The Washington times., 1905-04-05
HARRY THAN WEEDS
HIS CHORUS GIRL
Evelyn Nesbit Now Sister
in-Law of a Countess.
HIS MOTHER KISSES BRIDE
Pair Whose Escapades Enlivened Two
Continents Have Started
for Europe.
HIS MOTHER KISSES BRIDE

PTTTSBURG, April Sin the study
Of the Rev. William McEwan, pastor
of the Third Presbyterian Church, of
Pittsburg, Harry Kendall Thaw,
young millionaire, last evening married
the beautiful Florence Evelyn Nesbit.
former chorus girl and professional
model.
The pair, who have made themselves
notorious on both sides of the ocean,
were driven to the pastors residence at
o'clock last evening. accompanied by
Mrs. William Thaw, the wealthy mother
of the bridegroom, and Joseph c. Thaw.
There they were met by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Holman, stepfather and moth
er Of the bride-to-be. There were no
others present.
Had Marriage License.
The bridegroom had in his pocket the
marriage license, which had been OBJ
tanned for him quietly by a friend,
and he produced it In a few min
utes the ceremony had been performed
Mrs. William Thaw. perhaps the proud
est woman in Pittsburg, and one who
last fall set her foot down on having
anything to do with her son Harry so
long as he followed Miss Nesbit, the
chorus girl, kissed the pretty little bride,
and, taking the pair IN her carriage to
her home on Fifth avenue, gave dinner
in their honor
1t is not known where the pair are
now; but it is limited they boarded a
train for New York late last night, and
that they will sail for Europe at once.
The Rev. Mr.. McEwan admitted he
had performed the ceremony. Later, Mr..
Holman, stepfather of the happy little
bride, talked with the Pittsburg news
papers about it. He seemed pleased
Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit reach
He went to his mothers home, and
the little model went quietly to her
mothers place in Oakland 1t was her
first Homecoming since she fell in with
young Ihaw abroad two years ago.
Closing Incident.
The marriage of Harry K Thaw is
the closing incident IN a rather strenu-
Gus life of a young bachelor. 1t will be
remembered that the pair were reported
as married in London months ago. and
Harry Thaw was ordered to report at
home to his mother without Evelyn
de defied his relatives and brought
Evelyn across with him, paying $1,000
for her stateroom on the ocean liner.
Here he had q stormy interview with
his relatives, leaving Evelyn in New
York.
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or suffer the loss of his $50, 900 a year
income; that the family would not have
the chorus girl in the family, and they
would cut his income down TO $500 a
year if he persisted in his attentions
to her.
The father of young Thaw, feeling
that the youngest son was about TO be
very wild. expressly stipulated in his
viii that he should have but $500 q
year until thirty-flve years old.
Countess on Brothers Side.
His mother and Alice Thaw, now
Countess of Yarmouth. pleaded so hard
with the other brothers that the en-
tire family agreed TO let Harry have
his regular income, which amounts tc
about $4,000 year
Harry defied them all, and, boiling to
New York. sailed for Europe again with
EVELYN Nesbit. They returned some
time ago. and since then the Pittsbure
papers have been running stories daily
about the doings of the pair in New
York
II is understood here that Mrs. Thaw
Evelyn be married, and that she see
the ceremony performed.
EVELYN Florence NeSbit Thaw, for
mer model and chorus girl, now full
sister-in-law to the proud Countess OF
Yarmouth was an Allegheny girl She
the daughter of Scott Nesbit, an attor-
ney, long since dead.
She is of beautiful form and face, and
when quite young became model here
in Philadelphia and IN New York, final
" drifting to Paris. There she fell III
with Harry ThaW, whose tate was then
and there sealed.