Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-17
MARRIED At ENPORT.R.l..
The Nuptia1s of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt and Hiss Elsie
French Celebrated.
BRIGHTER sun NEVER SHOWN Oil BRIDE.
Everything Connected With the At
fair Bespoke W~ea1th-The Bride
and Groom Were ~PIaymates III
ChiIdhoOd's DaSs-Of on the
Honeymoon Trip.

Newport, Il, J., Jan. 15.-Although
in the depth of winter this well
known watering place took OF a SEM
blance of its summer gayiety ecaus
OF the wedding of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt. probably the most
wealthy of the third generation OF
the Vanderbilt family. and Miss Elsie
French, a charming Newport girl and
former playmate of the bridegroom,
the daughter of Mrs. Frederick Orme
French, a resident of the city for
many years.
F.. A brighter sun never shown for
any bride. and in spite of a crispness
in the air. it did not seem I O be a
winters day.
The ceremony took place at noon.
in the Zabriski Memorial church of
St. John the Evangelist, far up in the
old north part of the city, on the very
shores of Narragansett bay, &c the
center of Newport's fashion, but now
far removed from the social whirl of
Bellevue avenue. Miss French made
the choice of her own place of o
ship and her own home for the, scene
of the marriage, instead of selecting
the more p~retentious but less familiar
surroundings which would have been
found in New York.
The service was as ornate as the
highest forms of the Episcopal
church could make it. The wedding
procession. a picture of loneliness and
fine gowns, and the breakfast, which
closed the formal proceedings of the
day. was one of the grandest ever
served in this city.
Although the ceremony "a set for
noon, an hour or more before hat
time saw the arrival of some of the
guests at the church and those Who
came about II o'clock had the pleas
ure OF listening to an organ concert
and found leisure to marvel at the
floral decorations.
Just as the tones OF the "Lohen-
grin" march breathed softly forth,
the two clergymen, Rev. George +.
Beatty. rector of the church, and Rev.
G.. Brinley Morgan, rector of Christ
church, at New Haven, entered from
the side door, followed by the bride
groom and his brother, Reginald Van
derbfIt. the best man.
At the same time the bridal process
sion started up the main aisle. the
bridesmaids.
AT the altar Mr.. Vanderbilt met his
bride. Together they stood before
-@4l IT.
Morgan had finished reading the be-
trothel portion of the service when
they ascenGed into the nance and
at the altar Dr.. Beatty completed
the ceremony and pronounced them
husband and wife. The MendcS>"hn
wedding mahch was played as the
wedding procession moved down the
aisle and out of the church The cere-
Inony occupied about seven minutes.
For the reception "Harbor View"
the residence of Mrs. French, had
been prepared with great care. h
broad verandas all inclosed in glass
were lined with small pine trees, while
within the house brilliant flowers
met the eve. The bride and groom re-
ceived their friends while standing in
III large hHIi DCIIOuIh Il SoAIOp.N >oAh
posed entirely of Golden Gate roses.
The ~poincette, the crimson Mexican
Christmas flower, was the prevailing
feature of the decorations in the din
ing room. At the conclusion of the
wedding breakfast a number of
toasts were drunk to the health and
happiness of Mr.. and Mrs. Wander |
bilt. The bridal pair left later in the
afternoon on their honeymoon trip.
Among the prominent guests were
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the mother
of the groom, gowned in mourning, |
Mrs. Frederick Orme French. the !
brides mother: Mr.. VIM. X. Wander !
bilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W. VAN /!
derbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, Mrs. Elliot F. Shepard, Mr..
and Mrs. Mckay T~wombley, DR.. and
Mrs. Seward Webb, Gen. and Mrs. Her
bert F. Eaton, Baroness SeIliere, Mr.. |
and Mrs. J. B. Merrill; Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Alex
ander and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin C..
Porter.