Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
DUKE-B|DDLE WEDDING
IS ELABORATE AFFAIR
ceremony Attended by Largest Num-
Der Of Guests Ever at a Mar
riage in Philadelphia.
PRESENTS OF GREAT VALUE
simultaneous With Wedding Is An
nouncement of Engagement of
Miss Duke, Groom's Sister, to \.
j. DreNel Biddle, Jr.
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fflLADELPHIA. PA, April IS
Miss Cordelia Drexel Biddle. debutantc
! daughter of MIR. and Mrs Anthony J.
| DreNel Biddle. of this city, was mar
| RED TO Angler Buchanan Duke. son of
VT. ana Mrs. Benjamin y. Duke. OF
New York, this afternoon in Holy
| Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rittenhouse Square. the rector. Rev. w.
! tompkins, d. D. officiating.
! The ceremony was attended by the
| largest crowd of guests, both invited
and unlimited. that ever attended a
| wedding ceremony III this city. The
/ presents. too. outnumbcred any ever
| received at wedding here. and in
their quality and value were far SUI
! pcrior to any ever received by Phila-
| dclphia bride
| simultaneously with the wedding
came the formal announcement OF the
| cngae cement of the sister of the bride
groom, Miss Mary l.. Duke, and a
brother of the bride. Anthony j. Drexel
Biddle. Jr. No date has been set for
! the wedding. but the ceremony is ex-
( pected 30 take place the first week in
| June al the summer home of Miss
! Dukes family in New Jersey. Young
| Riddle is about ending his school days.
He is student at st. Paurs School.
Concord. y, II.
| Immediately after the recen;ion
which followed the wedding, Mr. Duke
and his bride left OH their wedding
tour. which they will make on pr-
vntc car. They will go to Southern
California. and in all probability will
/ spend part of their trip at the exposi-
/ ton. They will I've gone about a
month. and on their return will live in
! New York
| PROMPT ACTION OF POLICE.
! SAVES BRIDE FROM INJURY
/ Miss Biddle made pretty picture as
! she entered the church on the arm OF
/ her father. The sightseers who had
assembled outside the church made a
rush for the brides automobile, both
as she entered the church and again
after the ceremony. Prompt action of
! the police alone prevented serious in
jury to the bridal party, and, as II
| was. parts OF the brides bouquet were
! snatched by the women in the crowd
| The bride was nttircd in soft white
| satin. with court train and an over
skirt OF tuIc. II was castle wed
| ding the bride. maid of honor and
bridesmaids all appearing in the short
| wasted, fuil-skirted gowns popular!zed
/ by Mrs. Vernon Castle
The high-waisted bodice OF the
Brides gown was outlined with n
Sirdle OF orange blossoms, and more of
! the blossoms We're used TO edge the
| skirt. Knobs of orange blossoms held
the tulle veil in place. The bride car
| ried boquct OF lilies OF the valley,
and wore two pieces Of jewelry One
was the gift of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
l. Stotesbury, handsome sapphire
ring. surrounded with diamonds, and
! the other. a diamond chain. the gift of
the bridegroom The necklace is val
ued at $4,000.
honor. wore she'll pink pussywillow
taffeta. The bridesmaids were Miss
Ruth Coke. Miss Charlotte Harding
! Brown. Miss Elizabeth Roberts Rcath.
whose engagement to John Appleton
tof New York, was announced recently:
Miss Hope 7. Beale, who is TO be mar
( ried to Mr.. Cromwell. Mrs S,otes-
| bury's son: Miss Margot T. Scull. and
Miss Ellen y. Yuile. of New York.
Miss Virginia Thaw. niece Of the
bride. was flower girl. William sturgis.
OF New York. was best man. The
ushcrs included livingston Ludlow Bid
die, an uncle of the bride; 3. j. DrcNel
! Blddlc. brother; Gustavc Darossa.
Italian consul at Boston; Edward W.
Kane. Phillip Bowycr, Ernst II. Hud
son. Walbridge Taft, Edmond =.
O'Brien, +. Ii. Villas and Theodore
Crane, all of New York.
MIR. AND MRS. COKE
HOSTS AT DINNER DANCE
After the wedding was over Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry r. Coke Kidnapped the en-
tire party, and whisked them away u
! their handsome country place a,
Pcnllyn. where they had n dinner dance
More than l,e0O guests attended the
wedding. coming from virtually all the
large cities Of the East: besides. Phila-
delphia Boston, New York. Baltimore
Washington and Pittsburgh were rep
resented.
In addition TO society leaders. scvcra
professional athletes and pugilists were
also present Lew Bailey aud Jack
IO'Bricn were included among III,
guests.
Relatives and friends OF the bride
srooms family formed the principa
ipnrtion of tho guests from New York
families. Of this city, and scores OF
others well known in society. formed
the greater part of the guests.
Included among the guests from
Washington were Lawrence Townsend
former minister to Belgium Mrs. Town
send and Miss YvOnnc Townsend.
Others from out-of-town included Mr.
land Mrs. William a. Snyder, Mrs. Harry
Darlington and Harry Darlington. Jr.
iof Pittsburgh; Mrs. Alexander Brow,
land Mrs. lanes. of Baltimore: Mr.. an,
Mrs Appleton. of Boston, and T.. h
Lyon. of Durham, y. G.