The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-02
AGED ADMIRER HAS
A YOUNGER BRIDE
Sir John Baird Is United to
a London Hospital
Nurse

Admiral Slr JONI odiIu was Aii1i iiSu
to Miss Constance Clarke.
The admiral is 73, and the church
was full of naval contemporaries,
among them being Sir John Burgoyne,
who brought the fugitive Empress Eu-
genie TO England in his yacht. There
was a great gathering, too, of his
Scotch relatives and friends. Sir David
and Lady Baird, whose useful wedding
gifts had been check and a pony
carriage: Lord and Lady CaVan, on
whose yacht the pair had first met,
Lord and Lady CaSsilliS. and Lord and
Lady Alexander Kennedy. The brides
relatives. the friends from DeVonShire,
included Miss zee and Sir Bourchier
Wrey. and others present included Miss
Hilda Stanley and the Dowager Lady
IEchiquiz. The gallant admiraPs best
man was his cousin, Mr.. Hugo Womyss,
and equerry to the grand duchess of
NIeCklenbel -StrolitZ.
The brides dress was of opalescent
silk covered with old lace, delicately
suggested a wave fiecked sea; and she
deiied superstition by wearing a pale
sea green hat.
A score or more of nurses were
scattered about the church; for Miss
Clarke. though not complete" hospi-
tai nurse, as report had it, has gone
through a short course of training at
St Bartholomew hospital, and left
many friends there, the compulsory abb
Sentees among whom were remembered
by the bride at the reception after
wards where many pieces of cake were
cut and sent to them.
Capt. J. A. Clark gave his sister
away, and the only bridesmaid was
Miss Beatrice Clark, the brides sister.
The service was choral. and Sir John
and Lady Baird came down the church
afterwards to the familiar strains of
MendelsSohn's wedding March" look
-I1alri fatr h dc
heartily with dozen old friends who
stretched out congratulatory arms. A
crowd of interested spectators had
gathered outside the church and greet
ed the old sailor with welcoming words
and smiles.
The newly married pair intend to
start on yachting cruise shortly.
Among the presents were many fit
tings for a yacht, while Lady Ormond's
gift took the form of an enamel brooch
composed of flags, the Dowager Lady
Iddesleigh gave an enamel brooch set
with pearls, and a silver salver came
from the tenantry of Remington, where,
it may be recalled, Lady Hilda Mcneil
lost her life in heroic effort to save
drowning boy last summer.
The reception was held by the brides
brother and sister in the palm garden
a the Hans Crescent hotel, where
string band played and the 420 pres
The duchess of Somerset opened the
Royal Amateur Art societys exhibit
ton at Seaford house this week. The
duchess was one of the many visitors
to the sales during the week when
Princess Louise of Schleisweig- Hol-
stein presented the prizes and honora-
BILE mentions to successful exhibitors.
The first prize for landscape was won
by Mrs James Jardine for a clever
snow scene. Mrs. Kenyon carried off
the prize for the best work. Lady
Florence Buncombe has been occupied
on a large and most beautiful piece of
embroidery in brocade for six years
past. A medal given by the pro-
prietOrs of the Arts and Crafts maya
zine was awarded to Lady Florence
in recognition of the beauty of her
work. Mrs. Bethune won the prize for
enamels. Her royal highness was
much interested in the miniatures and
in the cases of enamels, where her
own beautiful work was shown. Mrs.
RUDE was an early buyer and paid $500
for the pair of fan sticks which were
made by the princess. They measure
about five inches long and are in en-
pire design, of fiat gilt wreaths, on q
bright green enamel ground, the ends
finished with bands of brilliants Mrs.
Clifford Cory was much congra tulated
on all sides for her handsome wall
panel of magnificent embroidery,
which took year to execute. She
wore biscuit colored serge, with a large
brown hat and some baroque pearls.
The marchiOness of Tweeddale in
black velvet, with an emerald green
feather in her toque, was buying en-
broderieS, while Lady Llangstock,
Lady de Saumarez and Lady Buckston
were much interested in the book
binding exhibits displayed in one cor
n lA rrIlT Id
Sauber's picture of Lady Ludlow The
DoWager Lady Manners, Lady Cham
berlain, Lady de Rous, Lady Grace
Barring, Lady Buckston, Lady Fireman.
tie and Lady Biddulph were among
those interested in the loan COL
1ectlon, and Hon. Mrs. Stanhope, in
brown, brought her handsome daugh-
ter. Mr.. Remington, the artist hung
the whole gallery and presented a wa
Ter color painting of his own TO the
gift section.
AS the Yankee Express" drew I'D aft
EaSton station last week a white hair
ed man with heavy mustache and a
curious, Steely flash of the eyes, stepped
Dllskly from saloon carriage. He was
Mr. j. Plerpont Morgan, who arrived
Win a party, and was met by Sir Clin-
ton Dawkins and other personal
friends There will be a stir among
Co!ieCloIS ana dealers who have any,
lhlng artistic rare, or beautiful to dis
pose of, for, although the multimillion-
are has the brain of financier. he has
The tastes of the connoiSseur. One of
the objects of his present visit is to in
spect the house in Princes Gate which
he really bought from the executors of
the late Mrs. Schenley of Pittsburg.
with the sole object of making it the
nome for his art treasures and curios
III this country. 1t is stated that the
value of the decorations and furniture
III the house will exceed G 500. 900. The
hneSt room will be specially designed
to contain the magnificent Fragonard
panels. which Mr.. Morgan bought at
GraSSe.
There is marked tendency this wear
TO spend the week ends in town. where
hosteSseS provide many attractions in
the form of dinners, dances and polit-
zeal receptions on Friday evenings. the
Off night in the house. The king sets
an excellent example in this respect
and beyond a motor drive on Sunday
AFTERNOON to pay a visit near town. his
majesty invariably remains the whole
week end in London when the court is
at buckingham palace. At Lansdowne
mouse and at Mr. st. John Brodericks
residence dinners are invariably ar
ranged for the end of the week and the
park Of Sundays is strong evidence of
the decline of the week end absences.
No society wedding of the season
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