The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
AITKIN HAS A KICK SHE WEEDS A COUNT
DAUGHTER OF FORMER VICE
~. PRESIDENT MORTON MARRIED
IN LONDON, ENGLAND
TO THE COUNT DE pER1eoRD
Groom Is n Son of the Due de Tai
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LONDON, Oct. 5.-The wedding of Miss
Helen Morten, daughter of Levi p: Nor
ton, former vice president of the United
States, and Count Bosom de Perigord son
of the Duke of Talleyrand-P erigord, was
celebrated today at ST. Mary's Catholic
church, Chelsea, with, considerable dis
play The church was lavlshIy decorated
with palms and ferns,salfithe peWs were
festooned with white chrysanthemums
and red roses and the side chapels were
hung with garlands of flowers 80
Joseph II. Choate,i the United States
| ambassador, and Mrs. Choate and Lord
Pauncefote, the British ambassador to
the United States, and Lady Pauncefote
We're among the first guests to arrive.
They We're conducted to seats facing the
altar. Mr.. Choat Immediately crossed
the aisle and cordially shook hands with
Lord Pauncefote na,flie,s;5.,..s Se5iz
The Duchess of Marlborough was al
most the last to enter the church. She
wore a blue costume trimmed with sable.
. The Duchess of Taileyrand- Perigord had
on a magnificent mauve costume.
Both the United States and the
French embassies were well represented.
The guests We're conducted to their seats
by w. c. Eustis, third secretary of the
United States embassy here, and brother
.in=law of the bride, and j. R. Carter,
second secretary of the ~ embassy, and
others. The bride, leaning on her faith
ers arm, arrived punctually at 1.o'clock,,
She wore a rich cream sam gown
trimmed with d'Alencon lace, had an or
ange wreath and carried bouquet of white
flowers. She was followed by the brides
maids, her sisters Alice and Mary. both
in pale blue chiffon with picture hats and
holding bouquets of pink roses.
count Bosom de Perigord, attended by
his best man, Count de- Grisnoys awaited
the bride at the altar
In the absence of the bishop of
Emmaus, the Rev. Father Kelly officiated
att the simple, brief service, which was
concluded win an exhortation by Father
Kelly dwelling on the absolute indissolu-
ton of the marriageAtie. The party then
retired to the sacristy to sign the register,
the organ in the meanwhile playing the
wedding march from Lohengrin. The
register was: signed by Mr. Morton his
wife and daughters, by Mr., Choate, M. l..
Geoffray, the French charge daffaires;
Baron de Selliere and his wife,, Count
Louis de Perigord, the Duchess of Talley-
rand, Mr.. and Mrs. Eustis and others.
Among the guests, besides those already
mentioned, were Lord and Lady Falkland,
Henry White, secretary of the. "a United
States embassy, and his daughter; Mrs,
Ronalds, Capt. r. Glover, the United
States naval attache, and Mrs. Clover, F.
. E. De Billie, the Danish minister; Mrs.
De Billie, the Duchess of Manchester;
William Waldorf Astor and Mrs. Aston,
Mr. and Mrs. Post, Mrs. and Miss. Grinnel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harcourt, the Misses
Pauncefote and the Misses Sands. -
Most of the guests we're afterwards
present at the reception held at the house
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eustis. The rails and
dining room were pFofusely decorated
with flowers and the;wadls sWere festobned
with smilax. An orchestra performed at;
the head of the staircase. The presents
were costly and numerous. The presents
married couple started for France on
their honeymoon early in the afternoon.