| Show aa V LAVISH DISPLAY MARKS THE vanderbilt NEILSON WEDDING 04 X 0 cis I 1 ta IN A xv mr and mrs reginald eginald Fi C vanderbilt reginald 0 vanderbilt youngest son soil of the late cornelius vanderbilt and miss kathleen Kathl eert G neilson daugh ter of mrs frederic neilson were married at arleigh villa newport april 14 amid scenes of great asplen dor the wedding was not noticeable lemble tor for its lavish expenditures the beauty of its accessories and the magniA cence of the bridal gifts as well as the aromi nence of the two families newport has never known arate so and gorgeous an affair caal trains for the guests the en ga gement of five large houses for the entertainment of the visitors sad md carte blanche orders to florists con tributes tri buted to this notable event the bride was showered with rare jewels and exquisite plate in gold and silver the pearl necklace presented by the bridegroom bIde groom alone was valued at from other relatives came other costly gifts the dazzling mass of precious stones and metals represented a value of it was ed the groom settled 1000 1 on his bride the main hall of the villa where the marriage ceremony was perform ed was strikingly beautiful with aas ter lilies in this hall is a magnify cent high and deep fireplace with pilasters of highly polished oak and it was here a chapel was erected the portal to the chapel was formed by huge spreading palms the ceiling of the chapel was formed of yellow orchids and the sides of bride brides s roses while the background was of lil lilies lesof of the valley the front of the balcony and the balustrade of the grand stairway were completely hidden by masses of f easter lilies forming a sort of ter race from the east room in which the bridal procession was formed to the chapel easter lilies in large clusters were placed in silver vases in the panels of the wall the wedding procession and the ceremony were very picturesque florence and miss na thalie schenck and after them miss gladys vanderbilt maid of honor the bridegroom bridegrooms s youngest sister then came the bride with her grand uncle william henry gebhard who escorted her to the altar where she was joined by reginald vanderbilt who was attended by his best man his brother alfred G vanderbilt the marriage ceremony according to the rites of the roman catholic church of which the bride is a corn coin muni cant as is the custom in mixed marriages was quite short the happy couple retired to an ad loining joining room for an ail informal reception and a wedding breakfast tol fol lowed senator chauncey M depew was nas called upon for a toast to the bridal couple mr depew made a few happy remarks in which be he said the wedding was being da discussed cussed by the newspapers all over the country and it was a matter of interest to the en tire united states he added the latest wedding edding of the vander bilt family is the happiest one and I 1 drink to the health of kathleen and reginald the bride mounted to the gallery and loosening the satin ribbon which lightly bound together the exquisite sprays of orchids cast the flowers among the company below when mr and mrs vanderbilt left the house to begin their wedding tour there was a furious bombardment et of rice and old shoes and satin slippers the bride brides s wedding gown was of white chiffon made over a foundation of liberty satin with a very long train the entire skirt was flounced with chiffon edged with narrow bands of point lace she wore a veil of old point lace which had formed a part of the wedding attire of her maternal grandmother her mother and her sister mrs airs arthur T kemp the waist was made high at the neck and with long fluffy sleeves tight at the wrists the only jewels worn consist Z I 1 AW the bridal party formed in the east room on the second floor and march ed along the balcony and down the grand staircase to the chapel while the orchestra played the wedding music from lohengrin during the ceremony schumann s beautiful was nas rendered tendered the wedding over the orchestra struck up mendelssohn s wedding march after the priests had taken their places the ushers followed two by two they were jules B nellson neilson the bride brides s only brother albert gray arthur S burden S H stone of syracuse ellis adams of east or ange and peter goelet gerry next came the bridesmaids miss evelyn parsons miss isabelle may miss ed of a string of superb pearls a gift from the bridegroom miss may was the handsomest of all the bridesmaids although miss I 1 neilson had chosen the best looking girls of her set miss may iq 1 ex isi tall and hers is what is known is a willowy figure she Is more the type of englishwoman than american girl and her accent is dis tinothy english she has brown hair and fine blue eyes and her coiffure usually is elaborate with puffs and curls she is distinguished in society as one of the few young women who never wear jewels it always has bus been mrs airs mays contention that a debutante should not be permitted to display brilliants |
