The New York herald., 1921-06-28
LQntQcUzene and
MissCurtis Wed by
Second Ceremony
Marriage in Little Nahant
Church Followed by Brilliant
Reception for 500.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
NAHANr, Mass. June 27.-In the
quaint little village church here. where
Ter generations the members of the
WINNER colony have worshipped. an in
-..raas:=nal romance eliminated at noon
to-day when Miss Clarissa Pelham Cur
lis of Boston and Nahant was married
20 Prince Michael OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
saey. Yesterday afternoon. with only
Che closest relatives present, the couple
was riarried in the Russian Orthodox
Churca at Roxbury. the bridegroom hav-
ing been baptized In that church shortly
after his birth in Russia.
IF yesterdays ceremony lacked in
brillance 1t was made up to-day. Two
hundred and fifty invitations had been
issued by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pelham
Curtis and the Prince and Princess
Cantacuzene- -Speranskey, the latter for
merly Miss Julia Dent Grant Of New
York, the respective parents of the bride
and bridegroom.
The ceremony to-day under the ritual
of the Episcopal church was performed
by the Rev. DR.. William q. Thayer, head
master of St. Marks School at Groton.
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as the original plans of the couple were
concerned. Recently, however. word
came from the head of the group who
emerged alive from the Russian debacle
that they would recognize the marriage
of the Prince only on condition that he
be married legally in his own, the Rus
sian Catholic church.
Consent was necessary If the bride
was to be recognized as a Princess in
what is left of Russia royalist circles
and so 1t happened that many who saw
the second ceremony this afternoon also
attended Yesterdays. At Roxbury ex-
ira precaution was taken to guard not
only the Prince and members of his fam
lily but also those of the Curtis family
and relatives. These precautions were
continued to-day.
While the guests were being seated
John Adams Loud, organist Of the New
ton Centre Baptist Church. played music
from the marriage mass by Dubois and
the wedding symphony by Goldmark.
The "Lohengrin" wedding march he
played as a professional, and as a recess
sional the Mendelssohn music.
Guests Filled the Church.
The guests comfortably filled the little
church, which seats fewer than 800. The
ushers were Messrs. George c. Lee. Jr..
Carl Stillman. Elisha Stillman, Dorsey
Palmer, Laurence Curtis I'd. Adrian
Carr Honore and Joseph Sargent, Jr.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Curtis was best man.
acting in place Of Count Michael Nieroth
of Russia, who was to have come from
Paris to serve in that capacity for his
cousin, but who was unable to reach
here in time for the wedding.
Miss Dorethea Curtis Jordan, daugh-
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was maid Of honor.
The other bridal attendants were
Misses Mary Sigourney, Penelope Cur
It's. cousin of the bride Lena Turnbull.
Rosamond Johnson, Josephine Coggswell
of Cambridge and Elizabeth Zerrahn.
The brides wedding gown was Of
white tulle edged with pearls. the court
train being Of silver cloth embroidered
in pearls. Her wreath was Of orange
blossoms, which held a long tulle veil.
Her only ornament was pear shaped
pearl the gift of the bridegroom.
Prince and Princess Cantacuzene-
Speranskey occupied seats on the right
OF the main aisle. The bride was es-
corted by her father to the altar. Her
mother was In one of the pews on the
! left aisle, and with her were Police
Commissioner and Mrs. Edwin u. Cur
! tbs of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
| Curtis, Mr.. Laurence Curtis, Miss Frances
&, Curtis, Miss Clara Curtis, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. p. Curtis, Jr. Mrs. Harriet
Curtis. Miss Amy Curtis and Miss Mar
saret S. Curtis.
Near them were Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu
/ Root. DR.. and Mrs. Allen Freeman, Mrs.
Nathaniel Thayer. Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
S,gourney. Mrs. NJ. II. Richardson. DR..
md Mrs. Morton Prince, Miss Anita and
Miss Susette Sturgis. Cameron Rogers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bacon. Miss Ethel
Rumstead. Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Cham
hers. Mr.. and Mrs. Osman Warren
/ BROWN. Miss Frances and Miss Georgena
Weld. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Winthrop,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheelrieht. Messrs.
George Wheelwright. John Wheelright.
Jr Joseph Wheelwright and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. r Bangs
Among the other Guests.
Near the father and mother of the
br,daproom were Mr. and Mrs. Honore
Palmer. Sr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Honore Pal
ner. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, widow OF
Gen. Frederick d. Grant; Mr.. and MRS.
! Charles Harding. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hopkinson. Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. Johnson,
Miss Elizabeth Hamelin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles p. Greenough, I'd. Miss Mabel
Holden. Mr.. Higginson Manning. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles T. Lowering, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Paris, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Stevenson, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Law
renee, Mrs. Amory Lawrence. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Torrey Morse, Bradley Nash.
James Otis. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic w.
Lord of New York. Miss Elizabeth
Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Halwell. Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Hamlen. Miss Rosamond
Blanchard. Miss Isobel Boardman. Mr..
and Mrs Charles Boyde,. Mr.. and Mrs.
IA. A. Chambers, Miss Mildred Cochran
and Miss Dorothea Goldman.
Following the ceremony there was a
reception at the summer home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis. For this there were
more than 800 guests. including those
who attended the ceremony The bride
and bridegroom were assisted In receiv-
ing the guests by Mrs. Curtis, who
wore a brown beaded gown with picture
hat. The mother of the bridegroom
was In yellow crepe. trimmed with point
de venise lace and wore pearls. The
young couple left tonight for New
York. and ir September they intend to
GO to Russia.