The Washington times., 1906-02-18

long to admire the beautifully arranged
tables, where wonders were constantly
revealed in the decorations and con-
fectlons.
The brides table was placed in the
private dining room. close to the wall.
leaving Just room enough for the wait
ers to pass TO and from the pantries.
and it was well ladened with flowers,
fruits, and gay confections, the ices
being nodded In fantastic shapes and
colors. while baskets OF spun sugar
filled with candies were placed along the
board.
Dishes Fairy-Like.
There was a table in the state din
ing room, almost the full length of the
room, from which the larger number
of guests were served. Here pleas
ants were foundering in grotesquely
shaped blocks of cream. Boats were
built of the cooling refreshments and
baskets Of caadied fruits were geneT-
ousiy disposed. There we're Ices fToz-
en- creams and punches, cakes salads,
sandwiches, croquets, and daintie5 in
numerabIe, exquisitely served to suit the
taste or palate of everyone
In the smaller dining room. the
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and Just as soon as Mr. and Mrs. Long
worth reached the room. the cake was
taken from the Tablet was Il huge
affair. probably two and a half feet in
diameter-and carried to the bride.
Cutting through the fantastic layers
of icing was impossible. so she merely,
for the sake Of good luck, thrust the
sword Of Major McCawley into 1t and
left the actual cutting TO others Many
of the guests asked for pieces Of the
cake TO dream on, and surely never
girl friend was refused. for as each
left. they carried with them small
portion. wrapped in dainty white tissue
paper
while their friends stood about in the
dining room eating and drinking and
making merry. pledgins the health and
happiness of the bride and bridegroom
| over and over. Mrs. LOngworth rece'F-
ed word that cablegrams and telegrams
were arriving as fast as they could De
| taken from the wire, distant 1r1ends
wishing her long life and happiness
To auuse her girl friends. she sent'u up
stirs for a batch of them and as fast
as they could be opened, either read
them or passed them about
Mr.. Longworth stood by her for
while and enjoyed the fun. but for the
greater part OF the breakfast circulated
from one dining room TO the other look
ing up his friends.
Farewell to Grandmother.
While the bride still waited in the
small dining room. Mrs. Cowies brought
her grandmother. Mrs. George Lee
in to bid her gOod-by. Their part
ing was afectionate, the bride put
ting her arms about her grandmother
and kissing her. Mrs. Lee left Wash
incton for Boston in the afternoon.
After the last formal guests departed
Mr.. Iongworth and his Harvard friends
settled down in the private dining room
for a few moments of enjoyment They
drank and smoked. and told stories.
their merry laughter ringing out
through the corridor. The President
! is notoriously fond of just such a
gathering. and as soon as he parted
with the last formal guest, Joined
| them.
The Marine Band orchestra, which
played all during the wedding, continu-
ed to. enliven the scene. and Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Cowles. Miss Carow. and other rela-
tives had a merry dance in the corri-
dor
IS the musicians were ready to de-
part the President ordered that they
should be taken into the state dining
room and refreshed. There they were
served with substantial sandwiches, as
well as champagne in which the pledge
the brides health.