The evening world., 1909-01-14
BEATRICE MILLS
MADE BRIDE Of
EARL GRANARD
Ceremony at Fathers Home
Marked by Lavish Expendi-
ture Chiefly for Flowers.
ONLY $50 GUESTS.
The Marriage Took Place
Before Altar of Lilies in Rose
Covered Ballroom.
ONLY $50 GUESTS.

lean millioNaires daughter INTO the lor
sign nobility, MSS Beatrice Mills wa
welded this afternoon to the Earl o
Granard. The ceremony was performed
In the ballroom OF the Mills homo a
No. East Sixty-ninth street, and va
witnessed by $50 guests,
Because OF the difference In the re
ligious faiths OF the bride and bride
groom a great church wedding was i'm
possible. and thereby was avoided {
stupendous crush OF the sort that at
tended the wedding of the Duke OF Rox
burghe and Miss Goelet. However
nothing was left undone that could tent
toward display and lavishness,
Rare Flowers Everywhere.
The entire residence had been put il
the hands OF decorators and to-day the
big stone house was bower of beauty
from entrance hall TO Louis XIV, ball
room. which Is on the top floor.
The walls and ceilings OF the ballroom
where the ceremony was performed
by Bishop Cusack at o'clock this at'
ternoon were hung with white brides
roses, interspersed with rchids. Around
the panels of mirrors which dec
Grated the enormous room were garni-
lures OF smilax. gracefully cPught back
by punches of brides roses.
A temporary altar OF Easter lilies had
been erected at TIE north end Of the
room, where an immense wedding bell OF
the same flowers hung from the ceiling
Two hundred and fifty chairs were
placed in this room, the aisles being
decorated with white ribbons, roses and
orchids, and here the relatives and In
innate friends of the Mills family as
sembled to witness the ceremony
which added another American girl to
the English peerage
New York has seen daughters OF the
rich take unto themselves a Coronet at
functions SO elaborate as to arouse UNI
favorable criticism, hut the wedding OF
Miss Mills to-day set a new stand
ard of entertainment uutsninins even
the lavish debut Of the Mills twins The
marble entrance hall where the guest.
were received was festo)ned In Amert
can Beauty roses In the reception
drawing and dining rooms. when are
upon the same floor, this regal towel
was fund. making the entire first floor
n harmony in red, while Tn" color
scheme of the library floor was pale
pink, great masses OF tea roses hcins
spread about the rooms
The Wedding Ceremony.
When Miss Mills entered the ballroom
on the arm of her father. u. Ogdel
Mills, wearing gown OF white
satin. cut Ia a severe DIrectoire style
an orchestra OF strlnged instrument
played the Wedding March from
"Lohengrin." Throughout the ceremony
40 Perfect Love" was rendered by
q ,ull choir and Nendcissohn's We'd.
ding March finished the programme
The brides gown was espenia j.
designed for her with an establishment
Of brucaded embroidery around the hem
The court train, which fell from tho
brides shoul lers, was trimmed With the
old point d A'encOn lace Worn by NJ
Mills's mother at her own Wedding ..
veil OF the same lace was held In pag.
b. a wreath Of orange blossoms
Miss Mills made am original dcpar.
ture IN the way OF attendants, having
four little girls instead AZ &" frHNi
ne Ia, Iri5as,,aidC +Tra rrur 'fry .