The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-20
BRILLIANT
WEDDING
Miss Ellen FOOte Stuart Mar
ried to Lieut.. Victor Blue.

Two Thousand Invitations Had been
Issued and St. Peters Church was
Filled Groom and Ushers we're
in Special Naval Full Dress Hand
some Costumes in which Lady
Participants were Attlred-- Sketch
of Lieutenant Blue, the Hero.
Morristown has long been noted for
it's brilliant social events, but it is
doubtful if a wedding more notable
than that of Tuesday afternoon had
ever been witnessed here. For sever
al months past society had discussed
the approaching marriage of Miss
Ellen Foote Stuart to Lieut.. Victor
Blue, U. S. N, and st. Peters
Church was crowded to its doors long
before O'Clock, the hour at which
the ceremony was performed Rev.
DR.. Hibbard, rector of the church,
officiated. The choral service was
not rendered but the plain Episco-
pal service was, which in it's simplicity
lent pretty effect and an air of in
terest to the scene.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stuart and neice of Cap
tain Phillip H. Cooper, U. S. N.
She comes of family which is among
the Oldest and best known here.
| Miss Stuart's bridal gown was a
veritable dream. Made of heavy white
satin, with court train, the waist was
trimmed with chiffon and the skirt
with f1ounces of duchesse lace. This
lace was loaned by cousin of the
bride, Mrs. j. Howard Bridge, in
whose family it had it had been for
four generations. She wore a veil
also of this priceless lace which was
caught by diamond pin, the gift of
Mrs. Stuart to her daughter. The
bride was given away by her uncle,
Captain Cooper.
There were six bridesmaids and
their costumes were OF Renaissance
lace over white Liberty satin, with
pink collars. They wore wells with
feathers and carried shower boquets
of white chrysanthemums. The
bridesmaids were Miss Nellie Turn
bull and Miss Elsie Ladd, of New
York; Miss Catherine Cox, of Louis
vile, KY, Miss Gertrude Vernam
Miss Alice Vernam and Miss Marie
Bryce of Morristown.
The maid of honor was Miss Marion
Stuart, a sister of the bride, and she
was beautifully attired in a gown of
embroidered white mousseline over
white silk. The dress was made in
Paris. She wore a veil and white
feathers and carried a shower boquet
of white chrysanthemums.
Then there were three pretty little
flower girls, all cousins of the bride.
They were Misses Natalie Foote,
Dorothy Cooper and Mary Merrell.
Their dresses were of white organdie
over pink silk, and they wore mousse
line hats with pink feathers and satin
bows. Each carried small leghorn
hat tied with a pink ribbon and filled
with pink and white flowers.
DIR. Rupert Blue, brother of the
groom, was best man. He is in the
Marine Hospital Service at Portland,
Oregon, from which place he and his
wife came to attend the wedding.
The ushers, eight in number, were
friends of Lieutenant Blue and had
at some time or other been associated
with him in the navy. They were
Lieut. W. H. Buck, U. S. S. Chicago;
Lieut. H. P. Jones, U. S. S. Chicago;
Lieut.. John B. Blish, U. S. S.
New York; Lieut.. Mark Bristol,
U. S. S. Texas; Lieut.. R. S.
Douglas, Torpedo Station, Newport;
Naval Constructor Thomas f. Ruhm,
New York DR.. Millard H. Crawford,
recruiting duty, New York; DR..
Tucker Smith, U. S. N. Each wore
special naval full dress as did the
groom also.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the residence of Captain
Cooper, 229 South street.
At one O'Clock the same afternoon,
but prior to the wedding, Robert D.
Foote, an uncle of the bride, gave a
breakfast at his home to the bridal
party of twenty-five. On Monday
afternoon the bridesmaids were en-
tertained at luncheon by Mrs. Albert
H. Vernam, at her home on Madison
avenue.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Blue will
spend their honeymoon at the formers
old home, Marion, S. @.
Some disappointment was felt ON
Tuesday because the feet of warships
did not arrive in New York harbor
early enough to permit the officers,
many Of whom had been invited, to
reach Morristown in time for the
Two thousand invitations
were sent and these included Admiral
Dewey and Rear -Admirals Sampson
and Schley. None of these were pres
ent, however.
Liut. Blue was one of the heroes of