The Washington weekly post., 1900-03-27

was done in the handsomest possible style,
! for Miss Platt had been to Mr.. and Mrs
( Hayes like daughter and her own moth
er being dead. had long been a member
of their family. She lived with them In
the White House from the time they NOV
ed here until her marriage
The Blue Parlor was decorated for the
occasion with pOtted geraniums and
fuchsias in full bloom and foliage plants
and also with cut flowers and smilax.
From a horizontal bar across the south
side or the room depended a very large
marriage bell of white roses and other
fine fiowers. rope Of green hung on
either side. and I'm each festoGn was a
hoop of white flowers. In the center OF
one were the brides initials, "E. p. and
IN the other those of the groom, ''R. III. -
There were many other floral decorations
elsewhere on the first floor of the man
sion. The Marine Band played the Men
delssOhn wedding march as the bridal
party entered and ether selections later.
The supper. which was an elaborate enc.
was spread In the family diningroOm.
The brides dress was an ivory tinted bro
cade and her veil was OF tulle.
The Cleveland WeddiBg.
The ninth and most recent marriage GER
emony performed in the White House was
that of President Cleveland, in the spring
OF 1856. IL Is still very vivid In the re-
membrance or those who witnessed 1T. 1t
was the first time q President had ever
been married in the White House. Hlth-
erto. nieces or daughters were the brides
and the President was called upon 10 do
the giying-away act.
Though these were the only real we'd
dings. there were other events which as-
sumed almost equal importance, chief
among them being the celebration OF the
silver weddings OF several Presidents.
The twenty fifth anniversary OF the
marriage Of Cen. Grant occurring in the
summer. he and his wife celebrated IL at
their cottage At Long Branch on August
z. 1873.
On December 81, Ig77. President and Mrs
Hayes celebrated their silver wedding In
the Executive Mansion BY an evening re-
cep:iOa for a limited number Of invited
guests. IL was very elegant entertain
Tnent In all respects. Their actual we'd
ding day was the 10Th OF December. but.
az IL fell on a Sunday ia ls77, the following
evening was celebrated. On Sunday, how
ever, there Was also quiet celebration OF
q religious character.
This ceremony occurred IN the Blue Par
Tor, where the Rev. l.. ID. McCabe. who
had married Lucy Webb and Rutherford
Il. Hayes In Cincinnati on December 50.
1852. again performed the marriage cerc-
n.ony for them IN the presence of a few
relatives and intimate friends On The
same day there vas a christening and a
christening feast. The baptism ceremony
occurred IN the Blue PsrlOr. The children
baptized were the youngest OF the family
Of President and Mrs HayeS-Fannie ami
Scotland the infant OF Nr. ana Mrs
Heron. Of Cincinnati. VINO was then
Eamed Lucy Hayes. Rev. l.. ID. McCaDe
Yag the officiating clergyman. Only the
Members of The family. the guests stay
ing In the house. ard Ar Rogers, the
President private secretary, and hls wife
were az the dinner which followed the
christening.
Polk and Fillmore were the only other
PrcEidents the twenty-hfth anniversaries
of whose marriages occurred while they
filed that Office.
Tns two Adsms<s. John and John Quin-
cy, are the only Presidents Who had
golden weddings" or RflO had MY years
OF married life. but these anniversaries fell
after their terms a. Presidents ended
John ana Abigail Adams lived tozeths~
SiTtysiTo years, and John Qs!ncy Adams
I'd hts wife nearly ffty-one years.
The next longest periods of welded life
enjoyed BY any Of the Presidents were by
Harrison and Andrew Johnson, each Of
whom had been married forty-six years
when he died.
Madison was married fortystwo years
before his death, Monroe forfy-0ne years
before his wife died and Washington i.
forty years before he died. Jackson and
his wife had been welded thirty-ssven
years when his death occurred. Tyler and
kif hsSi wife and Pierce and bis wife wsr-
each rsarrisd twenty nine years when
death In each esss removed tbs ule