The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-29
Leaders Of Capitals
Smart Set in Force
At Vanderbilt Wedding

At Vanderbilt Wedding
Washington was exceedingly wei
represented at the marriage today
OF the Hon. John Francis Amherst
Cecil and Miss Cornelia vanderbilt,
daughter Of Mrs. George w. Wander
:bilt-the only branch Of the Van
derbiit family who may actually be
counted residents Of the Capital.
The British ambassador, Sir Esme
howard, was present, with the Mill
tary .Attache OF the Embassy and
MRS. G. EGG. Charlton, the Hon.
and Mrs. III. w. Brook and the
bachelor. attaches OF the embassy.
most OF whom were members of
Mr.. 'Cecil.s, wedding party.
several nations were represented
among the diplomats present, the
group including the Spanish Ambas.
Sador and Nine. RianO, the Minister
'or Hungary and Countess Szechenyi.
Countess Szechenyi was Miss Gladys
vanderbilt and is a cousin Of the
bride--the Secretary of the Ru.
manian Legation and Nine. Nano,
ana Don Jaime Agelet Of the Span
ish embassy.
Others from Washington in at
tendance were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
White, Congressman and Mrs. John
Philip Hill, Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry
Purdy. Miss Louise Ross Todd and
Miss Caroline Story, who were
bridesmaids; Winant Johnston, Fox.
hall -Daingerfield, John Purdy, David
Edward Finley, Raymond T. Baker
and Willmott Lewis.
The marriage of Miss Vanderbilt
and Mr.. Cecil presents a variation
from the usual international
romance in that the couple will
live in this country, making their
home at Biltmore House, the beauti-
ful estate which the bride inherited
from her father, in which she was
born where she made her debut and
from which she was married. The
only daughter Of the late George w.
Vanderbilt, her mother was Miss
Edith Stuyvesant Dresser and she
Is connected with many of the most
prominent families in New York.
Her maternal grandfather, the late
Daniel Leroy Dresser, was a de-
scendant Of Peter Stuyvesant
Mrs. Vanderbilt's sisters are Mrs.
John Nicholas Brown, of ProM-
dence, r. l., and Newport; Mrs.
George Granville Merrill, of Stock
bridge, and Viscountess Roman
3Osmoy, Of Paris and Nice.
Through her father the bride is a
niece Of Mrs. Hamilton NICK.
ivy mbly, Mrs. Henry White, Mrs.
W. Seward Webb, the late Mrs.
Elliott Shepard and Frederick w.
Vanderbilt. The elder Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt is an aunt by
marriage.
Resigns Diplomatic Post {
To Make Home in u. s. .~,: se
The Hon. John Francis Amherst
Cecil, who resigned last week from
the post Of first secretary of the
British embassy had previously
served under the British afnbassa-
dor, Sir Esme Howard, in Madrid.
He is one of the sons of Lord Will
liam Cecil, a member Of the Exeter
branch of that famous family and
the Baroness Amherst Of Hackney.
His father is the third Marquis Of
Exeter and his mother a peeresS by
special remainder in her own right.
AS two nephews precede Mr.. Cecil
in the succession to the Bar0ny OF
Amherst Of Hackney, his POSSIBLE
tiles to the MarQuisate Of Exeter
are remote, so Miss Vanderbilt will
probably not take her place among
the scores Of wealthy American girls
who annex superfluous titles. The
Hon. Mr.. Cecil has two brothers.
One brother, the Hon. William Cecil,
was killed in action in 1914, leaving
a wife and two children.
Another older brother, the Hon.
Thomas James Amherst Cecil, is
married, and the youngest brother,
the Hon. Henry Milford Cecil, Is an
officer in the British navy.
In addition to inheriting Biltmore
House, into full possession Of which
she will come on her twenty-fifth
birthday, Miss Vanderbilt's. father
left her the trust fund Of $4,000, 900
established by her grandfather; and
she is, of course, heiress to the
estate Of her mother. 1t is said that
there Is a penalty clause in her
fathers will which forfeits part of
her estate II she gives up her
residence in her native country.
Cornelia Vanderbilt was born at
Biltmore in 1900, and since the
death of her father in 1914, both
she and her mother have divided
their time in New York, Asheville!
Newport and the National Capital.
After having graduated frim Miss
Madeira"s school in Washington she
was presented formally to Asheville
society upon the occasion of her
twenty.first birthday. Later she
made her debut in Newport and
was introduced to Washington So
ciety two years ago and ever since
has enjoyed great popularity here.
Miss Vanderbilt is tall, smart in
appearance and carriage and can
boast of wealth or chestnut
brown hair and an unusually win
ninga smile. Though she has not
beauty sha- has what amounts to
much more, charming and mag
netic personality. She chooses her
friends from every walk and cir
cumstance Of life for their personal
worth and merits.