Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-22
THE MORGAN NUPTlAtS.
Tremendous Crush at the Mag
nificent Wedding Reception.
MARVELLOUS FLORAL DISPLAY.


Eesor~ In New York B-autiiai
Eose~ Ead superb Tapestries Used
In Deco-asloa.-Wedd Gifts VAL
u~d at IA Milton Dollars
Strongly in contrast with the simple
church services NJ the wedding was
the lavish display at the wedding re
eeption of Miss Louisa Pierpont Nor
gan eldest daughter OF j. Fferpont
Morgan Americas foremost banker,
at her fathers mansion in New
York. For this function l.ooo IN
yitations had been issued. and
few regrets were received The
crush was tremendous. So great
was the throng in the house at 4:3o
O'Clock that the Rev. DIR. and Mrs w
s. Rainsford had to enter through the
servants door In the basement. says
the New York World. Other guests,
who were turning away from the main
entrance, followed the minister.
The entrance hall had been trans
formed into conservatory. with
groups OF towering palms. The re-
cesses on the first and second floors
were filed with Boston ferns, inter
Arches of Bridesmaid roses SPAWNED
the recesses. tendrils OF asparagus fell
from the carved oaken fretwork and
orchids We're massed at the base The
staircase as far as the third floor WAS
trimmed with pink Bougamvillia. re
iieved by punches of white roses tied
with white ribbon. Beautiful pieces
of statuary were half hidden 10y the
palms. Mr. and Mrs. Satterlee stood
In bay window In the dra wing room
to receive the guests. Behind them.
forming an effective back ground. was
mass of blooming plants. Ia which
the General Garnet rose predominated.
In the other windows were beautiful
palms. with white chrysanthemulns.
The mantels were banked In white and
green. Between the columns of the
windows hung garlands of smilax and
ropes of white roses. The fireplace
was filed with growing Farleyenes
ferns, roses and chrysanthemumS. AT
the entrances to the rooms were cur
tains of roses. caught up on one side
with apple green ribbon.
The dining room was decorated with
American Beauty roses looped over the
nantes and massed in the receSses.
Deep red roses. growing plants and
smilax were used profusely In the dec
Grafton of the Turkish room. A cur
tain of smilax fastened with punches
| Of roses draped one side of the window.
| The fireplace was banked with red
roses and growing plants.
The marquee extension. which the
| banker had erected In the rear of his
/ L.. .,f hn
| guests so by 30 feet and two stories
| high. was marvel of good taste and
| striking artistic effects. The walls
| were covered with superb tapestries
| worth kings ransom. placed against
| background of turkey red.
/ The floor was covered with red car
| pet and the ceiling was hung in white
| Palms We're arranged in the corners
/ and asparagus piumoSa traced delicate
/ arabesques between and over the tap
sssss.ks susle from sire center or the cen.
| Ing. The tapestry represented chiefly
| love scenes and wedding feasts of the
| sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Luncheon was served in this room
and In the dining room. by > O'Clock
| the crush had become so great that Ii
| was almost impossible To move In the
hail and ira wing room The marquee
| was crowded almost TO sunocation
Mr. Morgan WIS everywhere. dir, ct
ing the proceedings. now taking a
friend to meet his daughter now CIV
ing orders 10 the head waiter who lost
his wits and his temper hcf re- he first
bottle II cliaul'i snt. WAS ,-.3ick Il For
lavish displa. however no r!;l.-ria ge
feast ever given in New Yurk civ np
preached ii even If ss,cicry DID have TO
elbow itself in "a fashion tistfes siYf-ly
suggestive of IA Madison square Gar
len political niaSs meeting
Neapolitau ba ndS plays d their gay: st
airs In the marquee ana dining rooms
Their selections ranged from ragtime
10 grand opera They were biack rrou-
serS. red satin jackets. cut very short,
Dig iioiiian sit>ln-s about their waists,
standing cellars and sIl..u back ties.
When reeeiAing the guests Mr. and
Mrs Satterlec stood In the drawing
room. with the maid of honor and the
bridesmaids grouped on either side of
them They ate lunt leon together In
the dining room. where the old fash
Toned bride cake was cut Only their
intimate friends were present at this
ceremony. The cake contained ring
for the maid who Is to marry, a ring
for the bachelor who Is to marry. a
thimble for the spinster. a gold bache-
lor's button for the usher destined for
single blessedness and two lucky six
pences engraved with monographs
1t Is estimated that the bride has re
ceived wedding presents. including a
country house and bonds from her ia
Their. worth Sl.OoO.OOo Four hundred
presents were received from guests
These gifts include gold and silver
plate. jewels. pictures articles OF yer
tn. cut glass and china
The presents We're exhibited to
friends the other day. One room in