Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-30
oRANT.BANTACuzENe WEDDING.
Married according TO Rites OF Rus
sian Church Last Night.

Newport, X. l., Sept. 26.-In accord
thodox church, Miss Julia Dent Grant,
daughter of Brigadier General and
Mrs. Frederick Grant, and granddaugh-
ter of General U. S. Grant, and Prince
Cantacuzene, Count Speranzky of Rus
sia, were married last night. Simple
and impressive ceremonies were con-
Quoted by Father Hotoyitsky, of the
Russian church, New York, in the par
lor at Beaulien, the summer residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The American statutes will have to
be conformed 10 before the distin-
guished couple will go forth into the
world as husband and wife, and it is
that ceremony in All Saints Episcopal
church, noon, TO which the summer
colony here, as well as numerous
friends, diplomatic, military and civil,
are looking forward with eager eX-
! pectancy.
A special altar had been raised in the
parlor by Father Hotovits!iy and his
| assistant. After the room had been
| formally consecrated, at $3.50 o'clock
the bride appeared at the head of the
grand staircase leaning on the arm OF
her brother, Ulysses s. Grant III. At
the altar, before which stood the Rus
sian priest, waited Prime CantacuZene,
! clad i'm the full uniform of the cheva-
| lier guard. The bride dress was Sc
vercly cut, aa& was simple gown Of
richest white satin, with sweeping
train and veil Of tulle. She carried a
bouquet of Stephanotis lilies of the
valley and wore the gifts Of the bride
| groom. Il corsage ornament OF dia-
monds and enamel and rope Of pearls.
| The ushers who preceded Miss Grant
and her brother TO the altar were:
Potter Palmer, jr., cousin OF the
bride; Lockwood Honore, uncle OF the
bride; Captain Sartoris, cousin of the
bride; Robert l.. Gerry, OF New York;
Roger 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 Ill,
and her uncle, Adrian Honore. Those
of Prince Cantacuzene were Honore
Palmer and Potter Palmer, jr., while
the parents d'houeur were Grand Duke
Vladimir and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Mr.. Grant conducted his sister to the
altar. Besides the immediate family
there were present: Mrs. Ulysses ,.
Grant, grandmother of the bride; ii. II,
Honore, Edwin G. Honore, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Honore, jr., Mrs. Sartoris, wife
of Captain Sartoris; Major Genertl
Wesley A. Merritt and Major Mott, of
his staff; Adjutant General Corbin,
Colonel and Mrs. Helm, and Bishop
Potter. The picturesque ritual, inter-
spersed with frequent music by To-
cal quartet, was lengthy. The services
closed with the singing OF the Russian
national hymn, after which the couple
received congratulations, while the or
chestra discoursed music. The cere-
mony consumed an hour, and ii was
nearly midnight before the guests de-
parted.
The betrothal began with the great
ectenia, followed by prayers and spe-
cial petitions for the salvation of the
bethrothed couple, for the blasting OF
offspring and peaceful mutual affec-
tion. The priest then took the rings he
received from the bride and groom.
With the gold representing the domi-
nation Of the groom, three crosses
above the groom's head were made
and then it was. slipped upon the
! fourth finger OF the groom's hand. Sim
liar details were gone through with the
silver ring and the bride. After this
IIonore Palmer, proxy for Grand Duke
Cyril of Russia, acting as best man or
sponsor for the prince, stepped for
ward 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 lifelong union into which
they were entering.
The exchange OF the sponsor indi-
Gates the 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 this putting on
of rings.
Next came the rite of marriage.
The couple approached toward the lee
tern. still holding the lighted candles.
AS they proceeded the quartet sang
Psalm xvii. Hating upon n rug the
priest inquired of them If they had
spontaneous wishes and firm intention
to contract the coniugal union with
each other and whether they had
promised to contract the union with
anyone else. These questions proper
" answered, the priest asked bless
ing upon the couple. The priest then
crowned the prince and then the prin-
cess.
A cup of wine was brought and
blessed. The couple drank from 1t al
ternately three times each. The priest
then took them by the hands and led
them three times around the lectern,
the best man and attendants following,
holding the crowns above the heads OF
the newly welded pair.