The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-25
MARRIED IN The LIONS DEN.
THOUSANDS SEE 4 COUPLE WE'D
~ PERFECT SAFETY.
The Lions Went TO sleep and There Wasn't
Anything Exciting About It-FIash.
light Photographer scared the Bride
but the Lions Didn't Wind II.

| In the presence Of seven wcll-behaved
| Barbary lions, one revolver. one animal
trainer and an audience Of 2,oo0 or 5000
persons Miss Therese Berg Of 26l Wet
| Fifteenth street and Henry Homer Of 2 0
West Thirteenth street were married last
evening in the steel arena Of Bostock's
Animal Show al the ST. Nicholas Rink.
The Rev. George g. Hepburn Of Pa West
Eleventh street. Protestant Episcopal
clergyman doing mission work in New York.
performed the ceremony. Madam Cree
donia, one of the show = lady animal tanners.
was the maid Of honor, and J. Ch,ever
Goodwin, who writes lbrettos for comic
operas. was the best man. The bride gave
herself away. Bostock gave away $500
to her and the bridegroom for the show
they furnished
The bride was alfred in white chiffon
over white satin and wore bridal veil
which was fastened TO her couture with
wreath Of orange blossoms. The bride
groom wore a LACK cutawav suit and full
dress white waiscoat. The matron Of
honor wore pink gown. with a low co;sage
and veil that would have done TO be mar
riod in, had it been hung over the face in
stead of down the back Mr.. Goodwin
wore evening clothes that needed pressing
The high contracting parties, contrary
To custom, We're an hour ahead of time
They secluded themselves with the clergy
men and attendants in IA h. where the press
agent permitted all hand, to be- intervicw.d
The bride, who is a pronounced blonde
below the medium height and ccimely of
face and graceful of figure. SAIL she was
born IN Copenhagen, twcIIty-'hree wears
ago and had never been married before.
ne bridegroom, "so il lust A. blond n
ms VIII" and 1bo'i" half a head taller. said
I5e maH Dorn "a Geneva and first net Nis.
III 'oi'' hagen. tie had never tried
ma, il,Hohs p'iDrr He said h" was In the
hotel bus iLCssl
few m'nui" after 9thc lions, were turned
ilNo tIle arena and, when the trainer had
GOT lhen all mounted on benches around
wv, ,tr ouvu'"T cage, had laid a lions pelt for
wv .p'' - TO knecl on. and had got the r"-
No.N'' in such a position IN his left hand
u Il all the audience could sec il, the bridal
party marched down the ring, 10 The music
| OF I'm going on my honeymoon, and into
| the cage.
The lions looked tho party over, yawncd.
| and then most of them went 10 sleep.
| The clergyman. one Of three who had
| volunteered 10 perform the cerc morv,
took his place in front of the man ard
woman, the attendants standing directly
| behind. and Mr.. GOodwin'S hands deep
| down in his trousers pockets. The ccrc-
| ntony proceeded like any well-rcCllated
! marriage service until the clergyman got
| To that part which lac reads To the bride:
| Wilt thou love, honor and obey him -
Wow" lowl"d one Of tho Gagged lions,
| and. Wow, chorus"d all the rest ia the rink
| exc, pit tho-" taking part IL the ceremony.
! Mr.. Goodwin nodded appruviuglY. The
| marron O: honor uttered. Tho Zig lion
| az Tie left 81 the bride yawned When that
| part OF the ceremony was reached whore
| the contracting parties r"p,a, the service
| after the clergyman the bridegroom
| struck a CaCerc' that sounded like a Scan
| dinaVian saga Tie monotone grated on
| the ears Of the tiy rs to such an extent that
as the bride groom paused after each ca
| dencc Their" was n sort of half .naIl, half
| Crrrt from every tiger in ~" riuk.
Jus, as the couple had j1ined hands. n
| newspaper photographer set Of his flash
| light and the report thereof was like that o,
a park Of artillery. The bride jumped back
ana looked appealingly at the animal
tanner. He smiled sercn"ly. the bride
groom took a frmer grip on his lady
| hand and, thus treasured, she pulled herself
together and the ceremony WIS concluded
| hy all hands except the animal tanner kiss
| ing the bride