Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-15
BRILLIANT NEWPORT EVENT
Reginald O. Vanderbilt and Oathlsen G.
,Esilssn Are Married.
CEREMONY IS IN A PRIVATE VILLA
After Spending u Few Days at Their
New Home Young Couple Will
Leave for Tour of
Europe.

NEWPORT. R. l., April 1.-THE wedding
Of Reginald c. Vanderbilt of New York,
the youngest son of the late Cornelius G.
Vanderbilt, and Miss Cathleen @. Nielsen,
also Of New York, which occurred at
"Arleigh" at noon today, was a brilliant
as we'll as an early beginning Of the social
season Of 1908 at Newport. AS the mar
riage took place in a private villa, 1t lacked
much of the %splendor which usually at
tends a church function. About $50 guests
were present.
II was a white wedding. The decora-
items were white on a background Of green;
the bridesmaids. were gowned in white and
picture hats. The bridegroom, his best
man; and tho ushers wore white puff cravats
and white boutonnierres, and the bride, OF
course, was attired in the purest white.
The weather sulked, and. instead Of a
sparkling day. it was gray and cold, with
a misty northeast wind blowing a gale.
For an hour before the ceremony an
orchestra played ana Just at noon the meas
ured strains of the Lohengrin march sig
nailed the approach of the bridal party.
Rev. Father Meenan, attended by two altar
boys. previously had taken his place at the
floral altar and just as the procession
started down the grand staircase Mr.. Van
accompanies ny hAo Va ~
Alfred @. Wynne Vanderbilt, took position
beside the priest.
Bride Advances with Uncle.
Miss Nielsen advanced on the arm of her
uncle, Frederick Gebhardt. Her four brides
maids were Miss Isabelle May of Washing
ton, Miss Florence Twombley, a cousin OF
Mr.. Vanderbilt; Miss Evelyn Parsons and
Miss Nathalie Schenck. The maid OF honor
was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt. a sister Of
the groom.
The ushers, who led the procession, were
Jules B. Nielsen, a brother of the bride
Ellis Adams Of Orange. N. j.; Arthur s.
Burden Of New York, S. H. Stone Of SYRIA
cuse, Peter Goelet Gerry and Albert Gray
OF New York.
The bride was gowned in heavy white
silk with a costly veil Of rare lace flowing
back from the crown of her head to the end
OF the train. Around her throat was tightly
clasped a serpent necklace of rarest pearls
the gift Of the bridegroom.
The ceremony was brief. Its completion
was indicated by the Mendelssohn march
A reception followed and an inspection was
made Of the bridal gifts, which were de.
clared to be probably as costly an array al
was ever bestowed on two young people a
lho auNVht U lu0lI mdITtcu ilISs tnel
came the wedding breakfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt left for theil
now villa at Sandy Point, q few miles VI
the island, during the afternoon. wher,
they will spend a few days previous to
three months trip to Europe.
Among those present at the eeremon!
we're; Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. f
w. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Sloane
Nj. and Mrs. II. Mex. Twombly, MI. anC
Mrs. l. Townsend Burden George r. Fear
ing, Hon. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew
Or. and Mrs. Seward Webb, Mrs. Elliot F
shepard. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. AT
thur Kemp, p. f. Collier. Potter Palmer
Admiral and Mrs. s, B. Luce, Mr.. and Mrs
Reginald Norman, Mr., and Mrs. w. Storrl
Wells, MIS-. c.. NJ. oelrichs, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter d. Martin. Mrs. Gouyerneur Kort
right. Mrs. Burke Roche, Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam e. Carter and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwar
j. Berwind.