WEDDING GOWN ADDED TO LIBERTY HALL - The wedding gown of Mary Lily
Kenan has been restored and returned to Liberty Hall in Kenansville. Mary Lily Kenan
and Henry Flagler married in Liberty Hall during 1901. Restorations of New York City
restored the dress under the supervision of the company president, Helene Van
Rosenstiel. More than two years and over 700 hours were spent researching and
reconstructing the gown. Pictured above, Helene Von Rosenstiel and the restored
wedding gown of Mary Lily Kenan at Liberty Hall.
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Flagler Wedding
Gown Returns
Mome To Kenansville
On August 24, 1901, Mary
,ily Kenan married Henry
Morrison Flagler at Liberty
lall in the most glittering
ccasion to ever happen in
iuplin County. The wedding
own that Mary Lily chose
)r the occasion has been
eturned after extensive
nidation to be on perma
ent display.
The delicate gown of white
hiffon and fine Brussels lace
ver white taffeta was
immed with point applique
nd a matching veil of the
ame material was adorned
ith orange blossoms. Mrs.
ames L. Wiley, grand
aughter of the late Jessie
enan Wise of Wilmington
nd^ie last of three mem
erVjf the Kenan family to
ave worn the original wed
ing dress, put the gown and
til on display at the Henry
lorrison Flagler Museum Jn 1
aim Beach, Florida, the
irmer winter home of the
|aglers. Mrs. Wiley later
ave the original gown to the
berty Hall Restoration.
Helene Von Rosenstiel,
esident of Restorations of
ew^ork City, and one of
e country's leading experts
restoration of rare textiles
id fabrics, has spent almost
'o years in researching and
rer seven hundred man
iurs in restoring the gown
id veil.
The Kenan-Flagler wed
ding received national atten
tion at the time due to the
wealth and social promi
nence of Mr. Flagler. For the
event Liberty Hall had been
completely renovated and
painted during that summer
and filled with fresh-cut
flowers and ferns. Only inti
mate friends along with
family members attended the
elaborate ceremony. Mr.
Flagler and his party arrived
by private train from Wil
mington to Magnolia. There
the party, including a fifteen
piece orchestra, were trans
ported by private coaches to
Kenansville. The ceremony
was conducted by the
Reverend Peyton Hodge of
Kentucky, a close personal
friend of the Kenan family.
Mary Lily was given in
marriage by her father, Wil
liam Rand Kenan and Louise
Clisby Wise, her niece, was
her only attendant. Miss
Wise later wore the same
gown for her wedding to
Lawrence Lewis in 1916.
Soon after the wedding,
the couple boarded Flagler's
private train car at Magnolia
and sped away to New York
and honeymooned at Mr.
Flagler's summer estate on
Long Island. Flagler's gift to
his new bride was a superb
strand of large oriental
pearls and Whitehall, a
winter home in Palm Beach,
Florida, which was com
pleted about one year after
their marriage. "Today
Whitehall is open to the
public as The Henry Mor
rison Flagler Museum.
The wedding gown and
veil will be displayed in the
same room Mary Lily
dressed for her wedding day.
Liberty Hall Restoration is
open Tuesday through Sun
day. For more information,
call (919)296-0522.
A Clean
Fight Against
Poison Ivy
An easy solution to pre
vent a poison ivy rash is to
stay away from the plant
completely. But the problem
is that poison ivy can grow
almost every where and a
rash can occur any time of
the year if one is exposed to
the irritating oil from the
plants. Poison oak and sumac
also contain the same ingre
dient. Touching the plant is
not the only way a rash can
develop. The oil can be on
the fur of a dog, garden tools
or play toys. To avoid a
troublesome rash when
walking through the woods,
don't let your hands touch
anything. Wear a long
sleeved shirt, long pants and
boots. Also, use gloves when
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worKing in a garuen.
Undress as soon as you come
inside and wash the clothes
immediately. Clean boots or
shoes with an all-purpose
cleaning product or alcohol,
rhen take a shower. The
sooner you wash an area that
has been exposed to poison
ivy, the better. The first few
hours after contact, poison
ivy oil can be washed off skin
with soap and water. But if
you wait too long, the oil will
become locked within the
skin and cause mischief.
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