Lilith, ruby velvet, point lace and pearls.
Aunt Sophie, black satin, with white lace shawl and white lace cap—all presents from the baroness.
The gentlemen wore the conventional black swallow-tail coat, black vest and black trousers, with white neck-tie and white gloves.
When the contract was signed the whole party adjourned to the dining-salon, where a rich and rare repast was spread for their refreshment.
And after this they separated amid hearty congratulations.
The next day, Tuesday, the same party met at the Mairie, where the civil ceremony, which the French law requires, was duly observed.
But the grand pageant of the ecclesiastical rites came off at the Church of St. Genevieve about noon on Thursday.
At an early hour of the forenoon the church was crowded with the nobility, fashion and beauty of Paris.
The Archbishop of ——, attended by two bishops, all in their sacred vestments, were in readiness to officiate.
At half-past eleven the bridal train entered the church.