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Bona Fortuna $chraders!
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Ralph W. Schrader of Hollis, New York became one with
Jennifer Lee Belfiore on Saturday and Sunday, the twenty-eighth of July, 2001. Jennifer
Lee is the daughter of Mr. Mario Belfiore and Dr. Lois Belfiore. Nuptials took place in a
fairytale event at the Oheka Castle in Cold Spring
Hills, NY complete with horse-drawn carriage and symphony orchestra. The ceremony was
conducted outdoors in the Castle's Garden which was reminiscent of the Palace at
Versailles. A black tie reception was held on the premises of this "Lifestyles of the
Rich and Famous" Castle and many in the Wedding Party stayed the night and
breakfasted there. "This marriage easily |
| topped the one million dollar mark" boasted best man and
heir to the 1-800-Mattress fortune Louis Barrigan. "The Hearst Castle in California
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have been acceptable if they bought their mattresses from
Dial-A-Mattress," quipped Barrigan. Her father Mario said, "I wanted the best
for my daughter Jennifer. She is a beautiful person and Ralph Schrader is a terrific
fellow. He's from Hollis Gardens. It's a great place to be from and now |
| with all the speed bump signs lighting up the neighborhood I
can land my aircraft without instruments in two directions!" |
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Belfiore pictured at left is a very handsome and very happy
father. The big surprise of the gala was when he and his daughter made an unexpected
spectacular entrance on cue to "Here Comes The Bride." A horse drawn carriage
carrying father and daughter sent the paparazzi scrambling for shots, taking them by
surprise. Belfiore later joked, "maybe I'll let the photographer with the best shot
of that sit in my courtside seats to a New York Knicks game." Marie Schrader, the
groom's mother, remarked, "The ring bearer is so handsome! I am very proud and very
happy today." The estate of Otto Herman Kahn is quite impressive. Oheka was built in
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| 1920's and has been fully restored and revamped. The bridal
suite boasts an indoor waterfall. It is a truly romantic place.
rich with history and culture. Oheka (named for Otto Herman
Kahn) is the second largest private residence built in the United States
(after the Hearst Castle in California) OHEKA was featured in the 1941 Orson Welles film
classic, “Citizen Kane,” and also in the “Eccentrics“ episode of the
Arts and Entertainment Network’s “America’s Castles” series. Built
atop a man made hill, OHEKA includes 127 rooms and was the site of some of the most lavish
parties ever hosted on Long Island’s “Gold Coast” during the Roaring
Twenties. Guests included opera great Enrico Caruso and legendary conductor Arturo
Toscanini, as well as George Gershwin, Helen Hayes, Fanny Brice and other major stage and
screen stars of the era. Otto Kahn was born on |
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| February 21, 1867, in Mannheim, Germany, the fourth of eight
children. Otto Kahn was destined for the field of banking and became a patron to the arts.
As for politics, he is remembered for his famous quote, "The deadliest foe of
democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied." |
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