The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-19
MARRIED In GREAT HASTE
Miss zimmerman's Alliance With
the Duke OF Manchester.
The Ceremony Quietly Conducted
without the Presence OF Any
Relatives of the Couple.

LONDON. Nov. 19.-Tbe wedding of the
Duke of Manchester and Miss Helena
Zimmerman, daughter of Eugene Zim-
norman, of Cincinnati, last Wednesday,
was conducted very quietly The church
officials only knew of it half an hour be-
fore the wedding
The Duke had qualified to be married
in the parish church of Marylebone by liv-
ing for two weeks in street in the neigh
borhood. while the bride resided at the
Crescent Hotel in Chelsea.
The vestry clerk toll an interviewer to
day that the Duke arrived in an ordinary
cab with two friends, Messrs. Phillips and
Lambert The bride arrived in brough-
man. She wore bright grey dress with
a black jacket cut short at the waist and
had q small toque surrounded by a big
feather. She is described as handsome
young woman and looked cool and self
possessed. as did also the Duke
The couple were in such hurry that
they kneIt on the chancel steps waiting
for the ceremony and did not advance to
the altar 1t was all over in few min
utes. Less than half a dozen persons
were present.
The Star this afternoon says Effie
IL Evans, who represented a New York
newspaper at Paris gave the bride away.
Neither the parents of the Duke nor Miss
Zimmerman were represented After the
wedding the couple went TO York and aft
erward TO Tanderagee Castle, the Dukes
Irish estate.
In an interview this afternoon, Mr. Lam
bert says he went to Canon Barker at
Marylebone and asked him 10 solemnize
the marriage The Canon asked: Who
is the iady?''
Mr.. Lambert replied: Helena thinner
man; she has s10,0e0 pounds a year and
her father is one OF the richest men in
America
The Canon asked if the lady's friends
were aware that the ceremony was about
to be solemnized, and MF. Lambert re-
piled in the negative. Canon Barker said
he thought the consent of the iady's par
ents should have been obtained. but If
both parties we're of full age, and hsd
not been divorced, and could produce
license then he would marry them.
Mr.. Barker said the bride was one Of
the prettiest girls he had even seen she
was a beautiful blonde and would make
as good a duchess as anyone. and that the
couple would shortly visit America
The Evening News dsser- bes Miss
Evans as being deeply affected during The
ceremony. The register shows that the
couple were married in the parish church
OF AaTyiebCne. on November "A. 1870, and
the br .de's father is Eugene Zimmerman
The certificate IS singned by Miss Efhe
NJ. Evans, E. o. Cavan. and Ernest Lam
bert
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov 19.-Eugene
Zimmerman. the millionaire, and Vice
President CT the Cincinnati, Hamilton.
and Dayton Railroad, when approached
today concerning reports that his daugh-
ter Helena had been married TO the Duke
of Manchester, said:
I do not believe the report Of her mar
riage to be true. She would certainly
have informed me of IL They are not
even engaged. to my knowledge Ny
daughter and her aunt. Mrs Helena
Evans, have been in Europe about two
months
Z received a cablegram from my
daughter last Wednesday stating that
they would sail on the CamDania for
New York She is now on the ocean on
her way home
I leave for Ne,S York tomorrow night
or Wednesday to meet her.