The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
|ElEANOR ROBSON
NOW MRS.BELMONT
Actress Becomes Wife OF New
York's Richest
Widower.
WEDDING is A SURPRISE
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Only Close Relatives Knew Ccrc-
mony Was to BE Per-
formed SO Soon.
WEDDING is A SURPRISE
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New York. February 26.--Without
notification to anybody except closest
family relations, Eleanor Robson. ac-
tress, was married this afternoon to
August Belmont, probably the richest
widower in New York, at Miss Rob-
sons home, so2 West seventy-fourth
Street. The ceremony was perfot med
by A1onsignor Lavelle, of the cathe-
dral, Rev. Father Byrnes assisting.
There were no bridesmaids. no ush-
crs. The best man was Mr.. Belmonts
classmate at Harvard, Arthur Lithgow
Devons, of Boston. The bride was
given away by her cousin, Charles
Robinson Smith. The brides mother
Mrs Madge Carr Cook, ana Mrs. Au-
| gust Belmont, Jr.. Raymond and Nor
gan Belmont were in attendance. Out
side of this circle nobody knew when
! the wedding was to take place.
! Miss Robson had spent her career
I in the light of publicity, and wished
her last appearance to be as private
as possible. None of her friends of
some twelve years on the stage was in
vited to the strictly family ceremony
Nevertheless messenger boys came
bearing gifts and we'll wishes during
the afternoon.
Refuses All Callers.
Mr.. Belmont iunched at homo at ]
o'clock with his sons; Miss Robson
alone with her mother and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Robinson Smith. at her
home. refusing all callers, till the hour
of the marriage.
Attorney Maurice NJ. Minton. of 4S
Exchange Place, to-day gave out the
following statement:
August Belmont Is q widower, fifty
seven years old. Ills wife died In
Paris in 1898. She was the daughter
OF Edward Morgan, and granddaugh-
ter of the famous old merchant, Mat
thew Morgan. of this city. He had
three sons, August, who in 1906 mar
ried Miss Alice de Goicouria. of this
city, and who the first of this year
was admitted into the firm of August
Belmont and Company; Raymond. re-
Gently graduated from Harvard, and a
clerk In the banking house. and Nor
gan, at st. Marks School, Southboro
Mass,
since the death of his wife. Mr..
/ Belmont has lived much alone. either
in his house In East Thirty-fourth
Street, or at his country scat at Hemp
i stead, L. ]. His sons have passed
/ most of their lives either at boarding
school or at college.
| 1t has often been stated that the ex-
| istence of the Subway, or at least Bel
mont's participation in ii. was due to
his desire to engage himself after his
Iwife's death in something that would
absorb all his time and attention. In
this magnificent work he found dis
traction and ABSORPTION, and II may
be said in passing, that since the Sub
way was completed upon his plans,
not foot has been added"
!! Servants of the Belmont and Robson
/ households on different sides OF the
| city were instructed to withhold all
I information regarding what was GO
: ing forward. What is here presented
lis therefore from the accredited repre-
scntatives Of the principals OF this
(! wedding.
white lilacs, yellow jonquils ant
| palms decorated the front drawing
! room to the left of the hall, transform
/ ing ii into floral bower. The cere-
mony was performed on the cast side
| of the room, beneath a marriage bell
] The bride wore charming gown o.
heavy white silk, princess effect, witt
/ a draped skirt. fastened to one side
with hand embroidery. Dutch neck ant
elbow sleeves. bodice trimmed Will
hand embroidery and princess gold lace
I Among Those Present.
"As both the bride and bridegroom
! have large circles of friends. and a
the space afforded by Miss Robson
residence was wholly inadequate 10
4 large reception. 1t was necessary t.
restrict the attendance to the imme
I date family. Among those presen
were Mrs. George Tiffany. Mr.. Bel
mont's mothers sister. and Miss TIT
fanny: Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont
Jr.. Raymond and Morgan Belmoni
and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Nadg
Carr Cook, Miss Ada Dwyer, Mr.. an
Mrs, Charles Robinson Smith Ilis
Gertrude Robinson Smith and Dr. Ed
ward Streeter, of Boston.
Immediately after the ceremony MI
| and Mrs. Belmont left the city for
| trip through the South. In March the
| viii sail for the Mediterranean On
return in time for the racing seaso
ut Belmont Park.
Wagons with flowers called frs
! stu,>pt1,, NJ ha J2ohSOn home until la