The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
WILL WE'D At THE BREAKERS
Miss Vanderbilt Becomes Mrs.
Whitney Today.
ONLY SIXTY TO BE THERE
Ceremony Will BE of the simplest
Character In Accordance with the
Gifts Received by the Bride to He.
NOtabies Who VIII BE Present.

New York, Aug. 24.-The wedding of
Mss Gertrude Vanderbilt to Harry Pa yne
Whitney will he almost strictly private,
family wedding. That means that there
Will be some sixty guests at the ceremony
which is TO take place tomorrow noon in
the great dra wingroom overlooking the
ocean in The Breakers" the Newport
mansion OF Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
| Already the members OF various branches
or the Vanderbilt family are gathering at
| Newport, together with the few relatives
Of the Whitneys.
All fashionable Newport and some who
who make no pretense to fashions turned
out en- niasse yesterday aud attended
| divine services at Old Trinity, where both
! the Vandefbiits aud the Whitneys worship
during their annual so3ourn in the summer
city, buttbey were dOome j to disappointment
for no member of either family attended
services. The Whitney family drove over
from The Rocks" Henry Clew's line villa,
which they are occupying this summer.
TO The Breakers" yesterday at II O'Clock
They stayed to dinner and returned later
in the afternoon. The vanderbilts re-
turned the call In the evening, an the only
iupse got OF either bride or bridegroom
was in transit.
DINNER TO BRIDESMAIDS.
Miss Vanderbilt gave her final affair as
spinster Saturday right at THE Break
ers." 1t was quiet, but brilliant party in
honor of the bridesmaids and. with the ex-
ceptiOn Of the bridegroom TO one else was
present.
The great drawing-roOm at The Break
ers.' which is to be TIE scene OF this
brilliant marriage, faces on the ocean,. The
ceremony is TO be as simple as possible.
The brides Costume will be or white wa
tered silk trimmed with old duchesse lace,
and she will carry a bouquet OF pink roses.
The gown is q Partisan creation.
TIE couple will stand beside an altar of
flowers for the ceremony that will urite
them forever. The bride and the brides
naids. the Misses Emily v. Sloare- Lila
Sloane. Edith Shepard. Mabel Gerry, Meta
Taylor. and Amy Bend. Win pass down the
stairway from the SECOND fiGor rarlors,
meeting the bridegroom and ushers on the
landing. '-----~
PLAN OF THE CEREMONY.
The bridegroom will wear a toaton-
Mere Of gardenias. and thai OF his brother, |
William Payne Whitney, who will act as |
his best man, will be a white orchid. |
The usiiers, Alfred Vanderbilt. Frank Lyon |
Polk. X. l.. Cottenet. II. r. Mcmillan and
Mr.. Baldwin, will wear white orchids
also. $50
Bishop Potter and Rev. DR.. Magill, rector.
Of old Trinity Church, Newport will meet
the bridal party at the upper entrance
TO the drawing room and will lead the
procession Gown the room to the floral
altar. -
After the ceremony the brutal. party
Will repair To the gray room, where they
viii receive their guests standing under
a canopy OF ferns and flowers, anil after
hat there will be a wedding breakfast
served by the Casino caterer, at small
,ables set in the great dining room OF the
villa.
At the conclusion OF the breakfast the
lew man AM wife will be driven directly
% the pier. where they vii! board Uncle
William h. yanderbilt's famous yacht
Valiant. They will sail en-. the valif.nt
o some Point on the Connecticut shore.
Jew London. New Havan-or soucff Sorwalk,
nd take special train to Lenox.
SUPERB WEDDING GIFTS.
The wedding gifts for the happy couple
Ire numerous AMI OF exceediHggteaI W orth !
They include complete dinner service OF
liver from Mr.. and Mrs II NICK Twombly
Among the gifts from Cornelius Wander
I'LL is magnificent necklace and tiara
Il diamonds. William X. VANDERBILT; S gift
5 pear-shap,d diamcBd.' Ex-senator
'ayne. uncle of the bridegroom. sent
oliar CT diamonds. ard Col Payne, Iearl
eckiacc. said 10 be the finest in America
ir. and Mrs. Almeric II Paget. sister and ;
ro;her-in-law OF Harry Payne Whitney,
ave diamond star. and Mrs. William II.
anderbil.. the brides grandmother, q
iassive silver tea service and saIver.