The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
TWO SWELL WEDDINGS.
VanderbiIt-Fair and SIOane-Ham-
mOnd, To-day and Tomorrow.

From the New York World April q
The Vanderbilt weddings which are set
for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
afford the chief topic of social interest
They will be in pleasing contrast one
soemnized in the residence of the bride,
the other in church; consequently the re
spective champions of house weddings and
church weddings viii doubtless, after the
ceremonies, have many arguments for and
against house and church ceremonies.
AS everybody knows Miss Virginia Fair
will be married at home to Mr.. william
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., for the reason that she
is Roman Catholic and he a Protestant.
The ceremony will be celebrated in the
conservatory of Mrs Hermann Oelrich's
handsome house on Fifth avenue and Fiji
ty-seventh street This residence was
built by Mrs Mary Mason Jones for the
purpose of entertaining, and the first floor
is practically a series of drawing rooms.
To the suit the Oelrichses added the con
servatory. AS a whole they lend them
selves admirably to the solemn yet joy
Gus occasion which will be celebrated
therein on Tuesday. The rooms will be
superbly decorated with flowers, smilaX,
shrubs and plants, and in the conserVa-
tory an altar will be placed before which
the Young couple will plight their troth
The bridal party will approach it through
an aisle of bay trees covered with roses,
The brides dress will be of lace. She Will
wear a bonnet of white roses and viii
carry a muff of rose leaves ornamented
with two big roses. She will not carry
a bouquet. She viii be given 30 the bride-
groom in marriage by her brother-n-iaw,
Mr. Hermann Oelrichs.
The bride will be preceded to the altar
by a single maid of honor, Miss Tofree,
a singularly handsome girl with Titan
hair. There will be no bridesmaids.
When the bridal procession passes up
the aisle of bay trees TO the strains of
the wedding march the bridegroom, Mr.
William K. Vanderbilt Jr., will take his
place attended by his best man, Mr.. J.
P. Kellogg. The ceremony will be con-
Quoted by Father Thomas Murphy, at
tended by two lace-robed acolytes
After the ceremony the rooms will be
filed with the strains of music, played by
the Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra.
The friends and relatives invited 10 the
ceremony number 1870 persons. The break
fast will be served at long tables seating
twenty persons.
After the breakfast and reception the
young couple will be driven 70 the Long
Island Railroad station, where they will
be taken by special train to Islip They
will pass their honeymoon at Idlehour. the
magnificent country seat of the bride
groom's father, where his sister, the
young Duchess of Marlborough, passed
the happy days of her honeymoon
This afternoon the intimate friends OF
the young couple-and, by the way, the
bridegroom has not attained his twenty
first birthday and the bride isfn her TWEEN
ty-seventh year-are invited to examine
the many beautiful and costly presents
which they have received from friends and
relatives. fair idea of the regal splen-
dor of these gifts may be had from the fol-
lowing list
A necklace of large pearls and rubies,
from which is suspended a pear-shaped
pearl, from William K Vanderbilt. jr.
A complete dessert service, candelabra
and table ornaments, all of silver, from
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs.
A superb clock and side pieces Uouis
XVI from Mr.. Hermann Oelrichs
Four silver candlesticks from Master
Hermann Oelriches. jr
a superb necklace Of diamonds, of thirty
or forty stones. from Mrs. Oliver II. Z.
Belmont.
A superb rope of pearls from MIR. VIII
liam X Vanderbilt, sr.
A complete service of small silver knives,
forks. etc. from Mr.. Harold Vanderbilt.
Twenty-four gold plates from Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Mex. Twombley.
Twenty-four silver meat dishes from Mr..
and Mrs w. D. Sloane
Two superb silver salvers and tureen, all
most beautifully wrought, from Mrs. FL
lott r. Shepard.
Two silver vegetable dishes from Mrs.
Sloane.
A pearl and diamond necklace, from
which hangs pea-shaped pearl, from Mr..
A tea service OF silver from Mr.. Oliver
H. +. Belmont
A stomacher of diamonds from Mrs.
Mackay
A toilet service of gold from Mrs. Clar-
ence Mackay.
-Four large silver vegetable dishes from
Mrs. Kemp.
A loving-cup. exqulsitely wrought, from
Mr.. Stanford White.
In addition 70, the above there were many
costly gifts In gold, silver, china and glass.
Indeed an idea OF the value Of these pres
ents may be understood when 10 Is remem-
bored that an intimate friend OF the bride