Evening star., 1909-04-28


PARIS. April 2s.-Dressed in a simple
gown of blue voile and wearing a big
black hat, Miss Muriel White, daughter of
the American ambassador to France, was
married i'll the marie of the eighth ar
rondissement of Paris at noon today to
Count Hermann Seherr-Thoss. an officer
of the Royal Prussian Cuirassiers.
This simple civil ceremony was per-
formed in person by Roger Allon. the
mayor. Only a few of the immediate
members of the families of the bride and
groom were present. Countess Seherr-
Thoss, the groom's mother, was not pres
ent on account of Ill health. The cere-
laws of the French republic defining the
obligations of husband and wife and the
subscription of the couple thereto.
The mayor then delivered brief ad-
dress in which he expressed his good
wishes Nor the pair and referred to the
distinguished career of the brides father
and the ties uniting France and the
United States.
Those Who Attended.
Ambassador White and William H.
Buckler, secretary of the American le-
CATION at Madrid. acted as witnesses for
the bride, while Count Seherr-Thoss and
Prince Won Radolin. the German ambas-
sador to France, did the same thing for
the groom. The others present were
Mrs. White, Count and Countess Mont
saulin, w. K. Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rutherford Stuyvesant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winthrop Rutherford, Miss Buckler, Jack
White and the members of the American
embassy.
The marriage register showed the age
of the groom to be thirty and that of
the bride to be twenty-nine years. The
full name of the groom is Hermann Roger
Hans Christow Seherr-Thoss.
After the civil ceremony the party re-
turned in automobiles to the American
embassy, where luncheon was served.
The religious marriage, which will be
much more pretentious, will take place
at st. Joseph's Church tomorrow. Mr..
White will not be present on account of
bidding a Protestant service In connec-
tio1 with the marriage. The bride will
be given away by her brother, Jack
White.
Count Seherr-Thoss has four brothers
in Paris. but none of them attended the
civil service today.
The wedding presents, which have come
from America, Germany, France and
Italy. were displayed at the embassy
this afternoon.
Denied Gas an Example,"
The action of the authorities of
the Catholic Church in forbidding
a Protestant service in connection
with the marriage of Count Hermann
Seherr-Thoss and Miss Muriel White,
daughter of the American ambassador, is
causing much gossip in diplomatic cir
cles. 1t is now learned that the real OPP
position came less from Cardinal kopp.
Bishop of Breslau. than from Mgr. Ami
ette. Archbishop of Paris.
No attempt was made to secure DermiS-
sion to hold a Protestant service, as had
been intimated in dispatches from Rome
1t was simply desired, following numer-
Gus precedents of mixed marriages, which
were cited, that the dispensation for the
marriage should not contain an express
inhibition against the groom attending
another religious ceremony. The Bishop
of Breslau at first offered no objection to
this, but upon the active Intervention of
Archbishop Annette he exacted the con-
dition.
The Archbishop of Paris, it is under
stood, declared that the Catholics in
America were too liberal, and that the
opportunity to make an example in the
case of the American ambassador should
ha fod