Identifier: mylifeherethere00kant (find matches)
Title: My life here and there
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Kantakuzen, Julia Grant, kniaginia, 1876-
Subjects: Austria -- Court and courtiers Russia -- Court and courtiers
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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liked ex-tremely the idea of exaggeration or show. There were afew autumn flowers and leaves on the pews and a screenof feathery green about the altar. Bishop Potter, myparents old friend, and Doctor Nevin, who had seen thebirth and growth of our romance, divided the service be-tween them. My cousins and uncles and a few of mybest men friends were ushers. My gown was the simplest possible. The veil of tullehad no flower or jewel to attach it to my hair. The onenote of magnificence in the whole proceedings was myhusbands uniform. He wore his regimental white clothwith red-and-silver trimmings, high black boots, andgolden metal helmet, with the imperial eagle of Russiaon its top in silver, which caught the light and added itsglistening note. Every one was very much excited aboutthe grooms fine clothes, and his thoroughbred type,face, figure, and manner came in for favorable commentfrom all who met him for the first time that day. The little chapel was filled with friends from the vicin-
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H 05O H o5U < U w SH faO H05 < — ROMAN GAIETIES 203 ity of Newport, and others who were interested enoughto come from Washington, Chicago, New York, and else-where. No one came to see a show. They knew therewould be none. Some army officers, comrades of myfather, were in full-dress uniform out of compliment tomy husband, who was an army man. I was given awayby my handsome cadet brother in his West Point uniform. My father having been sent out to the Philippines inthe early spring, I had not found him when I returnedfrom abroad, and he had written us he expected to comeback before our wedding. As the summer passed hiswork in Luzon and Samoa had become more arduous,and constant trouble with native chiefs made him feelthat his duty was to stay there, not asking for the leavehe had meant to take. Consequently he wrote and wiredhe did not want the marriage to be deferred, but wishedus to ask the President, if under these circumstances thelatter would not give my

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