What might be termed a floral
wedding, from the profusion of
flowers used in decorating the
church and in trimming the
dresses of the fair
participants, was solemnized
last night in St. Ann's
Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
Heights, by the Rector, the Rev.
Dr. Reese F. Alsop. The bride
was Miss Essie Bailey Hoagland,
daughter of Mr. John S.
Hoagland, and the groom was Mr.
William Franklin Homan. Two
little girls, Minnie L. Homan
and Edith Hill, a sister and
cousin of the groom, were the
maids of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Jennie E. Davis, Miss
Ada L. Hill, Miss Bessie Gwyn,
and Miss Margaerite Huntington.
The best man was Mr. William S.
Vail, a cousin of the groom, and
the ushers were Messrs. Fred D.
Edsall, Haward E. Raymond,
William W. Campbell, Cornelius
D. Hoagland, William F. Rowland,
and C. Joost, Jr.
The bride was dressed in a gown
of white faille francaise,
richly trimmed with Duchesse
point lace. She wore a white
tulle veil and natural orange
blossoms. Her ornaments were
diamond solitaire earrings, the
gift of the groom, and she
carried a bouquet of lilies of
the valley and white roses. The
bridesmaids wore dresses of
pink, French gray, Nile green
and lemon, handsomely trimmed
with rare flowers, and carried
bouquets of mignonettes. The
little maids of honor wore white
silk dresses trimmed with
daisies and buttercups, and
carried baskets of white
chrysanthemums. At the chancel
rail the party was met by the
groom and his best man and the
ceremony was performed in
accordance with the service of
the Episcopal Church.
Among those present were Mrs.
M.L. Roman, Mrs. S.R. Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. S.C. Hill, Mr. and
Mrs.. C.D. Hoagland, William
Richardson, ex-Mayor Howell, and
Mr.. and Mrs.. J.F. Anderson,
Jr. After the ceremony a
reception was held at the
residence of Mr. John S.
Hoagland, at 459 Ninth-street,
Prospect Heights.
A wedding that interested
hundreds of New York's society
people was that yesterday
afternoon of Miss Charlotte
Thorne Pearsall, daughter of
Thomas Willetts Pearsall, and E.
Robbins Walker, son of Joseph
Walker, both descendants of the
oldest Quaker families in
America. It took place at
Calvary Church, at 3:30 o'clock,
and a large and fashionable
crowd watched the bridal party
move slowly to the altar rails,
where the officiating clergyman,
the Rev. Dr. Satterlee, and the
groom and his best man. Arthur
Cleveland Humbert, were waiting
to receive them. The bride wore
a handsome gown of white
brocade, trimmed with the lace
that ornamented her
grandmother's wedding dress, and
a long point lace veil held in
place by three diamond suns,
gifts from her mother, her aunt,
and the groom. The two little
maids of honor were her cousins,
Miss Sybil Douglass and Miss
Adelaide Spofford, and the
bridesmaids were Miss Endicott,
Miss Lawrence, Miss Lulu Scott,
and Miss Fannie Walker. The
ushers were J. Norman
Whitehouse, P. Spofford
Pearsall, brother of the bride;
Edward Warren, Elisha Dyer,
third, J. Dunbar Wright, and
Frank Henry. A reception
followed at the home of the
bride's parents, 26 West
Twentieth-street. The parlors
were prettily decorated with
smilax, palms and roses by
Butler, and Pinard served the
collation. Among the guests were
Mrs. Douglass, Mr. and Mrs.. A.
E. Bateman, Dr. and Mrs.
Woodbury, Mr. and Mrs. B.
Winthrop, Dr. and Mrs. Polk,
Judge and Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor Pyne, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Sloan, Miss Sloan, Mrs.
Van Auken, and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Walker. Among the many
wedding presents was a very
handsome set of antique table
silver left by the bride's
grandmother to be given her on
her wedding day. The young
couple will take a long wedding
journey through the South.
Miss Mary Margaret McCaddon,
sister-in-law of Mr. James A.
Bailey of circus fame, was
married quietly at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at that
gentleman's handsome residence.
One Hundred and Fiftieth-street
and St. Nicholas-place, to Dr.
William R. Larkin of
Manhattanville. She wore a
pretty gown of white moiré and
crepe, and had for her maid of
honor Miss Linda R. Cooper of
Philadelphia. The Rev. J.J.
Griffin officiated, and Dr. John
Quigley acted as best man. There
were no ushers or bridesmaids,
and only both families and a few
intimate friends were present.
The balls and parlors were
filled with handsome smilax and
chrysanthemum decorations. Among
the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
J.T. McCaddon, W.F. Young, Mr.
and Mrs. P.T. Barnum. Dr. and
Mrs. F.F. Dennis, Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Deering, John Whalen,
and Dr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Jersey. Dr. and Mrs. Larkin left
after the reception for an
extended tour through the
Northwest.
Miss Minnie R. Carter, daughter
of John M. Carter, was married
at Christ Church last evening to
William Cleveland Roberson by
the Rev. Dr. Shipman. She wore a
dainty gown of white satin
embroidered in silver and had
but one bridesmaid, her sister,
Miss Madge. The best man was
Samuel T. Knapp, Jr., and the
ushers were J.W. Carter, brother
of the bride; Clement H. Cross,
H.T. McConn, Jr., George C.
Wetmore, Jr., C.W. Benedict and
D.E. Soybel. After the ceremony
a reception, attended only by
the families and intimate
friends of the couple, was held
at the bride's home, 21 Park
avenue. Among the guests were
Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Walker, the
Hon. Smith Ely, Mr. and Mrs. E.
B. Talcott, Mr. and Mrs. T.S.
Olive, Baron de Serdebin, Mr.
and Mrs. E.C. Rice, and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Parmenter.
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