The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
WILL Be DUCHESS TO-DAY
Everything Is Ready for the
Marlborough Wedding.
SIGNED THE SETTLEMENTS
BY the Terms Miss Vanderbilt's
Dowry Is So ,OOO,OO0-FifteenH Hum
dred Guests Have Been Bidden to
st. Thomas Church - Unique
Features of the Wedding.

New York, Nov. 5.-William X. Wander
| bilt, his daughter Miss Consueiu Vanderbilt,
aud the Duke OF Marlborough, met at the
! home of Mrs. Vanderbilt al pa Eas, Seventy v
second street this morning, and signed the
papers affecting the marriage settlements.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was not present. Mr..
| Vanderbilt drove Ia the house with his
| lawyer, ] Henry Anderson. A few minutes
| later the duke arrived with his solicitor,
| Milward Harding. An hour was spent in
going over the terms and finally the papers
were signed by Miss Vanderbilt, her father,
| and her prospective husband. 1t was subsc-
| quently learned on good authority that by
the terms OF the srttiernent Miss Vanderbilt
gets a dowry of S5,000,0oo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay this evening entertained
the duke and his prospective bride at dinner.
Miss Consueio vanderbilt Will become the
| duchess OF Marlborough at noon tU-innrrow.
! The marriage Will be celebrated i'll st.
| -bomas Church in the presence of 800
invited guests. The wedding VIII, without
doubt, surpass in elaboration OF details any
previous wedding ever solemnized i'll this
| city.
HANDLING THE CROWDS.
The high rank In England OF the young
| bridegroom and the great wealth or the
| brides family, have caused their nuptials
| to attract a vast deal Of attention. II Is
consequently expected that a great crowd
! OF curious persons Will be attracted TO The
| scene OF the ceremony, and every possible
| precaution has been taken 10 prevent any
disorder, such as marked the wedding of
the EarLof Craven and Miss Bradley Martin.
A large force Of police will be on hand to
keep Fifth avenue and the adjoining streets
clear, and TO hold the crowd back from
the church entrances. No person will be
allowed in the church except those who
nave tickets.
The doors will be opened at 10 O'Clock.
AT that time concert Of vocal and in
strumental music will begin under the
conduct OF George William Warren.
MAIDS AND UsHERS.
The bridesmaids will he Miss winthrop,
daughter of Mr.. Buchanan Winthrop; Miss
Evelyn Burden, daughter OF Mr.. /. Town
send Burden; NJ iss Morton. eldest daughter
of GOV. NJ Orton; Miss Elsa Bronson, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Frederic Bronson; Miss Daisy
Post, daughter of Mr.. William Post; Miss
Katharine Duer, daughter or Mr.. William
Ducr, and granddaughter of the famous
wit, William K. Travers; Hiss May Goeiet.
daughter of Mr.. Ogden Goelet, and Miss
Laura jay, daughter of Col. William jay.
The ushers whom the duke has chosen TO
assist him at the wedding are very well
known IN New York society, and have often
assisted at famous weddings. They are
without exception, members OF the knicker-
booker Club, at which club the Duke of
Marlborough has been a frequent visitor
since his arrival in this country. They are
MeSsrs. +. BrockhOlst Cutting, Richard r
wilson. Jr.. Reginald Ronalds, Herbert d.
Robins and Hamilton Wilkes Cary. The
Duke Of MarlEorough's best man will Ice
ms cousin, the Hon. IvOr Churchill Guest,
the eldest son Of Lord Wimborne. His
mother is the eldest sister Of the late Duke
Of Marlborough. Young Guest is a fine
looking man, OF tan and commanding pres
ence and just about the ge OF the duke.
THE WEDDING BREAKFAST.
Immediately after the wedding ceremony
and the signing Of the marriage register
the bridal party will be driven to Mrs. Van
dsrbilrs house, No. "a East Seventy-sec-
Ond street, where. after a brief reception
and congratulations to the duke and
duchess. The wedding breakfast viii be
served. The guests for this breakfast will
be limited to one hundred people, amO ng
whom VIII be members of the diplomatic
corps, the officiating clergy nd bishops.
the members OF the bridal party and the
members OF their immediate families. Tue
guests viii be seated at small tables in
the large dining room and the adjacent
hall. The table for the bridal party will,
OF course, be the center of atira ctio n. and
VIII undoubtedly be placed at the south
end OF the dining room. THIS table will
be long and oval in shape. and lis floral
decorations win consist of orchids. lilies
ana other flowers appropriate to such an
occasion, while the ia BILE service Will be
OF gold. No formality will be observed in
seating The guests at the other tables, of
which there will be ten.
The wedding cake boxes are covered with
white MORE, and on them i'll appear, under
the ducal coronet the mono gram. &C. NJ"
tCOnsuelo Marlborough. After the we'd
ding breakfast the Duke and Duchess OF
Marlborough win leave al once for the
Vanderbilt country place, Idle Hour, at
Oakdale, L. 1.