News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
IFrom the New York Sun.l


Miss Caroline Schermerhern Astor,
the youngest daughter of MIR. William
Astor, was married Tuesday afternoon at
the residence of her parents, 800 flftn
avenue. The bridegroom was MarshaH
Orme Wilson, son of Mr.. Il. L. Wilson,
a banker.
Miss Aston is handsome blonde and
90 years of age. ALI her sisters are mar.
RED. Mr.. Wilson is about 20 years OF
age.
In lavish display, in beauty of decora-
ton, and in point of attendance 1t was
the most noticeable house wedding that
has been celebrated in this city for many
years. A limited number of guests were
invited to see the wedding itself, which
took place at $40 o'clock, but hundreds
of invitations were issued for the recep-
tion. which lasted from 4 to o'clock.
About 500 persons responded, and these
we're served by Pinard with delicate
lunch on silver and golden plates.
The eight ushers wore dark Prince
Albert coats, light gray trousers. white
neckties and buttonhole bouquets of
roses and lilies of the valley. In each
tie was a gold pin, presented by the
bridegroom. It was a monogram formed
of the initials o. w. and G. A., and was
set with two diamonds and ruby.
Two ushers led the bridal procession
from the second story, down the marble
stairway, through the pa-leFs and dining
room to. the lofty picture gallery. In
each room the cut glass chandeliers with
their myriad hanging prisms cast bril-
liant light on the bridal party. Next
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gan Dix, rector of Trinity Church; then
the bridegroom, with the best man, his
brother, Mr.. r. T. Wilson, Jr. The
bridesmaids were In pairs, in this order:
Miss Helen Beckwith with Miss Marion
Langdon, Miss Fannie Swan with Miss
Nav Robbins, Miss Georgiana Hecks-
cher with Miss Sarah Steward. Miss
Harriet Welles with Miss Belle Wilson.
They wore dresses presented by the
bride. of white satin, made en- train,
hand embroidered and trimmed each
with a deep lace hounce. The waists
were cut square In front and pointed at
the back, with sleeves reaching to the
elbow. The bridesmaids wore long
gloves. wells of tulle fastened with os-
trich tips, and each carried hand bou-
quet made of fifty La France roses and
q few lilies OF the valley.
The bride, on the arm of her father
followed them. She wore white satin
dress-a creation of Worth's. 1t had
court train, and the front band was en-
broidered in silver, with floral designs,
and draped with point lace. The low
cut corsage was edged with lace. A
wreath of orange blossoms crowned her
fair hair, and around her neck was a
pearl necklace with diamond pendant.
The long point lace veil was fastened to
the couture by diamond pins. Miss
Astor carried large white bouquet,
composed entirely of orchids. except for
a few orange blossoms. Mr.. Klunder
said this bouquet could not be duplicat-
ed in this country.
Mrs. Astor, on the arm of Mr.. Lispe-
nard Stewart, followed the bride. She
wore white satin dress, trimmed with
point lace. Mrs. Drayton, sister of
the bride, wore a dress of canary-col-
ored satin. and Mrs. Roosevelt, another
sister, Worth costume of pale pink
satin, trimmed with point lace.
DIR. Dix stood in front of two prayer
desks which were placed beneath the
mantel at the west end of the picture
gallery. The bridegroom turned there
and awaited the bride. During the
prayer they kneeled at the prayer-desks.
The marriage service was over in fifteen
minutes, and Mrs. Wilson then took the
minister's place, and received the con-
gratulations of the guests who began to
pour in.
A pleasant innovation was introduced
by the dancing of a quadrille by the
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tanning cake were distributed among
them. Two chain rings made of gold
-iii1zizs=~ere enclosed and fizese were drawn
by Miss Swain and Mr.. Cannon. A
string band played in the balcony over
the entrance to the gallery and another
band played in the main hall.
an awning ran from the front door to
the curb, and crowd lowered around
this all the afternoon watching the
guests as they alighted from their car
Tlages. There WAS an endless line OF
carriages, and Fifth avenue was noisy
with wheels until after o'clock. Shortly
before that time the bride withdrew, and
reapPeared in travelling dress Of dark
gray cloth. The skirt was plated, and
the overskirt was trimmed with steel
passementerie and firing Of steel beads.
Her hat was of gray velvet, with red
feathers, and her muff was of gray fur.
AS the young couple went down the
step, slippers and rice were thrown after
them. Their wedding trip took them to
Long Island. On their ret. n they will
occupy a residence on Fifth avenue, pre-
scented to them by MIR. Aston.
The wedding was attended by the
notables of New York society.
The floral decorations of Mrs. Astor's
house were very lavish, and worth de-
scribing In detail. No effort was made
to mass flowers, but they were dispersed
here and there on mantel-pieces, tables
and brackets wherever there was room
for them. The broad, marble-hoored
hall runs some fifty feet back, and on
the right are three parlors, divided by
heavy crimson portieres. On the left
are the reception rooms and the fine
marble staircase. In the rear OF the
hall and the parlors is the dining-room,
and beyond this the picture gallery.
The customary decorations of the hall
are mirrors at the sides, tall porcelain
candelabra, two caryatides bearing gas
globes, two full suits of steel armor,
a tall life-size marble statue, and two
small marble Cupids. Down along the
sides Of the hall were set pots of palms,
and the candelabra and mirrors were
hung with smilax and ropes of roses.
The mirrors had dado of pink roses,
and roses were twined around the frames.
The marble statue rose out OF bower of
palms in the bend of the stairway. The
balusters of the staircase were twined
with greens, and palms and flowers
stood ON the landing. TO one looking
from the front door the grouping of
palms and roses gave a rich tropical
effect to the hallway. The doors open
ing into each of the parlors were
guarded by rich crimson portieres. At
each side of the entrance was a tall urn
with growing ferns, and roses hanging
over the sides. Turkish rugs broke the
monotony of the marble floor.
A cracking soft coal fire gave cosey
air to the reception room, which Is the
smallest of all the rooms. Loose bunch
es OF roses were placed in every coLven-
lent spot.
The wedding gifts were in the front
parlor, and punches of roses were also
distributed there, wherever they could
find resting place.
From the centre of the three-sided
sofa in the middle OF this room rose a
column of pink roses, whose top met the
smilax dropping from the chandelier.
Roses were scattered all around the room.
The third parlor was upholstered in blue
velvet and it was likewise decked with
roses. On the walls were portraits of
the older members of the family.
The walls of the dining room are COW
cred with ancient tapestries, and the
furniture is upholstered in leather. 1t
is large sized room, but the table at
fhn rnnth eide reachnd from rral Il, runu