The times., 1899-04-05
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The yandcrbiit-Fair NuptiaIs n Cor
geOus scene

The vandcrbfit-Fair Nuptiais n Cor
geous Scene.
New York April 4.-In the presence of
$50 guests Miss Virginia Fair became Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt. jr today at noon
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs, at Fifty-seventh Street and
Fifth Avenue. Small as The wedding was
in point of invitations sent out, the at
tendant circumstances of the ceremony
were such as to establish it as the fore
most social event Of the year.
Essentially, the wedding ceremony did
not differ from thousands of others per-
formed every year in this city There were
no bridesmaids nor ushers. only an attend
ant each for the bride and bridegroom; no
assistant to the officiating clergyman, the
Rev. Thomas II. Murphy, of the Church
of the Sacred Heart, at Dobbs Ferry, but
the surroundings were on scale of mag
nifcence commensurate with the wealth
of the contracting parties. The music was
from an organ specially built into the
house for the occasion, and by an orehes-
ira conducted by one of the first musical
leaders in the country-Emil Paur-and
the floral decorations have probably never
been equaled in any. New York residence
the cathedral, but marriages between Ro-
man Catholics and Protestants are not per-
formed in cathedral church ediiice How
ever there were hundreds OF persons who
stood outside the Oelriehs residence gazing
with passionate intensity at the rather or
namental but still somewhat monotonous
house for a space of several hours at a
time with mouths wide open and eyes star
ing for the appearance OF the bride 1t
seemed quite wonderful that SO many peo-
ple-there must have been $500 of them
should spend so much time for so little re-
suit.
The ceremony was performed in the
conservatory. where the altar and prize
dieu were placed. Just behind these a
fountain rippled. Now and again the or
chestra of fifty musicians played The
large room was decorated with thousands
of roses and with apple and peach bies-
SONS, smi!ax, asparagus sprays, and flow
ering shrubs. In the conservatory were
budding fruit trees palms, and vines and
an avenue of live trees leading out into
the ball room and hung with pink and
white ribbons, above which was a great
arch of roses
Promptly at noon the organ played the
Lohengrin wedding march and William K
Vanderbilt, ir., with his best man. ].
Prentice Kellogg, walked up to the altar,
where Father Murphy stood waiting
From the farther end Of the ball room
the maid of honor Miss Mary Baldwin
Tolfree. was seen advancing. She was
followed by Miss Fair who leaned on the
arm of her brother-in-law, Hermann
0elriChs The bride wore a Paris gown
of ivory satin cut with a long train and
covered with fine point du esprit of a
creamy tint, corresponding TO that of the
satin. Old cream colored Irish lace, which
is somewhat heavier in texture was used
in appliqued designs all over the gown.
Lengthwise insertions trimmed the front
of the skirt: the train was bordered with
a deep edging and the upper part of the
corsage was entirely of the lace. The
sleeve reached barely 10 the elbow and
was partly of lace and of point d'esprit.
The veil was of tulle.
The wedding breakfast was serred up
stairs in the large drawing room The
bridal couple left at o'clock for OaSdale
L. l., where the honeymoon will be spent.
When the bridal couple left the house the
crowd made rush, but was held back, and
when the belated carriage got its load of
happiness and whiried away there was a
cheer. Clarence Mackay landed a white
satin slipper on the top of the vehicle. but
an ardent relic seeker climbed up behind
and got it.
Among those present at the wedding
were William X. Vanderbilt. father of the
br1deBroom; Mrs. OllVer H. L. belmont,
the bridegroom's mother; Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. William d.
Sloan, Mrs. Elliot T.. Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Oelrichs, Col. and Mrs. William
Jay, the Misses Hewitt. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Cooper Hewitt Mrs. Burke Roche Mrs.
Henry Clews, Mr., and Mrs. Moses Taylor,
Mrs. William A. Duer, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Rockefeller, Wprthington White
house, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Payne Whitney,
Oliver II. p. Belmont Mr.. and Mrs. Orme
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs W. J. Schiefflein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence, II. Mackay. II. o.
Havemeyer, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Burden. Mr.. and Mrs Stanford White,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. Gerry, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Lee Taller. Prescott Lawrence, Arthur
Gwynn Vanderbilt. Reginald Vanderbilt.
Stewart NJ. Brice, Mrs. Reginald Ronalds,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Mex. Twombley, William
Cutting, jr,, Miss Mabel Gerry Mrs. Oliver
Hartman, Mrs. Marie Winthrop, MIR. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, ir., Mrs. G.
Cayendish Bentnick Mr. and Mrs. d. Og-
den Mills. Bishop Potter, Sidney Smith.
Ethel Reed, Mrs. Arthur Kemp, Mrs. Fred
Nelson, Kathleen Nelson. Egerton L.
Winthrop. Mrs. George Crocker. Miss
Rutherford. Mrs. c. b. Alexander, Miss
Daisy Post, Mrs. +. l.. Ames, Arthur
Kemp. ". X. Duer. Mrs. l. Townsend
Burden. Miss Evelyn Burden. Mr. and Mrs.
William Page Thompson. and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. II. De Young. The De YOungs present
ed the young couple with a solid gold bas-
ket with high movable handle, studded
with jewels