St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-03
TaE GAPING CROWD.
All Sorts and Glasses OF Peopl,
Standing Outside.

All Sorts and Glasses OF People
Standing 0ntside.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Otner weddings
there have been at the White house, eight
in all, but never before to-day has the
highest dignitary in the land bowed his
head within its historic walls to receive the
blessing of the church on his union in the
holy bonds of matrimony. From the very
dawn of the wedding day the city seemed
alive to the approaching event. Little
knots of idlerS talked it over on the side
walks in front Of the hotels, sedate matrons
gossiped as they passed along the streets,
and bevies OF laughing girls chatted and
specialized about the coming momentous
ceremony. If there be truth in the ancient
adage, a happy bride will reign in the
White house. for though the day opened
with gray and cherries sky, and shadows
resting on the earth, yet as it grew older
the elements seemed to relent, and little by
little the sun forced his rays through the
unwilling clouds until his broad beams fell
in generous abundance On the soft green
sward OF the trim park encompassing the
White house, bringing out in high relief the
simple yet stately white columns of the
time-honored home of presidents, crystaliz-
ing in prismatic hues the sparkling spray of
the fountains, and cresting with gold the
foliage of the trees. Many were the curl
GUS glanceS that sought to pierce the draped
windows and numberless were the COM
mentS and SpeculatiOnS of the loitererS who
gathered early in the afternoon within the
grounds. Little or nothing in the appear
ance of the mansion or its surroundings in
Dictated to the casual passer-by that the
-talked-of event was at hand. The
still and murky haze of the early afternoon
had ROW wholly given place to clear skies
and warm southerly breezes. while yellow
slanting sunbeams filtered through the
foliage of the park and made Pickering
pictures upon the velyety turf. The great
fountain Gid its best to attract attention,
spoutlng its cooling spray to the verge of
its granite basin, and Towering shrubs and
forms of tropical green filed the marginal
gaps in the picture.
SEATS IN THE PARK
across the avenue were occupied by lawn
clad maidens, while half the young lovers
IN town, moved by the common sympathy
which stirS the romantic feelings of the
sixty millions, took the winding walks in
the line Of their evening promenade and
speculated upon the emotions which are
supposed to fill the hearts of bride and
groom. On the walks near the White
house the assemblage was thoroughly dem
ocratic, and the ragged urchins and slpshod
colored girls jostled natty-looking gentle
men and ladies in silk attire. The gates
were left wide open, and By 6 o'clock the
crowd had swollen to several hundreds and
a score or more of newspaper men held a
point of vantage alongside the portico. The
successive arrivals of the guests were
watched with interest and their names
were whispered by the more knowing to
their companions. Suddenly the strains of
the wedding march foated through the
open windows, and there was general ex-
ciamation from the crowd: The service
has begun" Then there came tantaliz-
ing hush within the walls, which was soon
ended by the strains of the bridal chorus
from ''Lohengrin," and it was thereby
known that the ceremony was over. One
by one the lights sprung up at the windows
and the great burners on the portico cast
their effulgence over the pavements. The
scene resembled summer-nights festival
and the crowd gave itself up to the enjoy
ment of the delightful music. With short
intermssionS the fine orchestra rendered
the following selections: BolerO 81 0
Son La Rosa" by Marianna; Invitation
La Valse," Weber; Spring Song" Men
delssohn; Romance" bright Star of
Hope" Robandi; and Mosaic ''Desiree,"
Sousa.