The morning times., 1895-11-03
MILLIONAIRE BRIDESMAIDS
When Consuelo Vanderbilt Weds
the Duke Next Wednesday.
FIFTY YARDS OF SATIN CONN
Full Dress Rehearsals Take
Place Every Day Now IAN
American Wedding Tour.

Dressed in fifty yards of white satin
| brocade, weighed down With main q mil
| ion in jewels, followed 10y eight or ten
| young women, each representing bound
| less wealth, u slip of IA girl VIII go 10 the
| altar next Wednesday 10 drop her title
| of American belle for another that bears
| in it's sound visions of all the British
| pomp and glory OF the United Kingdom.
| Weighing less than 10 pounds, slight as
| q reeu, ana W ith no experience OF the world
beyond the gilded W as of the nursery and
| her mothers lovely home, this girl be-
comes the lay figure for the finest we'd
ding garment ever put upon woman, and
is more talked about, admired, critised,
envied and praised than any other " oman
on earth at this present moment.
For those, upon whom she bestows her
favor now, there is position IN the nobility
OF the old world. Strange fate for the
footsteps of a mere girl And stranger
SUN when you realize that she secs in
il all only the tulfillment OF her first love
match, and little dreams that all the
" orId is discussing her.
The bridal cortegc, as II enters St.
Thomas's Church, that edifice, dedicated
to the wedding of miilionaires, Will be
remarkable for The youth as " ell as the
wealth OF those who are in 1t. Consuelo
Vanderbilt, the little dark haired, fair
faced one who walks ahead leaning upon
the arm OF her father, is barely eighteen.
She has had her grow III less than year,
and many OF her SIMPLE summer gowns this
season were let down for her. She has
never orn jewels, and until the arrival
OF her engagement ring from London two
" weeks ago had never had a ring III her life.
She owns many diamonds now. But a
string of pearls We're all the gems she
ever wore until her wedding. Gay. She
has rehearscd the wedding event in her
gems. But this is the only time she has
yet worn them.
The half dozen or more bridesmaids are
all very young girls. They look I'm their
white robes like lot OF children out for
Maying party, and when they toss their
white wells forward they look like girls
on their way TO confirmation and first
communion.
The bridal dress has been made quickly,
but it Is as perfect as though years had been
spent upon it. Mrs. Willy X. Vanderbilt
has certainly managed this affair without
haste, without worry and without work.
Coaching up to almost the week OF the
wedding, visiting friends in the country
up to the very day, and settling suddenly
into new house of her own, high up the
avenue above her husbands family, she
has yet attended perfectly 10 every detail.
THE WEDDING GOWN.
The brides dress has fifty yards OF
material in its make. The train measures
six yards from the waist line, and is so
heavy that IL is with difficulty pulled
along. The skirt is many yards around,
and the train, the broad, Squire kind that
cannot be turned over. No court train
was ever as full.
The sleeves are the very large ones with
the largest part near the elbow, and the
waist, while snug fitting, has suggestion
OF drapery of SILK and lace like blouse.
II is "A beautiful gown, and the lace veil
worn with tbs the one which the Duchesses
of Marlborough have Worn for many gener-
ations. 1t Is a piece of rare family lace,
and was presented to Miss Coiisuclo 10y the
Dukes mother last spring al Blenheim, when
the engagement really took place,
The decorations OF the bridal procession
have not yet been decided upon. Mrs. Willy
X. is peculiar in one respect She wants
everything absolute perfection. She has
given orders for thousands of red roses for
the church, rcd roses and palms. But IL
these are not as beautiful upon that day as
the lilies that ire to be had, the church is
to he trimmed with lilies.
An effect is to be made at Colonial
simplicity, as far as the floral decorations
are concerned. I is a fact that at several
very grand weddings the flowers were
many, but not as frcsh and beautiful as they
might he. Florists say where there are to
be four walls entirely covered with a GER
to have all the roses cut that day. and7so
perishable src they that many are withered
ere the event.
At this wedding carnations and. ferns are
one alternative, roses aud ferns another,
and white flowers third 1t the rehearsal
there were thousands of chrysanthcmums
and roses. The roses were carried by the
bridesmaids, nd the echrysantheInums stood
In pots along the aisle, to make floral
pathway.
GIVING HER AWAY.
The question of the giving away of the
bride has not yet been settled. Her father
rehearsed the ceremony with her and the
bridal party two days ago. and In fact,
several times this week, as wedding OF
SO much ceremony needs many a rehearsal.
But the last day or two friends of Mrs.
Alva have been urging her to give.hcr own
daughter away, and there is O possibility
that she Will do it. Miss ConSuelo has
preference for her fathers supporting arm,
but she is only the central figure, and has
not n great deal to say, even in the matter
of her own wedding.
Several extremely pretty customs are TO
be observed in the wedding. The deco
rations of the brides dress are orange
blossoms. But in the midst of the pale
flowers there will shine one ruddy ounce
flower, the English emblem of prosperity
and abundance for future generations.
Not many of the Marlb orough family
jewels will travel over, but the groom has
been lavish in gifts One of these is a
watch as large round as q horse chestnut
and entirely incrusted with diamonds.
This he bought abroad, it is said. His |
bride is to carry it on her wedding day /
for "the one thing new, gift from lover |
true" which is necessary for happiness.
Another little fancy is the lining of the |
wedding dress, which is silk of palest blue.
" II n arlnn sc
Old Mammy's nursery tales are breathed |
In with the air of the orange groves, |
and something new, something blue" is |
a part of her wedding creed. The blue
silk lining is so sheer and pale that 1t
looks like delicate shadow when the
gown is lifted. As the train is heavy and
long, the lining does not show.
The bridesmaids are to be dressed nearly
alike, yet with trifling difference in the
neck trimmings of their gowns, enough to
make picturesqueness. A little different
coloring and little difference in floral
and bouquets of different color
make the diversity.
The bride will probably not wear gloves.
The awkwardness of removing the glove
'inger at the altar has cast gloves out of
'avor with the latest brides. The brides
maids will be gloved, and their appeara nee
will have quite the air of the Eugenie
,ourt dresses. The skirts are very large
around and are set out in some one of the
mysterious ways of the dressruaker's art.
So far as practicable, the prevailing color
If the church and decorations will be scar
ct. the brides color, and green and white,
With great deal of the latter lighted
~ diamonds. ="
At the rehearsal a very peculiar light
vas cast around the head Of the bride by
he immense tiara, or cluster pin, 1t might
lave been, that held her veil. The dia-
nonds, are blush white, clear as water,