The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-06
HAMMOND.SLOANE.
Miss Emily Sloane, Niece of W. X.
Vanderbilt is Espollsed. s.

Miss Emily Sloane, Niece of w. X.
Vanderbilt is Espoused.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Emlly Wander
hllt Sloane. daughter OF William Doug
las Sloane and niece of Cornelius VIII
liam X. Frederick and George Wander
bilt. was married at noon to-day TO
John Henry Hammond, of Boston. The
ceremony took place in st. Bartholo-
news church, the pastor. the Rev. DR..
David II. Greer, officiating.
The beautiful edihce had been magni-
Gently decorated for the occasion. In
mense banks OF flowers crowned the
chancel. the pillars We're entwined with
Bermuda lilies, the pews roped with
strings Of roses and the whole utmos-
phere laden with the perfume Of the
conservatory.
Lofty palms surrounded by azaleas
and lilies lent Il strong color to the
scene. An arch formed Of Easter lilies
spanned the chance and under this q
part OF Lathrops great mural decoration
could be seen.
Miss Sloane entered the church
promptly at noon and escorted by her
father. walked up the center aisle to the
altnr. She was attended by her sister.
Miss Lila Vanderbilt Sloane, followed
by Miss Ruth Twombley and Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt, the little cousins of
the bride: Miss Knowlton Miss Edith
Hall, Miss Charlotte Barnes and bride
sroom'a sister. Miss Margaret Ham
mond. All were dressed In pink and
carried bouquets of bridesmaids and
Dewey roses. F
The brides gown was OF white satin.
embroidered with silver and trimmed
with point lace. The maid OF honor,
Miss Lila Sloane. was also dressed en-
tlrely in white.
The bride carried u bouquet Of lilies of
the valley and wore q coronet Of orange
blossoms. She wore no Jewel adorn-
ments.
At the altar Miss Sloane was met by
the groom, and his best man, his
brother. Ogden Hammond.
The ushers were Alonzo Potter, Allan
A. Robbins. ]. G.. P. Stokes. G. Arthur
Gordon. w. v. S. Thorne. William
Sloane. Herbert Parsons and C. K. NJ.
Bcekman.
Invitations to the church were limited
to the seating capacity OF st. Bartholo-
news and included nearly all the ultra
fashionable people In the city. Fam
lily connections represented q large pro-
portion OF the assemblage.
Richard Henry Warren. the organ
LIST Of st. Bartholomew's had arranged
IL choir musical programme for the cere-
monies and played the wedding march
when Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond left the
church. IlI
Following the ceremony ut the church
n wedding breakfast was served at the
Sloane residence. The guests numbered
about 200. mostly members Of the Van
derbllt and Hammond families and Intl-
mate personal friends. The tables were
gorgeously decorated after designs sug.
gested by the bride.
The house also was beautifully deco
rated for the reception, which was held
upon the arrival OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hmm.
mond from the church. The newly mar
rled pair will spend the honeymoon ut
Lenox. The bride was the recipient OF
many handsome md costly presents,
The most valuable Of her gifts Is neck
lace and tiara Of diamonds, presented
by her parents. From Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt she received Il
ruby and diamond pendant: from Mr..
and Mrs.. Frederick Vanderbilt 4 rich
cluster OF diamonds, pearls md t,ir-
quoiscs to be worn as n cOrsagc ornn-
ment: from W. X. Vanderbilt. dla-
mond comb. and from Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Burden. Jr., II beautiful silver
table service.
The groom IL n lawyer by profession
His father, General John II. Hammond
was chief OF General Shermnn's stan.
during the war OF the rebellion, ana
commanded Il division under General
Thomas. a