Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-05
VANDERb|LT-FAIR.
Youth and Beauty and Millions Of
Money United in Marriage.
A BRIEF AND SIMPLE CEREMONY
ATTENDED BY ELABORATE
SETTINGS AND GORGEOUS cos
TUMING-WHAT THE BRIDE,
HER SISTER AND BRIDESMAID
WORE.

HER SISTER AND BRIDESMAID
WORE.
New York. April 4-Youth and
beauty, with millions of money, We're
Joined together in holy matrimony at
noon to-day when Virginia Fair be-
came the bride of William X. Wander
bilt, Jr About one hundred and fifty
guests were present at the ceremony,
which took place in the Fifty-seventh
street residence CT Hermann Oelrichs,
whose wife is the sister of the bride.
The home was surrounded by a curious
ard mixed crowd.
Shortly before noon the guests COM
merlCd 10 arrive at the Oelrich house.
The Rev. Thomas F. Murphy, acting
p22sor of the church of the Sacred
Heart, at Dobbs' Ferry, was on hand
carly, accompanied by two little acoly
ties. The conservatory and ball room
lad teen transformed into the sem
6.&1ce OF an Old English garden. At
the eLd of the conservatory a dais had
Ec3a rs;is "a. Over this was a canopy
o1 l2sticcd smilax, clinging vines and
b.~-5~ming peach trees. Its luxuriant
foliage shut out the daylight, but tiny
iI13nde1cent lights hidden in the
leaves save soft and ample illumina-
ton.
Almost promptly at noon, the single
i-l@id CT honor, Miss Mary Baldwin
free, entered the ballroom and und Il
IL aisle arched with roses walked TO-
X'2,ds the waiting priest. She preced
ed The bride, Miss Fair. Following
Miss Fair was her brother-in-law. Mr..
Oa.l.cA5. The organ especially built
Tor the occasion pealed out. The groom
WIS attended by J. P. Kellogg. II the
s.@.iCly IN orchestra CT fifty pieces I'M
ger L.lil Paur played the nupt.ai
music from Lohengrin.
Ihe ceremony itself was short, and
Immediately upon its conclusion con
g atu.atOns were showered upon Nj.
AID Mrs Vanderbilt There were few
relatives present. OF the Vanderhiits
there were only to kiss the bride, VIM.
L. Vanderbilt, Sr., and young Harold
Vanderbilt, brother Of the groom. The
res CT the family are in mourning or.
abroad, but though absent they were
vel represented in the list of presents.
The wedding party was then ushered
into the library and at long tables sat
Own to a wedding breakfast. VIM.
X Vanderbilt proposed the health of
his young son and wife. The groom re-
piled.
When the breakfast was over the
bride changed into her travelling dress
and the young Vanderbilts drove off i'll
a new brougham, a present to the
groom, to the river. The party crossed
C., the Long Island railroad depot and
there entered special car, which here
them to Mr. Vanderbilts country place,
Ilahour, Oakdale, l.. l. They will re-
main there weeks and then go to
Newport, where they will occu~y the
Belvoir house In Autumn they will go
to Europe.
Miss Fairs wedding gown was made
in Paris The foundation was ivory
satin, cut with long train. This ma
.erial was covered with fine point d Es-
prit OF a creamy tint, corresponding to
~ hn
lace, 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
bordcred with deep edging, and the
upper part of the corsage was entirely
of the lace The sleeves reached barely
to the elbow and were partly of lace
and point dEsprit She wore veil of
tulle.
Mrs. Oelrichs wore gown of light
mother of the groom. Mrs. NJ. H. De-
young wore a grain passeta gray silk
with tulle bonnet
The groom's present to the bride was
a pearl necklace and pearl and ruby
pendant, which are said to have cost
ST, 200.
Mss Tofree's bridesmaid gown gas Il
wonderfully elaborate and effective COM
b;nation of white chiffon and point APP
p-ique lace. The gown had a princess
cleft. The skirt was shirred to the
knees. Below this the necessary haring
effect was supplied by two very fl
nounces of chiffon, edged with lattice
like border of white satin ribbon
gauzy half length overdress or tune, was
bordercd with applique Insertion.
Tie bodice was even more elaborate,
and had an azure yoke and collar of the
applique The sleeves, which reached
only to the elbow, were shirred like the
upper part of the skirt, and edged with a
hounce of lace.
The white satin belt was fastened by
Miss Fairs gift to her bridesmaid. an
enormous diamond buckle. Miss Tolfree
ctrried a muff fashioned Of pink roses.