Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-28
roRTUNES IN JEWELS
FOR MISS BIDDLE
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.fiss Biddle with string or wondrous
sts MI of incalculable value. and Mr..
Va Mrs James Duke, Of New York. the
snsss.eroonn's ~ uncle and aunt, sent
eInreIet of intricate design enerusted
with DIAMONDS: ..,-,.- -
LATTE satin made with an overskirt OF
o.t,a tulle and trimmed with orange
v,unsorns The bodice Is fashioned Of the
III and is outlined about the neck with
.unoee blossoms and has girdle of the
e,s.soyoa The long court train Is trim
~ with blossoms and equsite lace.
H. veil will be Of tulle and will be
isrod with tiny orange blossoms and
sse will carry lilies of the valley in
shower bouquet.
smart frock Of pale pink satin
,.,r.ned with creamy lace and leghorn
W. adorned with pink chiffon. She will
nssr,y a basket of spring flowers.
Tbe six bridesmaids will be gowned IN
III taffeta gowns cut in short round
,anstbz and trimmed with lace. Their
re will be made of pink tulle and
.,.,r,roed with blue streamers. They will
carry pink roses.
A. unusual feature of the wedding pro-
.assion will be the entrance Of tho
ssidesmaids and ushers from the side
Soor of the church, on Walnut street,
S,io tbe bride and her father are enter
w. the door on 19th street. The brides
n.e,ds and ushers will proceed down the
nisie meet Mr.. Biddle and Miss Biddle,
md then return, preceding them in the
customary manner.
THE LOST INVITATIONS.
About % per cent. OF the original invita-
,oins we're lost in the Philadelphia Post
Nt.sr Ia i
neck ago, cards were sent out to many
% those who it was believed had not re-
lived invitations Still many ION the
ts," did not receive these, and, as It is to
hs card wedding, that is, entrance to
.he church being obtained by showing a
ard IL was doubtful If any one who pre-
ssr,ed himself or herself at the church,
,,Ithout a card, but declaring that he or
sbe had received invitations by word of
mouth from Mr.. or Mrs Biddle, could
rronerly be turned away without risk of
Nofending old friends
Then. for the handling of the hundreds
of automobiles and carriages, there must
he nrovided expert police work to prevent
the blocking of Walnut street from a
cparter before 4 o'clock until o'clock,
and after. For, after the wedding a re-
eention will be held at 80 o'clock at
Mr Biddle's home, two blocks out Wal
mt street, and there will hardly be mo-
ment between these hours that the two
blocks will not be packed with auto
mobiles, crossing and recrossing the
tracks, taking guests to and from the
church and to the reception and away
from it again.
After the reception a dinner dance VIII
be given for the bridal party by Mr. and
Mrs, Henry Brinton Coke at their country
house, at Penllyn And then Mr.. and
Mrs. Angler B. Duke will go away, but
OF course nobody knows where
The bride, Miss Cordelia Biddle. is II
years old. 1t has been said that she
would not have made her debut last De-
cenlber If it had not been for the war.
That kept her from going to school in
Paris as had been planned. Instead of
this tedious school work, Miss Biddle
Immediately became the centre of num-
ber of big society events. Dinners and
dances were given for her by the Stotes-
burys. the Drexels, the Van Rensselaers
and the Coxes, and in the first week in
February her engagement was an
nounced
Angler B. Duke is more than IL years
older than Miss Biddle. He is 30 years
old He is the nephew of James Bucha-
nan Duke who in 1889 organized the
American Tobacco Company, OF which
he was president until 1912. Upon the
great profits of this company the Duke
estates are founded. Mr.. Dukes father
and mother are Benjamin y. and Sarah
Angler Duke. The Biddle fortune is not
comparable to that of the Dukes Mr..
Biddle inherited about sl,OOO000 from his
grandfather and unless he has greatly
Increased it since he came into possession
Of this sum, he has now probably less
than he inherited.
Mr. Duke has not had a spectacular
career. He did not go to a big univer-
slty, but was educated at Trinity Col
lege, in the town in which he was born,
Durham, n. C. He was graduated in
1905 and entered upon his business career
In Durham as the treasurer of the Dur
ham and Southern Railroad Company
Since 1908 he has lived in New York
city, where, in association with his ia
ther, he has been engaged in numerous
large business enterprises. He is mem
Der of the Calumet Racquet and Ardsley
Clubs, of the Automobile Club OF Amer
ica, Sleepy Hollow Country Club and the
Rumson Country Club, of Seabright' n. d.
NET AT BOXING MATCH.
He is said to have met Miss Biddle for
the first time at Georgian Court. Lake.
wood, the country house of George Gould,
and the story goes that her father was
boxing with a professional In Mr.. Could 8
gymnasium at the time. GOSSIP auus tIldI
Mr.. Duke attracted Miss Biddle's admir-
alton by remarking that he did not care
for boxing exhibitions, remark not
calculated to please Biddle.
Miss Biddle is generally liked and she
is even popular among girls. She is or
an extremely vivacious and anable
nature, appears forever smiling and
happy and glad to be with whomever she
Is with, and is kind to everybody she
was the most popular debutante OF the
season. She made her debut at the
dansant given by Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle at
the Bellevue -Stratfofd.
Miss Mary L. Duke, sister OF Angler
Duke, will be maid OF honor. The brides
maids will be Miss Hope T. Beale, Miss
Msrgot Ellis Scull. Miss Charlotte Hard
Ing Brown, Miss Pauline Disston, Miss
Ruth Coke and Miss Ellen Yuille, OF New
York. Little Miss Virginia Thaw,
cousin of the bride, will be flower girl.
William Sturgis, of New York, will be
best man, and the ushers. Livingston
Ludlow Biddle. uncle OF the bride; A. j.
Drexel Biddle, Jr,. her brother Gustave
de Rosea, Italian Consul at Boston, and
Edward w. Kane, Philip Boyer Ernest
K Hudson. Walbridge s. Taft and Ed
ward P. OBrien, all of New York
The Rev. DR.. Floyd w. Tomkins, rec
TOR Of Holy Trinity. will perform the