The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-13

New York. November 10.-The maj
riage of Miss May Goelet. only dau5h-
ter of Mrs. Ogden GOelet and one of
the richest of American heiresSeS to
Henry job Innes-ker, eighth Duke OF
RoXburghe, was solemnized today At
st. Thomas church in this city, Bishop
William Croswell Doane. of Albany,
assisted by the Rev. Ernest NJ. Stires.
Of st. Thomas church, performing to
ceremony.
A company of $50 guests. a small
number for an international marriage OF
such Importance. witnessed the cere-
mony, but masses Of palms, shrubs
and flowers banked the church so ef-
fectlvely that the great nave seemed
far from empty. In the chance itse.f
where the ceremony took place, palms,
Japanese chrysanthemums and English
Drimroses were combined in an artistic
color scheme. with which the orchids
IN the pulpit and the lilies about The
altar toned beautifully.
Forming in the outer vestibule of the
church, the bridal party proceeded
down the aisle to the chancel STEPS,
the bride on the arm of her brOthe.,
Robert Goelet., She was gOwned in
white satin, yelled with point valen-
cienneS lace and trimmed with Wreaths
of orange blossoms. Her veil was OF
tulle and she carried an old fashioned
bOQuet of lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss Beatrice
Mills. and the other bridesmaids, Lady
Isabel Innes-ker. Miss Martha John
ston. Miss Alice Babcock. Miss Marian
Haven, Miss Therese Islin. Mss Nina
Thayer. of Boston. and Miss Pauline
Whittier. wore gowns of pink mousse
line de sole Of the quaint and effective
Louise Seize period. combined with
ecru lace. tongues of pink velvet.
trimmed with lace and sable, and
carried in place of bouquets, muffs of
pink velvet n sable. The ushCrs
Hugo Barring, Howard Brassey, Robert
Wharton Goelet. Rogers Winthrop,
Henry Bull and William Woodward.
did not precede h bridal party as
customary, but were seated before the
bride entered.
At the chancel steps, the bride wds
met by the Duke and his best man the
Hon. Reginald Ware and the bethrotL-
al service of the Episcopal church was
read by Mr.. Stires. The party then
advanced to the altar rail where the
Episcopal marriage ceremony was said
by Bishop Doane. Afterwards the
Duke and Duchess went to the home OF
Mrs. Ogden Goelet on Fifth avenue
where an informal reception, to which
only a part of the wedding guests were
hidden. was held.
The Duke and Duchess left the Coz
let residence in a carriage to which
at the last moment a long white
streamer was attached by the ushers,
and drove to he Grand Central sta
ton where they entered a private car
attached to the five o'clock express for
Newport.
Fifth avenue in the vicinity of the
church vas the scene before and dur
ing the of excitement and
disorder unparalleled at any of the
previous great weddings in New York.
Fro the church to the Goelet resi-
| dence. a distance of five blocks, the
avenue vas a surging mob numbering
fully ten thousand persons. mostly WO-
men, whom a force of 200 policemen
was poWerless to hold in check.
Before the service began several
hundred women gained entrance to the
church and seated themselves in the
galleries from which they were fOrcibiy
dlslOdged by a squad of police a few
minutes before the arrival Of the bride.
When the carriage containing the
bride-to-be and her brother. Robert
GOelet, neared the church. it was sur
a. ny CsIl W. NoSPN IAANs
horses and in their efforts to see the
bride chung to the carriage, some OF
them getting on the steps and thrust
ing their heads into the open windows.
Mr.. Goelet called to the police, but II
was some moments before the haif
dozen policemen who rushed to the
rescue We're able to drive the curious
women back and nab their carriage
to proceed
When the carriage Of Mr.. and Ms.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. which was jus,
ahead of the bride. reached the canopy
leading from the curb to the church The
crowd of women banked up % feet
deep on either side. rushed frantically
forward, carrying the solid lines Of
policemen with them and for a mo-
ment, choked the entrance. They were
forced back only to again rush for
ward when the brides carriage drew
up. By this time policemen from other
points had been collected there, bUt
in spite of them a group of half a
dozen women stopped down and lifted
the canvas of the canopy. and crawled
part way under. They chung to thar
positions. Notwithstanding all the ef-
forts of the police 10 pull them away
and several of them managed to keep
their head under the canvas until the
bride had passed Up.
On the 53rd street side. fifteen well
dressed women craWled down into a
Goa hole leading underneath the chan
eel. They could not see anything but
they could ear what was going on
above. Policemen had to get in and
drive them out.
Four hours after the ceremonies,
Fifth avenue was still. crowded with
curious women. many OF whom were
laden with spolls from the church de-
orations for after the invited guests
] had left the mob crowded INTO tho