New-York tribune., 1920-04-20
TOwer-Whitney
Wedding Regal
In Its Splendor
81. Bartholomew's Church
Is Filled to Capacity With
Social Leaders of New
York and Philadelphia
Hedge of Flowers Used
Myriads of Blossoms Make
Scene Enchanting and
Large Reception Follows

weddinE since pe1Or0 the war was Gd0t
Of Miss Flora Payne Whitney, daughter
q. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
to Roderick Tower yesterday after
noon in st. Bartholomew's Church.
Not only was New York's -Four Hun
dred. represented. but Philadelphia 3
IS we'll, for the bridegroom is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
Of Philadelphia His father was Amer
;can Am has sador at one time to Russia,
Austria-Hungary and Germany, and the
diplomatic corps was represented in
the immense gathering that filled the
church.
1t was the first Vanderbilt wedding
in the new St. Bartholomew's, at Park
Avenue. Fiftieth and Fifty-frst streets,
for the bride is not only a grand
daughter of the late William c. Whit
uey, but OF the late Cornelius Wander
bilt as WELL and the Vanderbilts have
always been pillars of that church.
$4,000 Decorative Lilies
Fifteen thousand lilies were used in
its decorations yesterday. Tall, fan
shaped torches were arranged at in
tervals down the center aisle, forming
a hedge Of flowers. through which
the bridal party passed to the altar.
The chancel also was adorned with
lilies, which were used with pink
rambler roses and bay trees in formal
garden effect.
The bride entered the church with
never looked more attractive than in
her medieval gown of white satin
and crys al. The dress itself, accord
ing to the prevailing mode, was very
short and had a tunic effect of white
net, heavily beaded with crystal. Near
the left shoulder was bunch Of
gardenias.
Her long cou-. train of white satin
was lined with soft. cloud-like puffs Of
white chiffon, caught here and there
with small white roses and their leaves,
and falling over the train came her
wonderful veil Of rose point lace.
draped in moven age effect and fastened
with single sprays of orange blossoms.
These fell over her e:rs. suggesting
long pendant earrings. Her only orns-
which fell a diamond placque, and
silver prayer book
Sister Her Attendant
Her sister, Miss Barbara Whitney.
was her maid OF honor. and wore q
frock of Jade green georgette with
q silver ribbon girdle. Her hat was Of
green straw, the same color as her
dress. and trimmed with pink roses.
The three little daughters of the
and Gladys. and Beatrice and Whitney
Straight, all cousins Of the bride, also
attended her.
The little girls looked charm
ineiy quaint in their simple white
frocks trimmed with baby Irish lace
and set off with blue satin sashes, and
they wore silvery white straw bonnets,
also trimmed with blue ribbon and tiny
pink roses. matching their Dutch bou-
quets. arranged in stiff white paper
holders.
The boy might have stepped from
eut Of one of Sir Joshua Reynoids's s
pictures. He wore long trousers of
white satin and a small soft null
blouse and. like the little maids, car
He'd flowers.
The bridal party was preceded up
the aisle by the ushers. Alfred o.
Brooks. Oliver Iselin, William A. Par
ker, Philip Wharton, G. Rowland Shaw,
William H. Chatheld, Charles r. Cod
man. H. Carey Morgan, Henry St. John
Smith. j. K. Howard, Charles F. Choate
81, William A. Barron jr.. Thomas
Il. rockingham, Philip Boyer, Fran
els R. Appleton jr, Bronson Winthrop
and the brides brother, Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney.
Mr.. Tower Meets Bride
At the chancel steps the bride was
met by Mr.. Tower and his best man,
his brother, Godfrey Tower. The cere-
mony was set for 4 o'clock and was
performed by the rector. the Rev. DR..
Leighton Parks. At it's conclusion the
wedding march from "Lohengrin" was
payed a. the couple left the church,
loiiowed By their attendants. relatives
and friends, for the reception which
was he'd az the residence of Mr.. and
Ars Whitney, 871 Fifth Avenue.
There they received in the large
drawing room, Fifth Avenue and Sixty
sertn Street, which, like the church.
Wa decorated with lilies and roses.
These flowers, with bay trees, were
usea throughout the reception rooms
and great hail, as we'll as the ballroom,
and Ake1'ise in the dining room, where
'he ocI,et was seved. There was a
ape for the bridal party, done in
Fh'.e sweetpeas and gardenias, and
IN front of the bride was the huge
eaxe which she, Of course, cut.
aer mother, who received with her,
Also wore 4 medieval costume of pearl
Hay satin, combined with henna and
oiack Ina one-piece frock Of the
gray had its stra gh. lines followed by
tae moyen age tunic Of henna satin,
sum,ioroiaered with black paillettes. Mrs.
nAi'ney wore a large hat Of henna
sia"' trimmed with uncurled ostrich
'es,hers Of the same color.
nef mother, the dCwager Mrs. Van
as.9ils, waH in black satin, embroid-
ec WITH silver spangles, and wore =
assx bronze metallic tissue wrap,
e'mo'ned with moleskin. Mr.. Towers
iSihsf was IN Hortensia blue satin
s ana seorgette gown and her hat was
~'<' o. 'he same shade.
Leave for Honeymoon
Atser the wedding Nr. Tower and
~ ofics left for their honeymoon and
"a IAeis return they will occupy the
s'a Harry Payne Whitney country
stHe al Wes.bury, l.. l., which was
snwcsapied sw b3 her parents during the
'ae,sme Of William c. whitney.
-. course the Whitney and Wander
.n' families were both we'll repre-
sshsso and many relatives and guests
a., the Towers came ON from PhilA-
ss'phia for The wedding.
AMsng tnose seen at the church