The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-02-16

(FrOm Kansas City Times.)
| The approaching marriage in the
i white house recalls the great social
/ event Of the Grant administration
/ the marriage Of the presidents only
/ daughter, Ellen WrenChaIl, then 19
years old, 10 Algernon Charles Fred
/ eric SartOris. on Nay q, 1874 The
groom was the son Of former Brit
| ish minister to minor European
court and was four years older than
/ his bride They had become acquaint-
I ed on the steamer while she was re-
turning TO the United States a year
and a half before
In the Kansas City Times Of Fri
| day morning Nay p, 1874, appears a
half-column account Of the Marriage
Of Princess Nellie to the AIany-Named
| Englishman." The wedding took
/ place at II O'Clock in the morning in
| the east room Of the white house, the
Rev. Or Tiffany Of the Metropolitan
| Methodist church officiating The east
room was decorated with plants and
evergreens. On one side was a plat
form raised a foot from the floor and
| covered with a carpet presented by
the Sultan Of Turkey over the cen
ter Of the platform hung a marriage
bell OF flowers The description con-
tinues:
''PunctuaI to the hour the invited
guests entered the east room and
ranged themselves in full view Of the
platform. The toilets Of the ladies
were Of the richest description and
there was a profusion Of point lace.
The scene was unusually brilliant. The
bridal party entered from the blue
room First came Mr.. Sartoris and
Colonel Fred Grant, the only grOOms-
man; next the bridesmaids, two by
two, the president and Mrs. Grant
and their two SONS, Ulysses and Jesse.
On reaching the platform the presi-
dent transferred his daughter to Mr..
SartOris, who with the bride assembled
the platform, where the minister was
waiting to receive them The bride
wore a white satin dress deliberately
trimmed with point lace and her hair
adorned with orange blossoms The
dress Of the groom was in the latest
style with the conventional necktie.
All things being in readiness the Rev.
Dr. Tiffany proceeded with the cere-
mony according to the form Of the
Methodist Episcopal church The
band played the wedding march at
the conclusion OF the ceremony. Not
less than 200 persons were present in
GLIDING justices OF the supreme court,
members Of the cabinet, Senators
re1nghuySens Carpenter cameron.
COnkling and Logan, Vice President
Wilson, Speaker Blaine, General Sher-
man. Admiral Porter, Commodore G.
". Childs, A J. Drexel, Judge Pierre
pont, General Arthur, Generals Por-
ter and BabcOck and Sir Edward and
Lady Thornton The officers Of the
navy and army appeared in uniforms
The company partOok Of a wedding
breakfast elegantly prepared and at
1:4O D m. the bride and groom left
Washington in a special train for New
York"
Harper's Weekly estimated the val
ue Of the wedding gifts at $4,000. in
Guiding $4,000 from President Grant
It mentions especially a dessert serv-
ice Of eighty-four pieces from George
W Childs and a dinner service worth
$500 from A J. DrexeL A few days
after the wedding the young couple
sailed on the Baltic for England. It
was understood that President Grant
did not approve Of his daughters
choice and her married life ended in
a separation. Sartoris died in Corfu
in 1893 and the next year his widow
returned to America to live