The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-16
IN REGAL STYLE
THE ROOSEVELT WEDDING WILL
BE soLEMNIzED.
Gifts Valued at Thousands of Dollars
Run from Clothes to Money.
Some New FaGs Started.

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rangements for the wedding of Miss
| Alice Roosevelt to Representative
Nicholas Longworth, Of Ohio, next
Saturday have been completed. The
| decorations have been decided upon.
| Nothing now remains to be done in
7 the White House but the actual work
| OF all who have been chosen to super
| intend the various details.
| 1t is expected THAI the ambassadors
and all members of the diplomatic
corps will appear in full uniform.
The ceremony will be performed up
| on a raised platform, which will be
erected on the east side of the East
i room directly opposite the entrance TO
the main corridor so that as many
guests as possible may obtain view
of the wedding ceremonies.
The wedding party will come down
the stairway leading from the main
corridor and will traverse the entire
length Of the corridor, entering the
East room by the west door. A rib
bon aisle will be formed through the
room down which the party will pass
to the platform. First will come the
social staff of the president in full
uniform.
After these officials will follow the
| ushers in frock coats and light trOu-
sers. They will wear white gloves
and white gardenias as bOutonieres.
The bride in her gown of silvery
white with court train will follow
with the president in morning dress.
The army aud navy men will stand
to the right of the couple and the ush-
ers to the left.
Mr.. Longworth will meet his bride
at the steps leading to the platform
accompanied by the best man, Thomas
Nelson Perkins, of Boston.
Immediately after the ceremony, the
ribbon aisle will be closed and the
guests will form in line and pass be-
fore the bridal party, extending their
congratulations to the bride and
groom.
An informal buffet breakfast will
follow in the state dining room. The
ial table in the private dining room
which adjoins the state dining room.
The guests are supposed to leave the
White House about two O'Clock. This
will give the bride ample time tC
change her wedding gown to the going
away frock before four o'clock, al
which time they will leave on their
trip.
The presents received and announc-
= ed are as follows:
: President and Mrs. Roosevelt, large
= corsage ornament of diamonds anC
J emeralds; Mrs. LongwCTth, jewels il
= addition tC the income of $1,000 a year
recently settled upon her son; Presi
; dent of France, Gobelin tapestry, value
p $685. ,000; Emperor Of Germany, magni
ficent bracelet; Empress of China
/ jewelry box; Austrian ambassador
brooch of diamonds and sapphiresi
German ambassador, dozen plates o.
Dresden of special design; Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks, set of belique bullior
cups in gold and silver; Secretary OF
!, Treasury Shaw, Sevres chocolate set;
= Senator Foraker, mirror with silvel
) frame; Senator Knox, silver jewe
, box, one foot cubic; members of Taft
, Philippine party, chain set with dia
monds, from which is suspended al
aqua marine medallion surrounded by
diamonds; Cuban minister, silver Sc
: of eight pieces, lined with gold; CubaI
government, necklace of pearls; Ohio
delegation, silver loving sup; White
law Reid, diamond dog collar; Mr.
LOngwOrth, string of diamonds; New
York delegation, complete set of Fav
rite glass; Albuquerque, n M. squaw
fine gray navajo blankets; fans from
and material, parasols, mirrors
brooches, handkerchiefs, linens, laces
jewelry and clothing.
Fame is not without it's advantages
; The Longwo1h home, for the pas
week has had many cTanlls who hat
cures for tonsoltis. The mail from
drug concerns manufacturing specia
remedies has been heavy.
The words Miss Alice Roosevelt
Rose" in bright letters on a light cream
: colored wagon is glaringly displayeC
I through the streets of the capital
When Miss Roosevelt had her large
: cOming-out ball. AN enterprising loca
florist brought out rose, purportet
to be new variety, which he nameC
the "Alice Roosevelt" and heralded it
having the name printed in glarint
2 type on the delivery wagons, but nov
: it has appeared again in connection
5 with the wedding.
While Alice Blue" is favorite col
e or with the women, Mr.. Longwortl
r is not forgotten by the originators o
: style, and now we have the Long
{ worth cloth, which the haberdasher i
using for neckties. 1t is really moth
e ing more or less than popline, bu
{ made into ties, it becomes LOngworth
| A Longworth tie in Alice blue will b.
/. quite the stylish cravat for the spring