The sun., 1896-01-12
B Ell N 0 T---VANDERBILT.
MRS. AVA II. TANDERB NIT BE-
COMES MRS. o. N. +. BELMoNT.

TO the Marr1nge-Nono OF the Bride.
Groom's Family Prcscnt-Houcsmoon to
Ne spent at Mr.. Beimonts Newport wills
Mrs. Alva f. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont were married Yesterday
forenoon at 10 o'clock. The wedding took place
In tho main drawing room Of Mrs. vanderbilts
house. Seventy. y.second street and Madison ave-
nue.. Mayor Strong performing tho ceremony.
Besides the bride and bridegroom and tho Mayor
seven persons were present ut the ceremony.
They were Miss ArmIda Smith, n sister of the
bride: Mrs. Charles Senior Kellogg OF II East
Eighty-seoond street, Col. and Mrs. william
Jay. William Alexander Duer. and Mrs. Van
derbt's two sons, William Kissam Vanderbilt
Jr.. and Harold Sterling Vanderbilt. No Nom.
Der of the brdegroom's family was present.
For reasons best known to Mr.. and Mrs. Bel.
mont the time OF the wedding and all prepara-
tions for 1t were guarded with the greatest So
crecy. It was never intended that the wedding
should be large one, but the original plans
were changed five days ago. Up to that time IL
was Mrs. Vanderbit's purpose to have the cere-
mony performed by Bishop Potter. who was one
Of the officiating clerGymen at the marriage Of
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Mari.
borough Alta conference between the Bishop
and Mrs. Vanderbilt on Wednesday. the former
informed the bride-to-be that minister of tho
Episcopal Church could not perform marriage
ceremony where one or both of the contracting
parties had been divorced. and he cited Canon
10. section Q. OF the laws of the Episcopal
Church. which reads:
"No minister. after duo inquiry, shall solem.
nize the marriage Of any person who has di.
vorcod husband or wife still living, IL such hus-
band or wife has been put away for any cause
arising after marriage; but this canon shall
not bo held to apply to the innocent party In
divorce for the cause of edultery, or to parties-
once divorced seeking to be united again."
Mr. Belmont's first wife secured a divorce
from him about twelve years ago. That fact
made the canon applicable to the marriage Of
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr. Belmont. When IL
was learned that Bisho Po ter could not off,
ciate Mr.. Belmont called upon Mayor Strong
on Thursday. and 1t was then arranged that the
Mayor should perform the ceremony yesterday
morning. Mayor Strong reached the house
shortly after O'Clock. driving up in his own
carriage.
While he was reading tho service much in the
way he would read the oath of Office to one Of
his appontees. the bride and bridegroom stood
at the east end of the drawing room. between
the two windows looking out on Madison ave.
nue. where the Duke and Duchess of Marl-
borough stood to receive tho 1elcitaiions Of
their friends after their wcddingin st. Thomns's
Church on Nov.7 There Were no floral deco.
ee American " Beauty eau '0 roses. pt Which stood @ on
.he mnnIel II The south wall 0, the drawing
costume. trimmed with black braid. She wore
neither hat nor gloves. The bridegroom wore
trousers. A white boutonniere was in the left
iapel of his coat; Those Lresert stood dur
sna
After the ceremony the Mayor filled in the
| following certificate:
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liam Jaw jay William A. puer NV wer" p1sssn. i and became
witnesses 10 wiaa ss1d T. sfaoso Mayor
Mayor drove 70 his Office in tho City Hall:
down 10 a wedding break fast; which Mrs. Bel
monts caef M had prepared: At 1880 II 80, ooiock ns
ente1ed Mrs Mrs Bslments % saeriaEe m e. and
driven TO the Grand and Central Rairoad al Station
cusaway % suit but W Mrs. Belmont S wore S the same
gown In which she was married. She wore, in
addition hat t.mmsd Nth
jacket They left BY the o'cock train for New
port; where they will spend their honeymoon at
Mr.. and Mrs; Belmont will remain at Newport
a few days and then return to New York. wherss
|
they sail for Europe Several weeks ago Mr..
| Belmont engaged passage by the st, Paul for
Jan. 30. He has not as yet cancelled tho book
It's possible. though. that Mr.. and Mrs. Bel
Tuetonic, which sails on the same date. They
will meet the Duke and Duchess Of Marl:
9aushter ar " With % their husbands viii go to Egypt,
where they will remain until March. After
ths some time at CASTLE In Tho
| late spring Mr.. and Mrs. belmont will return
to this country and spend the summer at Now
The. first news of tho ceremony Yesterday
leaked out through Mayer Str9nEs% % fonchs9 h az
the book containing the marriage service AND
the marriage eertifisat. = .h. in n his coupe Ths h
ing the news. thinking That as tho stIsl, ssl,
te"s .edas sasFf It, s0,s xs soon Os as the Mssoe
reached his office. he missed the book and cor;
cy AhH Ha nss Sf M qf
papers we're on the street with the story, and
Ing Ing Of the wedding, Mayor strong said
Eyes, there was q quiet little @ wedding this
NOW up pshes st Mr.. Me- si%sn s%ss
/ wasn't much disturbed by Il. the ordeal.
mini ,a h.Ss 4P@ 5aafH.SaGn
and that's all they had 70 do. ! decline to say
whe.he5 kissed the 6s bride or not wa. Mis-. A,x.
| f. Smith. and she is n daughter Of the late Muir
ray Forbes Smith Of Mobile. Ala. She o., was one
| Southern Beauties"
| Only n few months after her debut In Now
| YORK society she met William X. Vanderbilt at
| a dance given in his honor by his sister. Mrs.
| Elliott 4. Shepard, Just after his return from
| Europe The two were mutually attracted and
| their engagement was announced soon After
ward. The wedding followed short engage
| rnent =, ,---,-
Hardly more than year after the marriage
| of MIss Smith and Mr Vanderbilt when they
! had moved into their town house. known rs THO
| Vanderbilt chateau. at Fifty-secoHd street and
| Filth avenue, rum,nrs OF an e'trahgeineht be-
| tween them got abroad. ..
| Lord aud Lady Vaudeville were their guests at
| tho time and Lady Vaudeville was snd 10 hare
| been the cause of the eestrnngsmcnt. The ruinors
died out. however. and in ls''t .!r. and hlrs;
| Vanderbilt and u party OF friends wert abroad
| on Mr.. Vandcrbt's yacht. tho Valiant. Mr..
Hcimnnt was one of the party. In the Medi,cr-
ranean. the yachting pnrty broke up. Mts'
Mr. Vanderbi.t to Paris; and Mr.. Belmont ,..- rs-
turned 10 America, Then Mr.. Ean"in,rh,.uSS