The times., 1899-03-14
CLANDESTINELY MARRIED.
The Tiffany Home Closed to Mrs
William H.ur, Whiting.

! The polite society of two cities is deep
ly concerned over a mysterious bit oi TO
nance surrounding the marriage of viii
| liam Henry Whiting. OF New York and
( Miss Charlotte Tiffany. of this city The
marriage took place clandestineiy in New
ark. n J., on March >. II was performed
without the consent or knowledge of the
/ parents of either of the contracting parties
/ and as far as can be learned the friends
of the families knew nothing of the ro-
| nance until it had eliminated in the nup-
Z tial knot. Now that the couple are man and
wife they are enjoying all the bliss con
. SeGuent TO a coveted union with the eNcep-
i tion that the parents will not bestow their
! blessing nor become reconciled.
! The story Of the marriage is peculiar
and while the circumstances surrounding il
indicate that it was deliberately planned
/ il is still apparent that there was pro-
nounced and successful effort the part
Z Of the two young persons TO keep their
intentions quiet.
1t was emphatically stated by the father
of the bride last night that his daughter
could not expect recognition for herself
or husband until there had been thorough
understanding concerning certain points
upon which Mr.. Tiffany desired to be en-
lightened
Mrs. Whiting is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Tiffany. who live at 1908
Connecticut Avenue northwest. She has
been prominent in local society cir
cles for a number of years. She com
/ pleted her education abroad. accompanied
/ by her parents, in the years 1863 dur
! ing which time the Tiffany home was
! leased to Senor Dupuy De LONE and occu-
! pied by him and his attaches as the Span
/ ish Legation.
William Henry Whiting is the son OF
the late Francis Holland Nicoll Whiting. of
{ New York. He is about twenty-five years
+ Of age. although older in appearance. He
( comes of an old family. and is well known
! here. having been a frequent visitor in
this city. 1t is said that he met his wife
here during a social season. Little else
is known of the young man by the Tiff
fanys. They had 10 knowledge of his in
fatuatiOn for their daughter. and were
first apprised of the marriage by the motto S
printed in the newspapers.
Mrs. Whiting left her home about
year ago TO visit relatives in New YORK.
! She remained there until a month ago
/ when she paid her parents a short visit,
/ returning to the metropolis afterward. Her
! parents were in Communication with her
! but had no intimation of her intended mar
( riage.
Mr. Tiffany when seen at his home last
far as he had been informed He stated
that his daughter came to this city on Sun
day. March u. accompanied by her hus-
band. They registered at the Hotel Cor
don from Stratford. Conn. He heard moth
ing from them directly until the following
I Wednesday. when he received a letter from
his daughter asking for forgiveness and
recognition for herself and husband. Mrs.
Whiting replied to the letter in unmis-
taxable terms. setting forth that inasmuch
as the parents had not been consulted
about the marriage and knew nothing def
mite concerning the facts leading up TO it.
they. could not be easily reconciled. Mr..
/ Tiffany further stated that when the gOs-
sip concerning the marriage had subsided
and he had been thoroughly acquainted
with the details concerning it ne might
entertain proposition for forgiveness but
that such thing was entirely out OF the
question until then.
MIR. and Mrs Whiting left the Gordon
Saturday and stated that their destina-
tion was New York. They informed the
hotel attaches that they expected 10 re-
turn here Wednesday. and left instructions
that any persons who called were 10 be
informed that they would be received after
that date.