Wed At High Noon

At New York Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt was united in marriag at 12:30 p. m. Wednesday, in the I otestant Episcopal church. of St. Thomas, to Charles Richard John Spencer Church111, ninth duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blandford, Earl of Marlborough, Earl of Sunderland, Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Prince of Mindelheim, in Swabia. The church edifice was guarded by fifty pólice officers, specially detailed to hold in check the immense ciowd of spectators who began to gather as early as 8 o'clock in the inorning. Following the ceremony at the church, for which over 4,000 invitations were issued, there was a breakfast and reception at the home of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, the gu-sts for the latter function being Jimited to 300 in number. The doors of the church were thrown open at 10 o'clock and while the guests arrived Dr. George William Warren ; provided an elaborat program of organ and vocal music. This lasted about an hour, and at its conclusión the music was taken up by the New York Symphotiy orchestra, under the direction of Walter Darnrosch. As the bridal party entered the nuptial music from "Lohengrin" was played and a nuptial hymn was sung by the choir and chorus befoie the benediction and anthem. The marriage ceremony was pcrformed by Bishop Littlejohn, who clnistened and confirmed the bride, and the benediction was pronounced by Bishop Potter. St. Thomas' church was converted into a veritable conservatory of rare tropical foliage and vines. The walls were lined with rare palms, and vines ; were used to a large extent in the j ration of the ceüing and grolned roof which served as a background for the mass of pink and white blossoms used ' in the decorations. The columns on ' either side of the isle were banded with ' sashes of pink and white chrysanthernums and brown autumnal foliage. Crowning the columns and completely hiding the stonework from view was a N capital of palm foliage, hanging tendrils and rare flowers. The columns supporting the dome from base to capital were wound round with broad sashea of pink and white chrysanthemums, while the dome was lavishly hung wlih massive strands of foliage, pink and white flowers, lilies, chrysanthemums and roses. Tiiere several ends of the gaiiands reached to the chaucel rail, the two organ alcoves, the right and left transcepts and the north and south galleries. What the marriage settlements are is, of course, known only to the parties and their lawyers, and all statements i cerning them, their terms or the total amount on either side have been purely efforts of the imagination.