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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1899
Page
5
Mrs. Oelrichs joins the groom’s family in presenting an extensive array of silver and gold table ornaments and jewels. Many gifts are stored in a safe deposit, to be displayed at the wedding, creating a museumlike collection. Miss Fair favors simple dress and plans rare use of jewelry.
The Rev. Christoper R. Eliot speaks on the Czar’s peace proposal and universal peace. He notes the May 18, 1999 conference in The Hague with 26 governments and discusses America's lag in enthusiasm versus Europe’s mobilization for arbitration and a permanent tribunal.
Dr. Greene of 34 Temple Place Boston offers a free course of illustrated lectures and X Ray demonstrations at Music Hall on March 27 and 28. Public access is free for all sessions including a men only private lecture, a women only private illustrated lecture, and a general audience demonstration.
New York reports Miss Virginia Fair and Mr W Vanderbilt Jr will receive wedding gifts worth well over a million dollars with one item alone valued at 150000. Gifts stored in vaults under burglar proof safes and patent locks. Notable presents include two large silver trays from Mrs Shepard and a pearl necklace rivaling the belt of August Belmont.
Mrs. C. H. P. Belmont sends an extraordinary diamond riviere for her son's marriage. The piece features thirty to forty old mine blue white stones, some as big as a pigeon's egg, set in silver with plans to reset in platinum. The gems come from a princely French house. the bridegroom, W. K. Vanderbilt, selected this sumptuous gift amid vast wealth.
The piece details Miss Fair wearing a diamond adorned dress, noting its artistry and expense. Mr Mackay and Miss Fair share a longtime friendship linked to diamonds and mining wealth. Also mentions the Armstrong and Russell brothers, Keiths bill, Mascot the clairvoyant horse at Austin Stone's, and the Bonanza Girls at the Grand Theatre.
The annual festival to aid St Marys Infant Asylum will be held at Music Hall on April 19 from 10 am to 10 pm. The event features numerous attractions and is supported by the Ladies St Marys Infant Aid Society. The Boston charity shelters needy children regardless of creed or color, with over 600 cared for last year and more than 100 currently in residence.
The golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Henry Hall will be celebrated this evening at Brighton Grand Army Hall with a large attendance of friends. The couple are longtime Brighton residents who were married in the past.
The New York theater season of 1898 99 yielded strong profits for managers led by Charles Frohman who cleared about 300 000. Maude Adams topped the list with 175 000 from The Little Minister. Other notable gains included Annie Russell 50 000 Mrs James Brown Potter 50 000 and Gillette productions ranging near 86 000.
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