The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-15

Although the ceremony was set at noon,
m hour or more before that time saw the
arrival of some OF the guests Mt the
church, and those who came about II
o'clock had thu pleasure Of listening to an
organ concert and found leisure to marvel
ut the floral decorations.
Pink, green and white in many charm
/ ing combinations were the prevailing col
ors. the distinctive flowers being the
| Gloire de la Refine Bengoras, the Golden
| Gate roses with white azaleas, and the
specimen palm.
The programme of the organ concert,
which occupied the hour preceding the
ceremony, was selected by Miss French.
| The choir boys Of the church marched in
quietly at 30 and lei i'll two of the
hymns assigned to them.
The programme was as follows; over,
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner. Festival
nreluda. C,uiraud. "Serenade," Schubert
LYNN, 20 Perfect Love Jeffrey, sung
by the choir. Coronation march, lie
prophete." Meyerbeer. Bridal chorus,
II .ohengrin," Wagner, sung by the
choir.
Just as the well known and measured
tones Of the "Lohengrin" march breath
ed softly forth, the two clergymen, Rev.
II
/ and Rev. c. Brinley Morgan, rector Of
Christ church mt New Haven. entered
from The side door, followed by the groom
and his brother, Reginald Vanderbilt, the
: best man.
The bridal Party.
! At the same time the bridal procession
+ started m the main aisle. the ushers lead
y ing. followed by the four bridesmaids
Eight personal friends of the groom act
o ed ms ushers. They We're Messrs. Worth
Z ington Fitzhugh Whitehouse, FredericE
Martin Davies, Robert Livingstone Ger
~, Ord Preston, Ernest Iselin, William
=. Borden, Potter Palmer, Jr., and w
Bayard Cutting, Jr.
The bridesmaids We're Miss PAULINE
e French, the brides niece; Miss Elsi
Bronson, daughter of the late Fredericl
i Bronson: Miss Isabel G. Stiilman, daugll
! ter of Mr.. james Stillman of New York
! who shortly will become the bride o
d Percy Avery Rockefeller, and Miss Edit
h Gray. daughter of Judge Gray of Albany
/. The maid of honor was Miss Gladys Var
d derblt, sister of the groom.
, Some distance behind walked I'll
N bride leaning on the arm of her brothe
If Amos Tuck French.
Il The brides gown, although of gre;
n richness, was extreme in its slmpnclt
il The entire costume was of rich ivoi
~ white satin, the skirt having train mo
than three yards in length. The lon
,o close fitting sleeves of satin We're finish'
IS with deep puffs of exquisite lace. FL
n high collar of the corsage was also
a. lace The bottom of the skirt around I
m long train was trimmed with tulle Al
IN sprays of orange blossoms. The brid
ID veil, entirely covering the gown and ia
70 ing to the end of the train, was ma
~ nifcent piece of brussels point lace a
"a was the same veil worn by her sist
- when she married General Eaton in I'll
- land ten years ago. The bride carried
40 bouquet Of white orchids and lilies of
r. valley. No jewels were worn.
20 At the altar Mr.. Vanderbilt met
~, lan bride. Together they stood before
y" steps Of the chancel until DIR. Morp
80 had finished reading the betrothal port
~ of the service, when they assembled i,
..u the chancel and at the altar DR.. Beat
~ completed the ceremony and pronoun
~ them husband and wife. The Mend
a" sohn wedding march was played
*; the wedding procession moved down
~, M aisle and out Of the church. The CO
IA LA mony occupied about seven minutes.
oiu After a reception and wedding bre
se' fast at Harbor View the bridal pair
on their honeymoon trip.