The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-26
Magnificence of the Vanderbilt
Whitney Wedding.
ONLY THE RICH ARE IN 1T
The Bridesmaids Represent
Many Millions.
GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS
Carlisle Was Their First Choice For
President But He is Not Yet
Ready to be Offered


And now come fairy-like stories of the
home prepared by ex-Secretary Whit
ney for his son, Harry Payne, who, to-
day was married to Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt, daughter of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Sr. 4 veritable Eden will
young Mr.. Whitney have presented
to him on his wedding day, compris-
ing at least 1000 acres in the beauti-
full Berkshire hills just outside of
Lenox, Mass.
Mr.. Whitney, senior, had kept this
gift a profound secret from his
son and heir, and it was left to the
New York Journal to make the matter
public 1t seems though that Miss
Vanderbilt had been consulted and
was in full accord with the plans of
her future father-in-law. From the
house in which the young couple are
in future to reside, a most command
ing view is obtained a view of the
surrounding country for over twenty
miles. Temporary tents have been
erected in which Mr.. Whitney and
bride will spend their honeymoon,
and watch the completion of their
house upon which work goes on both
day and night. The bridesmaids Sc
lected by Miss Vanderbilt represent
many millions. There is her young
sister. Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, who is
prospective heiress of S15,0o0,000. The
Misses Sloan who are first cousins of
the bride are heiresSeS each TO $4,000
000: the Misses Gerry, daughters of
lr. and Mrs. Elbridge L. Gerry. Miss
Angelica Gerry, it is said, will have
$4,000, 900, and Miss Edith Shepherd,
another of the brides cousins, has 4
fortune equal to that of the Misses
Sloane. And then think of the jewels.
1t is said that more than a hundred
and fifty dhousand dollars worth of
gems have been brought from Paris
to serve as presents for the bride-to- be.
We can almost hear the gold jingle,
and the gold-bugs will be there in
force. Rumor says that President
Cleveland will lend his presence to the
occasion, and it is whispered by those
who say they know a thing or two,
that Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, ST.,
will pardon Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Jr., for marrying a very nice lady. and
send them away happy.
This tends to make us feel that we
need some silver mixed with all this
gold. And it is pleasant and comely
10 Teddl OI HOW QuiCU anu uuoStcstilC-
tious are the movements of Mr., and
Mrs. Bryan-how simply they travel,
just like we do. and the absence OF
Jewels about Mrs. Bryan-her plain
attire, and the pretty little ruby ring,
so mourned over while lost because
of its association, and 50 rejoiced over
when found as a good omen of things
tce come-touch our democratic hearts
and make us more enthusiastic than
ever for Bryan and Sewall and free
silver.
The coming woman is here, and Miss
Helen Harnest Mitchell, an actress
OF ability, the Western papers state,
will take the stump for Bryan. She
will begin at Bloomington, Illinois
and make speeches daily until election
day. She has been authorized by Mr.,
Bryan to take the stump for him.
Literary circles here speak with
great regret of the death of Miss Mary
Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton), the
noted a1gthoress. She was $50 well
known in Washington. She was a
e4usin of Mrs. James G. Blaine, and q
close friend of Mr. Blaine's. Indeed,
she was his authorized biographer, and
il was while she was at work on his
stricken with paralysis. She had been
: prolific contributor to magazines
and in 1887 wrote a series of articles
on the Civil Service.
Two women of distinguished parent
age died in Washington the past week
who linked us to former generations
nearer than it seems. Mrs. Morgan
whose mother was sister OF Charles
Carroll. of Carrollton, and Miss Gll-
mer. daughter of Gov. Thomas Gll-
mer. of Virginia, whose father was
Secretary of the Navy TO John Tyler,
and was killed by the awful explosion
of a gun on the Princeton. There
YOU have a flavor of the Revolution, OF
regimsntals and powdered hair, and
of the Wing supremacy, with stlff
stocks, grand manners, etc.
Some of his friends have gone to
New York to attend the funeral oi
John Chamberlain. If all his friends
should go, Washington would be de
populated of it's leading men. Many
stories of the dead man are told He
kent a hotel for none but epfcureans
He catered only toe men who wanted
and were willing to pay for the bes1
things to eat and drink. He never
permitted any thing to be served tina
was not a shade better in some parti
cular than could be found anywhere
else in the city. And his charges cor
responded. 1t is related as an instance
THAT did not occur of his high charge
that few years ago gentleman drop
ped in on hot day, and ordered !
glass of buttermilk. The bill was S1Ss
The man was indignant. He demand
ed to see Mr.. Chamberlain and aSke'
what in the stars he meant by tn
charge In the blandest manner he re
piled: Didn't you know, sir, that but
ter milk was out of season." Jo
Blackburn never tired of telling thi
in Mr.. Chamberlain's presence. "Pri
vate'' John Allen gave this incident o
the high charges, which amused MI
chamberlain ''mightily." A gentleman
who had sweetheart in Washington
ran over FROM New York to see her on
Sunday evening just before callini
he dropped in at Chamberlain's to ge