The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-07
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owed. p'ioA CIV.
one feature of the wedding which has
excited much comment, was the fact that
auM VI Mr. X. Vanderbilt's famlly
W. Mere invited either to the church or TO
MI IHn breakfast. Mr.. Cornelius Vander-
ualc mouse is closed. He and his 1amll!
aa III Newport and will mot return 1 10
S STwn Ior few days Mrs. ElllotS 7.
dneparu, MI Vanderbilt's sister, ana her
daughter a Miss Edith T. Shepard salied
TOT Euorpe today. Mr.. George Wander
ui!G, Mr. y. w. Vanderbilt ana MUS.
william II. Vanderbilt were not at the
oinuTGh. The reason for the absence o.
sne vanderbilt family is said to nave l1s
IIIuunqatlon in the GOODNESS between MIS-.
". 4. Vanderbilt and the Vanderplits as
Inc result of her recent divorce from
her husband.
The fact that Mrs. Vanderbilt did not
invite her husbands brothers and slstefs
TO the marriage of her daughter, caused
lnneh talk, but little surprise -,
Ihe wedding breakfast was served III
the lar ge dining room. Eighteen covers
We're laid at the table of the bridal party.
The service was of gold Each guest
received the customary wedding cake IN
small box, having on it's cover u core
net and the letters V and M lnter5Wlhed.
One hundred persons were present. at
the wedding breakfast They included
the clergy, several representatives Oh the
British legation at Washington, the prld
al party and their immediate families
and Miss Vanderbilt's nearest friends.
Ihe only peWs reserved at To-Day cofe
monies were: One on the right SIDE OF
the middle aisle, for Mrs. Vanderbilt ana
her sons; that on the opposite side for
Sir Julian Pauncefote; the pew dlrectly
behind Mrs. Vanderbilt's for her sister,
Miss Armide Smith several for the brides
maids parties; two OF the frCnt peWs
right and left of the middle aisle, for the
governessses and tutors OF the vanderbilt
children and for the household servants.
Mrs. BrOckholst Cutting gave a dinner
twentyf-four covers Monday evening, at
her residence, No. SO Madison avenue, IN
honor Of Miss Vanderbilt:s bridal party,
the supplementary guests being all young
persons.
The table was arranged in perfect
square and decorated with silver candel-
abra, topped with rose colored satin
shades and large silver bowls filled with
pink roses.
The hostess, who was escorted to dinner
by the Duke of Marlborough. wore mag
nifcent gown of white satin. embrolder-
ed in silver, and Miss Vanderbilt's toilet
was of white brocaded silk and chlffo
The other guests were Miss Pauline Whit
ney, Miss Euretta Kernochan, Miss Tiff
any. Miss Katherine Queer, Miss Nor
ton, MISS Laura Jay, Miss Evelyn Bur-
den, Miss Marie Winthrop, Miss Daisy
Post, Miss May Goelet and Miss Elsa
Bronson; Messrs. Ivor G. Guest. Herbert
D. Robbins, r. 7. Wilson, Jr., Hamil-
ton W. Cary, Almeric Paget. j. d. 4.
Baldwin, Charles e. Sands, Worthinton
Whitehouse, Reginald Ronads, +.
BrockhoIst Cutting and William Cutting
Jr
After dinner there was informal dane
ing.
From the roof of the Plaza hotel floats
a snow white flag. proudly Haunting the
crest of the Duke of Marlborough. The
flag was raised last Sunday. The Stars
and Stripes wave calmly beside it, but the
crested flag has the post of honor at the
corner of Fifty ninth street and Fifth
avenue.
Dark blue and crimson are the MARI
boro ugh colors. The heraldic crest IS
composed of blue lion couchant, hold
ing flag with small white cornet. and
phoenix rampant. The two are sur
mounted by red ducal cOronet.
At the Plaza 1t is said that the flag was
made for the hotel by order of Manager
It. H. Hammond.
lit is copy of the flag that flies from
Blenheim Castle, said the superintend-
emit 'It's a sheet of bunting painted by
a flagmaker. No, we didn't ask the
Dukes permission to get 1T, but as long
as he is our guest and we pay our Ient
I suppose we are at liberty to do so.