The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-17
Marriage of the Presidents
Daughter Takes Place
In the East Room of the White
House.
SUPERB DECORATIONS.
Nothing Like Them Ever Seen
Before in the Building.
Ceremony Was Followed by a
Wedding Breakfast.
kilograms of Generalization
Beginning to Arrive.
SUPERB DECORATIONS.

Washington, Feb. I'm the beau
tifuI white and gold east room Of the
White House a few minutes after noon
today venerable Rt. Rev. Henry Y.
SatterIee. bishop of Washington, of the
Protestant Episcopal church, pro
nounced the fateful words which
united in marriage Alice Lee Roose-
Welt, eldest daughter of the president
of the United States, and Nicholas
Longworth. the representative in con
gress from the First district of Ohio.
The ceremony simple beautiful
and impressive ring service of the
Episcopal church-was attended with
all the beauty of cathedral service.
1T was witnessed by one of the most
brilliant and distinguished assem-
blages ever gathered in the White
House, by far the largest company
which ever graced the executive man
sion on a similar occasion.
A halo of a hundred years of ro-
mantle White House history hung over
the bridal couple. Miss Roosevelt was
the twelfth bride, according to ac-
cepted authorities, to plight her troth
within it's classic walls. and the identi-
cal spot where she today joined hands
with the husband of her choice, for
better. for worse" is hallOwed in the
memory of another White House bride,
beloved Nellie" Grant, Who thirty-tw0
years ago on that same spot became
the wife of an Englishman, Algernon
@. f. Sartoris. Tender, indeed, must
have been the recOllechOns of Mrs.
Sartoris of that day, now long ago. for
she was one of the witnesses of Miss
RooseveIt's wedding
Since that day. a third of a century
ago. tremendous changes have taken
recovered from the awful shock of
great internal conflict and its place
among the nations of the earth was
cOujectural. now America stands forth
unchallenged as among the first pow
ers of the world, i'm peace, as we'll as
I'm war.
Gladly therefore. did princes and
pOtentates pay homage today to the
daughter of the president Glad they
were to extend their courtesies and trib-
utes to the presidents daughter and
doubly glad were they to extend them
to the dainty bride for herself. Kings
and emperOrs. through their personal
representatives. Joined with the Amer
ican people i'm extending to Alice Lee
Roosevelt. the American girl. their
heartfelt good wishes.
Wanted Quiet Wedding
Tt had been the desire not only of
Miss Roosevelt, who was most con
cerned, but the president and Mrs
@~ANis's-f CIT tAldt lltE ~ EQQlllR LOUdF
should be celebrated in manner
comparatively quiet that it should be
a family affair. This desire. it shortly
was disclosed could not be gratifed ]
As it finally developed the wedding was
the most imposing function that ever
took place i'm the White House. The
thousand guests hidden to the cere-
mony began to arrive shortly after II
o clock They entered by the east
terrace and passed up the main stair
case H7TacTIN to the historical o-f
room Beautiful at all times. the
famous room today was exquisite in its
classic splendOr The warm sunshine
OF perfect February day flooded the
room rendering it unnecessary to use
the hundreds of electric lamps which
had been placed about the apartments
Tine floral decorations were more
elaborate than any heretofore have
peen IN President RoOsevelts admin
lstratlon While unnecessary space in /
the great apartment was not taken uD
with the decorations, as every inch of
II was needed to accommodate the
guests two huge vases. each
MED With Easter lilies and fern fronds
occupied each of the mantels. ana two
handsome tables one each at the
north and south ends of the room. bore
Jardinieres of lowering rhododen-
drous.
Al the great center windows. di-
rectiy opposite the main entrance of
the room and overlooking the east
terrace, superb floral bower had
Deen contrived with exquisite skill and
artistic taste. A semicircular plat
FORM twelve inches high. was con
structed before the windows. On this
tle ceremony took place so that all in
tne room had praetically an unob-
slfucIed view of it, The platform was
arpeted IN green. of handsome de-
sign. and over the CARPET was thrown
" IN artistic carelessness an elegant
oriental rug. designed i'm curious and
lil-iteate ugures- In cOlors red pre-
9oillltlalea Banked back of the plat
form ana next to the windows were
PAINS, selected for the beauty and
clOseness OF their leaves This erOuD
OF pasrns was fringed at the base with
-AstltDe Jap01sca. Forming q back
ground were dracena sanderii. of
green and white. and gorgeous FCaster
hAes. Above the platform there v-ae
a garlandiug of green house snoiIa~
~ asparagus with scores of the love
nest orlde roses nesting in the green.
beautiful
The Decorations.
w lille the decorations in the other
rooms on the main floor of the White
rouse We're beautiful, they were less
slaporate than those In the East room.
ne vases In the Green room were
9ieid WIN enchantress carnations of
uehcate pink and fern fronds The
Blue room vases bore Easter lilies and
Iern Tronds while the great vases at
each end of the manteI were filed with
Easter lilies and white roses In the
WlhooW recesses small palms and
towering plants We're DISPOSED effnc-
lively. In the Red room to harmonic
with the color scheme of the apart
Aaent, the vases contained jacqueminot