The New York herald., 1922-07-25
Mrs. Burden and
G. F. Cary Married
in Floral Bower
Elm Court, Newport, Scene of
Wedding, Is Decorated With
Thousands of Roses.

Special Dispatch THE NEw YORK HERALD.
NEWPORT, R. l., July 24.--In the
midst of one of the most beautiful
floral settings ever seen at Newport.
Mrs Arthur Scott Burden became the
bride to-day Of Mr.. Guy Fairfax Cary
Of New York. The ceremony took place
at Elm Court, the home of Mrs. Bur-
denis mother, Mrs. Burke Roche. and
was attended by about seventy-five
guests, who had been invited only two
days before. In fact the wedding had
been kept SO secret that no cards were
printed, Mrs. Burden herself beginning
Saturday to write to those whom she
Wished to attend. Finding the task too
much with other social activities she
finally resorted to the telephone.
The ceremony took place at o'clock
and vas performed by the Rev. Stanley
c. Hughes, rector Of Trinity Episcopal
Church The bride was given away by
her brother, Mr. Francis Roche. and she
had no attendants. Mr.. Cary had as
best man Mr.. Philip A. Carroll of New
York. and Messrs. Robert Walton Goe-
let. Kenneth p. Budd and Oscar Cooper,
The latter classmate of the bridegroom
at Harvard. were not exactly ushers but
rathAr assisted as masters of ceremony.
Forest of Flowers.
Elm, Court was transformed into a
fores of flowers, eleven thousand roses
being brought by truck in an all night
ride from Connecticut green house.
The entrance to the house was lined with
blue hyrangeas leading into the main
han where there were standards Of
American beauties. The reception room
waa banked with Columbia roses and
lilies of the valley. and in one of the
versndas there were hanging baskets
Of new species of blue flower raised
by the gardener at Elm Court.
On the tables were the same blue
flowers and running sprays. The en-
trance to the large reception room had
'rees of Columbia roses and blue del
phinium and for the canopy effect
where the prize Dieu was placed there
was erected at Mr.. Cary's suggestion
ak large trees Of Columbia roses and
blue delphinium the bases being of lilies
OF the valley. The bride carried no
bouquet. Aisles were cut off from the
guests by posts of lilies of the valley
and pink roses, and as the guests de-
parted each received gardenia
The brides gown was Of cream white
georgette crepe covered with filet lace
1t was an afternoon gown without
train. and she wore a large picture
straw hat of dark blue. with crocuses
caught at the side. Her black pumps
had rhinestone buckles in the form of
an owls head.
Following the ceremony there was a
wedding breakfast at which Conrads
orchestra played The bridal party's
table was placed on the veranda. at
which twenty guests were seated. Nine
other tables on the veranda and two
large tables in the salon were used.
Guests mt Breakfast.
Among the breakfast guests were Mr..
and Mrs. William Woodward. Mr. and
Mrs. J. Norman DER Whitehouse, Mr..
ane Mrs. Ogden H. Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bull, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
". Dolan. Mr.. and Mrs. George D.
Widener. Mr.. and Mrs Grafton Pyne,
Mr. and Mrs. w. Goadby Loew, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore ,Havemever, Mr.. and Mrs
Williams Burden, Mrs. Henry Walters
Mr. and Mrs. !. Townsend Burden. Mr..
and Mrs. William Payne Thompson
Count and Countess Lazslo szechenyi
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sampson
Stevens.
Also Mines Richard Gambrill. Henry
Clews. Nathaniel Thayer. Forsythe
Wickes. William x. Vanderbilt I'd, John
Rogers. Clarence Cary, Barger Wallach,
Eugene S. Reynal and Burnham Gray.
Others present were the Misses Muriel
Vanderbilt Consuelo Vanderbilt. Flor
ence Loew. Marion Hollins. Anna Sands,
Evelyn Burden. Louise Sands and
Maude Wetmore.
Also former Gov. r. Livingston
Beeckman and Messrs. Ogden L. Mills,
Jr. Paul j. Rainey, Frank K. Sturgis.
Robert Walton Goelet. Philip A. Carroll.
Oscar Cooper. Kenneth P. Budd. Vim
cent Astor. Suydam Cutting. Gerry
Chadwick, James w. Barney and Graf
ton Gushing.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Cary left by automobile for their honey
moon. followed by several servants in
another car. They went first to Boston
and will leave tomorrow for Canada
and spend two weeks at the fishing
lodge of Mr.. Robert Walton Goelet at
Cascapedia- They will return to New
port for the late season.