The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-04
BECOMES BRIDE or
new YORK DOCTOR
Marriage of Miss Ethel Roose-
welt Is Elaborate Affair

New York, April st. Johns
Protestant Episcopal church oyster
Bay, l.. J.. was filled with gathering
of distinguished guests today. when
Miss Ethel Carow Roosevelt, daugh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, became the bride of Dr.
Richard Darby Of this city. The youth
and beauty of the bride. the promi-
nence Of her father as an ex- x-president
of the United States, and the pres
ence of many guests Of wide note
combined To make the wedding the
most notable affair of it's kind that
has taken place in this vicinity in a
long time.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the rector nf the churca,
The bridal attendants were the Misses
Josephine Osborn. Margaret \ Tack,
er. Nelson Coster and Cornela Lam
don and Miss Derby relativa IF Dr.
Derby. The groom was attended ~
his brother. Roger A. Derby, who
acted as best man and met the bride
at the chancel steps. The uSlers
were Messrs. Archibald u. Roosevelt
brother of the bride; James l.. Der
by. brother of the bridegroom. DR.
Henry James, John c. Waterbury and
Edmund y. Rogers of this city and
Nelson +. Bossert of Boston. class
mate Of DR.. Derby at college.
Ceremony is Elaborate.
The bride was given away by her
father Colonel Roosevelt. She wore
French gown of white satin with
long train and covered with point lace.
Her veil was of old point lace ard
she carried a bouquet Of bride roses
and lilies Of the valley.
The program of orchestral and vo-
cal music at the church was especial
bride herself Miss Ernestina Merrill
of Boston, sang several songs, cne Of
which told the story of Ruth aud No.
ami. The organ was supplemented by
an orchestra under the leadership of
Nahan Franko of this city.
After the ceremony the bridal par
ty and guests were taken in car
riages and automobiles to SaPamnre
Hill, the Roosevelt home, where
wedding breaktact wss served and a
large reception held. The breakfast
was served an small tables in the
dining room. Clusters Of roses adOrn-
ed the center of each table. The doc
orations of the bridal table were en-
tirclY OF white. In the center was a
two storid wedding cake.
Dr. Derby and his bride have en-
gagged passage for Europe tomorrow.
They plan to spend the greater part
of the summer in travel on the con-
tinent Upon their return home next
fall they will take up their residence
i'm New York city.
Bride Was Prominent.
Though she has not been so con-
spicuously in the public eye as her
halt sister. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth. the bride of today natur-
ally attracted much attention during
Colonel Roosevelt's tenure of office as
president of the United States. She
made her formal bow To society al a
brilliant reception at the white house
in December 1908, and since that time
she has been conspicuous in the
younger social sets in Washington
and in New York During the past
four years the most of her time has
been spent with her parents at Saga
more Hill. Like her father, she is IN
ardent devotee of outdoor sports and
is an exceptionally good horse woman.
Those who know her best describe
her as an excellent example OF the
American girl of the highest type, at
tractive i'm personal appearance, with
a winsome spontaneity which is SO
evidently natural and ever magnets.
DIR. Richard Derby, the bridegroom,
is about thirty-two years of age. Tie
graduated from Harvard in 1903 AM
is now successful physician in this
city His father. the late DR. Rith-
ard II. Derby of this city. was a not
ed eye specialist who graduated from
Harvard back in 81. and whose death
occurred On July 4, 1907, at his sum
mer home at Dark Harbor. Me.