The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-29
New York Society
BY DlEDRlcH kNIcKERsockER.

New York, June 27.-There is to be a
wedding in the Vanderbilt family. Is this
not tantamount to a social sensation? re-
member when it was not so. My, but the
times have changed. 1t was not so long
ago, either. Let me see, was it so when
Lila Vanderbilt became Mrs. Seward
Webb? No, indeed. The Vanderbilts were
not in it in those days. As to Sloanes and
Twombleys and Shepards, well, they were
not heard from then. The Vanderbilts
got their feet on the social ladder atSthat
time and now-why they are all on it and
way up on the top rung. So much for
the commodore's millions. And as to the
commodore-well. in the club and social
world he was not considered g. person of
much account, in fact, his methods OF
making money did not commend him. Oh,
well, what Is the odds? The event to
come off is the marriage of Miss Lila
Vanderbilt Sloane, daughter of Mr.. and
Ms. William Douglas Sloane, to -. VIII
liam Bradh. rsL- Osgood Field, at Lenox,
Mass, July s.
1t will be The social event of the sea-
son, where a large wedding is always ac-
ceptable. Miss Sloane and Mr.. Field will
be married in Trinity Protestant Episco-
pal church at noon. 1t will be an ex-
tremely pretty wedding. The guests from
New York and vicinity will be carried in
a special train which VIII leave the Grand
Central station Monday afternoon. July 7.
On their arrival at Lenox they Will be
cared for at the Curtis Hotel, where they
are to make themselves at home until
after the wedding breakfast at Elm
Court, when they will be conveyed BACK
to New, York Blue and white will be the
wedding colors, and Miss Sloane's attend
ants-her cousins, Miss Florence Twom-
bley, Miss Frederick Webb and Miss Eve
lyn Sloane; Miss Emily Rogers, Miss Mar
ion Haven, daughter of Mr.. and MRS
George c. Haven, Dollie Kernochan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ]. Frederic
Kernochan, Miss Justine Cutting, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bayard Cutting,
and Miss Crocker-will be attired in cos
tunes combining the two colors. They
will carry effective parasols of white and
blue chiffon instead of bouquets.
One of the prettiest June weddings was
that of Miss Florence Lauterbach, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lauterbach
to Mr.. Crab Hershfield at Sherry's last
Wednesday evening. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr. It. de Sol Mendes.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
The happy young couple were married un-
der a canopy of roses and. maiden hair.
Her sister, Miss Edith Lauterbach, was
maid of honor, and Miss Sibyl Hershfield
and Miss Alice Lauterbach were the
bridesmaids. Mr.. Adams Nathaniel Camp
bell was the best man. The ushers were
Messrs. Edward B. McChain. John f.
Scott. Clifford Wilmont and DR.. Edward
F. Concklyn. The wedding of Mr.. Clar-
ence Godfrey McDa|ltt to Miss Edith
Lauterbach will take place In September
at the elegant country place of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Lauterbach-
Quite a lot of people will go to Fps
wich, Mass, to the welding of Miss Muriel
Tuckerman and Mr.. Charles Fitzgerald
of Baltimore, on June 26. Miss Tucker
man is the daughter of Mr.. and MrF.
Charles Tuckerman, of Boston. who was
Miss Ruth Appleton of this city, the sis
ter of Mrs. Gerald L. Hoyt, Mr.. Fran lis
r. Apple ten and Mr. James w. Appleton.
The Appleton family have each and all
superb country places at Ipswich and
there will, of course be a large Boston
contingent present The bride is an eSt-
ceedingly handsome girl who has quite a
belle in Boston and is we'll known in this
city. Miss Elizabeth Tuckerman, the
daughter of Mr.. Bayard Tuckerman of
this city, an uncle of the bride. 10 TO bs
the bridesmaid.
Miss Helen Miller Gould is making So
cial strides. She is living at the home
left her by her father, Jay Gould, at IT.
vington- Lyndhurst 1t Is called by the
Goulds. 1t was built by George Merritt,
who was originally linen merchant and
made a great fortune through a patent
car spring. The garden party will take
place tomorrow. Charity is the key note
of the entertainment planned, as the pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the endowment
fund connected with the work of the In
ternational Committee of the Young Mems
Christian Associations in the navy and
particularly the branch at Brooklyn. 1t Is
announced that If the weather should not
be conducive to the pleasure of the af-
fair 1t will be postponed until the follow
ing Monday. A band concert and a COLA
ton will be the features of the afternoon.
The doings of the younger generation of
Vanderbilts possess for my society friends
more interest than one will find in Eng
land for the peeraga Mr.. Alfred Wander
his Portsmouth farm. and his younger
brother, MI. heginald Vanderbilt. has re-
Gently purchased Sandy Point, the old
farm formerly owned by the Weaver fam
lily, near by. The somewhat remote
Boothden. formerly owned by the late
Edwin Booth. on the shores of the Sea-
comet river, near the Vanderbilt farms
has been leased by a young millionaire
friend of the Vanderbilts At these
places, on which large sums of money are
being spent, the young miliionaires are to
entertain their friends Almost as lavishly
and as we'll as at their villas in Newport
itself and will be more retired from pub
lie gaze and especially from the eyes OF
the newspaper representatives. Mr.. Reg
inald Vanderbilt is to bring number OF
his college friends to Sandy Point from
Yale when he graduates from there next
week.
The Belmonts and Oelrichs families will
be in mourning this summer. 1t will make
quite a difference in the August season
of gayety, but the Wilson family contin-
gent will set the pace with young Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt In the lead. Mrs.
Oliver Belmont and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs