The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26
The Hay-whitney wedding.

Washington Special in Philadelphia Press.
Miss Helen Hays marriage to Payne
Whitney, OF New York, which occurs on
Feb. g. is the leading event of the social
season after Miss Roosevelt's small
dance" IL will occur at high noon at the
Church Of the Covenant. the most eristo-
cratic Presbyterian sanctuary in Washing
ton. and generally known the admins
tration church Rev Teunis S. Hamlin
will perform the ceremony, and it is proba-
bic that Rev. DR.. Peabody, of Boston. will
be in the chancel Nearly one thousand
invitations will be issued for the church
ceremony. The breakfast at the home of
the secretary of state will be entirely
private: Only the Wedding party and 4 the
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt are the sole ex-
ceptions TO this rule The family is still
heir Of the house, Adeibert Hay, whose
tragic death is so well remembered.
There will be eight ushers. all of them
New York friends Of Mr. Whitney. The
list will not be made public until a few
days prior TO the wedding. Miss Hay will
be attended by her sister. Miss Alice,
and Mr.. Whitney's sister. Miss Dorothy.
Both will be gowned in pure white nous
seine de sole. carrying white or
chids. Miss Hays gown will be of heavy
duchess satin, made with full court
train and fashioned upon severely plain
lines. She will wear a tulle veil, caught
In place by a coronet Of orange flowers
Although the most distinguished bride
of the season. her toilet will be marked
by simple elegance rather than an elabo-
rate display of lace and jewels:
Probably no Washington bride has re-
ceived more magnificent wedding gifts
than those which, for the past month.
have arrived at the Hay mansion, and
these are only an earnest OF the abund-
ance TO come as the wedding day draws
nigh. Secretary and Mrs. Hay are OPP
posed TO the publication of a list of these
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cause of fictitious descriptions of their kind
and rarely.
Miss Hay enjoys the distinction of being
the first bride in the Roosevelt Cabinet
set. Miss Frances Alger had this distinc-
ton during the Mckinley administration.
The daughters of former Postmaster Cen
eral Gary were not married in Washington,
nor during their fathers term of office.
Miss Hays romance dates from the Yale
Prom, two years ago. Mr.. Whitney was
a SchOOlmate and an intimate friend of the
late Adelbert Hay. 1t during his visit
of coincidence which he made TO the secre-
tary's home at Lake Sunapee that the
ripened into love. The engagement was an
nounced last November.
delightful itinerary has been planned
by Mr.. Whitney for his wedding tour. I'M
medately after the ceremony they leave
Washington on Colonel Payne's private car
for Thomasville, Ga, where they remain
month at the magnificent home of Colonel
Payne at that resort. They will return to
Washington in April and spend a few weeks
with the oecIeIary ana MIS- nay among
the gifts which Colonel Payne has given
his nephew and adopted is a yacht,
which will be sent to Mediterranean waters.
Mr.. Whitney and his bride will board at
Cannes. and will spend the summer cruising
from the North Cape TO Egypt.
Miss Hay Is the elder of the secretary s
two daughters. She has inherited her
fathers literary taste and has gained more
than local fame as a writer of verse. She
has published three books, Some Verses, -
THE Little Boy Book" and the Rose of
Dawn She was engaged upon the prep
aration of her fourth literary effort, Some
Morse Legends" when her brothers death,
and then her love story, interrupted her
labor. She will not, however. give up her
literary work and WILL at her first opportu-
nifty, complete her book.
Mr.. Whitney is the second son of William
G. Whitney. former secretary of the navy.
He spent much of his bOyhoOd in Wash
ington. and has been a frequent visitor
since his engagement to Miss Hay an
nounced