The sun., 1903-11-07
ROXBURGHE. WEDDING
ONLY zoo PERSONS INVITED TO
THE MARRIAGE.
Mrs. Goelet to Give Reception at Her
Firth Avenue Home-Costum Of Bride
and Bridesnaiis-The Dukes Gifts
TO Ills Fiancee . Pendant and Tiara.

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and Bridesnsids-Th Dukes Gifts
10 Ills Fiancee = Pendant and Tiara.
Arrangements have practically been
completed for the wedding Of Miss May
Goeet, daughter of Mrs. Ogden Goelet,
TO the Duke of Roxburghe next Tuesday.
An authoritative statement OF the plans
for the wedding was given out last night.
The marriage will take place at 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon at st. Thomas's
Protestant Episcopal Church, Fifth avenue
and Fifty-third street. The ceremony
will be performed by the rector, the Rev
DR.. Ernest Nj. Stires, and Bishop Doane OF
Albany.
Only 200 persons have been invited,
and they are all relatives or intimate friends
of the families But for the fact that the
Goelet family is in mourning on account OF
the death Of Sir Michael Herbert, the British
Ambassador to this country, larger wed-
ding would be held Lady Herbert who
was Miss Leila Wilson, daughter Of h. I.
Wilson, is sister of Mrs. Ogden Goelet
The decorations in the church will be
simple.
The bridesmaids will be Lady Isabelle
Inness Ker, sister Of the Duke; Miss Beatrice
Mills, daughter of Ogden Mills; Miss Alice
Babcock. daughter of Henry d. Babcock;
Miss Marian Haven. daughter Of George G.
Haven; Miss Thetese lselin, daughter OF
Adrian Iselin, Dr., Miss Pauline Whittier,
daughter of Gen. Charles 4. Whittier;
Misa Nina Thayer, daughter Of Col Thayer
of Boston, and Miss Martha Johnston.
The bridesmaids will all be dressed alike,
in pink nousseline de sole embroidered
gowns OF the Louis Seize STYLE and each
will carry mum.
The bride will wear white satin gown;
yeiled with point valenciennes lace and
trimmed with wreaths of orange blossoms
embroidered on a small floral design. She
will wear a tulle veil, and only one jewel. an
emerald and diamond pendant, which Is
the gift of the Duke.
Reginald Ward, brother of the Earl OF
| dudley. The usl,ers will be the Hon: Hugo
Barring, Harold Brassey, Robert Wharton
Goelet, Rogers WinthIcn,. a cousin OF 1he
bride; Henry Boil and william Woodwards.
The Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe'
| the Dukes mother. will attend the wedding
| After the ceremony in the church if con,
| cluded, the BRIDES mother will give small
| reception at her home, COS Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Goelet's present to her daughter ls
| pearl and diamond tiara with two large
diamond bow-knots. The tiara was pur-
| chased by Mrs Goelet at the French crown
sale. The Duke gave the bride, besides
| the diamond pendant which she Will wear
| az the weQulnS, uldIHoIlu tidId
The Dukes engagement to Miss Goeet
was announced last September. and he
has been in this country since. The Duke
is a Scottish peer, and is 81 years old. Miss
/ Goelet is %.
The Duke sits in the House Of Lords as
Earl Innes He succeeded to the dukedom
on the death of his father. the seventh
Duke in 1892 He is an aide-de-camp, to
| the Prince Of Wales. He served with dis
tnction in the South African war
The ducal estates are Floors Castle.
Kelso, Ro1burghe and Broxmouth Park.
! Dunbar and Haddingtonshire.