New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-26
THE SECOND CEREMONY.
MISS JULIA GRANT IS NOW A PRINCESS
OF RUSSIA
SERVICES YESTERDAY ACCORDING TO THE
RITES OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
ELABORATE RECEPTION AT
BFACLIEU.



10y TELEGRAPH TO The rRIRrSH]
Newport, r. l., Sept. 25-The American ceremony
according TO the rites OF the Protestant Episcopal
church. which took place at noon to-day following
the Russian service last evening at Beaulieu made
Miss Julia Grant daughter Of General and Mrs
Frederick Dent Grant. the wife OF Prince Canta-
cuzene Count Speransky, of Russia.
1t the closing and browning affair OF the
Newport season OF 1899, and among the most brill
liant OF the kind ever chroncled in the social annals
OF this city. bringing end a series Of enter
tainments IN honor OF the bride and the bride
groom which has probably never been surpassed in
number and elahOrateness Of arrangement
All Saints Memorial Chapel which has wit
messed many brilliant functions OF this sort was
the scene OF to-day's service. the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. Emery H. Porter rector Of
Emmanuel Church, the Rhode Island law requiring
that a resident clergyman shall officiate, who was
assisted by the Right Rev. Henry c Potter, Bishop
OF New York and the Rev. Dr. r. J. Nevlns. Of
the American Church In Rome italy 1t was In
the simplest form possible there being no brides
maids maid OF honor The bridegroom was at
tended by Honore Palmer, a cousin Of the bride,
best man. acting in the place Of Grand Duke
Cyril OF Russia and Count Cassini Russian Am
bassador at Washington who had been in turn Sc
lected for this service but unable to be pres
ent. The ushers were Captain Algernon Sartoris'
OF the British Army. and Potter Palmer, jr, cousins
of the bride; Lockwood Honore. her uncle; Worth
ington Whtehouse, II. Roger Winthrop, Lothrop
Randolph, Robert T. Gerry and John Prentiss.
THE CHAPEL DECORATIONS
The interior Of the chapel canoped in gar
lands Of green vines from the entrance 10 tho
altar. the columns being fesooned with white
cematis and clustered with large punches Of white
roses on either side of the altar placed
large groups of the rare Austrian tree fern known
as Dcksonia Antarctca these being the largest
known In this country. and standing about thirty
two feet high. Around these were tall trees or
American Beauty roses making the chapel bower
Of ferns and
The chancel rail banked with the new white
Kaserin Augusta Victoria roses. the step OF the
altar being piloWed with white satin. with broad
fringe OF lilies Of the valley Back Of the chancel
the space WAS filled in with tall palms and white
roses carried 70 a height Of about twenty feet d.
recty over the chancel suspended A chime of
eight large floral bells. with garland OF white
roses attached to each. these garlands being car
ried back over the altar, forming canopy or bells
and garands over the bridal group
At intervals over the centre aisle were hung
large baskets Of growing ferns and vines. while
each pew was covered with white roses and lilies
Of the valley. on either side the windows were
la ked with various coored tropical plants and
vines and the entrance from the sidewalk was
fanked on both sides by tall growing palms and
bay trees