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Show MISS ASTOR IS WEDDED. Married to Capt. Spender-Clay in St. lilargaret's Church, Westminster. LONDON, Oct. 29. Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor, was married at St. Margaret's church, Westminster, today, to Capt. Spender-Clay. The bishop of London. Dr. Ingram, Canon Wilberforce and other clergy performed the ceremony In the presence of a large assemblage. Enormous crowds outside watched the arrival of tho bride, bridegroom and wedding guests. The church, which was tastefully adorned with llowers and autumn foliage, was crowded with distinguished personages and presented a brilliant scene, when to the strains of a processional hymn, the bride, with her ten bridesmaids and two pages in while satin cavalier oUits, moved up the aisle to' the chancel tteps. Mr. Astor gave away his daughter. The best man was Capt. Claude Decres-plgny, Decres-plgny, Viceroy Curzon's aide de camp. The presents were magnificent, largely large-ly diamonds and other jewels. The Duchess of Argyll sent a gold cup. Lord Rosebery. Lord Lnnsdowne, Lord Halsbury, Alfred Charles Rothschild, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Roxburgh, Earl and Countess of War-wlclc. War-wlclc. Col. and Mrs. John Hay, Emoas-sador Emoas-sador and Mrs. Choate, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt, the Duchess of Manchester, Secretary and Mrs. Henry White, the Countess of Strafford and Mrs. Arthur Paget were also amoug the donors. The list of presents fills a column in the newspapers. |