Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-11-07
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.
THE ENGLISH TITLE NOW BORNE BY
THE VANDERBILT BRIDE.
New York's Great Wedding Duly solemm-
iZcd IN st. Thomas 'hurch-Brido
Elect DELAYED by slight Acci-
dent-Immense Crowds.

ford
Tho hour cot for tbe bsrinning of the |
cernr,op,. was 10 o'cIocl; At that hour
tho cburch was thronrod with representa-
tiy4s of New Yorl<'s host society. The
odiGco was aorpeousl, decorated for the
occasion, the floral display being without
e,,or v.itnnsscd
rho r,eo.,tiors to Loon out or +bo
church all uninyited pucsts and TO hold
bock tho crov.ds vvbicb # vvae evncctod
wound eotbcr in tbo stroots vvere an,pI,.
ilstitod Ae earI,, ae a o'clocL a nun,bor
of mon and women bopon to collect about
tho ,oirbborbood of ,,o. .b,rcb and to owe
curIouslv the site of thn anproachine nun.
tf,ls 4 souad of 5o roIicemon was at
hand to keen the entrances to tho church
cIoor nv 10 o'clock tbe,. mad their hands
run to keen thc fast Increasing crowd
moving.
A. That borr tho cburcb doors wore
thrown omen and II minutes later the first
of tho quests intent on securing good
nlaces from which tn witness the bridal
procession and ceremony began to arrive.
'rhc entrance to the church was gained
b, the main doors on t'iftb avenue From
i6.15 o,clortf corriaf,n aftor ca,ria',o rolIcd
mn their contents ouicltlv nassinp into tho
cb,irch
A. the hour for tho coro,,or,. drev noor
tho crowd baca mo ia,,,o,. o,,d larror rbc
eto,,. of tho bC,,.,s ,,,d si,l.,,..,li,e mn .rd
doy,r no o,.o,,,o ,,.a,l i.,,,,IaI ,,ntiI -
uo"h me avenue We're Jaihmeu uhlh II
M"S dll'oS' HiIPoSSIp'e ioi l'e''eS iI""S 10
OBTAIN a passage through the CROWDS me
ponce Suc'eeoeu oY nara WORK IN Keeping
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS.
The church within was decorated IN the
.ra,ttI, 81 ~, .t ~ a,,,,,',.
perfection OF the Hoilst art no expense
was spared 10 make thc interior OF Ilc
euiiIce as peautH III as possible.
ne u9htrS were at 'nU'r PosIS tl!e mo
H.emt 'tc uOors oPeneu Ihey Wrre MeSSrS' ,.1
/ j. ltTo'kHoISt CulllHs' I'Icharu l. Nilsoh'
Jr.' heslnald fonaids' Herbert u, RoppinS
an" li"miltoh wilkes cary. me lulI
/ N'W foIk symphony orctcSrd was Sla-
'Ioneu III 'ile saleIy Al tlr nor'h eastern
corner oi the chufch ana ililed IN the three
quarters Oh an houI nelore lhe arrival OF
I inc hrldal party with appropriate seiec-
tons
Al u CLOCK blShop LhttIeJohn, VINO on
ciateu, accompanies ny blshop fotter ana
! rev Jonh wesley Brown rector OF thc
ch9rch' TOOK thcir stations at the cnahc'i
ana awaited the arrival OF the bride ana
/ VI Iooill'
rev minutes before IL o'clock car
rlages containing Mrs vanderbilt and the
| niIuesnaids drove up to the church. Mrs.
! N"i'ueInnt was iccoinpailIou ny ller TWO
/ 9c't9' N"ia,iI ~ tiiu ildTolu one cur
ir IIsu lalEe npuquel oi liiIfs OF the valley
10 I'm "iu ms 'o"S,i'' nun lNNi NueSl'
,I nan ii''cN az t'e Cilufch d'
| 30 'N anu ''i'ei'" 'ilOu6H the NeS-
| u Nooi
"'o " ioiE wait loi 'he pI!ue-el"ct
a. -"' 'i" no. "IilN' Il. inc chufch uhtl
I-'-| y a. No. duuuIpllt was accom-
tni'''" pS H'r IdlHer' NHl'am h' Wander
'"''
~ MS NamuerpiIt was aoout to step
oi ''' S'u' Na'N nei sO"ii caught on IN"
S.eP OF tne cafflaSe ana She was held
.n'Iv uItH ler Ihalu had dlsenSaged it,
As the carrlage drove up to the curb the
on the sidewalk she looked very pale She
acted very lnpatiently when her dress
'"uSilt anu )ouleu AS soon as the gown
was iooSehed she Smlled ana assisted by
her Iather walked INTO the church. The
party STOOD IN the vestibule OF the church
ana there the procession was formed ana
narched down the aisle to the chancel
When all was ready for the ceremony the
church was closed and no one was allowed
to enter whether or not they were provd-
ed with card.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was escorted up the
centre aisle to the front pew on the north h
side which she occupied with her other
children. The bridal procession formed
in the southern vestibule The organist
began the wedding march from Tobenrrin
The Duke of Marlborough viz, I,ie has.
man his cousin Hon Tvar cnaet o,,,,ad
the church from the vestrv roo,,, and toot'
their places at the rigbt of tha nbo,1aa,
and awaited the cop,irU of tho h,.i,1o M
duke wore a frock e,IIt Of da,,, 1.,,. ~