Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
wedding. So great was its weight that the
slender bride did not hold 1t out, and it
brushed forMal.. from her dress as she walk
A FRA1L, PALE BRIDE.

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FRAIL, PALE BRIDE.
She looked frail and pale and pathetically
i girlish. Her fathers bearing was in direct
contrast to hers. He stood very straight, and
in his face, which was ruddy, there was a
set, almost defiant expression. His eyes were
fixed with military exactness. Thus he pass
ed his wife the woman who bears his name
without glance in her direction.
Very brisk and business-like was the young
Duke as he stepped forward and took the
brides hand. She raised her head and half
turned her face toward him. but quickly
looked down again.
The charge was at once delivered by DR..
Brown and the Gel emony proceeded. The
Duke at the necessary parts of the service
in low but firm voice, answered all ques-
lions; but the girls answers were SO faint
that few could hear them.
Throughout the ceremony Mrs. Vanderbilt
sat calm and expressionless. Only once did
She show any change of expression, and that
was when the Duchess of Marlborough came
down the chancel steps on the Dukes arm.
Then Mrs. Vanderbilt smiled.
MARvELs IN BLUE ANE WHITE
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party was blue and white. and the costumes
of the bridesmaids combined these two colors
| Mrs. Vanderbilt's dress was of pale blue.
and the bride, Of course. wore white. Her
gown which was made by Nine. Donovan, of
New York was OF rare creamy tint,a shade
of white deeper than the ivory which is COM
monty used for bridal gowns. The richness
of the color was increased by the quality of
the heavy satin from which the dress was
make and the yellowish shade was so marked
that the tones of the yellow lace which trim
med the gown matched the material perfectly
This lace was the chief trimming of the
dress.
The founce was draped without cutting.
1t was hung in four horizontal rows across
the front Of the dress and over the sides, leav
ing no satin visible. Where the lace was
caught on the right side of the dress, long
sprays of orange blossoms fell from the
waist to point within ten inches Of the hem
of the skirt at the top Of the bottom hounce.
| The flowers fell in two slender sprays, and
| the bunch from which they hung was not
J large. The drapery of the lace. which would
have been trying to any girl not so tall as the
bride, was especially becoming to Miss Van
derbilt, who had sufficient height to carry it.
The bodice was high-nec and the front
Of it was covered with chiffon, which fell in
full gathers from the neck to the belt. Over
the cream color chiffon was deep fall of the
lace, which hung unconfned. The collar
was very high, of white satin and chiffon,
covered with lace of the same design that Or
namented the rest of the gown.
About the waist was satin girdle, which
was another feature of the contume particu-
/ larly becoming to Miss Vanderbilt.
| The sleeves were large but not excessive in
size. They were pleated and not gathered in
at the a1m-hole. Triple revers Of lace fell
over the top Of them From the elbow down
| they were cut close to the arm, in the
| style OF gauntlet. and were without
| trimming of any kind. On the front of the
corsage, at the left shoulder was small
cluster of orange blossoms.
A TRAIN FOUR YARDS LONG.
The BRIDES train, as she walked up the aisle,
swept the carpetfor four yards behind her.
| Itw the most striking feature of her toilet,
and was devised for ultimate use at the
| Court of St. James. 1t was five yards long,
and was fastened to the bodice at the Shout
ders. About the two sides and across the
lower edge was border of pearls and silver
1 two inches broad. The finest of seed pearls
of various sizes were embroidered in the form
OF small rose leaves.
| The brides veil was adorned with superb
piece Of point d'Angleterre, which was
worn by her grandmother, Mrs. Murray
Smith, of Mobile, and by.her mother at their
weddings.
Miss Vanderbilts wedding corset was of
white satin, the material being brocade,
covered with small white carnations. From
the upper edge fell deep border of Valen-
ciennes lace The lingerie of the bride is
notable chiefly for the beautiful fineness of
the linen. and each piece is marked with the
brides name, "Consuelo," in raised embroid>
| cry.
| The brides "going away" dress was gown
| of ecru cloth, made by Nine. Donovan. With
it she wore black velvet cape, embroidered
] with jet and trimmed with lace and a black
| hat.
| WEDDING RECEPTION AND BREAKFAST.
| When the newly welded couple left the
sacr ed edifice to be driven to the brides home
the surging mass cheered again and again.
and many thousands of people lined the walk
! from the church to the residence of the bride,
| on seventy-second street.
| Mr. Vanderbilt left the church and drove
away alone, Mrs. Vanderbilt, with her sis
ter. Miss Smith, and her two sons, left the
church by side door, after signing the reg
| lister, and returned to the house few min
utes before the bridal party. The rest of the
| party went to the house in their carriages in
| line, and the wedding reception was held.
The guests at the reception and breakfast
| included Sir Julian Pauncefote and members
of the British embassy, Miss Armide Smith,
Governor and Mrs. Norton, Mr.. and Mrs
Buchanan Winthrop, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Town
send Burden, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Bronson,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Post, Mr.. and Mrs.
Duer, Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Colonel
and Mrs. William Jay, the bridesmaids and
ushers.
The Royal Hungarian Band, numbering
forty musicians, were placed on the stairs.
The Vanderbilt march, especially composed
for the occasion by an intimate musical
friend of Mrs. Vanderbilt's was played sew
eral times during the breakfast, and as the
bride ana groom led the way into the dining
room Memberships Wedding March.
The bridal couple on arrival at the house.
were received by Mrs. W. K, Vanderbilt and
conducted Immediately to the reception roo IN,
where they awaited the coming of the guests.
The first of the guests to arrive were Cover
nor, Mrs. and Miss Morton, the Hon Ivor
Guest and Sir Julian Pauncefote and MEM
bers of the British legation. The guests as
they arrived were greeted by the Duke and