The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-07
ROYALTY WEEDS WEALTH.
The Famous Vanderbilt Wedding
is Over.
MISS, CONSUELO is NOW MISTKEoo
OF BLENHEIM.

All Society turned out Except Some Oh 'iie
vanderbilts, Who Were Conspicuous Wy
| Their Absence-The Decorations Cos'
Several Fortunes-English Royalty
Once More Scoops American Gold.
New York, November 6-The mucn
talked of wedding of Miss Consuelo van
derbilt and the Duke of Marlborough
took place today in ST. Thomas church.
The hour set for the beginning OF the
ceremony was twelve O'Clock. At thai
hour the church was thronged with the
representatives of New York's best So
ciety.
| The edifioe was gorgeously decorated TOT
the occasion, the floral display being
without doubt the most lavish that Now
York has ever witnessed.
The precautions to keep out OF the
church all unlimited guests and to hold
back the crowds which it was expected
would gather in the streets were amply
justified.
| AS early as nine O'Clock number Oh
men and women began to collect apout
the neighborhood of the church and TO
eye curiously the scene Of the approach
ing nuptials A squad of fifty policemen
was on hand to keep the entrance to the
church clear. By ten they had their hands
full to keep the fast increasing crowd
moving. At that hour the church doors
were thrown open and fifteen minutes
alter the first of the guests intent on Sc
curing good places from which to Wit
ness the bridal procession ana the cere-
mony began to arrive. Entrance TO tne
church was gained by the main doors on
| Fifth avenue.
From TO- Is, carriage after carriage roll
ed up, their occupants quickly passing
| into the church. AS the hour for the GER
emony drew nearer, the crowd became
| larger and larger. The steps of houses
and the sidewalks up and down the ave-
nue. were jammed until it was almost
| impossible for the pedestrian to obtain a
| passage through the crowd. The police
succeeded by hard work in Keeping clear
passage for the carriages.
| The church within was decorate to the
perfection of the florists art. NO expense
was spared to make the interior OF the
editioe as beautiful as possible.
| The vestbule was coverted Into
bower of tropical vines ad foliage. Ihe
walls were lined with the rarest palms
and the ceilings were hung with a soft
vines From the dome of the church mas
siye strands of foliage and flowers, lilies
roses and chrysanthemumS were hung.
The choir and organ stalls were almost
hidden by banks of roses and lilies firing
ed at tine bottom wi tn pink and white
Alpine yiolets, taking the place of choir
curtains with arches OF pink and white
| %l,r Init WIS q naln
turv old, and around it's sides were gar
lands Of orchids and a drapery of ferns.
At the entrance to the centre and side
aisles gates of lilies and roses We're
placed.
The ushers were at their posts the mo-
ment the doors opened. They were
Messrs. f. Brockholst Cutting, Richard
r Wilson. Jr., Reginald Reynolds, Her.
bert d. Robbins and Hamilton Wilkes
Cary.
The full choir Of the church was in the
church alcoyes George William Warren,
the organist of the crurch, assisted by a
harpist, had charge of the music
At 10. Is the concert began and contln-
ued until II. Is. The full New York
Symphony orchestra was stationed IN the
gallery at the northeastern corner or the
church and filled in the three quarters
of an hour before the arrival OF the brId-
al party. with enjoyable selections.
At twelve, the officiating clergy attired
in their clerical robes entered the vestry
room. Bishop Littlejohn who officlated,
followed by Bishop Potter and the Rev.
John Wesley Brown, rector OF the chucrh
took their stations at the chancel and
waited the arrival of the bride and BRIDE
groom.
AT a few minutes before twelve, car
,iapes containing the bride, her mother
and bridesmaids drove up to the church.
The BRIDAL party at once Went TO Jhe
small room at the left OF the entrance
where the last touches were put on the
gowns and everything was in readiness
for the ceremony.
William K. Vanderbilt reached the
church on the minute of twelve O'Clock.
He drove down from the Metropolitan
Climb and escorted his daughter to the al
tar
When all was ready for the ceremony
the church was closed and no one was al
Iowad to enter whether or not they were
provided with card. Mrs. Vanderbilt
W as escorted up the centre aisle to the
front new on the north side, which she &C.
cunied with her other children. The
| bridal procession formed in the southern
yestibule.
Mr.. Warren then began the wedding
march from Lohengrln. The Duke OF
Marlborough with his best man, his cous-
in the Hon. Ivor Guest, entered the
church from the vestry room -and took
their posts.at the right.of the chancel and
awaited the coming Of the bride. The
Duke wore frock suit OF dark gray cloth
white mascot tie, patent leather shoes
and white gloves. The ushers marched
ND the side aisles and took their stations
in front of and at either side of the
chancel.
| The bridesmaids led the bridal process
ion walking two and two in the following
order: Miss Catherine Dyer and Miss
Elsa. Bronson, Miss Laura Jay and Miss
May Goelet, Miss Daisy Post aud Miss
Marie Winthrop, Miss Edith Morton and
Miss Evelyn Burden.
4 hen came Miss Vanderbilt on the arm
of her father and carrying in her left
hand the bridal bouquet from Benhelm.
The bridesmaids took positions at eth
er side of the chancel The bridegroom
stepped forward and took the right hand
of Miss Vanderbilt and led her to the
chancel steps.
The marriage rite of the Episcopal
church then followed, Bishop Littlejohn
| offici ating
Immediately after he had given his
daughter away Mr.. Vanderbilt quietly
| left the church.
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