The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-25
MISS GRANTS GIFTS.
The Wedding Presents Displayed at
Newport.

I The " eddfng Presents Displayed at
Newport.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
| Newport, r. l., S.pt. Interest in the
coming wedding a. Prince Cantacuzene
and Miss Julia Den Grant grows as the
| day for the ceremony approaches.
/ This afternoon. from ; 10 o'c.ock. there
was an informal reepJion at Beaulieu,
when cotagers and visiting friends mad
"a glimpse Of the wedding gifts. which were
displayed in several apartments in the sec
ond story of Beslueu
The gift OF the parent dhonneur. Grand
! Duke Vladimir is au icon. sacred paint
| ing covered with gold and mounted with
/ pearls and jewels The bridegrOom's gifts
60 his bride are large corsage ornament,
a masterpiece Of Lalique. Of diamonds and
enamel; a collar consisting of a rope of
pears, with pendant ornaments of dia-
monds and enamel to match the corsage
ornament. also the work of Ialique. and
an immense sapphire mounted in di4-
monds. The gift of Gen. Frederick D.
Grant IS superb crescent Of solitaire dia-
monds.
The brides mother has given two dozen
Old Sevres plates and unique piece OF
D'A ' ltilild IBOIttIilfl. ne GIT OF N.Y..
L. ;. Grant. the grandmother of the
bride. consists of five large diamond sun
bursts beautiful string of olve-shaped
pearls. with pendants of diamonds and
emeralds, and bracelet in which is set a
large round pear. with a large diamond a
each side. Mrs. Grants gifts were very
much admired and commented upon for
their beauty and value. In addition. Mrs
Grant presented 10 the Prince beautiful
copies of Gen. l.. $. Grants personal
Memoirs 4"
From Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer Miss
Grant mas received q superb tiara OF dia-
monds, point lace dress, fan and hand
kerchief. with monograns and crown
wrought in the lace, and a service for af.
temoon tea. of silver with richly wrought
arms and monogram in relief To Prince
Cantacuzene MI and Mrs. Palmer have
gwen a set for A writing desk, specially de
signed, of rich dark green leather with
finely chased monOsrams and mounts of
silver, an after dinner coffee pot of ex-
quisite workmanship. a set of old porce-
lam plates and COMFORTS. and empire
sevre COMFORTS and covered dishes.
magnificent service of silver. made
from special designs, forms the combined
present Of the family Of the brides mother.
From Princess can acuzene, Countess
Speransky, mother of the bridegroom Miss
Grant received an cna melled clock a beau
tiful tiger eye carved owl and a corsage
ornament of diamonds with enamelled
bow. Mrs. Algernon Sartoris' gift is a
gold link purse, set with diamonds and
turquoise. The Misses Sartoris gave a
cameo jar, aud Capt Sartoris a god clock
set with turquoise
Mrs Leland Stanfords gift was a gold
toilet set of twenty-five pieces, superbly
wrought in dull and bright gold. 1t con-
tains everything from a large mirror to a
shoe horn.
Among other gifts from friends, the
late Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Vanderbilt gave superb gold vase: Mr.
Alfred Vanderbilt a magnificent gold low
ing cup; Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Wander
bilt, Jr., a gold jar; Mrs. Astor. an old
French miniature. set in a frame of
enamel and jewels Col. and Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, six gold and silver bonbon
dishes; Marshal Field a purse of gold. set
with an immense diamond solitaire. with
jeweled top; Mrs. George w Childs. A
silver mounted portfolio. and there are
| several hundred other articles of jewelry.
gold, silver, glass and china.
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