The evening world., 1920-04-29
Vanderbilt T. Marries
Miss Rachel LittletOn
Before Brilliant CrOWd
ThrongS BeSiege st. ThomaS's
for Ceremony-Sl,OO
900 In Gifts.
FLOWERS FILL CHURCH.
Tiara Worth 100000 Is Pres.
ent From Parents of the
Bridegroom.

Almost every one of importance in
the Social Register who was in the
city to-day attended the wedding of
Miss Rachel Llttleton and Cornelius
Vanderbilt jr, at st. Thomaffs Church
this afternoon. Every seat in the
editice was occupied, as thousands Of
invitations to the ceremony had been
sent out. Many hundreds who had
not been invited save by their own
curiosity attended as much Of the
ceremony as they could from the
sidewalk and few were rewarded
by glimpse of the bride when she
arrived.
The police discouraged crowding as
much as possible, but q Vanderbilt
wedding doesn't OCCUR every day, so
the crowd was insistent upon keeping
ii place.
AS early as noon this crowd had
begun to gather and, in some way
about 300 unlimited guests managed
to get into the gallery of the church.
A detachment of yergers drove them
out. After that the doors Of the
church were locked until it was time
for the bridal parties to arrive.
The wedding ceremony was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Ernest M. Stires,
rector of the church, at 4 o'clock.
All preparations for the marriage
were practically completed early this
afternoon. The great mass OF pres
ents to the bride, which were esti-
mated to be worth more than a mil
lion dollars, were under guard Of de-
tectives. the huge cake had been
carried into the Littleton home at
No. 11S East 57th Street in two Sec
tons and given its finishing touches
and the lavish decorations of the
church were in place.
The scheme of decoration of the
chancel of St ThOmass was to give
the effect of springtime. the rear Of
the enclosure being banked with
cherry blossoms, daisies and rambler
roses, with flanking date palms and
Australian ferns From the lighter
shades of the blossoms and daisies, the
color was toned to a blue by the en-
ployment of a profusion Of hydrangeas
and cineria.
The arrival of the bridal party
was signalized by the. professional
hymn, Love Divine, All Loves Elk
ceiling" sung by the fun choir, after
which, as the bride advanced TO the
altar. Faithful and True, We Lead
We Forth" was played. During the
betrothal the choir sang 'tOh,
Perfect Love-" followed by Stainer's
"Sevenfold Amen" The occasional
will be Mendelssohn's wedding
March"
Almost to the wedding hour gifts
for Miss Littleton we're still arriving
at her home.
Among the presents was a diamond
tiara, given to the bride by Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. par
ents of the bridegroom. This was
said to be valued at $500, 900.
The bridegroom's gift is a platinum
pin in the shape of a laurel leaf. con-
tanning four diamonds grouped
iround a diamond Of great size.
Other donors and their gifts were:
William X. Vanderbilt 1r.. a diamond
wrist watch on a pearl bracelet;
Mrs. Paul Fitz Simon, four George l.
silver vegetable dishes; Mrs. Corne-
lIus Vanderbilt, diamond necklace
with a pearl drop; Mrs. Frederick w.
Vanderbilt, diamond and sapphire
bracelet; the Duke and Duchess OF
Roxburghe, two silver George 1. flower
stands for a table; Lady Herbert,
four George 1. silver candlesticks'
Mrs. Ogden Goelet, George l. silver
tea service; Ambassador and Mrs
Hugh C. Wallace. a Belgian lace
| table cloth; Mrs. William Douglas
| sloane, four Queen Anne silver can
dlesticks; MIS- r., T. Wilson, Win
chester glass table service; the Misses