New-York tribune., 1895-11-01
CARD For THE DUKES WEDDING FOR SIZE
AT LEAST. IT Is ADVERTISED. But MANY THINK
THE ANNOUNCEMENT A HOAX-TIIE UsHERs

AT LEAST, IT Is ADVERTISED But MANY THINK
THE ANNOUNCEMENT A HOAX-THE UsHERs
RELIED ON TO PREVENT FRAUD
The Duke Of Marlborough and his cousin Ivor
Guest passed yesterday afternoon in the cafe Of
DelmOnico's They sat alone at table. and lazily
watched the rain dripping outside the windows
Doubtless it reminded them OF "merrie England
at its worst II miserable day. and the
Duke and his cousin seemed depressed over the
weather.
The brazen advertisement in a morning paper
Yesterday that a card OF admission to the church
would be sold to the highest bidder caused some
gossip in society circles The advertisement was
worled:
Vanderbilt Marlborough Weddins-church card
for sale for highest bid received before Monday
next Address A. b., lO3 Herald
The Duke had a copy OF the paper containing
the advertisement when asked about the matter
He was not inclined to talk about II. and said IN
deprecatng manner: 1T must be some hoax Dom
you think SO? Nobody would want to come TO the
wedding unless ne had an invitation think that
explains It. l am sure that CANNOT give amp
other reason for it,
The speaker had completed all his shopping ana
everything in readiness for the wedding. lie
did not know when the wedding rehearsal would
take place as Mrs. William X. vanderbilt was
arranging that.
rpiss,on 10 the church for the wedding caused many
comments and few persons were lnchhed
Ike the Duke TO look upon II as hoax IN
selecting his ushers the Duke has chosen men VINO
are in position to put stop TO any fraud OF this
kind The ushers are Hamilton Wilkes Cary
Herbert D. Robbins, Richard 7. Wilson, jr. Brock
hoist cutting and Reginald Ronalds. These young
men are acquainted with nearly every man ana
in New-York so that, once inside OF the portals
Of St Thomass ShqTeh ess Gn hne w be For the
nari. recognized by the ushers, and by them es-
foTIea 10 seat viii be dfcult matter indeed
Therefore 1t be seen how hopeless IL wou'd & De
~ ba Possessed a church card. when unknown 10
'' These church cards, well as the cards Of In
mony, were printed and engraved at Linahy ,n1s
Contains the WORDS: Please present this GaFq al
thr eoTn nanasement at Tinanys is much annoyed
over the Advertisement The manager OF tnat ss
lars he had never heard OF such a proceedinhg
The cards may have been eounter;ehneu NE ,hssu rouid
NahuSap." Saya crest or any distinguishing mark
miaced upon them and so they are open 10 & coui IN
terfedtng ng:sess,on Of one OF the cards to engrave
just ike II TRe ard faef taat M COURSE mT makes
go - distinguish the bearer There IS 10 I uouor
detectives w be RasGa upon the with
WauYork society there can possibly os no uae ns,,
or a wholesale Invasion OF the ch"'eh =! '''
5 qeReaTsa of wedding VIII pFGo9aey yenn@ ,as
place n N 81 close Of the regular service Mrs van
5erbIlt. who is very busy we woman "a beT home
dinner and Seventy second-s TO ths ordes s
Ittse Klttie Duer, Miss Evelyn buIueh' ,l.s
malcs ME. IN Miss Daisy Post. Miss Elsa Bron-
Marie Miss Juiis Jay Miss Morton ana MISS Sd Mss 5s
cSoelet. the best man: lvor Nhuio"''i ''e''
The work Of decorating ST. ThSmass and
be De -. 81, have the tropical plants and greens ~
PEI nv Tuesday morning The roses ofchins Sntins %
place. py amtrns which to be used IN oeSkl,s
chrysnre the arches and the pews In the Tiddle
the an rot be placed in position until cary vi
aisle VII VIII, mn morning the day of the wedding
M and Mrs William A. pTsr atsndsnts wnSis at the
ls 70 ps Iost NIGHT gave dinner party al theiII
Sone 10 II West Twenty n hpnor rS
the LII a. which the dinne- was served by fnnu
ov as decorated with clusters G1 es h o. 'ne k. and
anu ancee the host and hostess there were ,
at aS the table Miss Maud tynssl1I Ks, M Gsrrson Miss
WRn,iis pner Miss Elsa Bronson Richard NhbD
l, ,;Jhhnis, cutting Roman Baldwin. ReginaId no no
fSl Hsmi,ton ". Cary and Ivor churehhi "ues"