The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-14
w. e. Corey, Millionaire Presi-
dent of the Steel Trust,
Weds MabelIe Gilman, Actress,
at "a This Morning.
DODGED THE HOODOO.
Waited Until After the Fateful
18th Had Passed.
Went Immediately Aboard Ship
for Trip to Europe.

New York. May 14.-William Ellis
Corey, president of the United States
Steel corporation, and MabeIle E. Gill
man were married at the Hotel Goth
am this morning at 1:24 o'clock, in
order to escape the unlucl1y thirteenth
of the month. The ceremony took
place in the royal suite at the Hotel
Gotham, Fifth avenue and Fffty-fifth
street. in the presence OF small party
of friends of the contracting couple
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. ]. L. Clark. pastor of the Bush
wick Avenue Congregational church
of Brooklyn.
Long before the theaters had poured
their thousands into the night, a line
of curious people gather about the
hotel and gazed expectantly at the
brilliant windows from which flashed
great bars of ocher light across Fifth
avenue, in vain hope of catching
some feeting glimpse OF the wedding
party.
imposing uniformed door man OF the
hotel and wandered about the office
and corridors, but none successfully
essayed entrance to the royal suite.
Only the few invited guests passed
that carefully guarded portal. Detec-
tives moved in and about the crowds
that mingled in the hotel corridors.
and all who came under suspicion
were passed along to the street.
The royal suite in the Hotel Gotham
is on the third floor of the Fifth ave-
nue. side and consists of eight rooms
dining room were decorated last night
with hundreds of American beauty
roses. The management OF the motel
and those in charge of the decorations
were given carte blanche ana oaa tne
wedding is said to have cost $4,000
The banquet was one of the most
sumptuous ever served in this city
The guests assembled in a small re-
he cTUrr n
O'Clock entered the dining room Wnere
the wedding supper was served Inc
decorations of the rooms were beauu-
full and were tastefully arranged Inc
hallway was fringed on both sides
with potted palms dressed with sprays
of dogwood and snowballs. while the
reception room. in which the guests
met, was adorned with great vases
fIied with American beauty roses and
sprays of cherry blossoms and dog
wood In the dining room was q
great square table in the center or
which was a bank of pink roses Win
SPRAYS of lilies of the valley woven
around at the base. the whole edgsd
around with broad bands of pink fio-
bon. Here and there nesting among
the flowers were tiny china cupids and
miniature china wedding bells From
the corners of the room were swung
festoons of smilax. intermingled with
pink roses.
led nv Mr.. Corey and his bride, passed
down the hall between the rows Of
palms to the salon which was oeco-
rated to represent a small ehurch-
Broad white ribbons attached 70
small white posts formed an aisle
down the center of the room on eltner
side of which were the chairs Tor those
invited TO witness the ceremony.
Al the head of the aisle was small
white altar before which was a prize
dieu covered with white SILK al Wnlch
the couple knelt during the ceremony
on each side Of the altar rose a white
column the two being Joined by an
arch The columns and arch were
heavily draped with smilax dotted
with hundreds of orchids. From the
center of the arch hung large wed
ding bell of lilies of the valley
There was no music during the eve
ming and there were no bridesmaids.
Miss Gilman being attended only by
Miss Frances Erskine Shaw of Lon
don Mr. Corey was unattended
Miss Gilman wore an empire gown
of white crepe de chine, the skirt OF
which was trimmed with garlands OF
embroidered wild roses. The bodice
was trimmed with point d aiguille lace
caught up with trails Of embroidered
roses. The bridal veil was of hand
made tulle four yards square, edged
with point d alguille lace.
Miss Shaw wore a gown OF white
tuIIe with panels Of point de venice
lace the corsage being trimmed with
gold and silver roses
After the nuptials Mr.. Corey and
bride took an automobile and we're
whirIed away to HOboken where they
boarded the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II. which sailed at 1880 o'clock this
morning They will occupy the cap
tafn's suite which has been specially
fitted up for the trip. Mr.. Corey was
attended by a valet and Mrs. Corey by
a maid The pair Will dine in their
own rooms and arrangements have
been made so that they will not -
subjected to the observance OF to
shfp,s messengers unless they desire TO
mingle with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Corey will proceed to
Paris and will then go to the chateau
GEMS. 25 miles from Paris. where the
honeymoon will be passed They ex-
pect to remain there until they return
to America about the middle of July
Mr. Corey's only gift to his bride was
the chateau Gems.
At the Hotel Gotham Mr.. Corey re-
ceived hundreds of congratulatory tel
egrams and letters from friends and
business associates. Miss Gilman was
also inundated with MESA ges of con-
graduation. The guests at the we'd
ding were: Mrs. jeanette Gilman.
mother of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. A.
er-in-Iaw and sister of the bride; Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Peck of Gloversville.
New York Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred A
Corey. father and mother OF the
groom. Braddock, Penn; Mr.. and
Mrs A A Corey. jr., of Donore. Pa.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Stanley Pfggs of
New York, brother-in-1aw and sister
of the bridegroom: Miss Frances Frs
kline Shaw Of London; Judge and Mrs.
EIbert H Gary of New York: Mr. and
Mrs AIva Dinkey of Pftts5urg. James
Gaylor of New York, Alfred Carr Of