The sun., 1908-06-24
MISS REID WEEDS AT ST. JAMES
KING AND QUEEN WITNESS MAR
RAGE no MIR. WARD.
Royal Pair Sign Record in Register OF
Chapel Royal--Picturesquc Ceremony
Followed by Notable Reception nc the
Ambassadors House-Bridal Finery.
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Ambassadors House-Bridal Finery.
Special Gable Despatch TO THEasuN.
LONDON. June 23-The marriage Of Miss
Jean Templeton Reid, daughter Of the Amer
lean Ambassador. to the Hon. John Hubert
Ward took place this afternoon at the
Chapel Royal of st. Jamess Palace.9 -
Among those present were King Edward
and Queen Alexandra. the Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales, the Duke and Duchess OF
Connaught. the Duk. Of Fife. the Grand
Duke Michael OF Russia and the Countess OF
Torby. The King and Queen signed the
register as witnesses of the marriage.
The bridegroom is a brother of the Earl
Of Dudley and is Equerry in Waiting to the
King The Chapel Royal. where the cere-
mony took place, was the scene Of the mar
riage OF Queen Victoria and several Of her
daughters.
The weather was perfect Owing to the
limited size Of the chapel, which seats only
about 100 persons, and the presence Of a
number of members Of the royal family
the guests at the ceremony were limited to a
few relatives and members Of the diplo-
matte circle
The old fashioned box pews Of the chapel
this kind, and low seats substituted. The
chapel was decorated with flowers and there
was choral service.
The bride wore gown OF soft white satin.
Old rose point lace was draped all lover the
bodice and there were panels Of the same
lace on the skirt. caught with tiny punches
of orange blossoms. The lace formerly
belonged to the brides grandmother Mrs
Ogden Mills.
Tiny punches Of orange blossoms were
used also In the border Of the court train OF
white satin. The bride wore lace bordered
veil of net and a wreath of orange bios
SONS. She carried bouquet Of orchids,
white carnations and lilies OF the valley.
Attending the bride were three little girls,
Lady Morwyth Ward. niece OF the bride
groom. Marion Glyn, daughter of Lord
Wolverton, and Audrey James. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William James. They were
dressed in white muslin. with pale blue
sashes The pages were Robert Shaw
Astor. the eight-year-old son Of Mrs. w. W.
Astor; the Hon. Roderick Ward nephew Of
the bridegroom. and the Hon. Nigel Glyn,
son of Lord Wolverton, and these were
dressed in coats Of blue velvet with white
nankeen trousers. The costumes Of the six
girls and boys were copies Of those in a
picture by Hoppner. The chief bridesmaid.
Miss Jennie Crocker is a cousin Of the
bride. She was dressed in embroidered
white muslin. with pale blue sash and q
large white hat with flowers.
A small crowd had already gathered
outside the chapel at o'clock this after
noon. although the wedding did not take
place until o'clock. The crowd gradually
increased in size up to the time set for the
ceremony.
The officiating clergymen were Canon
Sheppard. sub-dean of the Chapel Royal;
DR.. William Mercer Grosvenor Of the Church
Of the Incarnation. New York. and the Rev.
DR.. Piers Claughton, rector Of Hutton
Brentwood. Essex. Lieut.-Col. Halford the
owner Of Dorchester House. where the Reids
live. was best man. The pshers were
Robert Ward. Cyril Ward and Gerard Ward,
younger brothers OF the bridegroom; Ogden
Reid. brother Of the bride, and Messrs.
Grant Smith, Craig Wadsworth and Theo-
dore Whitehouse OF the United States EN-
bassy. The first part of the honeymoon
will be spent at Cliveden. The couple will
go to Ireland on a tour later on.
After the ceremony there was a great
ooncourse of guests at the reception In
Dorchester House. Those in attendance
would represent columns in Deorett's
.Peerage" together with slight sprinkling
Of the who's Who in America
The brides travelling dress was OF green
chiffon with cream embroidery over mauve
and a cream colored straw hat with green
and white osprey.