Evening star., 1934-07-01

her train trailing under her long
tulle veil.
Young Astor's mother, Mrs. EMO
Fiermonte, wife of the Italian boxer,
looked on from one of Trinity's high
box pews. 1t was her first visit to
Newport since her marriage to the
pugilist.
DR.. Ernst F. S. Hanfstaengl, aide to
Adolf Hitler. also was there, ensconced
among Newport dowagers.
His was one of the two top hats worn
to the wedding. The other was worn
by Tuckys father. Francis Ormonc
French Of Dedham. Mass, who brought
her to the church and gave her hand.
Back of the old wine glass" pulpit
Astor and Miss French met at the
chancel
Her bouquet Of white orchids and
lilies Of the valley went into the arms
of her only attendant, her dark-haired
sister. Virginia French. and Astor
slipped a ring on her finger. The two
exchanged VOWS before Rev. Harold
st. George Burrell, rector Of Emanuel
Church. and Rev. Edward s. Travers
of Rhinebeck, N. Y.
Astor Arrives Early.
Astor arrived at the church IS min
utes early in q big automobile with
Leslie Griscom, his best man. Both
were bareheaded. Unable to get the
car through the crowd, the chauffeur
stopped near the iron gates to Trinity's
old "burying ground" Astor and
Griscom got out and walked.
The crowd Of unbidden guests began
to gather an hour before the church
opened, hours before the wedding.
Nearest the gates were about 80
middle-aged women who said they
were parishoners OF the church. When
the gates opened. they rushed in a
semi-trot to the church door, seeking
the vacant seats.
Seventeen minutes after the church
opened. the police announced "all the
seats are full except those for the in
vited guests"
The sexton, in his black gown. stood
at the gate and identified Trinity
pensioners. the only unlimited guests
eligible for entry.
Two women were turned away. They
left complaining plenty who weren't
from Trinity got by" Others tried to
push past the police. One moaned.
My heavens, If we'd been here earlier
we'd have gotten in"
NewJeeIs Grind.
Newsreel men who had paid for
vantage points worked from windows
opposite the church, from roofs and
second-story porches. An airplans
passed overhead
The street crowd thickened. police
ordered it back; women clung to the
church yard fence, barely missing the
wheels of arriving motors.
The handsome young uShers, who
arrived early. watched it all with
amusement from the church door.
Mrs. william H Force, Astor's
grandmother, turned and cast the
crowd an accusing look as she walked
up the strip of crimson carpet from
the gate to the church door.
Astor's mother came with one of
her sons.
As their big car arrived, young Will
liam Dick, Astor's blond, grave-faced
half brother, hurried down the walk
from the church door and greeted her,
Hello, mother" She went in on his
arm, q slim figure in steel-blue chif-
fon. Her face was averted under her
big hairbraid hat
Tucky's sister Virginia, the maid of
honor, eyed the crowd merrily when
her car drew up and flashed bystand-
phinium and daisies.
Brides Mother Grim.
But beside her. Mrs. Livingston
French, the brides mother, COM
pressed her lips in a thin line.
As they aighted from their car,
Virginia bumped her head and Mrs.
French stepped on the hem of her
gown.
Then they went up the walk, Vir-
ginia in peach and pale blue chif-
fon with a big peach -colored hat and
Mrs. French in a blue. green and
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natural straw. Mrs. French wore a
shoulder bouquet Of purple orchids
A motor cycle policeman preceded the
car of the late arriving bride and
plowed through the crowd. An at
tendant held up the brides long satin
train as she stepped from the car
with her father. the divorced hus-
band of Mrs. Livingston French.
Graciously, she posed for camera
men, slim and erect in her bridal
gown. The sun glinted on her red
brown hair
Then she tugged at her fathers
sleeve. Lets hurry" she said.
Hitler's favorite piano-player, DIR.
HanfStsengl, came on foot, gay from
Quafing champagne.
He was with q dark-haired young
man, Nat Simpkins. who said he
was Hanfstaengl's secretary. They
had driven 100 miles this morning to
attended the wedding, Hanfstaengl as
the guest of Tucky's father.
Club Members at Harvard.
He and French were fellow club
members at Harvard.
The crowd almost jammed him into
the fence as he came down Church
street in o black sack coat and
striped trousers, his tail hat tilted.
The masculine guests were in fan
nels with dark coats or linen suits.
Only the, ushers wore cutaways.
The Newport women in the white
painted pews proved that Newport
wears what it likes"
Their dresses ranged from fringed
velvet to billowing cotton. Some of
the old dowagers were in purple, with
ropes of pearls.