The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-21
NATIONS BRIDE
is MARRIED.

Washington, Feb. 17.-With a plail
circle of virgin gold, In the hIstori'
East room of the White House at thir
teen minutes after.l2 o'clock today
Alice Lee Roosevelt, eldest daughter
of the President of the United States
and Nicholas Longworth, the Repre-.
sentative in Congress from the Firs
district of Ohio, were united in mar
rftge.
The ceremony-one of the mos
impressi se ever performed In the Elk
ecutive Mansion-was according to
the liturgy of the protestant Episco-
member. 1t was solemnized by the de
votional beauty of Cathedral service.
No ceremony of a similar kind ever
was witnessed by more distinguish
ed assembIage. There were present as
guests, not only the most eminent re
representatives. of the American Govern
ment, but the personal commissions OF
the Kings and Potentates of the pow
ers of the civilized world, constituting
an assemblage not only one of the larg
Z est, but the most distinguished tnat
ever was gathered at one time In the
White House.
A halo of a hundred years of roman
tic White House history hung over the
bridal couple. Miss Roosevelt was the
twelfth bride according to accepted
authorities, to plight her troth within
{ ats classic walls and the identical spot
where sne today Joined hands with
the husband of her choice, "for bett
eI, or for worse, "is hallowed in the
memory of another White House bride,
"Nellie" Grant, who thirty-twC
years ago on that same spot became
the wife of an Englishman, Algernor
G. F. Sartoris. Tender, indeed, must
have been the Iecollections of Mrs. Sar-
toris of that day, now long ago, for
she was one of the witnesses of Miss
Roosevelt's wedding.
One Thousand Guests.
While the bride, herself, and the
President and Mrs Roosevelt had desir
ed that the ceremony of the marriage
should be quiet and simple as possible,
1t was found impracticable to limit
the function, as was intended at first,
to the immediate relatives of the bride
and bridegroom. 1t became necessary
to include among the guests invited
certain official classes and personal
friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr..
Longworth, and, in all, the people
hidden to the ceremony numbered a
Thousand.
The ceremony took place in the East
room, made famous by century of
brilliant social functions. but no event
in its history ever was so brilliant and
beautiful as that of today. The classic
sple ndor of the great apartment was
enchanced by exquisit te and artistic de
corations and the brilliant sunlight
of gorgeous day lent added beauty
to the setting of the wedding.
1t had been intended to light the
magnificent room with the hundreds
Of softly shaded electric lamps of the
great crystal chandeliers, but, while
artificial lights were utilized through
out the remainder of the White House.
it was determined to flood the MARI
age scene with sunlight.
In The Sunlight.
It was beautiful conceit founded
dkon the pretty proverb: Happy is
ire bride the sun SHINES on. Nc
lovlier day in winter ever dawned.
The air was as balmy, almost, as in
spring. No more auspicious day for a
wedding could have been imagined.
For days the White House. ordinary
open to visitors during specified hours
Of each day, had been closed, pending
arrangements for today's ceremony.
The East room, in which the ceremony
occurred, was decorated most elaborate