The times., 1899-09-26
THE SECOND CEREMONY
Miss Grant and Prince Cantacuzcne
Welded in Church.

NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. 25.-Miss Julia
Dent Grant and Prince Cantaeuzene. Count
Speransky, of Russia, were married at high
noon today at All Saints Protestant Epis-
copal Church. Long before the time set for
the wedding the streets around the little
All saints Chapel were crowded with men
women, and children, all anxious to get a
peep at the bride and the titled foreigner
The little church was filed with guests.
including diplomats, men prominent in
army, naval, and social circles. and all of
the social leaders who still remain at New
port. The church interior was hung thick
with garlands of rich green vines. and the
numerous large columns were garIanded
with green, festooned with white clematis
vines and clustered with large punches of
white roses.
On either side of the altar were placed
large groups of the rare Austrian tree
fern known as "Dicksonia Antarctica, :"
around which were tall bushes of American
Beauty roses. The space back of the chan
eel was filled with tall feather palms and
white roses, these carried to the height of
about twenty feet, and there was placed
directly over the chaneel a chime of eight
huge floral bells. with separate garland
OF white roses attached to each Each
of the fifty-two pews was covered with
white roses while Swainsona and lily of
the valley formed complete avenue of
white growing flowers. The twelve large
windows on each side of the church were
banked with plants and vines, and the en-
trance from the sidewalk was fianked on
either side with tall growing palms and
bay trees.
In the absence of her father, Brig. Gen.
Frederick Dent Grant, who is on duty at
Manila, the bride entered the chapel on
the arm of her brother, Ulysses S. Grant.
third. The wedding procession was headed
by the ushers, Capt. Algernon Sartoris,
cousin of the bride; Mr. Lockwood Honore,
an uncle. and Mr.. Potter Palmer, ir.. a
cousin: Mr.. Robert L. Gerry. Mr.. H. Roger
Winthrop, Worthington Whitehouse.
Lothrop Randolph, and Mr.. John Prem
tiss. The bride was met at the chancel
rail by Prince Cantacuzene, who was at
tended by Mr. Honore Palmer, cousin of
the BRIDE who acted as best man and as
proxy for the Grand Duke Cyril of Russia,
who was unable to come to this country.
The bride wore the same gown as at the
Russian ceremony last night-whte satin
and tulle veil-and carried a bouquet of
stephanotis and lilies of the valley, and
wore the gifts of the groom. Prince Can
tacuzene wore his full dress white uniform
of the Chevelier Garde. The marriage
ceremony was performed Dy the Rev.
Emory Fl. Potter, rector of Emmanuel
Church, assisted by the Right Rev. Henry
C. Potter. Bishop of New York, and Rev.
DR.. Nevins, of Rome, Italy,
The bridal party entered the church to
the strains OF the bridal chorus from
'Lohengrin, "Mendelsshon's wedding march
being played as occasional. The most
interesting figures at the ceremony were
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, wife of the former
President. and Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, au-
thor of THE Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie" Following the ceremony all the
guests were driven to the Potter Palmer
villa. where the reception and wedding
breakfast were held. Late in the after
noon the bride and groom were driven
from Beaulieu to the yacht club landing.
They were taken to the steam yacht Mar
ada, which had been placed at their dis
posal by MIR. Harry Waters The yacht
was soon under way, bound for New York,
and tomorrow they Will sail for their flu
ture home in Russia.