The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-07
MARLBOROUGH
VANDERBILT
Matrimonial Venture Confirm
ed at St. Thomas
Church.
SCURRY TO SEE THE BRIDE
Neighboring Houses and Points
of Vantage Thronged.
In Spite of Police the Crowd Caused
Annoyance - 1t Was Perfectly
Good Observation-Disclosures Of the
Service.

NEW YORK. Nov 6.-The Duke of
Marlborough and Miss Consuelo Wander
bilt were married in St. Thomas church,
Fifth avenue and Fifty-third street. to-
day at 1880 o'clock.
By o'clock the women monopolized
the entrance to the Twombley mansion,
adjoining the church, and later arrivals
took possession of ratings, doors, garden
plots. and in some instances of window
sills. AS the hour for the opening of the
church approaches, many guests drove
up and alighted and got into line in a
good natured way. The crowd began TO
swell and the police kept the spectators
moving, none being permitted to lotter
IN front OF the approaches to the edifice.
Little could be seen of the costumes
by the outsiders, owing to the awning of
the whole length of the curbS.
The crowd rushed for this by surround
ing carriages, men and women jostling
against each other in their ca gerneSS to
| see the occupants.
The crowd around the Vanderbilt home
on SeVenth-secono street was not large
owing probably to the efforts IF the po-
lice. The residents of the vicinity were
out in force upon the steps. and all the
windows and hotels facing the brides
home We're occupied principally by wo-
q men. MIS- dLtIGIDJlt, servant ana gov
! erness, were accommodated with front
! seats in the church
/ The Mortons, Jays, Belmonts. Goe-
let's and Cuttings arrived early and
| the doors to open.
The scene inside the church was one
never to be forgotten. Women of wealth
! and social prominence Wed with each
other in richness and grandeur of equip
! page, lending to the occasion the bril-
liancy of the old world court functions.
Dr.. Warren, organist, for over an hour
] performed varied program. This was
| followed by one performed by the New
| York Symphony orchestra with Walter
! Damrosch as director
The Duke Arrives.
The duke, accompanied by his best
man, the Hon. Iver. Guest, drove to
| the church, and on alighting they were
accorded a warm reception. When the
| bride, who was accompanied by her
| father, arrived at the church the
crowd was something tremendous, and
the bride leaned heavily on her father
| arm as he assisted her from the car
| riage. The police on duty prevented a
rush and passage way was kept open
/ from the church entrance to the bridal
| carriage.
When the newly welded couple left
the sacred 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
The VanderbiIts Appear.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, representing the dukes family en-
tered the church through different do,9rs
shortly before noon. The bridegroom. ac-
| companied by his best man. walked from
the vestry to the chancel rail. where
they soon We're joined by the bride. Miss
arm Of her father, w. K. Vanderbilt.
When the bride reached the chancel
rail, the choir, accompanied by organ
and harp, sang 20 perfect love, all per-
feet love abounding," set to music by
Barnaby. At its conclusion, DIR. Brown
rector. delivered the Introductory and
charge.
DR.. Brown was followed by Bishop
Potter, who, aided by Bishop Littlejohn,
performed the marriage ceremony.
which began at 1890 o'clock sharp. The
choir then sang an anthem from the
English service: God be merciful unto
us and bless US. Benediction was pro-
nounced. Then the bride, leaning on the
arm Of the groom, entered the vestry.
where the marriage register was signed
aad witnessed by Mrs. Vanderbilt, W.
K. VANDERBILT Sir Julian Pauncefote, DR..
Brown and Bishops Potter and Little
John.
The surging crowds outside were kept
back by 200 policemen, and Immediately
the ducal couple were driven to the Van
derbilt home.
The Return.
The bridal couple on arrival at the
Vanderbilt home were received by Mrs
W. K. Vanderbilt and conducted i'm
mediately to the reception room, where
they awaited the coming of the guests
The first of the guests to arrive were
! (IOVprrnr lT1'c Morton tbn
Iver Guest and Sir Julian Pauncefote
and members of the British legation
The guests as they arrived were greet
ed by the duke and duchess, who, as
they stood beneath the huge flora
bell, received congratulations. AS soor
as the guests had all arrived the bri
dal couple led the way to the dining
. room, where they sat down to break
fast, which was prepared by Mrs. Van
derbilt's chef. AT the breakfast table
Sir Julian Pauncefote read the cable
, grams sent on behalf Of the queen an(
the Prince of Wales, congratulating tht
duke and newly made duchess upor
the occasion of their wedding.
When the duke arose to respond t.
, the toast of the bride and bridegroom
the bride slipped away to don her trav
) cling gown and shortly afterward TIT
{ young couple left for the East Thirty
, fourth street ferry en- route to Ions
: Island City, and took a special trail
t to Oakdale, where they will
Pass Brief Honeymoon
4 at W. K Vanderbilt's country resi-
: dence, Idle Hour" The travelling
. dress of the duchess was dark blu
: cloth and crimson velvet. crimson be
t ing conspicuous in the fur borders
! toque. The Duke and Duchess O
v Marlborough will visit some poin
: south, notably Richmond, Va, durini
q their honeymoon trip.
: The trousseau proper was made il
: New York, and in detail is the mos
elaborate and costly outfit ever select
q ed for an American bride. The wed
! ding gown was made by Donovan and
: an elegant creation. The material
e very rich ivory satin, of a delicat
r cream tint, with a flounce Of point az
Z pIique and point d'angelpper Brussel
/ lace, twelve inches deep. which is al
) ranged in four horizontal rows acros
d the front and sides of the skirt, er
n tirely concealing this satin. On tn
d right side is a long spray of orang
blossoms, which trails on the fror