The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-14
sunday LABOR N CHURCH
1T DID NOT SHOCK NEWPORT.
HOWEVER, FOR 1T WAS A
LABOR FOR LOVE
FIXING FOR T0DAY's WEDDING
Florists and Decorators Were
Adjoining the Temple for q
the VanderbiIt-French
e. NuptiaIs.

NEWPORT, r. l., JAN 13.-With the
exception Of the decorations at the Church
and at the house, the preparations for
the wedding of Alfred Gwynne Wander
bilt to Miss Elsie French are practically
completed. All the guests arrived in the
city today were shown their different
residences, and a we'll known caterer
has arrived with his force of assistants.
The numerous carriages which will con-
vey the $50 guests from the church to
the house are in the city The last of
the guests came this forenoon and after
noon, the principal arrivals being William
r. Vanderbilt. who came in a private car
during the afternoon, and Senator
Chauncey M. Depew, who arrived by
boat tonight.
Mr.. Vanderbilt journeyed in a specially
made up train, which included the pri-
vate car of Mr.. Seward Webb and the
cars of two other railway officials Mr..
Vanderbilt was met by his nephew at the
station, and the party was at once driv-
en- to THE Breakers" the residence of
Cornelius Vanderbilt at Ochra Point.
Tonight Mrs. Vanderbilt entertained a
large house party. as did also her SON
in-law, Harry Payne Whitney, who mar
ried Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt in this
city three years ago. This afternoon the
entire wedding party visited st. johns
church, and there a short rehearsal was
held.
WORKED ON THE SABBATH
At the conclusion of the regular serv-
ice tonight a large corps of decorators
from New York took possession of the
church, and they will work until 9
o'clock tomorrow morning. Scarcely had
the congregation left the church when
great express wagons and vans drove
up, laden with boxes and standards, the
latter being the feature of the decora-
ton of the main aisle for tomorrow
With them came a company of prores-
sional florists.
CHAUNCEY WAS THE LATEST.
The o'clock boat brought the last
batch of guests, headed by Senator De-
pew. The bridegroom met this de'ega-
ton with his break. Six or seven of
his friends, all young men, cIamberea in
and were driven to one of the fashiona-
BILE boarding houses.
The chief event tonight was the elab-
crate dinner which was given to num-
Der of prominent guests by Mr.. Harry
Payne Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs William
K. Vanderbilt Jr. are also in this city.
staying a the home of Mrs. Herman Oel-
richs, the sister of Mrs. Vanderbilt All
the ushers are occupying a house by
themselves, and the bridesmaids are oc-
cupying another house across the street.
while the rest of the guests, except those
entertained at house parties, are at fash
ionable boarding houses.
Tomorrow at noon the wedding will
occur, and although it takes place at one
of the highest Episcopal churches in the
city, the programme of the ceremony,
on the request of Miss French, has been
simplif1ed as much as possible The choir
boys will be in attendance, but will sing
only twice, and will do no marching.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, which
will probably not occupy more tnan seven
minutes, all of the guests will be driven
to the French residence. It is expected
that Mr.. Vanderbilt and his bride will
leave on their honeymoon about o'clock
in the afternoon. 1t is rumored tonight
that they will go no farther than River
town, six miles up the island, where Mr.
Vanderbilt has an extensive country resi-
dence.