MR CHURCHILL’S MARRIAGE.

Evening Star, Issue 13091, 26 October 1908, Page 5

MR CHURCHILL’S MARRIAGE.

[From Oca London Corresedndesy.] The social event of the, pact week was 'r marriage on September 12 of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill, erstwhile Undersecretary of State for the Colonies, and now President of the Board of Trade. The bride Mr Churchill led to the altar of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, was Mips Clementine Hozier, daughter of the late Sir Henry Hozier, K.C.8., sometime secretary of Lloyd’s. For the auspicious event Sic. Margaret’s wart profusely decorated with palms, white flowers, and masses,of" foliage, and the crowded congregation in- i eluded the Ambassadors for the United I States and Germany, dukes and duchesses, ; earls and countesses, and lords and ladies j by the score, dozens of political, social, ! and Service entities, and representative ; men in all walks of life. The bride was ; escorted by her brother and was given 1 away by her mother (Lady Blanche Hozier), : the bridegroom’s best man being Lord i Hugh Cecil. The service, which was fully i choral, was conducted by the Bishop of St. i Asaph, assisted by Bishop Welldon and , Canon Shepherd. | The bride wore a long-trained Venetian 1 gown of heavy white satin, the squarc-cut neck outlined with rare old point do Vcnise. Some similar lace formed the elbow cuffs and appeared at the head of the sleeves, where it was piped with satin in picturesque fashion. She wore a tulle veil and a high Greek hcad-dreee formed of a narrow chaplet of orange leaves surmounted i by orange buds. Tlie five bridesmaids 1 were attired in gowns of palest biscuitcolored satin ample, embroidered’ round tlie hem of skirt and drapery with silver and silk in. a dainty leaf design ; tbe-under-dressee of accordion-pleated chiffon were finished at the neck with a narrow fold of silver tissue, and the chemisette and i sleeves of lace enriched with silver. They 1 wore largo black satin picture hats, the crown surrounded by pink and white camellias, and finished at tiro back with a large black moire bow. The bridegroom presented them with platinum necklets with star sapphire pendants set with email diamonds, and suspended from little chains of brilliants. Among the avalanche of presents showered upon Mr Churchill and his bride was a gold-mounted Malacca can© bearing tlie Marlborough arm?, which the King cent to the bridegroom. Many of Mr Church•U’b most bitter political opponents were also among the givers of wedding presents, Mr Joseph L’liamborlain being the donor of a pair of silver decanter stands, whilst the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour presented Mr Churchill with a silver cigar box. The honeymoon was spent at Blenheim Palace, which had been placed at the disposal of Mr and Mis Churchill by their kinsman the Duke of Marlborough.