Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

| While the decorations In the other
rooms on the main floor of the White
House were beautiful they were less
elaborate than those IN the east room.
The vases In the green room were filed
| win enchantress carnations OF delicate
pink, and fern fronds. The blue room
vases bore easter lilies and fern
fronds, while two great vases at each
END or the mantel were filled with
easter lilies and white roses. In the
WINDOW recesses small palms and flow
| ering plants were disposed effectively.
| In the red room. to harmonic with tina
color scheme OF the apartment the
| vases contained Jacquemnot roses in
| setting OF fern and asparagus fronds.
Inc state dining room, which was not
,hroWn open 10 the guests until after
| Tue ceremony was Vision OF grandeur.
The great high walls and ceiling. pam
eled In walnut like the halls OF a sax
on lord of old, bearing just below the
| ceiling the hunting trophies OF the pres
ldeht FORMED magnificent setting for
the beautifully decorated table on
Wnicn, amid a simmer OF silver and
CUT grass, The buffet wedding breakfast
was laM. The great table ey-
tending almost the entire length
or the apartment was decorated
with vases OF American Beauty
| ana bride roses, ferns and asparagus.
IN the private dining room, which
| opens into the state dining room on the
norm, me vases on the mantel were
nlled with bride roses and fern fronds.
vases on the table contained Ameri-
can Beauty and bride roses and ferns
THE MAIN CORRIDOR.
The decorations Of the main corridor
/ hAs fs,ll
| were filled with decorative plants.
stately palms and tree ferns The two
| great pardinlerres between the columns
| along the corridors were No nted with
| handsome rhododendrons In full flower.
| The blossoms were OF purple and pink,
| ana the plants were so arranged In
| the pardinierres that they formed
| living screen just IL inches high.
| Behind the screen was stationed IN
the vestibule the magnificent marine
| band orchestra under the personal
leadership Of Lieut.. William II. Santel-
man, director OF the band. A special
| program mad been prepared for the
| wedding. The music was selected for
the most part by Miss Roosevelt her
self. During the wedding and the re-
| cepton and breakfast which followed
| the band rendered the program, which
| follows;
MUSICAL PROGRAM.
l. Grand march, 'Tannhauser," Wag-
| nor.
2 Overture, Jubilee" Won Weber.
8 Ballet music and wedding process
| sion from the opera "Feramors," Ru-
| bernstein.
(a) Dance OF the Bayaderes," num-
ber |, moderate.
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| kaschmirs lIstosso tempo ct moderate
| con motto.
(c) Dance OF the Bayaderes, Number
| 2. allegro yivace aszai.
I'D Wedding procession, moderate.
L. Polonaise Military" Chopin.
g. WALTZ. THE Debutante," Santel-
man.
6. serenade from symphony Rural
| Wedding" Goldmark.
I. Fleurette, Herbert.
s. Hungarian Rhapsodie Number 2,
List,
5. March. "Bride-elect" Sousa.
COMPLETING ARRANGEMENTS.
During the time the guests were as
| sembling, the military and naval Off
GERS detailed for the occasion to the
White House as the social aides of
| the president were completing the ar
rangements by seeing that the dlstin-
guished throng was disposed OF prop
! erly for the ceremony The officers
We're:
Col. C. S. Bromwell. U. $, A., the
presidents military aide; Lieut. Com
mander A. L. Key, Y. =. ~, the presi-
| dents naval aide Maj charles l.. Nc
Cawley, U. 3. NJ. c.: Capt a. +. Hard
| ing, {, 8. NJ. c.; Capt. Guy " Henry
| L. :. A.; Capt Dan T. Moore. U. ) a.
| Capt Fitzhugh Lee, Jr,, U. ). A.; Lieut..
| Il. :. Grant third, L. = A.; Lieut.. T.
II. Sheridan 4. s. A.; Lieut.. Chauncey
Shackford, U S. NJ. Ensign Adolphus
Andrews, u. s. n; Capt Spencer Cos
| by. L. S. A.; Capt. A. ". Butt, U. 5.
| A.; Lieut.. J. II. Poole, u. $. A.
MRS. ROOSEVELT
A few minutes before noon, Mrs
| Roosevelt. accompanied by the menu
| hers OF her immediate family, descend
| cd the main staircase and under the
| escort of several military aides en-
| tered the east room by the main doors.
| She was escorted to a position on the
left side OF the platform which was
| reserved for the brides family. Des-
| ignated members of the bridegroom's
| family, Including his mother and sis
| ters, already had taken their places on
| the right side of the platform. In or
| der to keen a way clear for the we'd
| ding party white satin ropes were
| stretched from each side or the man
| entrance 10 the east room to posts To-
| Gated ten feet west OF the platform and
| thence around the platform 10 points
| on the east wall,
| Mrs. Roosevelt graciously acknowl-
| edged the greetings which she re-
i L. .,.tE "A
| superb gown, richly designed OF heavy
| cream coored brocade, on which we're
| figures of blue and brown intorlaced
' with threads Of gold. The gown was
| made in princess style, with long
| train OF the brocaded material. the
| trimmings were OF brown chiffon, en-
| broidered with blue and gold. The
| yoke OF the body was formed OF en-
| broidered chiffon as were the TRIM
| minqs on the elbow sleeves. Exquis-
| itely designed panels on the skirt were
| made OF the blue and golden embroid-
cry. She wore diamond ornaments
THE BRIDEGROOM.
| Two or three minutes after the en-
| trance of Mrs. Roosevelt, the BRIDE
| groom, Mr.. Longworth, accompanied
| by his best man, Thomas Nelson Per-
| kins. of Boston. descended the main
! staircase and, entering the east room,
| took his place at the foot OF the
| platform to await the arrival OF his
| bride.
THE BRIDE APPEARS.
Promptly on the stroke of noon, Miss
| Roosevelt, escorted by the president.
| descended by the elevator TO tho west
| end OF the main corridor, There await
| ing them were the ushers, selected by
4 Mr., I.ongworth All OF them are long
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