The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-04
MISS FAIRS WEDDING.
The Gifts wni Make It Seem Like a
Diamond Jubflee-The Trcussesu.

Dtamonu sUottct-lnt LErusstHbs
Miss Virginia Fair, who is TO marry
William X Vanderbilt, Jr.. of New
York. on wednesday, has grent love for
lswels, Apu the wedding is to be VERT.
sbis diamond jubilee. A writer in the
Boston Globe estimates at $500, 600 the
value OF the personal ornaments which
she will receive as presents, From every
standpoint the most superb souvenir in
this dazzling collection Is the ruby heart
presented by william X. Vanderbilt Jr.
Seven fiawless Burmah rubies, SO cut
and arranged that not scrap of their
gold setting shows, compose the heart
that Is threo inches long by one and a
half inches wide at its iroadest point,
while in the concave tack OF the glowing
jewel the initials ''W," and "V," are
delicately indicated in small rubies.
This is not intended to tie hung about
the young wife's neck, nor even to serve
as brooch, for by Mr.. Vanderbilt's wish
she will always wear it suspended from
a fine gold chain so fastened on her left
shoulder that she heart will hang directly
over that point where her own beats
Mrs. Oliver ii. l.. Belmont has be-
slowed on her daughter-in-law to be an
unusually fine tiara of rubiss and dia-
nonas and niue brooches and pendants
compossd tofthese two types OF stones.
a DomaHtto interest eenters about Mrs.
Belmonts contribution to Miss Fairs
jewel casket, for all these rubies and dia-
monds were some years ago given Mrs.
Belmont by her first husband. They
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highly prized and frequently worn, and
1t is fact we'll known that as Mrs. VIII
liam IL. Vanderbilt this woman pos
sessed gems that the Princess of Wales
might easily have envied. When this yoke
of the first marriage was put on, how
ever, the woman who is now Mrs. Bel
mont gathered mp every ornament given
her by her first husband, locked them in
"a safe deposit and announced her inten {.
tion never TO wear one of them again,
bue ON their marriages to divide them
equally among her daughters and daught-
ers-in-law.
When Miss Consuelo became the Ouch
ess of Marlborough. TO her shore fell the
prize piece in the collection, namely, the
Incompatible string of Vanderbilt pearls.
and now that her eldest son is about to
lead bride to the altar Mrs. Belmont
visited first the sNfe deposit company
and then a well-known jeweler, and u
double handful of necklaces, bracelets.
rings and brooches Were broken up and
their decorations reset in the newest
forms, while the biggest stones went into
the tiara.
Perhaps. though. of all the good things
that have come Miss Fairs way since the
announcement of her engagement, moth
ing has excited more admiring comment
and general astonishment than the abso'
lutely unique necklace of pearls presented
he I,rfA 10 k., Co - nx a.
Judge of pearls and generous parent
MIR. William K. Vanderbilt has few
equals, ard in the two-yard string of ex-
quisite beads he sent his son 6 tanoee eve
ry other pearl is perfectly round and black
1his arrangement was the result of his
hearing Miss Fair express her great ad
miration for black pearls. Instantly the
New York jewellers werh given the scent.
and as nothing but perfection could real
lie Mr.. VandeTbilt's wish or order there
was tremendous amount of cabling
across the ocean, hurried visits TO Chi
cago, Boston and elsewhere to gather up,
In the time allowed, the number and
quality of ashen gray gems that were
needed.
The white pearls. that are strung be-
tween every pair Of dusky mates, are in
reality pure golden and warm flesh pink
In color. so that wonderful opalesoent
effect has been secured in combining
these matched beads.
In spite of the fact that daily glittering
representatives of hundreds of thousands
of dollars have been taken in at her door
in their velvet and satin cases and that
Two detectives have been employed to sit
all day and sleep oil night in the room
where the wedding gifts are kept, Miss
Fair has gone about her social and homo
duties; 10 the opera and calling. to fare
wall dinners and complimt ntary lunch
in, 81 INN co. Un and thu
plainest hats in her wardrobe and with
never gold, silver or bodiamonded or
namenr In her puritan toilets save her
engagement ring, which is q pigeons
blood cabochop ruby held in a very mar
row rim of black enamel. The eff ect of
chrysalis like sobriety ofscostume before
the butterfly metamrphosis into her
bridal splendors, is partly due TO the
Lenten season and due also in measure
to her own wish, for, contrary to the GUS
tom long established agaiLst the wearing
of many jewels to the altar, Miss Fair
hStH wear just as many as she thinks
suitable to her gown and the occasion.
Undoubtedly If tho ceremony were to
take place in church, and II many friends
were to be witnesses of it, few jewels
would be assumed, but so persons only,
and those the very nearest relat ives and
friends of the young couple, are to he
present at the marriage and sit down to
the break fast. Mrs. Herman Oelrichs'
charming house, on the corner of 9th
street and 9Th avenue, is not large enough
10 ACCOMMODATE and seat "a large number
without oroWding and crushing and do
ing damage to the beauties of the bridal
procession and the costly, lovely floral
decorations
Lilies, orange blossoms and shamrock
are the flowers selected 30 adorn the
drawing room, where the couple will
stand. Back of the altar screen of East
or lilies will rise, pots ,of shamrock will
bank the window stills. and from two
small orange trees, in full bloom, u bene-
diction Of most delicious odOrs will fall
on the wedding party.
A least two weeks ago the wedding
dress was completed, and, saving the lace
that aderns 1t, the costume was all Of
American manufacture. Ivory white
duchess satin, cut in the severest princess
style, IL its foundation, and down the
front of the skirt and round the edge of
the tWo-yard train runs a WreRthing of