Evening journal., 1900-11-28
Bride Is Prominent in PhiIa-
delphia Society
FATHER KELLY OBLIGATED
Girls Father FrOWnS on Sweetheart
and 80 She MarriGS Asking
No Ones Consent

Miss Lillian Bowen Pleasanton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S.
Pleasanton. OF No 91S Spruce street.
Philadelphia, well-known member OF
Philadelphia most exclusive social
set, and granddaughter Of the dashfng
cavalry general, Alfred Pleasanton.
was secretly married yesterday morn
ing TO Raymond de Seze Fuguet, son
of the late stephen o. Fuguet. the
one-time wealthy tobacco importer, OF
Philadelphia. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Father
George Kelly, at st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, here. The parents
of the bride were kept in ignorance OF
the wedding until late yesterday after
noon. when they learned Of Il through
a telegram. They were taken COM
pletely by surprise.
They had opposed the affair. and on
several occasions tried to persuade
their daughter to ignore the attentions
Of young Fuguet.
Miss Pleasanton, however, declined
to give the man up He knew that Il
would do him no coed to ask her par.
ents' consent. and so he suggested q
secret marriage. and his sweetheart
agreed. Yesterday morning the couple
boarded an early train for Whining
ton. obtained a license and were ioin.
ed in wedlock before the noon hour.
In order to become the wife Of Flu.
guet, who is a Roman Catholic. Miss
/ IPleasanton, a Protestant. changed hei
faith, and before the marriage cere.
mony was performed she was duly ad.
mitted to the Roman Catholic Church
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Fuguet returned TO Philadel
phia. The news of their marriage wa.
soon whispered about, and during tn,
afternoon they were kept busy receiv
ing congratulations from their many
friends.
Mr. Fuguet, who is employed by tht
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co.. went {,
his post soon after reaching Philadel
phia, and there his fellow-employe,
congratulated him.
Miss Pleasanton and I were mar
ried in Wilmington this morning" n,
said, because we were unable to OBJ
tain marriage license in this city a.
long as her parents objected. They
gave no signs of agreeing 10 our union
so We decided to take this step"
At this point the young bride en-
tered the store, her eyes filled with
tears.
She had met her father and he ha,
shown no signs Of forgiveness. HI
had rebuked her for her hasty actor
and had gone on his way withou
waiting 20 see her husband.
Mrs. Fuguet is a pretty brunette
She made her first appearance in so
lciety last season, when she was intro
duced at q brilliant function by he
mother.
The bride is a granddaughter of thl
late Brigadier-General Alfred Pleas
lonton. who won fame In the war of th
rebellion by his dashing leadership o
the cavalry. The general was know
IAN over the country. He fought at tn
battles of South Mountain. Antietan
land fredericksburg At Chancellors
willie he won praise for his courage an
bravery. He was IN charge OF tn
cavalry at the battle of Gettysburg. !
few years previous to his death he dis
lowered that the suns rays dehectel
through blue glass gave relief to inva
lids
Raymond dc Seze Fuguet is descend
! ed from an aristOcratic line of Frencl
land Cuban ancestors. His father. Ste
phen o. Fuguet, married a De Forrest
a daughter of a former French vice
consul in Philadelphia, and membe
Of a fine French family. The eide
lFuguet was wealthy tobacco i'm
porter.
Ten years ago Mr. F'uguet met wit
business reverses, and when the fina
crash came he was left penniless. Tw
years later he died, after several IN
successful attempts to retrieve his los
fortune.
Raymond-One Of three sons-ot
. tanned a position with the Bailey
Banks & Biddle Co. Immediately afte
his fathers death. and contributed {
the support Of his mother The latte
died about five years ago, and SO tn
Fuguet home was broken uD.