The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-21

have the White House apartments been
80 exquisItely grsced with flowers as
they were today.
While no space necessary for guests
was taken up with. floral decorations,
every room IN the lower part of the
Executive Mansion was brilliant with
flowers and decorative plants.
Beginning of Ceremony.
At four minutes after ~ O'Clock
Mrs. Roosevelt, on the arm of her eld-
est son Theodore, Jr,. descended the
main staircase, and entered the East
room by the west doors. She was PIE
ceded by Major Charles McCauley and
other military aides, and was escoI tea
to point at the left of the platform
where the wedding ceremony was to
taKe place.
The mother and sisters of the bride
groom and other designated members
of his family already had assumed
their places at the right of the plat.
form.
That way might be kept clear for
the approach TO the eztemporized alter
of the wedding two strong white satin
ropes were stretched from each side OF
the main entrance to the East room
TO points on the east wall of the apart
ment on the north and south sides of
the floral power.
Mrs. Roosevelt was followed by
her son Kermit, and her daughter Ethel
and her sons Archie and Quint in
couples. The children stood with
their mother on the north side of the
alter platform.
AS she entered the East room Mrs.
Roosevelt graciously acknowledged the
greeting of friends Sne wore a
superb grown of cream colored brocade
heavy and richly designed on which
were figures of blue and brown inter
laced WITH threads of gold Inc dress
was cut in Princess style with a long
tram of the same brocaded material
1t was trimmed in brown chiffon, EN-
broidered in blue and gold.
The yoke of the bodice was formed
OF embroidered chiffon, as were the
trimmings of the elbow sleeves. The
skirt, exquIsitely designed, was psnell
cd in blue and gold embroidery. She
were long white undressed kid gloves,
and ornaments OF diamonds.
Bridegroom Follows.
Following her almost Immediately
came the bridegroom Nicholas Long
worth, accompanied by his best man
Thomas Nelson Perkins, of Boston,
one OF the members of the corporation
of BarvaId College, and a classmate
at college of Mr.. Longworth. They
descended the main staircase and enter
ed the East room under the escort of
the military aides. The groom and
his best man took their places at the
foot of the embowered platform to
await the coming OF the bride. Already
Bishop Satterlee had taken HIS place on
the platform, attired in the purple
and ivory robes of mis- clergicsl office.
Scarcely had the bridegroom entered
the East room wnen the doors of the
state dining room at the west entrance
of the main corridor were flung open
and the bridal procession started for
the exemporized alter.
Then Comes The Bride.
The President and Miss Roosevelt
had descended from the upper apart
ments of the White House by the eleva
tor. They had passed into the private
dining room and thence into the state
dining room. There they were joined
by the ushers, Quincy A. Shaw, of
Boston Frederick Winthrop. of New
York, and Francis r. Bangs, of Bos-
ton Guy Norman, of Boston; A. B.
Wallingford, OF Cincinnati Lars
Anderson, OF Washington; VIcomte
Charles De Chamburn, of the French
Embassy, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Shaw led the
bridal procession.
Following the ushers came President
Roosevelt and the bride, her hand
resting lightly within the right arm
of her father.
As the procession moved through
the main corridor and into the East
room, the marine band orchestra
rendered effectively the grand march
FROM Wagner's "Tannhuser. Miss
Roosevelt never appeared to better ad-
vantage. Perfectly self possessed and
thoroughly appreciative of the situa-
tion, she graciousy recognized and
bowed to personal friends who lined
the way to the alter.
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