New-York tribune., 1896-09-29

TO make pubic the fact OF the wedding. The we'd
ding take place soon after The announcement
hof the engagement, according to Mr.. Regan, as Mr..
Whitney hoped thereby to avoid any unnecessary
prominence being given 10 the affair. The chief
reason fo- this is because OF the death few days
ago OF ex-senator Henry b. Payne, OF Ohio the
father OF the late Mrs. Whitney.
Mr. Whitney lef, Newpor, for Bar Harhor about
TWO weeks ago He had been suffering from rheuma-
tism and the attack becoming severer. he tele-
graphed 10 this city for his private car in which he
travelled 10 Bar Harbor. There he met Mrs. RAN
doph. An understanding has existed between her
and Mr.. Whitney for some time Mr.. Whitneys all
ment grew rapidly better at Bar Harbor. Much OF
his time was spen; with Mrs Randolph. and the
rumor OF their engagement. which had beer prevaler:
for something more than year. again became rife.
They decided las. week. Mr. Regan said that II
would be better for the marriage 10 take place as
soon as possible and az private dlnner on Sunday
al the Malvern cottage where Mr. Whitney has been
STAYING the engagement was announced and the
wedding day set. Only half dozen friends have
been invited TO Il; The bride and the bridegroom.
I, Is said will remain at the Maine resor: indefi-
niiely Harry Payne Whitney and his bride.
formerly Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt will not attend
the wedding because as the secretary said. they
are 70 leave Lenox for New-York Immediately
and 80 TO Vancouver. British Columbia. where
they are TO sail on the Empress OF India
FOR Yokohama Japan The secretary also SAID
that Mr and Mrs A. II. Page, the latter Mr. Will
news daughter are now In the AdIrondacks and
because OF the expected Illness OF Mrs Page neither
Of them will be able 20 be at Bar Harbo-
Mr. Regan said that Mrs Randolph. before her
marriage to Captain Randolph WAS Edith S May,
one Of the Mag famiy Of this city and Baltimore.
one of whom W.. er, rfrI ngichs N ns and Of Mrs W
lam JAY wife of Colonel Jay. SHE Is also reldleu
,r1Iis fnm,iies Capan Randolph her former husband,
was native Of East Court. Wiltshire, England; ,,
Mrs Randolph. 1t Is announced, mas known Nr.
al
spent the summer with party In Europe OF "hlch
Mr. Mr. a Wh%y Wo years amn M F Whitley and Mrs Randolph
have been seen together so often as TO cause S1e
fernUt times in She is said to be beautiful woman
OF light complexion: tai and well formed, dr 1r,v
1sti. at Conway. Mass. He is descendant OF John
Whitney a leader II the English Ppritans Wv VINO
doscendant Of Governor Bradford, ore of those who
arrived OF the Maynower from Europe nnnhS frnn %
College in 1868 In 1872 he was app9lnten @ an IL III, IN
specor schools in this city ana IN 1919 Wa srs In
Counsel to the Corporation serving TWO 'eria az
1855 President Cleveland appointed him a meInpes i %
of his Cabinet as Secretary oil @ sne trom Vale Uni
ceived the degree OF LII. d. IN lsS iroi" i"'o van
verslty. T.. ,eeo - Mig Flora
Payne. daughter of Henry b. Payne she u'''
February T. 1895 , ~
Bar Harbor Me. Sept. %.-The announcement o.
the Whitney Randolph marriage was mace 10 d
few personal friends this afternoon. The weduihs
will take place at noon. and no formai inyitatpinS i
have been sent out Through a friend Mr. VIII III
marriage viii be performed by the Rev e. ,. iIel
Gnpuei7 of 81 Sauyeur There will be no DrlueS<
malIs or best man but Fred May, brother oi
Mrs Randolph will act as usher u, -,
IL is understood that the honeymoon Will ne
pssse1 at the Anchorage the home or Mrs Kan.
doph here 1t is reported on good authority ihat
Mr. Whitney has bought MOssley Han, occupied ny
him here last year and now by the Howards' OF
WrS RandolpL is about thirty-fve years old. and
has two children the eldest of whom Is fourteei.
The rumored engagement OF Mr.. htney ana s his
RandoIph was denied last October by Mr. Whitneys
authority.