The daily tribune., 1906-02-17

A moment later . string orchestra
buIat forth in . soft sweet melody
and the bridal party were heard
descending the stairs. Thcre was
hush Of expectancy and every eye In
the vast assembly was turned toward
the door. The bride entered the wed.
ding parlor on the arm of her father.
In the bridal party we're Mrs. Roose.
velt. Mrs. Cowles. aunt of the bride;
Mrs. Lee Of Boston. the brides grand.
mother. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
mother OF the bridegroom and several
others. The brides only attendant
was her sister. Miss Ethel Roosevelt.
The bride looked particularly young
and girlish and appeafed perfectly nm.
conscious of the interest taken in
her fnery. She carried bridal bou-
quet composed Of white and pink
roses and orchids from the White
House conservatory. She WAS attired
in . magnificent gown Of richest " bite
satin. made en- Princesse, with bertha
Of point lace. deep in the front and
narrow at the back. The elbow
sleeves were finished with lace cuff.
But the most remarkable part Of the
gown was the train. This WAS of
very heavy brooade the design being
the real Chinese tiger lilly. 1t was
In court style. fastened at the shoul.
ders and extending In rich heavy folds
far behind the wearer. The dress
was faced with innumerable little
frills. which helped to make the
heavy satin stand out from the feet.
The bridal veil, Of Brussels net. was
fastened to the couture with . tiara
Of orange blossoms. The lace which
adorned the veil WAS an exquisite piece
Of point d 'Angleterre. said to be .
family heirloom.
Awaiting the bridal party at the
improvised altar were she bride.
groom and his best man. Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Perkins Of Boston. The
ushers were Theodore Roosevelt, Jr..
son Of the president; Quincy A Shaw.
Jr.. Of Boston; frederic Wint hrop. Of
New York: Francis r. Bangs. Of
Boston; B. A. Wallineford. Jr.. Of
Cincinnati. brother. in.lAw of the
bridegroom; Guy Norman. Of Boston;
Larz Anderson. Of Washington. and
vi,omte Charles de Chambru. Tho
ushers wore boutonnieres Of gardenias.
All being In readiness. the couple
kpelt before the altar and Bishop Sat.
teriee proceeded with the marriage
service according TO the Episcopal
liturgy. The ceremony occupied
about twenty minutes.
The service was fully choral.
Selections were sung bv the boys
choir from st John Protestant Epi1oo.
pal church. and the richly decorated
grand piano which 10 . conspicuous
feature Of the East room was used ~
an accompaniment to the choral
music. Among the selections sung
were "Bs Thou Faithful Unto
DEATH" from "ElijAh" and "Tis
Our Wedding Morn" BY Poniatowski
Following the marriage ceremony
came the Wedding breakfast and 70.
ception. In which the public dis.
played almost ~ much interest - In
the wedding itself. The guests or the
breakfast were limited TO 500 people.
Mr.. snd Mrs. Longworth leaves this
evening ON their bridal tour In the
South which will include Carolina.
Gsorgia and Florida.
Mrs. LonRworth WAS the recipient
Of some wodsrfuily sxquisits wedding
gifts. Much valuable plato end
jewels arc included among the pre-.
sents. The gifts Of the bridegroom
included two diamond necklaces and
. long diamond and pearl chain.
From her parents the bride received q
large corsass ornamsnh Of diamonds
and emeralds. and from Mrs Long.
worth . hApdsoms set Of Jewels.
Other notable gifts inoluded . supsst
silver pitcher from Mr. James Still.
mana msGpidosnt dog COLLAR Of pearll
and diamonds from whitslsw Rsids
and bsautiful snsrald chain from