The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-05
BRIDE PROMISES
TO OBEY HUSBAND
No Hesitation When Question Is
Put to Miss Ethel
Roosevelt.
NOW MRS. RICHARD DERBY
Oyster Bay Pays Tribute to
Popularity by Almost Tear
ing Veil Away.
NOW MRS. RICHARD DERBY
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Oyster Bay, n. Y. April 4-Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. daughter of the form
er President, was united in marriage
with DR.. Richard Derby. at Christ
Episcopal Church at noon to-day; and
III marked contrast with the White
House wedding service OF her half SIS
ter Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. from
which the word obey was omitted, the
bride OF to-day In full, rich voice
promised TO love. honor and "obey"
her future lord and master
Oyster Bay paid tribute to the pop
ularity OF the bride, by almost rip
ping her bridal veil from her when
she arrived at the church with her
father in motor car n few minutes
before the ceremony The crowd, which
a short while before had driven the
bridegroom In flight aS7oss the lawn
TO the chancel entrance. surged about
the Roosevelt car and. though the
protecting arm OF the Colonel was
brides veil was seriously torn nwry
before she could escape from her ad
mirers into the church.
Thronsed with Society Folk.
The edifice, decorated with rambler
roses, apple and cherry blossoms and
Southern smilax, was thronged with a
representative gathering OF New York.
Long Island and New England society
folk
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Cotton Smith, pastor OF ST. Johns s
Episcopal Church. Washington. which
the Roosevelts attended during Col
onel Rooseveits administration, as
sisted by Rev. George +. Tallmage, rec
tor OF Christ Church. and Rev. Endi
colt Peabody. OF Groton. MASS. Col
onel Roosevelt gave the bride away.
The morning had been dull and
cloudy. but as the hour of the cere-
mony approached. the sun. which has
smiled so often on the Roosevelt for
tunes, broke through the clouds and
Hooded the little oditice with light.
which continued for the fifteen min
utes the service lasted.
At the request of the bride. Hanhan
Frankie rendered LISTS 'Liberstrum'
with an orchestra accompaniment pro-
liminary to tho wedding March" from
Lohengrin. and as the members OF the
bridal party emerged from tho church
after the ceremony the Oyster Bay
brass band serenaded them
Miss Roosevelt wore an ivory white
satin gown, trimmed with old lace
which had adorned the wedding gown
OF her mother She carried 81 bouquet
OF orange blossoms and gardenias. She
was attended by Miss Cornelia Landon
as maid OF honor. Jnc briueSlnaldS
were Misses Helen Coster and Hester
Chanler. They carried sweet peas.
Miss Josephine Osborn. daughter of
Prof and Mrs. III. Fairfield Osborn. who
was also to have acted as brides
maid. was kept away from the cere
mony by death in her family. and Miss
Marguerite Derby. 81 sister of the
bridegroom, who was also to have
actod as bridesmaid was also unable
to attend because Of ilincas
Roger Derby, brother CT the bride
groom, acted AS best man The ushcrs
were Lloyd Derby. Archie Roosevelt.
Nelson Bartlett, John Waterbury, Ed
mund Rogers and DR.. Henry James
The gift of tho bridegroom to his bride
was an emerald pendant. surrounded
by two rows OF diamonds and to his
ushers gold cuff links
characterized by none OF the ostcn-
tation which marked the White House
wedding of Mrs. Longworth, the cere-
mony to-day was given a rather un-
conventional note by little Miss Grnce
Roosevelt. daughter OF Theodore Roose-
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