The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-17

Washington, Feb. 17.--Miss Alice
Roosevelt, elder daughter of the
president OF the United States, was
married to Representative Nicholas
Longworth, of Ohio, at noon today
in the East Room OF the White
House.
Miss Alice fell heir to her fathers
luck in the weather furnished for the
wedding. as the extreme bitterness
of the temperature which had frozen
Washington solid the last few days.
gave way to the balminess of spring
over night. and the sun rose over
the white dome of the capitol, and
came down from a sky of azure blue
The most distinguished statesmen
OF the land. lights of literature, lions
OF society. and captains Of industry
men and women from every walk of
life from almost every cline and
corner of the globe-came to pay
homage to the happy couple and to
swell the throng at the most brill
liant wedding the capital has ever
seen.
Thirty-seven foreign ambassadors
and ministers were in attendance. 70
extend the fluctuations of their SOW
ereigns and peoples. Cabinet Off
GERS. senators. the bridegroom's col
leagues In the house, and the inti'
mate personal friends of the Roose-
welt and Longworth families in Wash
ington. New York and Cincinnati
were Included among the fortunate
thousand invited to witness the mar
rlage. II was an assemblage OF the
elite In public and social life. Rival.
ing the splendid floral decorations OF
the famous state apartment were the
gold-encrusted costumes and flashing
orders of the diplomatic corps, to say
nothing of the vari-colored toilets
OF the women guests. The White
House never looked more beautiful
than II did today IN its gala dress OF
bloom and yerdure. For more than
week florists and decorators had
been moving tropical plants into
place and weaving garlands for the
great event The result as revealed
when the doors were opened this
morning amply repaid all the care
aud labor bestowed on the task. The
color scheme was white and green
ferns and lilies predominating.
The Ceremony.
The Right Reverend Henry Yates
Satterlee, bishop of the diocese OF
Washington. performed the nuptia
rites, using the stately ceremonial OF
the Protestant Episcopal church
President Roosevelt led his daughter
to the altar and gave her to the
young statesman from Ohio. Miss
Alice had no bridesmaids, for from
her host of girl friends she could
scarcely have selected any without
hurting the feelings of the others
The bridegroom was attended b,
Thomas Nelson Perkins. of Boston
a member of the corporation Of Har
ward University. Nearly all of thu
ushers were Harvard men.
A few moments before the stroke
of twelve Miss Roosevelt left he
dainty boudoir on the second floor o
the White House. where she haC
been assisted In DOMINIC her wed
ding garments by her cousins, thu
Misses Robinson. Win her fathe
she descended by the elevate
at the west end the man
sion between the state dining
room and the breakfast room, while
tn Marine band, of sixty pieces, sta
toned in the marble lobby, struel
up the bridal chorus from Tam
hauser" Miss Roosevelt's right han'
rested on her fathers arm, and II
her left she carried gorgeous bou
quetlof white orchids and lilies. He
long bridal veil of the filmiest text
ure was fastened at the head will
a spray OF orange blossoms. Tn
President wore the conventional
frock coat with sSNed trousers, Blu
the unconventional down col
lar, which he refused iscard II
favor of the regulation >nd-up'
style, even for this great evN
At the elevator door they wer
met by the ushers, who led the marcl
down the long corridor to the Eas
Room, where the guests had alread,
assembled. The ceremony was per
formed on low platform before tn