Evening star., 1909-04-14
Tailer-Brown.
Dispatch to The Star. d,

BALTIMORE. April 1.-THE marriage
of Miss Harriet Stewart Brown, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brown,
and T. Suffern Taller of New York took
place today in the midst of cne OF the
most brilliant gatherings of resident and
out-of-town society ever assembled In
Baltimore. The wedding was celebrated
at the town house of the brides parents,
corner of Cathedral and Madison streets,
a spacious old-time double mansion Of
brownstone. and the entire interior was
| lavishly decorated throughout with
| palms. Easter lilies. bride roses. garde-
| MAS. lilies of the valley and sweet peas,
| most Of which were grown for the pur-
pose. at the Brown country place. Mon
| dawnlin.
I The ceremony was performed in the
! beautiful Louis XIV ballroom, paneled in
| rose-colored damask framed in white and
| gold. which was added to the residence
| for the brides debut. A deep alcove back
of a raised dais. which usually serves as
a musicians gallery, was transformed
into the semblance Of Gothic chapel by
tall palms arching overhead and walls
screened with smilax studded with Easter
lilies.
The wedding march from .Iohengrin' >;
played upon large pipe organ built into
the south wall of the apartment for the
occasion. announced the. approach of the
bride. First came the ten ushers. who
| were Messrs. George Jay Gould. Charles
X. Beekman. Robert H. Russell. Benja-
| min Nicoll, George F. Baker, jr.; Ford
| Huntington and Francis " Hopkins, all
| of New York: Robert Winsor of Boston
| and B. Howell Griswold. jr., and George
| May of Baltimore. Then came the matron
| of honor, the brides sister and only at
| tendant, who wore an empire gown of yell
| low satin yeiled in yellow chiffon embroid-
| cred with gold, yellow picture hat with
| ostrich feathers, and carried a shower of
| lilies of the valley tied with streamers of
| cloth of gold ribbon. Last Of all entered
| the bride with her father. Noted for her
beauty from earliest childhood. she was
particularly lovely in her wedding gown
of soft white directoire satin richly en-
broidered with orange blossoms and trim
| med with old family lace. Her lace veil,
which was the wedding veil of her grand
| mother and great-grandmother. was
caught back with a diamond sunburst. the
gift of Mrs. B. Howell Griswold. jr. while
around her neck was a superb chain sew
enty-two inches long formed of go picked
diamonds, a gift from the banking COM
pany of New York with which the groom
is identified. Instead of bouquet she
carried a white ivory prayer book with a
spray of lilies of the valley between the
leaves. At the dais she was met by the
bridegroom with his best man. Edward
De Peyster Livingston of New York, and
the officiating clergyman. Rev. Donald
| Guthrie. DID,. pastor Of the First Pres
byterian Church of Baltimore.
The ceremony was witnessed only by
members of the two families and a few
intimate friends. but was Immediately
followed by a large reception for about
600 additional guests. During the recep-
ton an appropriate musical program was
rendered by an orchestra OF sixty pieces
concealed by screens of palms In the
entresol An elaborate buffet luncheon
was served Mrs. Brown received In
Paris gown of fawn-coored satin under
blue gauze embroidered in corn color.
Her jewels were a collar, hair and cor
sage ornaments of diamonds. Among
those present, In addition to the leading
Mr. and Mrs. E. Fl. Taller, parents of
the bridegroom: Mrs. j. Lee Taller
Robert w. Taller, Mr.. and Mrs. George
J. Gould and several score Of other well
known New Workers.
During the late afternoon the bride and
groom will leave on their wedding trip.
their destination thus far being merely
a matter of conjecture. The bride VIII
wear strictly tailored going-away gown
of blue broadcloth, with hat of blue
braid and ostrich feathers.
The wedding presents form one of the
most magnificent collections ever received
by any bride in this country, and which
even a princess might envy. From her
father the bride has received a check for
S1CO, ,OO0 and from her mother a service
OF old family silver, several chests OF
fiat silver. numbering thirty dozens OF
pieces; all her household and table linen
embroidered with her monogram sets OF
colonial silver candlesticks. a silver
salver and separate pieces of silver.
The groom's. parents also gave a gen.
erous check. with seven superb fur rugs.
including lion, polar and cinnamon bear,
Bengal tiger. leopard and other rare
skins; valuable tapestries and oriental
embroideries. The groom's own gifts to
the bride were the house he has recently
purchased on 51st street. in New York,
with its furnishing; diamond ornaments
and tortoise shell hair combs and bar
rette set with diamonds.