Evening star., 1926-06-13

port preparing for what presages t.
be the most brilliant season in thu
history Of the resort, the news thai
Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt ant
MRS. Vanderbilt are to occupy tn,
Breakers is hailed with enthusiasm by
the fashionable colony. The residence
Is the property OF the generals moth
er, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
While there are many famous
dwellings, at Newport, all of which
might be called palaces for the rich
ness OF their fittings and surroundings
none Is better known than the Break
ers. This villa, built in 1895, will rank
In palatial glamour with any private
summer residence in the world The
cost OF construction was tremendous
while the grand staircase, carvings
ceiling paintings and artistic appoint
ments have been declared by experts
TO exceed those of the old Vanderbilt
mansion on Fifth avenue. which re-
Gently passed out of the social picture.
More than a decade ago the most
exclusive members of society of Eu-
rope and America were guests at the
fetes given at the Breakers. These
were noted entertainments and for
tunes were spent on the programs.
After the death of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt. the curtain fell on the
large social affairs and only a few
scattered private affairs have been
given there since.
The present building known as the
Breakers was not the first to occupy
the site on which it stands. The orig
inal structure was destroyed by fire,
with all it's contents, in 1892. Rebuild
ing was done in Indiana limestone
and is absolutely fireproof. 1t is sit
uated on a high point Of one Of the
city's cliffs. The elder Mrs. Wander
bilt has always spent at least a part
of her Summers there. This year she
Is TO attend the unveiling Of Mrs.
NhltneyS sculpture memorial at St.
NaZaire, erected to commemorate the
landing of the first American troops
in France during the World War.
With the decision of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl +. T. Smith of this city 10 spend
the Summer at Newport. another
member of the Vanderbilt family joins
the colony Mrs. Smith was formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. The couple
probably will be the guests Of Mr..
Smiths mother, Mrs. c. Whitney Car
penter. Mrs. Frederick Cameron
Church, jr., the former Miss Muriel
Vanderbilt, has arranged for the open
ing of Dudley Place, which she will
occupy with Mr.. Church. during their
Summer stay in Newport
Rather a thrill was given to the
members of the smart set with the
rather unexpected wedding of Sidney
J. Smith of this city, who may be
called !1in-in-law of the Vanderbilt
family He is the father Of Earl F.. T..
Smith His bride was Mrs. Florence
Hathorn Durant. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank II. Hathorn of Saratoga
MI n
the parsonage of the First Congrega
tional Church. Sound Beach. Conn.
Three friends accompanied the couple
from New York for the ceremony.
No announcement of the engage
ment was made and news Of the we'd
ding came as a surprise to New lork
society, in which Mr. Smith is well
known The bridegroom is a son OF
the late Samuel Smith Of New Orleans,
Of the banking house Of Samuel Smith
& Co.. founded by Samuel and his
brother, Andrew w. Smith. He is a
brother of Cora. Countess of Stratford,
Of Mrs. Alfred kessler and \. w.
Smith He has had two sons by his
first wife, the present Mrs. {. Nhltney
Carpenter, jr-Sydney a. Smith. and
Earl Y. T. Smith.
Mr.. Smith, like his two sons, has
been prominent in athletics. At Yale
Mr.. sydney A. Smith and Mr.. Earl E.
#. Smith held the heavy boxing cham
pionships. Their father also at one
time held an amateur boxing cham
pionship. Mr.. Smith is a member of
the Union and other clubs. The for
,ner Mrs. Florence Hathorn Durant.
who owns a racing stable, was the
wife of Reginald Durant. They were
divorced in the last year. He is now
in Cuba.
A June wedding to which the mem.
bers Of the smart set are looking for
ward is that of Miss Florence Yer
stille Furlow. daughter of Mrs. Floyd
Charles Furlow. to take place June 10
in St. Bartholomew Church. She Is
TO be the bride of Ralph Edward Jor-
dan, noted athlete and varsity foot
ball captain at Yale. Miss Furlows
father was president of the Otis Ele-
vator Company. She was graduated
from Westover in 1920 and from
Smith in 1924. The ceremony at st.
Bartholomew will be an elaborate
affair." Miss Furlow already has
chosen her attendants. Mrs. Floyd
Charles Furlow, jr., will be matron of
honor. Miss Martha Byrnes Of Sc
wickhy. Pa, will be maid of honor.
The brides other attendants will be
Miss Dorothy Burr of Bloomington,
ILL.,; Miss Llenell Finch of Kew Gar
dens, Long Island; Miss Louise Cal
lender, Miss Grace Brown and Miss
Dorothy Clemens, all of this city, and
Mrs. Frederick d. Montgomery, jr.,
Of Chicago.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. John Lewis of St. Margaret's
Rectory, Waterbury, Conn.,, who bap-
tized and confirmed the bride, and he
will be assisted by Rev. DR.. Macon of
st. Bartholomew After the wedding
there will be a large reception at the
Ritz Carlton.
Mr.. Jordan is the son of the late DIR.
and Mrs. L. Jordan of Bangor, Me.
He attended Exeter before going to
Yale, where he was graduated in 1928.
During the war he served as ensign
In the Navy.
An engagement of prominence
which was announced recently was
that of Miss Celeste Goddard, niece of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grenville Bayard Win
throp of South Salem, n. Y, to Mr..
John Livinstone Mott, son of DR.. and
Mrs. John r. Mott of Montclair, n. j.
Miss Goddard was graduated from the
Brearley School and from Bryn Mawr.
Mr.. Mott is a graduate of Princeton,
class of 1915, and served overseas
during the war. DR.. Mott, his father,
is general secretary of the Interna-
tional Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stone Post OF
$50 East Fifty-second street and Ber-
nardsville, n. j., announced Thursday
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Marion Hood Post, to Mr.. Nc
Clure Peters. son of Mr.. and Mrs.