Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-25
wHITNEY-vANDER WEDDING.
Programme of Ceremony To-day mt
"The Breukerx."
CNew York Journal)


The final arrangements for the Whit
ney-Vanderbilt wedding have been COM
pleted Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at
1.-THE Breakers" Newport, Sunday eve
ming gave out the following facts:
The wedding will take place at high
noon on Tuesday, in the drawing-room Of
the Breakers" This is one of the largest
rooms on the ground floor OF The
Breakers on the south side. The bridal
party viii come down the grand stairway
from the second floor. the bride and
bridesmaids coming down one side, and
the bridegroom, his best man, and
ushers coming down the other.
The bridal party will meet on the first
landing, and come down the remaining
tweDty-one steps together. and there
walk across the main hall into the draw
ing-room. There they will be met at the
door by Bishop Potter and DR.. George
J. Maglll, rector of Trinity church. An
altar of flowers will be erected in the
bay window OF the drawing-room, where
the ceremony will be performed. The
music for the ceremony will be furnished
by the pipe organ, which is one Of the
features of THE Breakers"
THE BRIDES COSTUME
Miss Vanderbilt will wear a dress OF
white watered silk trimmed with Old
duchesse lace and pearl trimmings. She
will carry a bunch Of pink roses. Miss
Vanderbits dress. as well as those of
her bridesmaids, was made I'm Paris Du-
ring the ceremony Mr.. Cornelius Van
derbilt will sit in his invalid chair along
side the altar. IL Will be necessary for
him to be rolled down into the room in
this chair.
Immediately after the ceremony which
will be very brief. the bridal party and
invited guests viii adjourn across the
hail to the banquet-ToOm. where the we'd
ding breakfast will be served The ban
quet-Toom is 80 feet long by 60 feet wide,
and two stories, or 80 feet. high From
the ceiling are suspended two immense
crystal chandeliers Of sixty lights each.
The ceiling is decorated with three large
Raphaelesque paintings At one end Of
the banquet-room, opposite the main en-
trance. is a large fireplace. above which
Is carved the Vanderbilt coat OF arms.
Immediately after the wedding break
fast Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney will be driven
TO the New York Yacht Club wharf. and
taken aboard the Valiant. w. X. Wander
bits steam yacht. The Valiant will
steam down the Sound TO New London,
New Haven or Wilson's Point, where a
special train will be In waiting to convey
the bridal party TO their tented honey
moon. in the Berkshire Hills. The Valiant
has been especially prepared on her recent
trip to New York for the bridal couple,
and nothing was left undone to make ths
trip down the sound an enjoyable one.
This trip was intended as a surprise by
Miss Vanderbilt to Mr.. Whitney.
PASSED A QUIET SUNDAY.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilts last Sunday
before her marriage was a quiet one.
Nearly all day she remained with her
parents, scarcely leaving her fathers Size.
Contrary TO their usual custom, Mrs. Van
derbit and her daughter did not attend
the morning service at Trinity church.
where the family was represented on.y
by the two young sons, Alfred and Regi-
maid. and their little sister. Gladys. The
three were driven to church In the family
omnibus, and the little girl returned home
with her cousins Miss Emily Vanderbilt
Sloane and Miss Leila Sloane, both OF