The Saint Paul globe., 1901-06-06
MARRIED 1T H|GH NOON
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groom met the bride. He was attended
as best man, by his brother, James Hill
The bride and groom knelt on the ro.es
ly behind the bride, whose father. with
the best man, stood to one side of the
bride and groom respectively. Sur
rounding this group were the twelve
bridesmaids, the mother and brother of
the bride, James ]. Hill and the family
of the groom. Filling the remainder OF
the room were other relatives and the
invited guests.
AS a clock, banked with flowers on a
mantelpiece, chimed in silvery tones the
hour of noon, Archbishop Ireland gaya
the nuptial benedictiOn. There was an
impressive silence for a moment and
then the rooms, redolent with incense
and the perfume OF rare flowers. was
filled with the fresh young voices of
the choir and the rich tones of the or
gan. The wedding march from 'I.ohen-
grin" was the signal for the recess
sional. The bridesmaids quickly formed
path to triumphal arch which led
to the dining room The bride, bearing
her bouquet, and leaning on the arm
of her husband, led the procession. Mr..
James Hill and Miss Ethel Taylor fol-
lowed Then came little Isabelle and
the bridesmaids, then James J. Hill and
Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. Taylor and Mrs Hill
end tne other guests and relatives
The dining room had also been trans-
formed into a bower cf roses. At the
table Of honor in the center of the room
were the immediate bridal party. the
archbishop and the clergy The other
guests were seated at the smaller ta-
hles scattered throughout the room. The
breakfast was served by Sherry. Mr.
James J. Fill toasted the bride
AT 1 p. m. the bride and groom leg
amid a shower of rice and congratulate
tions for their bridal trip. They drove
to the foot of East Twenty sixth street,
where, at the landing of the New York
Yacht club, they boarded James j. Hills
yacht Wacouta, Which steamed rapidly
up the sound. Their destination is a
secret.
After the going away Of the bridal
couple the wedding breakfast was con-
tlnued, and then an inspection was
made of the wedding presents by the
guests before their departure
BRIDES WEDDING GOWN.
the brides wedding gown was of
white satin and Point dAlencon lace
it was made in princess style, with high
collar. The veil was also Of Point lace
The lace and veil are family heirlooms.
They were worn by the brides mother,
WIN was MISS Il Oulkey OIL staten Island,
at her wedding. The veil was sur
mounted by a tiara Of diamonds the
gift of the groom. Tie bodice Of the
brides gown was made almost entirely
OF lace, band of which fell the whole
length of the skirt in front, forming a
broad panel Around the bottom of the
skirt were cloudlke puffs OF lace The
bride looked strikingly handsome. Her
going-away frock was gray, tailor-made
ina a1yaE
tanning a cluster of pink roses. The
bridesmaids were gowned in white silk
muslin. No TWO of their frocks were
made alike. Each carried q bouquet Of
pink roses. The brides faVors were ruby
and diamond pins.
The brides entire trousseau was i'm
ported. Even the laces embroideries
and more delicate. portions of the trous-
Seau were sent from London and Paris
The gowns We're more or less made
princess style. Some of the evening
gowns were made by Worth and some
by Felix. The walking and afternoon
costumes were mostly by Louise and
the house gowns by Worth and Aimee
TIE presents were many and Of great
value. There were checks and real es-
tate from the fathers, household linen
and silver from the mothers, diamonds
in rings, bracelets. riI1gs watch and tiara
tOiiA 'Ai0 SiooIii anu olner relatives ana
the usual large collection of Dresden
china, Florentme and Japanese ware, sill
verware of all descriptions mirrors,
photograph frames, pictures, Oriental
rugs, old English tapestries and won
ders from many foreign lands. But 1t is
no longer fashionable to give a detailed
list Of presents.
And the Hill-Taylor wedding was ultra
fashionable in Its color SCHEME in its
secret honeymoon and in that there
were no orange blossoms