New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-07

steel yrov trousers. a high silk hat and also had
boutonniere pinned to the lapel Of his coat
BY this time the streets we're packed with an
eager gaping throng Women walked boldly up
IN tho line. and pleaded with the officers to be
allowed 10 20 inside. The policemen were In
exorabIe, however. and in this way called down
unon their heads the wrath OF many disappointed
woman. 49,
Soon the bridesmaids were prepared TO 60 First
three carriages filed with servants we're sent OIL
and then the bridesmaids appeared In the hall
The first of the bridesmaids to 90 were Miss
(,oelet and Miss Post The others were quick In
following Miss Burden and Miss Morton occupied
the second carriage; Miss Jay and Miss Winthrop
were in the third carriage and Miss Ducr and
Miss Bronson were In the fourth. After their de-
parture there was another embarrassing walt
THE BRIDE STARTS
Everybody knew the bridal carriage when IT
drove up The coachman and tiger looked partic-
uIary neat and white ribbons and white chrysanthe-
NUNS huttered at the heads OF the horses. Miss
Vanderbilt came lightly down the steps and stopped
at the bottom turning around to walk lor her
father who had fingered for a moment A servant
was carrying her train and two footmen stood a..
the door Of the carriage. Mr.. Vanderbilt walked
with his daughter TO the carriage and then stepped
inside first. This to allow him to secure d
seat on the other side of the carriage he wished
TO be the first out at the church. Miss Nander-
bits bridal veil thrown back. Her long tram
was tucked In after her and the carriage door was
closed with bang The driver gave the word to MS
horses, and the carriage was whrled rapidly INTO
the Park
This ended the sightseeing at the house. Al
least for the time. and the crowd rapidly thnned
out. The carriage with the servants drove rap
idly down Fifth-ave. but all the other carrages
drove through the Park to dnSe OF Mr
trip of Mrs. William X Vanderbilt down Fifth-ave
carriages the bridal party droye down the stree.
Stood ST al the he s ssay u S5EA
deserted The house Of Cornelius VANDERBILT Hess and a
hs waScMs ad snd Dea
owner, the uncle Of the bride, was at Newpors
a pd hsss wa" ssaG 1Sss fSSg'
family The sEeat houses OF Mrs. only .hos ds
ancs below the church, have sombrs appeal alI
ance at all times but YESTERDAY tney coss% and
hot houses sssa ana the the Ws%
a aR Mrs. na w iSGa Rr'sv vanderbilt he
h fsf5s F. sRepasd with her Mss
Edith sailed for Europe yesterday ni stst,ay
yesterday and then went down town; H. Wsitsr
Webb vice president OF the NswYork Central Kali.
road were among the list OF invited guests. but
neither went to the wedding
ABOUT THE CHURCH.
The crowd around St. Thomas's Church on Fifth
ave was greater than at Mrs. William H. 'ahuer
bits house. From FIfty-ffth-st. to FIftieth-s''
there was one dense crowd OF people. MI the WIN
dows in the houses along the line were packed
with people and crowds jostled each other ana
stood on the steps to get glimpse rs Of Of sne the
army OF curious began to arrive In the VEIN
y OF the church. Most OF the tnrons were woe s,
them camp stoo.s opera glasses, luncheon done
up In paper bags and so on. Many women women were
pr ese who Wheeling tSem BABY
clash came when the squad OF police ecu under In
The police detail was excellent There were two
hundred officers. four sergeants. one captain and
Cortrght. The policemen were stationed at Inter
walls up and down the avenue and then the battle
had secured places of vantage We're loath to give
them up and it took the hardest kind OF work to
The arrival OF the first OF the guests diverted at
tenton from the police Carriage after carriage
F Sefs Y he guests aSas ana queS rs
crowd got only a heetng glimpse Of each arrival.
fore the doors were opened. and they were com,
PEELED to wait under the canopy They ,, were al, all
period between their arrival and the opening Of the
doors many OF the dresses were badly crushed As
to make the guests who had arrived too early walk
the no on until about he wo
dred had arrived. and the crush In front Of the
church was too great to be endured any longer
surged back across the street. and under the mar
shang OF the police made their way into the
church
The ushers arrived shortly after 1890. and were
admitted the side door on Fifty-third-st. After
flowers. The ushers rapidly prepared for seating
the crowd, and then the doors were opened and
the jam In the street relieved somewhat.
THE BRIDAL PARTY ARRIVE.
BY 1870 o'clock the guests had all arrived, and
had been seated The crowd outside In the street
became restless. but their Impotence finally
allayed by the arrival OF the bridal party. They
In the order OF their departure from the home
OF Mrs. Vanderbilt, and almost at the same time
the Duke Of Marlborough with his cousin, Ivor
Guest. arrived in a two-horse carriage.
The crowd waited patiently TO see the guests at
the wedding emerge from the church They were
In this way able to get a better view Of the people
present, for the reason that there was some DIM
Guilty In getting carriages. The wedding party
were driven to Mrs Vanderbilt's home. where the
wedding breakfast served. All OF those in
vted to be present this breakfast arrived shortly
after the ceremony ended at the church. 1t
was found necessary TO hurry through with the
breakfast as the Duke and his bride had prepared
for the trip 10 Islip Long Island. and special
was waiting tor them at Long Island City at
o'clock They left the house In the carriage that
drove Miss Vanderbilt to the church.
SERVANTS AT BLENHEIM REMEMBERED