El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
America s Wealthiest Youth
Leads Boyhood Sweet
heart to the Altar.
Wedding Is Solemnized at
the Home of the Brides
Parents.

TATTsBURG, N Y. April 30
William Vincent Astor, son Of the
- late colonel John Jacob Astor, and
heir to the bulk of the sS7.0Oo,000 as
tor estate. and Helen Diusmore hunt
ington, daughter of Mr. and MIS- ftoD7
ert Palmer Huntington, were maIIIeu
TODAY by the Rev G. H duncan II d
sfrnpIe ceremony at HOpeland House,
Ctaatsburg, the home Of the bride s
parents. III.
The original wedding plans called
for 4 wedding in the church OF 81 MAI
saret- Of which the Rev Mr. Duncan Is
rector. with 25O spectators But lhe
recent grave illness Of Mr. AsLor caused
the change in the arraI 3 eiileiIIs- st..
The beautiful home OF the hunIlne-
tons. which stands on the famous 1lns-
more estate six miles from FerncIIIe,
the AstOr country home, was power
of flowers The festOons and Duds
we're almost entirely from the famous
conserva tories of Mrs. William B. Dlns-
more. mother of Mrs Huntington her
home is a short distance from Hope
The few out OF the great number OF
friends of the young couple VINO Were
invited made up IN dlstlnclloh what
was lacking in numbers
Bride Is Attended By Sister
Miss HuntiuEtons only attendant
was her sister, Miss Alice Huhtlhs ION
the maid of honor Mr. AstoE was &c
comma MED TO the altar by his best man,
Hermann OeIrfchs. the boyhood friend
with whom he spent many HAPPY GAYS
tinkerinE with engines, batteries ana
machinery $500
forth is to be the" Mrs. Astor, MADE
a graceful bride. on her entrance there
was rustling Of gowns ana polle
CraninE Of necks- ,,
Mr.. Astor more than SIX feet tan
slender. and showing the erect OF the
successive illnesses through Wnlch ne
had recently passed, bore a grave ana
courtly part in the scene
short Service. Informal heeepuon'
Banquet.
The wedding service was short
After it there was reception WIICH
vas less formal than most such socleIy
functions, and a wedding DreahIdsl-
The guests. from New York 1or the
most mart. had come up TO SIraatbuIs
m a special train this morning Ar
-j--5Te- at the railroad station, they
ro7r,5 a great crowd OF the country
folk gathered TO see ana near an pos
SfbIe The AstOr-Dlnsmore ana NUM-
s-sr+ou families are greatly uheQ Dy
those living in the neighborhOod OF
their large country estates ana tuS
--e-7bars of Younger generations are
especial favorltes because s. .l- -
ne natron of baseball and other boy
e-+fvifies and Helen has often enter
4afued companies OF the young oduen-
rers Of neighbOring 1amllles At mex
stately home -
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, mother OF ne
bridegroom. and first VIE OF lhe az
col Tohn Jacob Astor. She was once
Known as the most -arIstocraIl
7,es,-+ffr11 woman in New YORK society,"
and her appearance today ore" nue. nue.
snvfous comment from oIher soCLets
danes Of like age She was very ilapPs
today Her JOY IN her son !" --s Oh Jus
TO all who watched hef,
Friendship Cemeuted In SorroW.
Another person at the wedding VINO
was generally noticed was M Aslor
friend GEORGE C.. Douglas, OF Mlnnee-
oplis Mimi, one or lhe lsASls- ~
Douglass father, Walter l.. Oo9gISs,
persisted with Col Astor ABOARD - lne
Trftanic two years ago The Two young
men met and became fast friends as
41,e- awaited on the pier at haLIaN
the arrival of their fathers bodies
Mt and Mrs. Aston have arranged 10
snend part Of their honeymoon IN tour
f1e- Furope They VIII meet MI AS
4oT,s Yacht. the Mona which has Just
.l,een refitted. in European waters ana
I'll next autumn They viii spend most
of their time at FerncllIIe- Iney VIII
also have homes in Newport and New
york. and perhaps in Virginia on the
1ai s.SI n r5Tga Of the House of AstOr.v
Helen Dinsmore Huntington Astor, IS
now the mistress OF the house OF
Astor," taking precedence over Dom
7Trs Ava willing Astor, first wife OF
the late colonel John Jacob AsIor, ana
Mrs John Jacob Astor, (MaQelelne
Force) Astor, the Titanic victim s
young widow 49,,
girl A winsome, bright eyed young
american. who has spent most OF her
1ife On the sunny banks Of the Hudson
T. is said that she has made her nus
hand promise that they will live mostly
in the beautiful Rhinebeck district
Mrs Astor's father. Robert Palmer
Huntington, the architect, comes OF a
Family shIch has been prominent IN