The record-union., 1899-09-25
MARRIAGE OF
JULIA Dent GRANT.
Welded Last Evening to Prince
CantaCuzena
According to the Rites Of the Orthodox
Greek Church.

The Other Ceremony VIII Take
Place in All Saints Episcopal
Church at Newport To-day,
Bishop Potter Oficiating-The
Russian Ritual Was Pictur-
esque and Lengthy, Consuming
an Hour.
NEWPORT (R. II, Sept. 24.-In ac-
cordance with the rites of the Russian
orthodox church, Miss Julia Dent
Grant. daughter of Brigadier General
and Mrs. Frederick Grant, and grand
daughter of General Ulysses 5. Grant,
and Prince Cantacuzene, Count
Spranznki of Russia, were married to-
night. Simple and impressive cere-
monies were conducted by Father
Holovitski of the Russian Church, New
York, in the parlor at Beaulieu, the
summer residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer
The American statutes are yet to be-
ulSIlnSulSDtu
couple will go forth into the world as
husband and wife and it is that cere-
mony in All Saints Episcopal CHurch
tomorrow noon to which the summer
colony here, as we'll as numerous
friends, diplomatic, military and civil
are looking forward with eager ex-
pectancy.
special altar had been raised in
the parlor by Father Holovitski and his
assistant. After the room had been
formally consecrated, at half-Dast 3
o'clock, the bride appeared at the head
of the grand staircase. leaning on the
arm of her brother, Ulysses S. Grant.
AT the altar, before which stood the
Russian priest, waited Prince Cam
tacuzene. clad in the full uniform of
the Chevalier Guard. The brides
dress was severely cut and was a sim
pie gown of the richest white satin.
with sweeping train and veil of tulle.
She carried a bouquet of stephanotis
and lilies of the valley and wore the
gifts OF the groom, a corsage ornament
of diamonds and enamel and a rope of
pearls.
The ushers who preceded Miss Grant
and her brother to the altar were: Pot
ter Palmer, Jr., cousin of the bride:
Lockwood Honore, uncle of the bride;
Captain Sartoris cousin of the bride;
Robert l.. Gerry of New York, Fl. Rodg-
er Winthrop of Newport, and John
Prentiss of New York.
In accordance with the Russian GUS
tom Miss Grant had two Garcon de
Noce, her brother Ulysses S. Grant
third and I1rc1a nJ,;a1 rTo0o.o
those of Prince Cantacuzene being
Hopore Palmer and Potter Palmer. Jr..
while in the parents honneur were
Grand Duke Vladimir and Mrs. Potter
Palmer
Mr.. Grant conducted his sister to the
altar. Besides the immediate family
there We're present Mrs. Ulysses S.
Grant, grandmother of the bride; Fl. III.
Honore, Edwin c. Honore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Honore, Jr., Mrs. Sartoris. wife
OF Captain Sartoris; Major General
Wesley Merritt and Major Mott of his
staff; Adiutant General Corbin, Col
oneI and Mrs. Helm and Bishop Potter.
Inc picturesque ritual, interspersed
with frequent music by a local quartet.
was lengthy. The services closed with
the singing of the Russian national
hymn, after which the couple received
congratulations, while the orchestra
discoursed music. The ceremony con-
sumed one hour and it was nearly mid
night when the guests departed.
The betrothal began with the Great
Ectenia, followed by prayers and spe-
c1al petitions for the salvation of the
betrothed couple, of the blessing of Off
spring and peaceful mutual affection.
Inc priest then took the rings he had
received from the bride and groom.
With the gold one, representing the
domination of the groom, the three
crosses above the grooms head were
made, and then it was slipped over the
fourth finger of the groom's hand. SIM
liar details were gone through with the
silver ring and the bride. After this
Honore Palmer, proxy for the Grand
Duke Cyril of Russia, acting as best
man or sponsor for the Prince, step
ped forward and transposed the rings
three times, finally leaving the gold
ring on the brides finger and the silver
one on the groom's, these rings being
given in token of the union into which
they were entering.
The sponsor indicated consent of the
family. The rite closed by the prayer
that the Lord may establish these
espousals in the faith. in harmony.
truth and love- and may bless from
heaven the putting on of rings
Next came the rite of marriage The
couple approached toward the lectern
still holding the lighted candles. AS
they proceeded the quartet sang Psalm
XVII. Hating upon a rug, the priest
asked them if they had spontaneous
wishes and firm intention to contract
the conjugal union with each other,
and whether they had promised to con-
questions properly answered, the priest
asked a blessing upon the couple. The
priest then crowned the Prince and
then the Princess.
A cup of wine was brought and
blessed. The couple drank from it
alternately tnree times each. The priest
then took them by the hands and led
them three times around the lectern,
the best mans attendant following,
holding the crowns above the heads
of the newly welded pair.
Bad Storm ON Lake Erie.
TOLEDO (O.), Sept. 24.-Lake Erie
this afternoon witnessed the worst
storm of the season, the wind blowing
at the rate of seventy miles an hour.
Four yachts were capsized near Maui
NEE Bay, and the crews were rescued
with difficulty. Considerable damage 10