New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18
BRIDE CUTS CAKE WITH SWORD.

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BRIDE CUTS CAKE WITH SWORD.
An interesting incident which occurred In the
family dining room soon after the arrival of the
bridal party was the cutting of the wedding
cake. 1t a huge affair, two and half feet
| in diameter. Three walters brought 1t to the
| bride for her TO cut. but as no ordinary knife
could have severed the layers of fantastic FROST
ing she borrowed the sword of Major McCaw-
ley and buried its blade in the icing. The
actual cutting then undertaken by others
While the bride was in the small dining room
Mrs. Cowles brought Mrs. George Lee the
grandmother Of Miss Roosevelt, to bid he, good
by. Their parting was most affectionate the
bride putting her arms about her grandmother
and kissing her.
SHOWERS OF RICE AT DEPARTURE.
1t was just AIS o'clock when the bride, ac-
companied by bevy OF girl friends. left the
dining room TO go upstairs and make ready for
her departure. Mr.. Longworth fingered for a
time downstairs. exchanging good wishes with
his friends in Congress. and defending himself
as best he could from the good natured attacks
Of wit which usually aimed at the newly
married man. He finally disappeared about
o'clock and Joined his wife and her family up
stairs where opportunity was given to The
Tribunes photographer to make number Of
pictures OF the bride In her gown before she
DOTTED it for travelling attire. The crowd of
guests, which had begun to thin out even before
the bride vanished melted very rapidly after
230 o'clock, and by 3:15 o'clock all had gone
except those who are closely connected by fam
lily ties to the President
The youngsters of the house party began pre-
pairing about this time for their farewell salutes
to the bridal couple. Archie. Quentin and Ethel
and even their elder brothers, Theodore and
Kermit brought out large bags of rice from
hiding places where they had had them
planted" and took UP positions near the big
south porch. They were not quite certain
whether the bride and bridegroom would leave
the White House by the basement entrance or
the door leading to the porch from the first
floor. but they had such an advantage of num-
bers that they were able TO guard all exits.
Soon after o'clock-or, to be exact at 405-a
shout from Archie and Quentin proclaimed the
fact that the bride and bridegroom We're IN
sight.
Unmindful of the rice armed warriors who
were in ambush, Mr. and Mrs. Longworth an
peared on the south porch, emerging from one of
the state parlors and prepared to start on their
wedding journey in the big, black. glass inclosed
automobile belonging to Edward Mclean. which
had been waiting at the foot of the stone steps
for more than half an hour. AS Mr. Longworth
turned TO descend the steps, with his bride upon
his arm, the children let fly volley Of rice.
which covered bride and bridegroom like fall
of snow and ratified upon the glass windows of
the automobile. More rice. a white slipper and
still more rice We're hurled at them as they
climbed into the vehicle. not alone by the chill
dren, but by the "grown-ups" as well. Even the
President himself caught the infection, and as
his daughter waved her hand in farewell from
the automobile door he sent slipper filed with
rice a good luck and goodby message.