New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
Brilliant Rites
Seal Marriage
OF Miss Deacon
Religious Ceremony i'm Paris
Attended by $50 Guests
Follows Civil Wedding to
the Duke of Marlborough
High Personages Present
Leading Figures in Social
and Political World on
the . List Of Invitations
speeicl Cable 10 The Tribune

PARIS, Jun@ss25.-The civil wedding
yesterday of Miss Gladys Deacon and
the Duke of Marlborough was followed
at noon to-day by an elaborate religious
marriage ceremony performed at the
residence of Eugene Higgins by the
Rev. T. H. Wright, of the Scotch Church
in Paris,
Although about $50 invitations to the
wedding had been sent out, not more
than $50 persons were present. Among
the persons invited from the highest of
French society were twenty-five princes
and princesses, twenty dukes and
duchesses, twenty-four marquis and
marquises, ninety counts and countesses,
nine barons Snd baronesses, President
Millerand,, Premier BRAND, Marshal
Foch, Anatole France and many other
distinguished personages. Ambassa-
dor and Mrs, Wallace and Sheldon
Whitehouse and his wife represented
the American Embassy. President
Millerand sent letter to the duke on
behalf of himself and Mme Milierand.
Premier BRAND, Marshal Foch and
other members of the government in
vited were not present, but sent their
felicitations.A
y4s Ceremony in Mansion
The ceremony was performed in the
grand salon of the Higgins mansion,
: which is one of the most imposing in
the residence quarter near the George
Washington, statue. Mr.. Higgins is a
Boston broker and cousin of the bride.
The ceremony was very brief, the
couple standing under huge canopy
Of white flowers, facing the black
frocked Scotch pastor. The duke, at
tended by Walter Berry, president of
the American Chamber Of Commerce
in Paris, awaited the bride at the altar.
Partisan orchestra played softly
while the bride, on the arm of Mr..
Higgins, entered from the side. Her
wedding gown of gold and silver bro
cade, covered with an ancient Napole-
onic lace. stretched out in train that
was carried by the young daughter of
the Countess de Boisrouvray, an init
mate friend of the bride and matron of
honor at the ceremony.
The brides shoes were of the same
material as her gown, while the lace,
which was gift from Napoleon to his
Empress and which had been lent to
Miss Deacon by the Duchess of Canos-
ira, was caught up with a wreath of
The :, duke wore black cutaway,
stripedAtroHsers, blue shirt and white
spats, and had bunch of small white
orchids stuck jauntily in his button
hoie. his expression was unchanged
= : ftfhtFsoSugh9uts II the, ceremony. ,sThenword
obey" was omitted from the service.
ra @ Minister Is Nervous
The Rev. Mr.. Wright, who is small
OF stature, was not called ubon to Of
ticiate at fhe wedding until late this
morning, after several Paris ministers
had refused to perform the ceremony
because the duke was divorcee AS a
result, the identity of the man reading
the ceremenyotwas not known to any
one but the duke and his intimates
until after the wedding. The minister
was very nervous as he began to read,
and his deep voice weakened and shook
so as he continued that he was forced
to stop and begin over again. The Sec
ond time he proceeded successfully.
The salon was richly furnished and
banked with flowers for the occasion.
The guests presented veritable fash
ion show, bringing out the latest gowns
decreed by Paris modistes, who for the
last fortnight have been exhibiting
styles showing skirts that are notice.
ably longer.
After the ceremony the guests went
out into the great garden near the
mansion, where champagne and other
refreshments were served. The duke
and duchess came out e few moments
later, and the duchess posed for a
score of American, English and French
photographers.
surrounded by guests, she person
ally cut the huge wedding cake that
stood on table under a canopied
bower OF flowers beneath the overhang-
inf trees. She passed the pieces of
cake herself. After an informal re-
ception, the duke and duchess went out
onto the grassed tennis courts anu
posed again for half an hour for the
photographers
Dukes Relatives Absent
AS the photographers snapped her
the duchess remarked, first in English
and then,in French. to the guests who
were standing near by:
This is one of the penalties for
getting married"
An orchestra played in the garden
throughout the afternoon.
The absence of the dukes friends
and relatives at the wedding was no
ticeable, although Lord Hardinge was
there as representative of British
diplomacy. INDIA was represented by
the Maharaja of Kapurtala, who, with
mis- princess, was aHeng the first to
congratulate Cne duke.
The duke, commenting 20 The Trib-
une correspondent on the interest be-
ing taken by America in the event.
smiled and said
We'll, they're satisfied now, aren't
they?"
The duke declined to give the de-
tails of the honeymoon itinerary al
though he said that he and his bride
planned to motor for fortnight
through ceutral France and later Set
tie down at Blenheim Castle, ON the
ducal estate in England. Comm entine
on the absence of President Millerand
IRON the ceremony, the duke said he
had received a letter from the Chief
Executive which he priced highly.
An hour before the wedding, gen.
darnes and other men in uniform we're
stationed around the Higgins resi-.
dence With orders to exclude all per.
sons except those who presented Ia.
vitations- All persons as they arrived
were forced to give up their cards be-
fore entering the grounds.
Childhood Nurse Attends
PARIS, June rs (By The Associated
Press) An incident Of the Marlbor-
ough- Deacon wedding ceremony to-day
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