exist Gilded AgeThe latest episode is a deal between the Duke of Buckingham and Duke of George Russell. The British nobles will receive a huge sum of money to marry Gladys, the daughter of the Railway Titans. Gladys, in turn, will gain a towering social level. Gladys was frustrated that he had face-to-face with the arranged marriage, which was largely driven by the Duke’s need to preserve his enormous legacy and lifestyle. “I hope that when you know me better, you will agree that what I want to keep is worth keeping,” he said. Gladys accepted her fate and planned a wedding.
this Gilded Age The plot of Gladys and the Duke echoes the real story Consuelo Vanderbilt and Duke of Marlboroughthe Duke receives $100,000 per year (about $3.2 million today) and $2.5 million in rail stock (about $81 million today). Vanderbilt, in turn, became the first American woman to hold the title of Duchess in history. Despite all the arrangements, marriage is a failed marriage.
However, they did have a crazy wedding.
On November 6, 1895, the 18-year-old Consuelo Vanderbilt married Charles, the ninth duke of Marlborough at the wedding of St. Thomas’s Church on 53rd Street and 5th Street. It is an understatement to say that the crowds gather outside the church, and the media also longs to see the highest ranking British aristocrats marry one of the richest women in the country.
When they were dispatched from their wedding, The New York Times The interior of the church is called the “fairy”.
They added: “Even those who are used to the most exquisite decorations are fascinated by the magnificent wonders. The flower shop and his assistants worked diligently for a few days.”
The reporter then contributed seven “There are almost no inch of stone sculptures or inch of woodwork that will not be overshadowed by delicate and graceful vines or a bunch of varicose flowers,” he wrote. From the dome of the church are hung with garlands, lilies, roses and chrysanthemums, all the way to the organ wall co, with rock climbing vines on it. The gallery is decorated with medals for maple leaves, while the benches are accents of floral torches and feathery palm trees. Meanwhile, the choir stall is covered with roses, lilies and alpine violets. The author also describes the rich pink and white universe as well as Holly.
