Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-16
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT DINED BY HIS
FUTURE soN-IN-LAw.
More About the Wedding Tomorrow
A Pan-American Dinner
Personals.

No one Will be admitted without presen-
ta,ion of the proper entrance card. Under
no circumstances whatever will this rule
be departed from.
Carriages will approach from the north TO
the east entrance of the White House. OPP
poste the treasury. Pedestrians will fol-
low the same route After dtscharging
passengers carriages will be parked around
the ellipse in the White Lot.
The gates will not be open until 1l;l4
O clock Two carriages will drive under the
porte-cochere at the same time. Coechmen
will be provided with numbered checks,
which must be preserved by them in order
to regain admittance to the grounds. Guests
will also be provided with tickets of the
same number as their carriages These
they should carefully preserve, in order to
call their carriages which will depart from
the same entrance.
After leaving cloaks in the cioakroom,
guests are requested to fall in line and
pass up the main staircase.
Carriages for the southwest gate Will ap-
proach by 18th street. Guests holding
special cards for this gate will enter the
house by the door under the south poTtlco.
The destination of Representative Long
worth and his bride when they leave the
White House tONioTToN is uiihHp"h cNSNfN
20 their relatives and intimates. Their alb
sence from this city is currently supposed
to last a fortnight, and upon their return
they will take possession OF the Long
worth house at 18th and 1 streets. Mrs.
Itongworth ST., and the Countess de
Chambrun will be by that time in Gin
cinnati The latter will not remain much
longer in this country as she desires to
return to France.
The wedding gifts were shown yesterday
and more general information exists as 10
their great value and beauty
Representative Longworth entertained at
dinner last night at his home, s31 18th
street northwest, at which President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft were among
the guests The other guests were Mr..
Perkins, who is to be best man at the
wedding of Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Long
worth Viscomte de Chambrun, brother-in-
law of Mr.. Longworth Mr.. Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., eldest Of the President;
Major Henry and Messrs Fleischmann.
Norman, Shaw. Wallingford, Winthrop
Anderson. Painter, Simpkins Bangs. Whit
ney and Heron.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday Mr.
I.ongworth. accompanied by Nelson Perk-
Messrs Bangs Shaw and Norman and
three other friends who refused to give
their names, appeared at the city hall and
announced his desire for lcsnse to marry.
The assistant clerk Of the court, William
F. Lennon, filled in the blank as Mr.. Long
worth responded to the usual questions in
such cases. He gave his age as thirty
six and that Of Miss Roosevelt as twenty
two
When It became known that Mr.. Long
worth was in the building there was a rush
for the clerks office and large crowd of
newspaper men. court officials and lawyers
gathered in the room The issuance of the
license required but few moments. The
party Immediately left the building, being
followed by the crowd through the corridor
out to the portico. Mr. Longworth and his
friends entered carriages and drove off.
Secretary and Mrs. Taft's present TO the
bridal couple was a pair of deliberately
chased table vases of American manufac-
ture.
Twenty members of the Metropolitan Club
united in presenting square beaten-silver
alver Of unique design, with autographs
reproduction of the signatures Of the donors.
The present of the members of the Taft
party, with which Miss Roosevelt Travelled
to the east, was a gold necklace, the alter
nate links set with diamonds with pen
dant of aquamarine of wondrous size and
translucency surrounded by diamonds: The
aquamarine alone is said to be valued at
over 81 800. aside from the setting Accom-
panying this present was Il card inscribed
as follows:
with love and best wishes TO our Alice
from the members of the Taft PARTY"
NFf ba C.t-..
not yet reached Washington, and it is evil
dent that 1t cannot be received before the
wedding.
The kaiser's gift arrived yesterday, and is
sapphire and diamond bracelet
The French ambassador and Nine. .Tusse-
rand have sent an ostrich feather fan, with
tortoise shell handle with the name of the
recipient in gold letters
Speaker and Mrs. Cannon have sent a
FaVrile glass vase.
The Cuban gift a $4,000 pearl necklace,
arrived yesterday from Europe.
The gift of the Attorney General William
II. Moody of Boston, is a pair Of antique
silver candlesticks, beautifully chased In a
lily pattern. with the brides initials en-
graved. The candle holders are Of cut
glass.
The reception tonight at Senator Kean's
VIII be the first roundup of the guests here
Tor the wedding. In all a company of about
800 Is expected, this number including the
out-of-town contingent, the Senate and
Washington acquaintance of the family.
Mrs E. A. Andrews will come I'D from
her country place to be with Mrs Frank
Baker at 1928 Columbia road tomorrow til
4:30 pm.
Mrs. Frank Baker will be at home in
formally, at 1T2S Columbia road on Ss+ur
day February "a. Miss Baker is at home
ana MI. John Burroughs is their guest,
Mrs. b. A. Andrews will come up to be
with them also.
MI and Mrs. Harry Payne whitney and
MISS Dorothy Whitney of New York will
be here today for the wedding
Mrs. Cowles has with her Mrs James
Roosevelt, Mr.. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
and Miss Corlnne Douglas Robinson, who
are here for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson will stay
at the White House.
Representative and Mrs. Wayne Parker
have several young Boston girl friends of
Miss Roosevelt staying with them and win
give dinner in their honor tonight.
Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris will he fra