Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-30
Mss HUNTINGTON
IS AST0R'S wife
S.slthiest Young Man in the
world Takes Childhood Play
mate for His Bride.

l ct-fnoIIks ~ . Gym SN' " AAA-
vsncent Astor. head OF the family
,e,slsshed IN America a century and
..-.rsr ago by John Jacob Astor. the
80 fur trader. and. perhaps. the
..,,s,est young man in the world.
~. ouietiy married here at noon to-
= "a Mss Helen Dinsmore Hunting
AZ the home OF his brides par
-, NJ aad Mrs. Robert T. Hunting
= since the tragic death OF his
- Who went down with the Tt
=. made him master OF the great
s----ne loug associated with the Astor
-, vincent Astor has gained a
----s,ence not altogether due TO his
-,.I,h. His interest in philanthropy
- social betterment has kept his
re before the public. and his mar
- 70 a girl whom he has known
80 childhood gives more than a
.--eh OF romance 20 the union
s.sstsburg is an old Dutch settle
-. on the east bank Of the Hudson
-5-s- about half wy between New
r,-k and Albany. Along the river for
LIS above and below the town lie
81 country estates Of old New York
s-Hies. Young Astor himself has
.-rs farm az Rhinebeck. across the
--dson. Miss Huntington spent her
,.rdhood al the old Huntington estate
: Rhinebeck adjoining the Astors'.
re ceremony tomorrow will be in the
s.-se which the Huntingtons built
sc years ago when they moved here
q, Rhi1ebeck.
lie house stands in an estate of
20 acres. overlooking the river, a
carter OF a mile back from the main
hi-hvay II is a LUCE structure of
rel brick. two stories high. built in
~ Tudor style and. with its sur
ryzudinEs. resembles the home OF an
English country squire. Adjoining
z-s the country homes of Ogden Mills
I'D o. Mrs. William B. DinsmOre, the
s-.ds's grandmother.
The HuntinKtons had arranged a
zo-s elaborate wedding ceremony at
s. MsrEaret's Episcopal church in the
village. bu- Vincent AstOr's sudden i'll
ness forced them 10 abandon their
r.zzs While visiting his fancee a
rc-th ago he developed an abscess on
re lungs. and for a time his condi-
TIA was serious. There was talk OF
fslayinE the wedding. but both he and
Kiss Huntington were opposed 10 the
7os:ponement. and finally IL was de-
c.isd that the ceremony should be
Performed on the date originally set.
trf the arrangements for a large we'd
Dig with q reception and wedding
Breakfast 10 follow we're given up.
re Wedding invitations were ready
-. zone was sent out Only a few
80 relatives and intimate friends. !
10y a score. we're informally asked !
. zte-d. and the scene was shifted [
~ the church TO the Huntington /,
.,z.dercs.
The room selected was the library at I
he southwest corner Of the house on /
he ground floor. This is a magnifi- !
,er: square chamber paneiled with .
lark oak. opening TO the south into .
conservatory and on the north into |
That the Huntingtons call the long .
-oon." which runs across the west side I
y the house 10 the dining room at .
he other end OF the suite. Its most 1
-t-ikinZ feature is a marble mantel- !
'-sce which Mr. and Mrs. Huntington .
fought from Rome when they bought 4
MS place in 1903 and remodeIed the
'ooEy old farm house already there /
ato the present modern structure.
The bride descended a staircase OF
'Tszu colored marble which leads
own 70 the great entrance hall at the
rat OF the house. The hall opens in !
Q the long room. through which the
Te2ding procession proceeded to the
ibrzry.
Miss Huntington's attendants were
sr younger sister. Alice. as maid OF
onor. and Alice Muriel Astor. sister
the bridegroom and Margaret Dows.
aughter Of Tracy Dows. a neighbor of
le untingtons. Miss Astor and Miss
ows are children. about 10 years OF
e. Mr.. Astor's best man was Her
IN Oelrichs Of New York. a student
the Columbia Law school. There
c-e no ushers.
The bridal gown was Of white tulle.
- simply made. with a train OF
hike satin and wedding lace that was
OH BY Miss Huntington's grand
other. Mrs. Dinsmore. and by her
ether. Miss Astor and Miss Bows
ore corn colored clifton and dotted
y. with Natter blue sashes. They
.rried old-fashioned bouquets off,