New-York tribune., 1908-01-28

house. and making their way up the winding
marble staircase passed into the great white and
gel5 Louis XVI drawing room which looks out
O. Fifth avenue. While they were arrlV-
iag Nshsn Frankos orchestra, stationed near the
entrance, played q number Of selections, tnclud-
fnE TschaikoEski-s symphony -'PaJheJfQue." ez-
ce-pts from The second act Of wagner's Tristan
and Isolde the aEdanJe movement from Bee
rhevens Fifth Symphony and the Bridal Pro
ossson' frcm Rubinsteins -'Fersu1ors.
Moasig1gr Lavelie and Father Byrne took their
places before an altar which had been erected at
TIE northern end OF the room under canopy Of
white orchids with which flowers. nlauve in color.
indeed he entire room had been decorated. many
THOUSANDS having been used for the purpose. The
organ -len began 10 peal forth the strains Of the
"Loaengrin' wedding march, heralding the en-
rsncs Of the bridal party.
The latter wss preceded by the Cathedrals sur
rhced ca0t-. which passed up an aisle formed
q Towering cherry and fesJoons Of orchids. Fol-
loTl,g them came the bride, led by her eldest
nrothsr Cornelius. who gave her away They
were followed by the bridesmaids and their at
terdsl1 ushers. Miss Ruth Twombly being es-
oo-tsG by COUNT Stefan Szechenyi and Miss Dor
otar NAiIrev by Count Paul EsterhaZy
Then cane little Flora Whitney, the daughter OF
Ars EEr-y PAYNE Whitney, who oficiated as
hover glrl 70 her aunt Mrs Vanderbilt followed
Rex with Count Dionys Szecienyi and then Al
Ted Taaderhi.r giving his TO Countess Diouys
szeche1y- and Reginald Vanderbilt with his sister,
Mrs Tai-ner
The bridegroom with his shake under his night
an a1d has letr hand resting on the hit Of MS
hs0rs, awaited the bride by the altar with his
oeEt nan- Count Sigray. During the service the
wedding chorus from Gaul's canrata Ruth Was
t1ag hr The choir After brief address by
Nonsignor Laveile the bsnediction was pronounced,
ana thea the b-l6e and bridegroom. after saluting
afs Vanderbilt led Ihe procession into the Ching
feon q The strains OF the triurnphal march from
SoI1ecE 'Reine de Saba
-nt wedding breakfast was served al thirty-slx
~oeS N9f Only -he dining room but also the blue
l'e7- Ta.cl IL the north side Of the house,
~sS ussc Tor The purpose The blue room was dec
Ostea "lfh sVeerpeas and spring flowers while
"a ne dining room the floral edornments consisted
. rec Poses The table OF the bridal party was set
40 lReHtE-f11r and the other tables Tor eight
tsel I u brides table had a eentrepiece OF white
9fo1ios. NON which a rope Of orange blossoms eN-
'thesd j. every direction
Isca ta1le ~as presided over by a member OF
Us Nsnce-oilr family.
q" ai.s The wedding breakfast vas IN progress the
'o-Ag couple were toasted by The Austrian Amoas-
$50. Baron Won Hengelmuner; by the British Am
o@ssaoor. Games Brvcz and hv Joseph H. Choate,
s1o il lie intervals Nahan Frsnkos orchestra.
..-essied behind screens of palms and ferns dis
eS-'ssa programme including the barcarolle
.'oa onenhach's Les Contes dHoffmann,
h'slsss Nsl,z. "Hocnzeits- -Kldnge. and selections
ION LelaT's Merry Widow"
-Ae Elenu - the wedding Breakfast served by
sh'FTy vas follows
ECTs gsuEres Fiorent.ne
Horaarc royal
A1serfe q aguedU Monte Carlo.
f1ra11a- o. rsFre uCuvelies rissoeeE
enc l1f-ald cispon dsndolu-
Sala1= Anita
Mare@siHe fruits
essrrsFns '@'e
AHolia9is
"a, .n,Faediatslv after the wedding breakfast the
married couple set opt on their honeymoon,
-t Ettl much strategy the crowd that nae
a. --a =" witness their departure Nhe one
% Vanderbilt carriages. with coachmen ana
i, -i ln fIe familiar Hyeries of the family. drove
:, ~ tss 9Th street entrance cf the house. CON
.t TIE impression thst u was waiting mere
=; s-+ oenur and countess they clipped out "f the
g. +iest sHtrsuce of the house, The bride IN a
= def blue oist.- ana large chinchiiia
l.. trimmed uItl- sigrertes. ana the count N
~ I-4esSd crsrcoss aad deFey hsr and jumped