Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-01

Staatsburg. N T.. April 30.-Mark-
ed by simplicity Wednesday, the we'd
ding of William Vincent Astor, son
Of late Col. john Jacob Astor, and
Miss Helen DinsmGre Huntington, took
place in the preseace of fifty persons
in the oak-panelled library of Hope,
LAID house, home 5of the brides par
ents. Most Of ths guests were rela-
tives and close friends.
Knew Each othef Since Childhood.
The couple nave known each other
since .chilss.'hscf(f3' 80 is ~ and heir tG
an estate estimated to- be near $780,.
100000. She is 20, and almost as tall
as her husband, and a blond. Until
a week ago Astor was co1fined to a
room at the Huntington residence.
His Illness, which threatened
pneumonia, made necessary abandon
ment of plans for an elaborate church
wedding.
Eighteen hundred wedding an
ncuncements were sent out after the
ceremony. 1t is understood the couple
VIII ICAoliI dI IIIClI COuuClJ HOluO,
Ferncliffe at Rhinebeck, not far from
Huntington place, for at least a month,
thea it is hoped Astor's health will
permit q, delayed yachting cruise ana
tour Of Europe, including a visit in
England. at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor.
. William Vincent Astor, head of the
family established in, America q cen
tury and a quarter ago by John Ja-
cob Astor, the, German fur trader,
and, perhaps the wealthiest young
man in the world, was quietly mar
ried at noon to Miss Helen Dilsmore
Huntington, at the home of his
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
P. Huntington. Since the tragic death
of his father. who went down with
the Titanic, made him master OF the
great fortune long associated with
the Astor name. Vincent Astor has
gained q Prominence not altogether
due to his wealth His interest in
philanthropy and social bdtterment
has kept his name before the public.
and his marriage to a girl whom he
has known since childhood gives more
than q touch of romance to the uil-
ion.
Old Dutch Settlement.
Staatsbug is an old Dutch settle.
mcnt on the east bank of The Hudson
river, about half way between New
York and Albany. Along the river for
miles above and below the town the
country estates of old New York
families. Young Astor himself has a
large farm at Rhinebeck, across the
Miss Huntington spent her
childhood at the old Huntington es-
tate in Rhinebeck adjoining the AS
tors. The ceremony was in the
house which the Huntingtons built
i've years ago when they moved here
rom Rhienebeck. .
The, house stands in an estate of
400 acres, overlooking the river, q
quarter of a mile back from the main
highway. 1t is huge structure of
'ed brick, two stories high, built in
the Tudor style and, with its sur
resembles the home of al
English country squire. Adjoining
ire the country homes of Ogden Mills
md of Mrs. William B. Dinsomre, the
,ride's grandmother.
- Elaborate Ceremony.
The Huntington's had arranged a |
mere elaborate wedding ceremony at
st. Margaret's Episcopal church in
he village, but Vincent Astor's sud |
len illness forced them to abandon !
heir plans. While visiting his fiancee
month ago he developed an abscess
N the lungs, and for a time his col
ition was serious. There was talk
f delaying the wedding, but both he
nd Miss Huntington were opposed to
he postponement, and finally it was
ecided that the ceremony should be
erformed on the date originally set