The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-23
WEDDING PRESENTS.
Gifts TO Miss Grant and Her FianCa
Fill Two Large Rooms.


Society had a glimpse at the wedding
presents which have been showered up
on Prince Cantacuzene and Miss Julia
Dent Grant at an afternoon tea given
at Beaulieu, Newport, for the purpose
| by Mrs. Potter Palmer. They thought
them a beautiful collection of gold, sill
yer. jewels and cut glass. They occu-
| pied two large apartments in the upper
story of the villa.
| The gft of the parent d'honneur,
| Grand Duke Vladimir is an icon,
| sacred painting covered with gold and
mounted with pearls and jewels, and
the bridegroom's gifts to his bride are
large c0rsage ornament, a master
piece of Lalique, OF diamonds and
enamel collier consisting of rope of
pearls, with pendant ornaments Of dia-
monds and enamel to match; a corsage
ornament, also the work OF Lallque; an
immense cabuchon sapphire mounted
in diamonds.
The gift of Gen. Frederick Grant a
superb crescent of solitaire diamonds.
The brides mother, 2 dozen old Sevres
plates and unique piece Of old Vienna
porcelain. The gift OF Mrs. ". $. Grant,
grandmother OF che BRIDE five large
diamond sunbursts. also beautiful cop
les OF the personal memoirs and the
military history OF Gdn. u. 5. Grant 10
Prince Cantacuzene.
BROTHERS. PRESENT.
From Ulysses 5. Grant Sd, the broth
er OF the bride, a silver tet-a-tete tea
set for his sister. and tete-a-tete cof-
fee set in silver for Prince CantacuZene.
Ar nd Dol linz a
superb tiara Of diamonds, point lace
dress, fan and handkerchief, with mon
oSrams and crown wrOugn, in the iacs;
service for afternoon tea of silver with
richly wrought arms and monOgrams m
relief.
TO Prince CantacuZene. also from Mr..
ana Mrs. Palmer, a set for a wrlHng !
desk specially designed Of rich. d1rr
green leather with finely chased mono
grams and mounts OF silver; an ut-ar !
dinner coffee pot OF exquisite work
manship, a set OF old proclaim plates /
and comports and empire Sevres COM |
ports and covered dishes. \ mayuI-
icenl, service Of silver made from spc- |
clal designs, the combined pres ant of /
the family OF the brides mother: \
large silver centerpiece being the gift I.
OF Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. Honore. gr md
parents OF the bride; pair OF richly .
chased cOmports from Mr.. A. c. Hon
ore. set OF silver dessert plates 10
match from Mr.. Lockwood Honore. SCI
OF dinner plates 10 match from Nh.
Honore Palmer and finger bowls of sill
yer from Mr. Potter Palmer, JF.
To Prince Cantacuzene. case of tam
talus tqueur bottles from Honore Pal
mer and rifle from Potter Palmer. Ir
To Miss Grant a travelling bag with
silver fittings from Mr.. Lockwood 10
more,
MRS. SARTORIS' GIFT.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, gold purse
set in diamonds and turquoise; the |
Misses Sartoris. cameo jar; Capt. Sal
toris gold clock set in turquoise.
Other contributors We're: MIR. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Sr, large
gold vase: Mr.. Alfred Vanderbilt, SUI
perb gold loving cup: Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., "A gold idr.
Mrs. Astor. old French miniature stt
I'm frame of enamel and jewels: Mar.
shall Field. purse with Immense dia-
mond solitaire and jewel top; Mrs. Le-
land Stanford, gold toilet set compl.Je:
Mrs George w. Childs. silver mounted
portfolio; Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Ander-
son, gold tea caddy; Mrs. Claren e II.
Mackay. cut glass on silver rose vase:
Elisha Dyer, Jr.. gold jar; Miss Mlp.l !
Mckinley, embroidered centerpiece: |
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews, gold jar |
Helen BI'ce. diamond watch: Mr.. and !
Mrs. Herman Oelrfchs. gold dish: Hon !
Robert T. Lincoln, former ambassador |
to England. smelling bottle the Prin |
cesse CantacuZene. Countess Sp-r-
ansky. mother of the groom, enamelled |
clock, beautiful tiger; Mrs. James L.
kernochan, silver slipper: Mrs. Daniel |
Butterfield. papeterie silver: Mr.. and |
Mrs. a. +. Gardner. carafe and bottles;
Gen. and Mrs. Francis +. Greene. gold
inkstand. the Earl of Yarmouth a.
mond dish; Mrs. Louis q. Jones, salad
fork and spoon; III. Rogers Wintn.'on.
silver jar: s. II. Thayer glass jar; HIS I
w. u. Ting Fang, Chin .se
minister, embroidered shawl; Ulys ses
Simpson Grant. lqueur set; Mrs. +.
gold bracelet.
Col. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, six |
gold and silver bonbon dishes.
Mrs. u. ;. Grant. besides the pres.
ents mentioned. gave a string OF be.u-
-iful pear-shaped pearls with pendants
)f diamonds and emeralds. and a ppld
bracelet with one large round pearl set
m with a diamond on each side
1t was beautiful piece OF jewelry.
Mrs. Grants gifts We're very much a6-
mired.