The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-07
SHE'SADUCHESS NOW
COnSuelo Is Married to the Duke of
Marlborough.
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON
All the Highs and the Other Mem
bers of the 400 We're There to
See Miss Vanderbilt and
the Foreigner.

New York. Nov. 6-The Duke OF |
Marlborough and Miss Consuelo Van
derbilt were married at St. Thomas
church. Fifth avenue and Fifty-third
street. to-day ait 1890 o'clock.
BY O'Clock women monopolized the
entrance of the mansion adjoining the
church and later arrivals took posses
sion of railings. doors. garden lots and
in some instances window sills. As
the hour for the opening of the church
approached many guests drove up and
alighting got into line a good-natured
way. The crowd began to swell and
the police kept spectators moving.
none being permitted to loiter in front
of the approaches to the church. Little
could be seen of the costumes by out
siders, owing to the closed awnings
the entire length of the curb. The
crowd made up for this by surround
ing the carriages. men and women
jostling against eacn other In their
eagerness to see the occupants. The
crowd around the Vanderbilt home on
Seventy-second street was not large
owing, probably. to the efforts OF the
police. Residents in the vicinity were
out in force upon the stoops and all
the windows in the hotel were occu-
pied, principally by women. The Van
derbilt servants and governesses were
accommodated with FROM seats in the
church. The Mortons. Jays, Belmonts,
Goelets and Cuttings arrived early
and chatted pleasantly while they
waited for the doors 10 open.
The scene outside the church was
one never to be forgotten. Women OF
wealth and social prominence We'd
with each other in the richness and
grandness of equipment. lending ito
the occasion the brilliancy of an old
world court function. Warren, the or
ganist, for over an hour. performed
varied programme. This was followed
by the New York Symphony orchestra,
with Walter Damrosch as director.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Sir Julian
| Pauncefote, representing the dukes
| family. entered the church through
| different doors shortly before noon.
| The bridegroom. accompanied by the
| best man. walked from the vestry to
| the chancel rail. where they were soon
| Joined by the bride. Miss Vanderbilt
was preceded by the bridesmaids. She
| followed upon the arm of her father,
William K. Vanderbilt. When the
| bride reached the chancel rail the
choir, accompanied by the organ and
| harp, sang, Love. All Perfect Love
| Astounding" set to music by Barniby.
AT the conclusion DIR. Brown, the
| rector, delivered the Introductory and
| charge. DIR. Brown was followed by
| Bishop Potter. who. aided by Bishop
| I,ittlejohn, performed the marriage
| ceremony, which began ait 1890 o'clock
| sharp. The choir sang the anthem
| from the English service. God BE
| Merciful Unto Us and Bless Us.
| Benediction was pronounced. Then
the bride, leaning on the arm of the
groom, entered the vestry, where the
| marriage register was signed and wit
| messed by Mrs. Vanderbilt, w. X.
| 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 Vanderbilt home. The
duke and duchess, standing beneath ar
immense floral bell. received the guests
invited to breakfast. among whom
were w. X. Vanderbilt. Sir Julian
II
British embassy.
The duke, accompanied by his bes
man, the Hon. Iver Guest, drove to the
church and ON alighting they were &C
corded a warm reception. When th'
bride, accompanied by her father, ar
rived at the church the crowd was
something tremendous and the brid'
leaned heavily on her fathers arm
as he assisted her from the carriage
The police on duty prevented rusi
and a passageway was kept open from
the church entrance to the bridal car
riage. When the newly welded coupl
left the sacred edifice ITO be driven Il
the brides home the surging mas
cheered again and again, and man.
thousands of people lined the wall
from the church to the residence OF tn
bride.
The bridal couple on arrival at tn
Vanderbilt home, were received %
Mrs. w. X Vanderbilt. and conduete
Immediately to the reception room
where they awaited the coming OF tn
guests. The first of the guests to al
rive were Governor, Mrs. and Mis-
Morton, the Hon. Iver Guest and s.
Julian Pauncefote and members OF tn
British legation. The guests. as the
arrived. were greeted by the duke an
duchess, who, as they stood beneaf
the huge floral bell, received congra
ulations. AS soon as the guess ha
all arrived the bridal couple led IN
way TO the dining room, where they sd
| down to breakfast. At the bTeakfa:
table Sir Julian Pauncefote read tt
| cablegrams sent on behalf of the 0uee
and the Prince of Wales congratul;
ting the duke and newly-made duche.
upon the occasion OF their wedding.
When the duke arose to respond 4
the toast Of the bride and bridegroom