The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-28
AFTER MANY HITCHES
Wedding of Miss Thaw and Earl
of Yarmouth Is Solemnized.

Pittsburg. Pa. April 98-Andd
scenes as impressive as a lavish dis
play of wealth. the dignity of society
and the solemnity of the ritual of the
Protestant Episcopal church could
provide the marriage of George Alexan-
der Seymour. the earl of Yarmouth of
England and Alice .Cornelia Thaw. OF
Pittsburg. daughter of the late William
Thaw was solemnized last evening in
the Calvary church.
The church was magnificently dec
GRATED for the occasion with palms,
white hydrangias, white lilies and other
ported plants and the audience the
most brilliant ever seen at a wedding in
Pittsburg. The bride wore a magnifi-
cent gown of ivory satin, trimmed with
duchesse lace, made high necked and
string of pearls that was her brothers
wedding gift The bridegroom wore
the conventional frock coat and light
trousers.
Josiah G. Thaw gave the bride away va:
and the Rev. DR.. W. l. McEwan as
sisted by Rev. Dr. John H McIlvane,
were the officiating clergynen-
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie was her
sisters matron of honor while Nancy
Carnegie Miss Martha Ferguson, Lady
lane Seymour, Miss Issobei May, Miss
EIinor Wilson and Miss Mary Tl1aw
Thompson served as bridesmaids. They
wore white chiffon gown, white leg
horn hat trimmed in white flow
ers and carried punches of
white and purple lilacs. Lord Ed
ward Seymour was his brothers best
man, and his ushers. J. Denniston
Lyon. Dallas Byers, h e Norman
second secretary of the English en-
/ bassv Count Della GbarardesKa. n.
Persch of PHILADELPHIA and II. Haven
Tebib of London.
Preceding the ceremony an organ Re
cital was rendered. while the 300 invit-
/ ed guests were being seated. When the
/ scheduled time for the ceremonial. four
o'clock. arrived, the wedding march was
begun, but the bridal party did not
appear.
For some reason the party was delay
"a and did not arrive at the church IN
/ til 4:45. In the meantime the wedding
march had been repeated several times
/ and the audience plainly showed IT'S
anxietv Many rumOrs We're put IN CIT
cnlation but nothing tangible could be
/ learned to account for the delay
t When the waiting became irksome the
doors were thrown open to the pubtic
and the edifice was quickly filled almost
/ 70 sEeocation Finally the bridal party
arrived. and at Az the ceremony was
i begun. Harry Kendall Thaw, the bride
4 older brother who was to have gwen
her away failed to put in an appear'
anre and her younger brother Josiah
performed that portion Of the ceremony;
while Dallas Byers took the place OF
Josiah ThaW as one OF the ushtis
aside from these unlocked for changes
the wedding was carried out to the let
ter After the church ceremony there
was a reception at TyndhuIst. the Ihaw
/ residence for $50 peoDle- me mouse
was splendidly decorated. and the col
+ lection of gifts was most magn'hcent-
The bride gave TO her attendants dia-
mond and amethyst bracelets Tne
newly welded couple left for a br1ef
honeymoon trio before sailing for Eng
! land Earl ya1mouth's father the mar
ouis of Hertford. and his Family. who
came from ENGLAND for the wedding.
are to return TO London at once.
The Earl of Yarmouth had disagree
able experience at his hotel shortly aftei
4 his return from the court house where
I he had gone to procure his marriage
/ license When the earl entered the
+ Hotel Schnely at about noon he was
confronted by two corstables wseu
served him with writ from the high
court of Justice. kings bench division,
{ London England commanding the ear
to cause an appearance TO be entered for
+ Kim within forty days in an action at
the suit Of the Revisionary and General
! Securities company. limited In the bin
i of particulars the plaintiffs claim is Tor
| principal and interest due from the de-