New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
MISS CLEMENS WEDS
is MRS. G1BRILOWITSCHs
Marh T1oain Prepares Interfere
and Sketches His Guests.

West Redding Conn. Oct 6-Aiiss Clara l.
Clemens. daughter of Samuel L. Clemens Mark
Twain. married at to-day to Ossip
Gabrilowitsch. the Russian pianist The wedding
took place in the drawing room at Stormfeld. Mr.
CIemens's country home, with the Rev. DR.. Joseph
H Twichen, Of Hartford. close friend of Mr..
Clemens. officiating clergyman. The bride
attended only by her. sister. Miss Jean Clemens
Miss Ethel Newcomb. of New York City, played
a wedding march as the bridal party entered the
drawing This prettiy decorated
with evergreens. autumn leaves and roses, and the
bride and bridegroom stood beneath bower of
white roses and smlax.
While the ceremony being performed Mr..
Clemens attired in the scarlet cap and gown
which he wore when the degree OF DOctO- Of Lit
erature was conferred upon him by oxford Univer-
sity After the wedding he wore white flannel
suit Mr.. and Mrs. Gabriowitsch left for New
York this afternoon
Mr.. Clemens prepared the following character
istic interview ito avoid any delays at the cere-
mony,' he expressed it. Speaking OF the mar
ried couple. Mr.. Clemens said:
Clara and GabriIowitsch were pupils together
under Lesche tizky in Vienna ten years ago. We
have known him intimately since. It's not
new-the engagement. It was made and dissolved
twice six years ago Recovering from perilous
surgical operation. two three months passed by
him here in the house ended week ten days
ago in renewal OF the engagement The wedding
had to be sudden, for Gabrilowitscf's European
season is ready TO begin. The pair viii sail fort
night from The first engagements are in
Germany. They have taken house in Berlin"
Speaking Of his guests Mr.. Clemens said:
These guests kinsfolk and old special friends
The Rev. Joseph H. TwicheI. of Hartford, is a
friend OF mine of forty-two years standing. He
married this brides mother and me thirty-nine
years ago. Mrs. Crane (sister OF Mrs. Clemens
who is present now, was present then. Mrs. John
B. StanchfeId, schoonate of my wife, is present
now She present then. She has grown-up
children now; she was slim young girl then, pre-
pairing for Vassar. This bride is named for her
Jervts Langdon and Mrs Julie LOOMS, nephew and
niece of mine were playmates of Clara in child
hood DR.. Quintard is present, very old friend
Miss Ethel Newcomb. pianist fellow pupil
of Clara and Gabrilowitsch under Leschettzky IN
Vienna
Mrs. Woods is Mr. TwichelTs daughter I knew
her when she had only tooth and preferred a
nursing bottle to the Constitution OF the United
States. She is a mother in Israel now. But this Is
merely hgurative-she really lives in Brooklyn
Mrs Crane and have been comrades forty-one
years, and ages the same. United they
foot up 14s years, though you wouldn't think 1t 10
look at The Gilders old friends, though not
very old in the matter of years. William Dean
HoweIls will arrive at any time He is seventy lone
or seventy-nine years old. or along there nave
known him since he a child Age has no age
The word has definite meaning.
"Howells and pitied James Russell Lowell when
he reached fifty and Lowell ptted himself, too, not
being aware that he had not vet crossed the boun-
dary line Of youth. It distressed him to have US
mention the subject of age. At fifty person is
really very young, but he will not find it out
until later
THE marriage pleases yOu Mr.. Clemens"
Yes, fully as much any marriage could please
me. or perhaps any other father. There are two
or three tragically solemn things in this life. and
a happy marriage is of them, for the terrOrs
/ OF nfe all A funeral is a solemn
Office, but I go it with a spiritual uplift-
thankful that the dead friend has been set free.
That which follows is TO tragic and awful
the burial I glad Of this marriage, and Mrs.
Clemens would be glad for she always had warm
affection for Gabrilowitsch. but all the same it IS
a tragedy. since it is happy marriage, with It's
future before it. loaded to the Plmsou line with
Uncertantes'