as loyal as those
| of strong true nature always are, while
rejoicing in her happiness, bitterly regret
| her departure for England.
The out-of-town guests visiting Gen.
! and Mrs. Gordon for the occasion were:
| Mrs. R. Wayne Parker, sister of the
| bride, and the Misses. Parker of New Jer-
| sey; Mrs. Arthur Kinzie of Chicago, Miss
| Stiles of Etowah Cliffs, Miss Thomson of
! Philadelphia, the Honorable and Very
! Reverend James w. Leigh D. D.. dean Of
| Hereford MIR. Julian Magin of Chicago,
and Mr.. Vance Mccormick of Harrisburg.
Among the other guests at the reception
were:
Col. and Mrs. r. Il. Lester Mr. and
Mrs. George Owens, DR.. and Mrs. William
! Owens, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. WILSON, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Hasken. MIR. and Mrs. r.
| p. Ravenel Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Gibbes,
! Mr.. and Mrs c. l.. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry McAlpip, Mr.. and Mrs. Robb White,
| DR.. and Mrs. Aiken, DR.. and Mrs. William
Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Schley, Mr.
4 and Mrs. r. c. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Malloch, Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Moyneic Mr.
| and Mrs. Wright Hunter, Judge and Mrs.
Hampton L. Ferrill, Mr.. and Mrs G. A.
Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Stoval Mr.. and
| Mrs. John Schley MIR. and Mrs. Wallace
| Howard Mrs. T. NJ. Cunningham. Mrs.
George Anderson. Mrs. Pape, Mrs. Arthur
| Gibbes, Mrs. c. A. Shearson, Mrs. James
Dent, Mrs. Fred Habersham, Mrs. w. C.
Hartridge, Mrs George Whitehead, Mrs.
Edwin Parsons, Mrs. James Johnston,
| Mrs. James Sullivan, Mrs. G. Malone. Mrs.
Wood, Mrs. Habersham clay, Mrs Finnle,
Mrs. Malcolm Maclean, Mrs. Charles
| West Mrs Houston Johnston, Mrs. Isaac
Minis, Mrs. William Morrell, Mrs. MeIdrim,
Mrs. Cecil Gabbett Mrs. James Hunter
Mrs. Harris Cope Miss Ellen McAlpin. the
| Misses Johnston, Miss Phoebe Elliott,
Miss Elizabeth Haskell, Miss Lily Ander-
son. Miss Lila Low. Miss Annie Maclean,
Miss Katharine Hartrdge, Miss Leila
! Hill, Miss Hattie Elliott, the Misses HUI
ger, Miss Rosa Sullivan, Miss Jennie Sui
Ivan, Miss Mary Jones, Miss Cosens. the
| Misses Phillips, the Misses Hull, Miss Ma
bel Stoddard, Judge Falligant, Mr.. Pope
Barrow. Col Guild Of Boston, Gen. Sorrell,
| Capt. Tattnall. Mr.. J. r. Anderson, DR..
Fairy Or, Paige, Mr.. w. w. Williamson,
Mr. Ferris Cam, Mr. Willis Clay, Mr.
Lloyd Owens, Mr.. Tom Hunter, Mr.. Guy
Ter Gordon Mr.. Noble Jones, Mr. Clar-
ence Anderson, Mr. Lowndes WalthoIr,
Mr.. Charles Ellis. Mr. Frank Battey and
| Mr.. Watkins.