New-York tribune., 1916-06-23
Utmost Simplicity Marks
CeremOny-COupIe
EludeS Crowd.
NEITHER MUSIC
NOR FLOWERS
Principals Unattended, Save TO.
Best Man, Brother of
Bridegroom.
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Bar Harbor. Me. June % In the
fickering lights Of old St. Saviour's
/ Chapel, Mrs. John Jacob Astor to-day
became the bride of William Kari
Dick, Of Brooklyn Fewer than a
score Of friends and relations were pres
ent. The ceremony. delayed for three
/ days by the failure Of the couple to in
| form the Maine authorities Of their in
/ tention to wed, was performed at .
| o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. DR..
A. c. Larned. pastor Of St. Saviour's, Of
/ ficiated.
The young couples in New York City
who secretly steal to the Little Church
Around the Corner for their weddings
/ have no more simple, unostentatious
ceremony than that here to-day. There
were no music. no flowers, no brides
maids Mrs. Dick herself wore a simple
blue serge travelling suit, blue hat,
silver gray fox fur thrown over her
/ shoulder, white gloves and white gait
crs over severely plain black pumps.
The Episcopal wedding service was read
by Dr. Larned, and there was no de-
/ letion of the word "obey.'
Crowd Disappointed.
No matter how satisfactory the quiet
ceremony was to Mr. and Mrs. Dick and
their inner circle Of friends and rea-
tives. it was a distinct disappointment
even an utter failure-so far as the
rest OF Bar Harbor was concerned. Bar
Harbor. Of course, didn't resent not
being invited. That was to have been
expected. But when the bride and
bridegroom crept into the church by
rear entrance. rather than by the front
door. before which a large crowd was
assembled on the curb, Bar Harbor felt
that II hadn't been treated Just rght.
But the throng outside waited expect
antly while the ceremony was IN prog
ress, hoping 10 catch just one glimpse
of the bride as she left the church' DIS
oppointment again. The little door at
the rear, which had served as an en-
trance. served just as well for an exit
and the crowd went away having seen
nothing but a few guests even
dressed in their party clothes.
The most disappointed OF all the un-
invited guests outside the church was
ninetv-six-year-old "Grandma' Harris,
who finally hobbed back TO her home.
declaring she had vaited all her Ire
to see a Young woman who was wiling
to forfeit $4,000, 900, and had failed
when the possibility Of success seemed
certain.
Meet in Chapel
The bride entered the church on the
arm of her father, William II. Fore.
and in the chancel met the bridegroom
/ and his brother, Adolph Dick. The
/ other representatives Of her family
present at the ceremony were her
mother, her sister. Miss Katherine
Force. and the latter's iance, lienri
Harnickell. Members Of Mr.. DICK
family who witnessed the wedding were
f his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. Henry
Dick, his sisters and their husbands,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hayemeyer ana
Mr. and Mrs. Kingston Macy, and hls
uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs Adolph
/ .Mollenhauer.
The small circle Of friends included
/ Victor \. Cushman, Miss Dorothy
Sturges, Scott Lyle, Lyman Hine and
Seth Barton French.
Not the least interested guest at the
wedding was little John Jacob Astor,
4 4th. who arrived at the church with
/ his nurse and Miss Briggs, Mrs. Dicks
social secretary.
Immediately after the wedding the
bridal party motored to Ellsworth,
twenty miles away, where Mr.. and Mrs
Dick caught a train for New York.
They will pass a honeymoon Of three
weeks in California. and on their re-
turn will divide THEN time between Bar
Harbor and Mr.. Dicks summer home
on Long Island. Mrs. Force and Miss
Katherine Force will remain at Isle
Cote. Mrs. Dicks Bar Harbor home,
during the honeymoon.
Before the ceremony Mrs. Dick en-
tertaned her relatives and a few close
friends at a luncheon In her own home,
while Mr.. Dick lunched with his fam
ilv and friends at the De Gregoire.
The train that brought the New York
guests to Ellsworth was delayed for
more than an hour. Automobiles met
them at the Ellsworth station and hur-
ried them 10 Bar Harbor, but the un-
expected tardiness caused the lunch
cons given by the bride and bridegroom
10 be materially shortened.