Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-14
MARR|Es ACTRESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Wedding of Steel Magnate and Miss
Gilman Postponed to Avoid
the UnIucky Thir-
teenth
BY Associated Press.

Dy <ASSOCidtCu ACSo.
NEW YORK, May 14.-William Ellis
Corey, president of the United States
Steel corporation, and Mabelle e. Gill
man were married at the Hotel Gotham
this morning at 1:24 a. m.
In order to escape the unlucky 18th
Of the month William Ellis Corey,
president of the United States Steel
corporation, and Miss Mabelle Gilman,
the former actress, were not married
until after midnight this morning. The
ceremony took place in the royal suite
at the Hotel Gotham, Fifth avenue and
Fifty-fifth street, in the presence of a
small party Of friends OF the contract
ing couple.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. ]. L. Clark, pastor of the Bush
wick Avenue Congregational church OF
Brooklyn.
The royal suite in the Hotel Gotham
Is on the third floor Of the Fifth ave-
nue. side and consists of eight rooms
1t is secluded. The salon and dining
rooms were decorated last night with
hundreds Of American Beauty roses.
The management of the hotel and
those in charge Of the decorations were
given carte blanche. The banquet was
one Of the most sumptuous ever served
in this city.
The guests assembled in a small re-
ception room in the suite and at IL
O'Clock entered the dining room, where
the wedding supper was served. the
decorations of the rooms were beautl-
full and were tastefully arranged. Ine
hallway was fringed on both sides with
potted palms, dressed with sprays OF
dogwood and snowballs, while the re-
ception room, in which the guests met,
was adorned with great vases, hlled
with American Beauty roses and
SPRAYS Of cherry blossoms and dog
wood.
| In the dining room was great square
table, in the center of which panh OF
mink roses with sprays Of lilies OF the
valley were woven around at the pase,
the whole edged around with broad
bands of pink ribbon. Here and there,
Nesting among the flowers, were the
tiny cups and miniature china wedding
bells. From the corners of the room
were hung festoons of smilax, inter-
mingled with pink roses.
After the supper was over the party,
led by Mr.. Corey and his bride, passed
down the hall between the rows Of
palms to the double salon, which was
decorated to represent small church.
There was no music during the even
ing and there were no bridesmaids, MISS
Frances Erskine Shaw OF London. M.
Corey was unattended.
Miss Gilman wore an empire gown OF
white crepe de chine, the skirt of which
was trimmed with garlands of en-
broidered wild roses. The bodice was
trimmed point d'aiguille lace, caught
up with trains Of embroidered roses.
The bridal veil was of handsome tulle,
four yards square, edged with point
d'aiguille lace.
After the nuptials Mr.. Corey and his
bride took an automobile and were
whirled away to Hoboken, where they
boarded the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II, which will sail at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. They will occupy the cap
tain's suite, which has been specially
fitted up for the trip. Mr.. Corey was
attended by 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 be sub
jected to the observance of the ships
passengers unless they desire to mingle
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corey will proceed to
Paris and will then go to the Chateau
GEMS, twenty-five miles from Paris,
where the honeymoon will be passed.
They expect to remain there until they
return to America about the middle Of
July.
Mr.. Corey's only gift to the bride was
the Chateau Gents.
During the evening preceding the ar
rival Of the guests Mr.. Corey, who re-
mained at the Hotel Gotham, received
hundreds of congratulatory kilograms
and letters from friends and business
associates. Mr. Gilman was also inun-
dated with messages of congratulation.