Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-03
DAUGHTER OF ]. ]. HILL WEEDS
Bride Receives Two Hundre and
Fifty Thousand Dollar Gift
from Father

ST. PAUL, MINI. April AT high moor
today in the family residence on Summit
avenue, the wedding OF Miss Ruth Hill
daughter OF President James J. Hin Of the
Great Northern railway and Northern secur.
tiles company. and Arson McCook Baird, ar
attorney OF New York City, took place. Only
100 guests we're invited, the bride d~esirinr
a quiet wedding. Mgr. Anatole Oster, who
oh1ciated at the wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs
James J. Hill. was an honored guest today
but the ceremony was performed by Arch.
bishop John Ireland, assisted by Rev
Thomas J.. Gibbons Of this city, both in the
full vestments of their ONCE. The bride
was attended to her place before the clergy.
men in the drawing room by her father
who presented her to the groom. She was
assisted by her sister. Miss Rachel Hill, as
bridesmaid. while Eric Dahlgren was best
man for the groom.
An Informal reception followed the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Baird will reside in
New York City and the honeymoon will be
spent at North Oaks. Mr.. Hills summer
home, near this city.
The bridal procession was extremely
simple. AS the guests stood about in con-
versational attitudes the music OF the
bridal chorus from "~Lohengrin" was heard
from the music room across the hall. There
was no music except that OF the pipe or
gan. George H. Fairclough. organist at the
Church Of st. John the Evangelist, being
the performer.
Arcf D ireland, accompanied by the
aged or, who oficiated at the mar
riage 'le brides parents, and Rev.
Thomas Gibbons, the brides pastor, en-
tered first. Following the group OF &C.
clesiastics were the groom and his best
man. Mr.. Dahlgren. Then came Miss
Rachel Hill, walking alone, and following
her the bride with her father.
The brides gown was of plain white
satin. very heavy and very rich, but plain
almost to severity. 1t was fashioned with
the conventional high bodice and long
sleeves and court train. The only garni-
ture was the point lace, which was draped
about the yoke and was appliqued upon the
skirt.
A tulle veil completed the costume. Miss
Hill carried no flowers.
Miss Rachel Hill wore a simple, but very
pretty gown Of pink chiffon and carried del
icate pink flowers, tinterminglsd- With a. bit
OF green ..yI. "a. D.. ..y,4nS
The ceremony blythe archbishop was very
impressive and solemn. Before the service
he spoke briefly upon the spiritual signih-
canoe of the marriage rite, Of its separate
ness and distinction from the civil contract
Of wedlock. Following the ceremony an
elaborate wedding breakfast was served.
The out-of-town guests included Mrs F,
NJ. Beard, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter, Taylor, Will
Beard and Mark Reeves Of New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Eric B. Dahlgren of New York,
+. H. Rawson Of Chicago and Count Mat
sukata. the Japanese statesman, and his
suite.
In many particulars the event resembled
the wedding Of Miss Charlotte Hill to Mr..
Slade last October. The most striking SIM
ilarity was the presence at the ceremony
of a Japanese count with his suite of
Oriental dignltaries. Count Ito. the Jap
anese statesman, was al honored guest at
the other wedding. The eastern dignitariee
present with Count Matsukata were his
sons, Goro Matsukata and Choliko Matsu-
kata; T. Megata, Japanese director Of taxa
ton, and e. Tukai Of the Bank of Japan.
Following a custom established at the
time of the wedding Of Miss Hills elder
sister. Mr.. Hill allowed the bride to, select
any picture she preferred from his splendid
gallery of paintings. The bride. among
other presents received $3.50, 900 in bonds
from her father.
One Of the most magnificent presents re-
ceived by the bride was a solid gold salver
sent by ]. Plerpont Morgan. The groom's
present to the bride was a handsome neck
lace Of beaded gold set at intervals with
rubies and emeralds, and a large emerald
pendant.