Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
$S,OOO,OOO WEDDING.
ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE AMERICAN
BRIDE GONE.


ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE AMERICAN
BRIDE GONE.
At st Thomas Protestant Episcopal church
in New York, on the morning of November
9th the young Duke of Marlborough was mar
ried to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. who were
divorced last year. A few years ago the old
Duke of Marlborough, the present young
Dukes father, came to American and mar
ried a Mrs. Hamersley, the millionaire widow
of deceased broker. She carried to him an
annual income from five millions of dollars,
but could not give him the principal, she
only having life interest. That Duke died
two years ago, and it was his widow (now
Lady Beresford) who made the match between
her step-son, the present Duke, and Miss
Vanderbilt. The skeleton in the closet of
the wedding. which took place last week, was
that the parents of the bride were divorced,
and while the father was invited to the we'd
ding none of his Vanderbilt relations were.
The young bride in this case carries to her
husband dover of $5,OOO,OO given by her
mother, and an annual income of $4,000,
allowed by her father. The effort at the
wedding was to surpass the Gould marriage
in costly floral display. and it seems to have
been done. The New York papers give the
following description of the marriage
A CHARMING FLORAL DISPLAY.
When the fortunate possessors of cards en-.
tered st. Thomas Church, long before the
arrival of the wedding party. they found
study in floral effects such as never has been
attempted in this city before, The materials
used were the most expensive that the floral
market afforded.
Orchids of the rarest kind, each represent
ing value greater than the floral decorations
of an average New York wedding, were used
by the score. The result was symphony in
the rarest palms, graceful vines, autumn
foliage and countless roses, lilies and chrys-
anthemums that taxed the greenhouses around
New York and exhausted the market.
The vestibule was converted into conser-
vatory of rare tropical foliage and vines.
The walls were lined with the rarest palms,
and the ceilings were hung with soft and
graceful vines. As the guests entered the
church and turned toward the chancel they
gazed through a vista of pink and white
blossoms.
THROUGH LINES OF FLORAL TORCHES.
This effect was produced by placing on the
ends of the pews at intervals, large floral
torches surmounted by feathery palms, and
with roses, the pink alternating
with the white. Ribbons of pink AMI white
satin held these garlandS in position and
trailed their ends on the floor
On either side of the aisle the columns
were banded by shades of pink and white
chrysanthemums, and the red and golden tint
of autumnal foliage. Medallions of maple
foliage, and contrasting with it. the delicately
tinted borgenvilla, were placed on the
front of the galleries, 10 prevent the posi-
bility Of the woodwork being seen, garlands
of white and pink roses were festooned along
the gallery rail.
Orchids in pink, green and mauve Offset by
their dark green foliage were suspended at
from the gallery surrounding the
entire edifice. Across the chancel were three
lofty arches of gothic design, composed Of
asparagus fern as a background, and studded
with thousand of bright roses and lilies
The chancel rail was concealed by trellis
work of lilies of the valley and for this pur-
pose $4,000 Of these delicate flowers were
used.
RARE CARNATIONS OF COLOR.
On either side of the chancel rail were
groups of rare ferns, with dollhouse speci-
cimens Of the growing bushes of bridesmaid
roses interspersed. Banked against the choir
stalls were partierres of standard roses and
pink lilies, graduating to the tiled floor and
edged with pink and white Alpine violets.
The doors in the rear of the church were
framed with the most expensive flowers.
THE WEDDING.
There were 1900 persons in the church, and
as 10 o'clock came all was expectation.
Meanwhile two young men had quietly
walked out from the vestry and taken their
stand at the north side of the church, Few
noticed them in the stir which the arrival
of Mrs. Vanderbilt had caused. The larger
Of the young men, taller by head and a
half, wore black frock suit, blue shirt
and dark fourth hand scarf. The other,
small and slight, wore a gray frock suit,
which looked very light against his compan-
IONS black, and white scarf. Neither wore
gloves. Both had a small bouquet of lilies
of the valley. The first was Hon. Ivor q.
Guest. the other was Charles Richard John
Spencer Churchill, Duke of Marlborough,
Marquis Of Blandford. Earl Of Sunderland,
Earl of Marlborough, Baron Spencer Of
Wormleighton, and Baron Churchill OF Sand
ridge, all in England; Prince of the Holy
Roman Empire and Prince of Mindelheim in
Suabia.
There was long delay, and people began
to get uneasy, but finally came Che sharp rap
of the baton, and the next instant there was
clatter of voices from outside that was blotted
out by the beautiful "Lohengrin'' music.
Before it began the ushers, who had been APP
prised Of the approach of the brides carriage,
marched-up the aisle and sat
down in the first line Of seats.
THE BRIDAL PROCESSION.
Hardly had they reached their places when
the two leading bridesmaids, Miss Katharine
Dues and Miss Elsa Bronson, appeared.
After them came Miss Laura Jay and Miss
May Goelet, then Miss Daisy Post and Miss
Marin Winthrop, ard finally Miss Edith
Norton and Miss Evelyn Burden.
AS they walked slowly up the aisle the
to the middle of the chancel. The clergymen
were already there: Bishop Iittlejohn, Bishop
Potter, Dr. j. II. Rylance Of ST. Marks
church, DR.. Wesley Brown of ST. Thomas,
Rev. Mr.. Bridges of Islip, Rev. Mr.. Huske
and Rev. Waldo Burnett of Southboro, Mass.
Walking very slowly down the aisle came
The father and daughter. Her white dress,
all simmer and Lace with its long train and
clinging veil. seemed too heavy for the frail
formithat dropped nnder it.
The girls head was bent forward so that,
tall as she is, her father lowered over her. In
Ter hands she carried the enormous bouquet
Of orchids from Blenheim Castle that came
over seas three thousand miles to grace her
lar AMMAN me