The sun., 1903-11-08
DUCHESS HERE FOR WEDDING,
uONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING TO
As ENGLISHMAN, SHE SAYS.
Fondness for the Girl, for Instance, .
Reason for His Marrying. Sometimes
A Big Wedding Cake With Rings in II
bridesmaids to Carry NUTS Of Roses.

A Big Wedding Cake With Rings in II
bridesmaids to Garry Nuts Of Roses.
The Dowager Duchess Of Roxburghe
and her daughter Lady Isabelle Innes Ker,
VINO are mere 10 attend the wedding OF the
Gyke of RoXburghe to Miss May Goelet on
Tuesday arrived yesterday by the Cunard
steamship Campania. from Liverpool and
Queenstown.
The Drk, greeted his mother and sister
az the pier, after waiting more than an hour
ln the cold, while the liner, impeded by
wirdand tide, warped into dock
The distinguished visitors had the courte-
sie5 of the port extended to them by Col
lector Stranahan, 50 they were not delayed
BY the examination Of their baggage.
The Duchess said that 1t was ridiculous
to suppose that Inglishmen Of title married
American women for their wealth. Why.
money isn't everything to an nglishman,"
she remarked. There are other considera-
tions when he marrics; for instance, fond
ness for the girl
The wedding of Miss May Goeet to the
eighth Duke of Roxburghe has excited
less general interest than did that Of Miss
Consueo Vanderbilt to the Duke Of Marl-
borough. Yet it will be but the third ducal
nupts event ever celebrated here, that OF
Mrs Louis Hamersley, now Lady William
Peresford, to the Duke Of Marlborough,
father OF the present Duke and brother
OF the Duc hess Of >Roxburghe, who has
arrived for her sons wedding, being tie
first
The marriage ceremony will be performed
in St. Thomas's Church on Tuesday after
noon at 2;3O o'clock by Bishop Doane OF
Albany assisted by the Rev. DR.. rnest NJ.
Stres, the rector OF the church.
Invitations to the wedding have been
limited to the personal friends OF the bride,
whom she is likely to meet hereafter abroad;
III, British Consu.-General, members of
the British Embassy and some Britishers
now in town. The Vanderbilt family, with
some possible exceptions, will be conspicu.
ous by its absence at the wedding, as it
was at the Marlborourh-Van mar
rage.
As nothing gives more dreary aspect
to church wedding than q small number
OF guests, the floral decorations have been
planned to decrease, apparently. the size
OF the the interior. Hundreds Of growing
palms and shrubs will line the side walls
and be placed everywhere possible to aid
In the effect.
The pulpit will be a mass OF orchids
and aspara gus vines, and the altar will be
massed with white lilies. Heavy ropes Of
satin ribbon. vii! be CARA d.d on the chan
the chancel tall palms will be grouped
with growing Japanese chrysanthem,ms.
and from the tops Of the numerous stone
columns baskets Of growing English prim-
The brides White satin gown is covered
with tuile ard chiffon as well as .poiLt
q oM.ncln lace. The waist is finished it'll
bort 8 Of lace, and the. train is very long
caught with coronet Of orange blossoms
viii completely enve!op the costume.
bliss Goelet wifi wear her wedding dress
for the second time. without the veil and
with great display Of diamonds, when
presented at drawing room held by King
Edward and Queen Alexandra during the
London season.
The color scheme Of the wedding, is white.
srrayed in pink mousseiine de sole, trimmed
lace and sable, They will carry muffs Of
pink roses.
They have each presented to the bride
to-be q turquoise and diamond ornament.
thrs making a complete set Miss There's
1selin has given a turquoise and diamond
bracelet and Miss Beatrice Mills pear
shaped turqu oise Oh fine chain.
The drawing and dining rooms and library
of Mrs Ogden Goelet's residence at COS
Fifth avenue have been embe lished with
palms and flowers every. day since her re-
additional decoration for the reception OF
the Duke and Duchess, after the ceremony,
and the bridal breah fast.
great wedding cake Of towering height,
with the usual white confectionery ornamen-
tation, trimmed with trails oil orange bios
SONS. will occupy table by itself at the
breakfast, and the cutting Of 1t viii be an
Incident OF the reception.
The Duke and Captain the Hon. Regi-
nald Ward, his best man, are, members
Of the Horse Guards, and it is the custom
when the bridegroom is an army man TO
have him make the first incision in the
Wedding ke with his sword. Two wedding
rings have been baked in this cake.
The bridal rehearsal will he held in St.
Thomas'5 Church tomorrow afternoon.
To-day tho best man and two Of the
ushers, the Hon. Hugo Barring and Harold
etassey OF London viii ns at hpIed9. s.s 9 lhs
Walton Goelet. Henry Rogers Winthrop,
Henry Worthington Ball andWilliam Wood
ward.
After rehearsal! to-morroT, Mrs. Ogden
which will eiso he attended by few others.
Tho Duke OF Ro1 burghe and Miss Goeiet
will present their attendants with souvenir
bTida. gifts at this time.
The bridal gifts OF Miss Goelet were shown
70 Intimate friends yesterday afternoon.
There Nas considerable display OF sets
Of Jewels, gold sa1 silver table services,
rugs bric-a- ,rac, clocfs. cut glass, paint.
ing, curioe end what not. The diamond
coirurs spray the gift OF Mrs: Cornell JUS
Vanderbilt, was much admired and also
The gorgeous diamond bracelet, presented
BY Mr. and Hrs. clarence II. Machay Mrs.
ggien Goele. gave her daughter superb
dla nond tiara.
Miss Gocict is by no means the richest
tiagle woman in New York. Miss Helen
Gould. who is four or five vsnrs her s?nior,
has several times her fortune, Mics Ehal
e. ;ioc efrliar is considered the greu'et
prospective heiress in town. though. .Ier-
hans little Miss Carnegie nlay be tie richer
ot ,hc two some dav.
Siss Goelct and her bridal party, how
ever, rAprescnt many millions: Her brother
fohart Wilson Coolet and her cousin. |
Rober' Walton Goeiet, have many millions
between them.
Miss Beatrice Mills and Miss Thtrfse
lsen nrs heiresses 70 millions ard Miss
Marion Haven has her own big fortune,
which came to hor from her half brother,
tlle late Richard Palmer. Miss Polly Whit
tar the :iancee of Ernest 1selin, will te |
the beauty Of 'he bridal procession end |
Miss Martha 1chnstonc. cousin of Mrs. |
Ogden Goeict, fancre OF De alIcay kount2c, |