The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
KNOT TIED SECOND TIME
Julia Grant Is Now Princess
for Sure.
With IMPOSING CEREMONY
ALI the Fashion of Newport Attend the
Celebration OF the Marriage Ac-
cordiug to Episcopallan Ritual
A Brilliant Event

Newport, r. l.. Sept. 25.-The Episco-
pal marriage service, experimenting
that of the Russian orthodox church
that was observed yesterday, which
made Prince Cantacuzane, Count Sper-
anski of Russia and Julia Dent Grant,
daughter OF Brig. Gen. Frederick
Grant, and granddaughter of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, husband and wife.
was celebrated at All Saints chapel
here at noon to-day. The assembly of
invited guests, notable for social and
military distinction. made the ceremony
one of the most brilliant ever witnessed
at Newport. Bishop Potter of New
York officiated and was assisted by DR..
Nevins and DR.. Porter. A reception
followed the ceremony and late this
afternoon the prince and princess left
for New York and st. Petersburg.
All Saints chapel. which seats not
quite 500, was well filled half an hour
before the time set for the ceremony,
and the guests, as they waited viewed
a wealth of decorations in green and
white. The walls and ceiling of the
chapel were hung with wreaths of
white flowers, while the entire altar rail
was covered with white roses. On the
altar and chancel We're suspended a
large number of baskets filed with
orchids. intermingled with chime of
snowy wedding bells. Large garlands
of brides roses depended from the bells
to two italian columns, forming bow
er which almost hid from view the
bridal party as it stood at the altar.
The only music was that of the organ,
which gave out the notes of the
'Lohengrin" wedding march as the
procession entered the church doors.
AT the same time Bishop Potter and
DIR. Porter, vestured for the service
entered the chancel from the vestry,
followed by the prince and Honore
Palmer, a cousin of the bride, who
acted as best man by proxy for Grand
Duke Cyril of Russia. who was unable
to be present. The bridal procession in
cluded only Miss Grant and her escort
and ushers, as there were no brides
maids or maids Of honor. The brides
father is at present in the Philippines,
her brother, U. S. Grant. jr., acting in
his place. Mr.. Grant wore the full West
Point cadet uniform.
The ushers were Potter Palmer, jr.,
a cousin of the bride: Lockwood Hon
ore, uncle of the bride; Captain Sar-
toris, a member of Gen. Fitzhugh Lees
staff during the late war. and also a,
cousin of the BRIDE Robert l.. Gerry of
New York, Roger winthrop of Newport,
John Prentiss of New York, Worthing-
ton whitehouse of New York and
Lothrop Randolph of Boston.
Miss Grant was gowned in white.
Her dress was severely cut but of the
richest white satin, with a sweeping
train and veil of tulle. The prince, as
he stepped down from the chancel to
meet the bride, was attired in the full
uniform of the chevalier guard, bril-
liant with red and gold. At the chancel
they separated, three passing to one
side and three to the other, while the
prince stepped down to meet his bride.
The oral part of the service finished,
the organ burst forth with the Men
delssohn wedding march and the prince
and princess led the way to the chapel
door, followed by the ushers.
Among the congregation besides the
immediate family were Mrs. Y. ).
Grant grandmother of the bride: Fl. II.
Honore, Edwin C. Honore, Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Honore, jr., Mrs. Sartoris,
wife of Captain Sartoris; Maj Gen.
Nelson A Miles, Mrs. and Miss Miles
and Lieutenant Colonel Kitchener OF
General Miles staff; General Merritt
and Major Mott of his staff, Adjutant
General Corbin, Colonel and Mrs.
Heinde of West Point, Former United
States Minister Samuel Thayer of Wis
consin Assistant Secretary of War
Meiklejohn, Chauncey M. Depew and
many others.
The reception at the Potter Palmer
residence was one of the largest ever
held in Newport The bridal couple re-
ceived under an immense floral arch,
with Mrs, Grant and Mr.. and Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer standing on the right. while
seated near was Mrs. y. S. Grant. The
prince and princess started for New
York on board the steam yacht Narada