The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-04
Mr.. AND MRS. VANDERBILT.
The Bride is Eight Years Older Than
the Young millionaire.

New York, Aug. AT the marriage
of Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., yesterday,
to Miss Grace Wilson, there were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs r. T. Wilson, parents
of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall,
OrTne Wilson, Robert GOelet, jr, r. T.
Wilson, jr., brother of the bride, and
Frank Polk of Boston, who acted as
best man.
Miss Wilson entered the rear draw
ing room in which the ceremony took
place leaning on the arm of her father.
There were no bridesmaids. The draw
ing room was decorated with cut flow
ers.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's present to the bride
was a brooch containing thirty dia-
monds surrounding a large sapphire.
His presents to the best man, Mr.. Polk,
was a pin of pearls.
The bride was attired in a travelling
dress Of blue silk. She wore white
gloves with broad black stripes and
straw hat and carried in her hand
bunch of ferns and small flowers.
Both smiled broadly as he assisted her
into the carriage. AS she seated her
self her eyes fell upon a group of the
family servants gathered at one of the
basement windows of her fathers
bye and threw them q kiss. AS the
carriage was rolling away she threw
parting kiss to her father, who was
watching her from one Of the parlor
windows.
Mr. VanderbfIt's valet procured tick
cts for the couple to Saratoga, where a
portion of the honeymoon viii be
spent.
There were no invitations to the wed
ding, but cards were sent out annOunc-
ing the marriage which read as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Grace. with Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr-,
Monday, August 8, 1896. at No. 511
Fifth avenue
The marriage was once postponed
because young Vanderbilt was at
tackled by inflammatory rheumatism
and q second postponement was made
necessary by the stroke of apople1zy
which the grOOm's father received dur
ing a heated controversy with his son
in regard to the marriage. The father
is now reported to be well on the way
to complete recovery, but not yet rec
onciled with his son.
The bride has been in society several
years and is nearly eight years older
than her husband. She is a daughter
of R. T. Wilson, who came here from
the south in the early '70's, and has
made a fortune of several millions
Her oldest sister was married twenty
years ago to Ogden GOelet. Her
brother, Orme, married Miss Caroline
AstOr, youngest daughter of Mrs. VIII
the wife of the Hon. Michael Henry
Herbert brother of the Earl of Penn
broke. She herself was engaged about
four years ago to Cecil Barring, son Of
Lord ReYelstoke, head Of the Barring
family of England, but the engagement
was broken after the collapse of the
Barring hank. The Wilson's have long
been society leaders in New York and
Newport.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.. was gradu-
ated from Yale university In the class
of 1895 He was very popular in his
class obtaining the coveted election
to the Scroll and Key society in his
senior year. He is p years old, the
second son, his brother, William H,
who died four years ago, being his SEN
ior His health has not been good
since his graduation, and he has not
been out as much in society in
New York as Newport, and in place of
passing his first winter in society here,
he went abroad in the early part of last
winter to join Miss Wilson, who was
with her sister, Mrs. Ogden GOelet.
Miss Wilson returned from Europe on
~ a short time ago, Mrs. Goelet re-
naming. Young Vanderbilt returned
from Europe last April and soon after
entered his fathers office, in the New
York Central Railroad cOmpanyS Of
fees. He is the first grandson of the
late William H. Vanderbilt to be mar
ried.
The young couple first met at New
port and last summer their engagement
was announced. The young man has a
fortune of about million dollars in
herited from his grandfather and other
relatives and, though his father threat
ened to cut him off with $4,000 year.
he and his bride will not be in want.
This leaves as manageable Wander
biIt children. Miss Gertrude, and q
Younger sister of the Cornelius Wander
bits: William K. Vanderbilt, tr., and
Harold Vanderbilt, the sons of William
K Vanderbilt and brothers of the
Duchess Of Marlborough. Frederick
Vanderbilt has no children, and George
the young brother, has yet to find
wife.