The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-14
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LAST GUESTS HAVE ARRIVED
WEDDING CEREMONY REHEARSED
AT THE CHURCH YESTERDAY.
Decorators worked ali Night to Com
pIete Their Work-Many Houses
Entertaining the Visitors.

NEWPORT, r. L., Jan. 13.-With the ex-
ception of the decorations at the church
and at the house. the preparations for the
wedding of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and
Miss Elsie French are practically COM
to-day were shown to their different resi-
dences, and a well-known caterer has ar
rived with his force of assistants.
The numerous carriages which will con-
vey the 15O guests from the church TO the
house are in the city. The last of the
guests came this morning and afternoon,
the principal arrivals being William X.
Vanderbilt, who came on a private car
during the afternoon, and Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. who arrived by boat to-
night. Mr.. Vanderbilt journeyed in a
specially made-up train, which included the
private car of Mr.. Seward Webb and the
cars of two other railroad officials. Mr..
Vanderbilt was met by his nephew at the
station, and the party was at once driven
to THE Breakers" the XXI resi-
dence Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, al Ochre
Point. Tonight Mrs. Vanderbilt enter
tanned a large house party, as did also her
son-in-law, Mr.. Harry Payne Whitney. who
tldII Mise 1CA AAo III tAAS
city three years ago. This afternoon the
entire wedding party visited St. Johns
Church, known to the people here as the
Seabriskie Church. and there a short re-
hearsal was held.
At the conclusion of the regular service
tonight a large corps of decorators from
New York took possession of the church.
and they will work until 8 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. Scarcely had the congrega-
ton left the church, when great express
wagons and vans drove up, laden with
boxes and standards. the latter being the
feature of the decoration of the main aisle
tomorrow. With them came a large num-
Der OF professional florists.
The Z o'clock boat to-nignt brought the
last batch of guests, headed by Senator
Depew. The bridegroom met this delega-
ton with his brake. Some six or eight OF
his particular friends, all young men, clam
bered in and were driven TO one of the
fashionable boarding houses.
The chief event tonight was the elaborate
dinner which was given to a number of
prominent guests by Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs. William *. Van
6erbilt, jr, are also in the city, staying
at the home OF Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, the
sister of Mrs. Vanderbilt, All the ushers
are occupying a house by themselves, and
the bridesmaids are occupying a house by
themselves across the street, while the
rest of the guests, except those enter
tanned at house parties. are at fashionable
boarding houses.
Tomorrow at noon the wedding will take
place. and although il will be at one of
the highest Episcopal Churches in the
city, the programme of the at
| the request of Miss French, has been SIM
! pliied as much as possible. The choir boys
will be I'm attendance, but will sing only
twice, and will do no marching. AT the
| conclusion of the ceremony, which prob
ably will not occupy more than seven min
utes. all the guests will be driven to the
French residence.
1t is expected that Mr.. Vanderbilt and
| bride will leave on their honeymoon jour
| ney about 3 o'clock in The afternoon, but
it is rumored tonight that they Will go no
farther than Rivertown, six miles up the
| island. where Mr.. Vanderbilt has an ex-
tensive country residence.