The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-02
SHEID0N-D N-DENTON NUPTIALS
BEA UIIFUL CEREMONY IN THIS
 CI1Y SATURDAY.
Louis F. Sheldon, Yale '96, Married to Miss Mary Trowbridge Dsnton-Cere- mOny Performed by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr.--Many Prominent Guests Present.


 Guests Present.
 A beautiful wedding was celebrated
 in this city Saturday when Miss Mary
 Trowbridge Denton of Paris was mar.
 ried to Louis Pendleton Sheldon, Yale
 '96. The ceremony was performed al
 St. John's P. E. church at o'clock by
 the Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, a class
 mate of the groom.
 The bride is niece of Mrs Henry l..
 Hotchkiss of Hillhouse avenue, grand
 daughter of Henry Trowbridge, and
 great-great-g granddaughter of Noah
 Webster. She has spent most of her
 where her mother. Mrs. Huntington
 Denton is of the most prominent of
 the American colony. The beautiful church was very artistically decorated,
 the color scheme of the wedding being pink and white; the chancel rail was arranged with pink and white chrysan- themums with background of palms and ferns; the altar decorations were entirely of white chrysanthemums.
 Harry Jepson presided at the organ, and while the guests were being seated, rendered the following programme:
 Entree Nuptial, Gavotte, Gustav Hagg; prelude to Parsifal Meistersin- ger overture, Walther's Prize Song, Wagner; Serenade, Pierve; Minuet Maurice Lee; and then the introduction to third act of Lohengrin by Wagner, the Bridal Chorus, as the bridal party entered the church.
 The ushers, all Yale men, were MT. Nettleton, Arthur Foote, Raynham Townshend, Harry Fisher, Thomas Wells, and Stuart Hotchkiss. Then came the bridesmaids, Miss Freeborn of Paris. and Miss Sheldon of New York, gowned alike in white cloth gowns, wearing picture hats of pink chiffon and carrying pink chiffon muffs, then the maid of honor, Miss Elsie Hotchkiss, in gown of white cloth, wearing large white hat, and carrying a pink chiffon huff; lastly the bride with her uncle Henry l.. Hotchkiss, who gave her away The brides gifts to her Bridesmaids were baroque pearl pins with sapphire centers. The groom's gifts to his best man and ushers were baroque pearl scarf pins.
 Miss Denton was beautiful in her bridal gown of white chiffon and Irish lac with tulle ven. With this she wore an exquisite necklace of pearls, an heirloom belonging to her grandmother.
 The bridal party was met at the all tar by the groom and best man, Rich ard Sheldon. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, assisted by the rector of St. Johns. the Rev. Stewart Means.
 To the strains of Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March" the wedding party left the church and proceeded to the residence of Henry L. Hotchkiss, where P reception was held in the large library for relatives and friends of the bride and groom.
 The bride was the recipient of num- erous and costly gifts, including silver, cut-glass china, glass and point lace. Among the many gifts Is massive sil- yer punch bowl of intricate design and a large silver tray, also an antique sil- yer marriage cup. Another gift which shows much loyalty Is chair of Flen- ish oak, presented to Miss Denton by the Hotchkiss servants.
 Mrs. Huntington Denton was gowned In mauve crepe de chine with sable hat trimmed with white feathers; Mrs. Henry l.. Hotchkiss wore a pale gray silk and velvet costume, with tur- uuoise blue hat; Mrs. s. C. Powell of Newport wore black and white satin, with black and white hat; Miss Eliza Hotchklss was in pink and black cos tune.
 Among the invited guests were eX- President Timothy Dwight of Yale and Mrs. Dwight, President Arthur T. Had ey of Yale and Mrs. Hadley, Mrs. Hen " Trowbridge, MT. and Mrs. Courtand | MT. and Mrs. Stephen | Whitney, MT. and Mrs. Godfrey Duns- ,ornbe, MT. and Mrs. Denning Duer Mrs Edward Hotchkiss, Professor and | Mrs. Henry Farnam, MT. and Mrs. Jus us s. Hotchkiss, MT. and Mrs Farnam, | Professor and Mrs. Dana. Professor and Mrs. Lyon Phelps, MT. and Mrs. Will jam P. Trowbridge, Colonel and Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge, Miss Winches- or. Mrs. William D. Whitney, MT and | drs. Francis Wayland Professor Wool ey and MISS WOolSey, MISS I1lllIlouse, Ir. and Mrs. Ezekiel G. Stoddard, i 1r. and Mrs. John B, Darlington, Ar. and Mrs. Eli Whitney MT. and Mrs. .harles P. Sheldon, Rev. Dr. G. Brin- ey Morgan and Mrs. Morgan, the Asses Morgan, Professor and Mrs. theodore Beebe, MT. and Mrs. Theodore Hake MT. and Mrs. John K. Beach, Hiss Beach, Mrs Collins, MT. and Mrs. Walter Camp, Mrs. D. Cady Eaton, ,rofessor and Mrs. George Fisher, Miss 1sher. MT. and Mrs. George B. Far am Dr. and Mrs. Foster, Chauncey .oodrich. Professor and Mrs. Hoppin, ohn Edward Heaton. Mrs. J. Mason Joppin. MT. and Mrs. John Hall, Miss Ja1l Professor and Mrs. Dana, Miss ,ana. pr. Robert 5. Ives, Nil. and rrs Francis G. Ingersoll, Miss Thorn m Hunt. MT. and Mrs Grace K. h. ersoll Charles Ingersoll, Professor and frs Frank Porter, Carlton Lewis, MT. nd Mrs. Colin l. Ingersoll, jr., Arthur ! i, Osborn. MT. and Mrs. Joseph Sar- apt MT. and Mrs. Newman Smyth, o,,is Stoddard Professor and Mrs. evmour. MT and Mrs. Edwin T. Trow- ridpe. Colas Stoddard, MT. and Mrs. I Grant Thompson, Captain and Mrs. l barles H. Townshend, MT. and Mrs. rank D. Trowbridge, Henry Town 1 ,end MT. and Mrs. Whittemore, and ' s,.~or Henry Wright z