The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-06

CHURCHILL VANDERBILT
The New York Central Bond
Princess Becomes Duchess
of Marlborough.
FASHION AND BEAUTY
Bishops and Priests Tie the Knot
Decorations, Music and
Guests.
FASHION AND BEAUTY

NEW YORK, Nov 6, 1Ss5.-The muchs
talked of wedding of Miss Consuelo VAN
derbilt and the Duke of Marlborough
took place to-day in ST. Thomas church.
The hour set for the beginning of the cere-
mony was II o'clock. At that hour the
church was thronged with the representa-
tives of New Yorks snartest society,
gathered to witness the ceremony. The
church was georgeously decorated for the
occasion, the floral display being without
doubt the most lavish that New York has
ever known.
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 a num-
ber of men and women began to collect
about the neighborhood of the church and
to eye curiously the scene Of the ap-
preaching nuptials. A squad of fifty po-
licemen was on hand to keep the entrance
to the church clear.
At ten o'clock they had their hands
full to keep the fast increasing crowd
moving. At that hour the church doors
were thrown open and fifteen minutes
later the first of the guests intent on Sc
curing good places from which to wit
ness the bridal procession and the cere-
mony, began to arrive. Entrance to the
church was gained by the main doors on
Fifth avenue. From 10:15 O'Clock carriage
after carriage rolled up, their occupants
quickly passing into the church AS the
hour for the ceremony drew nearer, the
crowd became larger and larger. The
stoops of houses and the sidewalks up
and down the avenue were jammed un-
til it was almost impossible for the Pc
destrians to obtain passage through the
crowd. Traffic on Fifth avenue was prac-
tically at standstill before noon, ow-
ing to the crowds which filed the street.
The police succeet.ed by hard work in
keeping clear passase for carriages.
MAGNIFICENT DECN-, ATIONS
The church within was ~ rated to
the perfection of.the florists art. ~ ex-
pense was spared to make the interio- cf
the edif1ce as beautiful as possible.
The vestibule was converted into a
bower of tropical vines and foliage. The
walls were lined with the rarest palms.
and the ceilings hung with soft vines.
From the dome of the church massive
strands of foliage and flowers, lilies. ro-
SeS and chrySan themums were hung.
Around the six Columns supporting the
dome broad sashes = pink and white
from base to capitol. Me, allions of ma
pie foliage were, fastened to iae front OF
the galleries. while garlands Ct white
and pink cosmos were so thic.-.J fes-
tooned along the gallery as almost go,
pletely to hide the woodwork. Penda1-i
from the gallery rail about the entire
church were orchids pink, green and
mauve, with dark green foliage.
Across the chaneel stood three high
With a background of asparagus ferns
The chancel rail was concealed by lilies
of the valley, while the gates We're hid
Calayeas palms, and trailing vines We're
placed on the window Lodges on the pack
OF, the chancel. In the rear OF the the cnan- ainl
flowers, such as roses azaleas. Lilies and
chrysanthemums.
on the altar were four tall vases filled
with various kinds of lilies. On either
side of the chancel rail were banks OF
fern with growing bushes of bridesmaid
The choir and organ stalls were almost
hidden by banks of roses and lilies
frfnged at the bottom with pink and
choir curtains, with arches of pink and
Vines were twined about the columns.
banking the organ, spring!ng from push-
es of roses, growing at their base. In the
pulpit was century old palm and around
its sides were garlands OF orchids ana
- At At the entrance to the centre and side
aisles gates of lilies and roses We're
placed. The ushers We're at thelr RoSsts RS
were Messrs. F. Brockholst Cutting,
Richard r. Wilson, jr., Reginald Ronalds.
Herbert D. Robbins and Hamilton Wilkes
MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
The full choir of the church was In the
choir alcoves George WfAsam sllistsa MaFrei hy 4
harpist, had charge of the music AT l0:l9
O'clock the concert began and continued
until 11:15 The following programme was
r,nfaf1 1hrOF
Last Chords and Fugue Mount Of Oh
ives. ..,...... .BeethoveI
Offertoire in C........-...... ss1tiste
Ave Maria............. .Aroaell-l l.iszs
"The Magic Flute. $50. Mozart
Wedding Music. ..EXtempofaneous
The fun New York orchestra was sta
toned in the gallery at the northeasterif
corner of the church. Under the direc-
three-quarters of an hour before the ar
rival of the bridal party with the fellow
ing gelections:-o.yerture, II LenqrIe, e! = =.
Wagner; WaF9uq;''oP Preisleid, Die Meistersinger.
Wagner; Adagio, from sympathy
At twelve O'clock the officiating clergy,
attired in their clerical robes, entered
from the vestry ROOM Bishop Little
Potter and the Rev. John wesley BroWn.
rector of the church, took their stations t,oi
at the CDanc6l, ann WdluSu llo etAkAN d
of the bride and bridegroom.
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
AT few minutes before twelve O'Clock
carriages containing the bride, her moth
er and the bridesmaids drove up to the
church. The bridal party at once went
10 the small room at the left of the en-
trance. where the last touches were put
on the gowns and everything was in read
mess for the ceremony
William K Vanderbilt reached the
church on the minute of twelve o'clock.
He drove down from the Metropolitan
club and escorted his daughter to the
altar When all was ready for the cere-
mony the church was closed and no one
they were provided with a card.
Mrs Vanderbilt was escorted up the
centre aisle to the front pew on thu
north side which she occupied with her
other children The bridal procession
formed in the southern vestibule. Mr..
Warren then began the Weuolng maren
from Dohengrir.
The Duke of Marlborough. with his
best man, his cousin, the Hon; Ivor
Ssnest entered the church from the ves-
trv room and took their posts at the
right of the chancel and awaited the
Ginning of the bride. The Duke wore
froclS suit of dark gray cloth, a white
Ascot tie patent leather shoes and white
gloves. ,5
and took their stations in front of and at
aither side of the chancel.
The bridesmaids led the bridal process
sion. walking two and two in the follows
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