The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-01
HOPELAND HOUSE SCENE
OF BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY
Kiss Helen Dinnmore Huntington No.
comes bride OF William VIM
cent Astor.
LESS THAN FIFTY, AT WEDDING
Recent Illness of Young Groom Ncces-
hitntcs Simple Arrangements - VIII
Spend Honeymoon mt Country Place.

Staatsburg. N. Y, April 3o.-william
Vincent Astor. son OF the late Colonel
John jacob Astor, ana Miss Helen
Oinsmcrc Huntington. whom , has
known since childhood, were married
G.rc shortly after noon to-day in tho
big oak-panellcd library of Hop land
House, home OF the brides parents, Mr.
ana Mrs. Robert T.. Huntington.
Less than hfty PERSONS witnessed
the ceremony. and OF these three were
the superntcndents from the Aston
the Huntington and the Dinsmore es-
tatcs, respectively. The other guests
were relatives and close friends OF the
families.
Plans had been made for an elabo-
rate church wedding, but Mr.. Astors
recent Illness, which threatened pneu-
mouiu, made necessary the abandon
mcnt of these plans. eighteen hum
drcd wedding announcements were
sent out after to-day's ceremony. but
the small company that witnessed 1t
had been invited by informal notes.
\ fine rain was falling when tho
rived at the i00-acre Huntington es-
tate. Guards had been posted at the
entrances and only those whose cre-
| dcntjals were unqucstioned were ad
/ mirtCd.
Deputies as Sentinels.
Of Dutcheas County. and some OF his
fellow deputies acted as scntineis at
! the gates.
| Green foliage and spring flowers
/ from the Huntington Conservatives
! ana from New York hung everywhere
throughout the rooms OF Hopcland
/ House. Buried In blossoms, with n
7 touch of green. was tho marble mantel-
| piece in the library before which the
! couple stood. Miss Huntington en-
; tered the room On the arm of her
! father.
| Al her throat CLEANED a magnifl-
; cent necklace OF pearls, the gift of the
, bridegroom. Her bridal gown was OF
white tulle, with trail Of white satin.
! Her lace veil had been worn by her
! grandmother. Mrs. pinsmorc, and by
her mother before her.
Herman Oelrich. Of New York, an
old friend of Vincent Aston. was best
man. Miss Alice Huntington, sister
OF the bride, WAS maid OF honor, and
the little Misses Muriel Astor and Mar
! garet Bows were flower girls. The
two children were prettily CARRIED in
! corn -colored chiffon and dotted net.
with blue sashcs. Small flowers
wreathed their hats, and ench carried
an old fashioned bouquet.
Mrs. Robert Huntington, tho brides
mother. wore blue taffeta and chiffon.
screened orchestra OF twenty
pieces played the Lohcngrin wedding
march, ard the Rev. Charles II. Dun
can. rcD'cr OF st. Msrgarers Church,
Staatsburg, read the Episcopal mar
| r!age service.
Wedding breakfast Served.
| When the pair had risen. man and
wife. the wedding party assembled In
/ the long room" adjoining the library,
where wedding breakfast was
! served.
Mrs Ava willing Astor. mother OF
the bridegroom, was among the we'd
| Colonel Astor, although invited. was
not present. She is In the South.
, Among others present were Robert
! Huntington, the brides brother. who Is
! home from st. Paul's School at Con-
| cord Mrs. William B. Dinsmorc. the
| brides grandmother. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
| liam e. Dinsmorc. Jr.. the brides uncle
| and aunt, with their two children.
Miss Madeleine Dinsmoro another
aunt: Nicholas Biddle. one OF the exc
cutors OF the Astor estate, and q few
neighbors and old frienas
Vincent Aston Is twenty-five years
old: the bride Is twenty.
Until week ago. the young heir to
! the vast Aston estate-estimated Mt
from s75,oo0000 to 100000, o00-was
Ill In the Huntington residence. While
visiting his fancee month ago he be-
came seriously III with an absctss on
! the lungs. Although his physicians
/ permitted him outdoors for the hrst
time only four days ago. young Aston
insisted that there should be no delay
in the wedding.
AZ Country Home.
! II is understood Mr.. and Mrs. Astor
will remain AT their country home. not
far from the Huntington place, for a
month. They hope that Mr.. Astcr's
health then will permit a yachting