The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-22
WEDDING WAS BRILLIANT
The Most Gorgeous Wedding in the History of United
States Celebrated Saturday

"Who sgiveth this woman in mar
riage to this mani" asked Bishop
Satterlee, the officiating clergyman.
Il do" said the President Of tha
United States, stepping forward and
placing his daughters right hand in
that of Mr.. Longworth.
Then Bishop Satterlee began:
Clearly beloved, we are gathered
together here in the sight Of God and
In the face of this company, to join
together this man and this woman in
holy matrimony."
There followed brief statement as
to the divine sanction given to matri-
mony and charge that if either
knew any impeachment to the marriage
then and there to confess it. Mr.,
Longworth was asked the usual ques-
ton about "to love, honor and cher
ISL, - to which he answered, II will, "
and then Miss Roosevelt answered in
kind. Then they joined hands and
pli9'hted their troth. Then the BRIDE
groom placed the wedding ring on
the finger of the bride. A brief pray
er and the blessing concluded the very
short ceremony.
Custom requires no altar in a pri-
vate dwelling. Instead there was a
priedieu, at which the couple knelt
during the prayers and nothing more.
The tlme-honored wedding marches
from Midsummer Nights Dream, !"
and "Lohengrin" were played as
professional and occasional. Then
there were two hymns, "Be Thou
Faithful Unto DEATH" from eli
Jah, !" and "Tis Our Wedding Morn, y
by Poniatowski. The vested choir
from st. Johns sang, and afterward
the Marine Band played.
Miss Roosevelt was married in ex-
actly the same spot as Miss Nellie
Grant. This was in front of the large
center windows on the east side of the
room, which open out on the esplan-
ade running toward the Treasury
Building.
The Episcopal liturgy prescribes
that the man stands on the right and
the woman on the left facing the
clergy. The father Of the bride stands
somewhat to the rear and to the left.
The ushers line up on either side Of
the bride and bridegroom, and the
flower girl to the left of the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony
the ribbon aisle was closed and the
guests formed in line and passed be-
fore the bridal party, extending their
congratulations to the bride and
groom.
An informal buffet breakfast fol-
lowed In the state dining room. The
bridal party was seated at a special
table in the private dining room of
the White House, which adjoins the
state dining room.
The guests left the White House
about 2 O'Clock. This gave the bride
ample time to change her wedding
gown to the going-away frock before
4 o'clock, at which time they departed
on their trip.
The most splendid company that
ever looked upon wedding in Amer
ca was present.
The women were gorgeously gown
ed and the diplomatic corps were in
full uniform.
One very interesting feature Of the
wedding was the wedding breakfast.
The number of guests-between 800
and 1000 persons, who partook of the
repast-precluded the possibility Of
seating all at the joyous feast; but
the fact that the breakfast was serv-
ed from the buffet did not interiors
with the cutting Of the bridal cake.
with all due ceremony, or any Of the
other traditional duties or privileges