The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-18

the American people IN cNl"1NlnE 10
Alice Lee Roosevelt, the American girl.
,hcir heartfelt good wishes.
A, Popular Wedding.
1t had been the desire not only OF
Miss Roosevelt who was most con-
cerned, but of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, that the wedding today
should be celebrated In n manner COM
paratively quiet that 1t should be
family affair This desire. it shortly
was disclosed, could not be gratitled.
AS u finally developed the wedding was
the most imposing function that ever
took place in the White House.
The thousand guests hidden to the
ceremony began 10 arrive shortly after
II o'clock. They entered by the east
terrace and passed up the main stair
case directly to the historic east room,
Classic in splendor
Beautiful at all times. the famous
room today was exquisite In its classic
splendor. The warm sunshine OF per-
feet February day flooded the room,
rendering II unnecessary TO use the
hundreds OF electric lights which had
been placed about the apartments.
The floral decorations were moro
elaborate than any heretofore seen In
President Roosevclts administration
While Unnecessary space in the great
apartment was not taken up with the
decorations, as every inch of ~ waS
needed to accommodate the guests, two
huge vases, each filed with Easter
lilies and fern fronds occupied each OF
The mantels, and two handsome tables
one each at the north end south ends
Of the room, bore jardinieres of flow
ering rhododendrons.
The Marriage Bower.
Al the great center windows, directly
opposite the main entrance of the room
and overlooking the east terrace, g.
superb floral bower had been contrived
with exquisite skill and artistic taste
A semi-circular platform twelve Inches
high was constructed before the win
dows. on this the ceremony took place. !
so that all the room had practically an
unobStructed view OF II
The platform was carpeted I'm green, |
OF handsome design, and over the car
pet was thrown with artistic careless
ness an elegant Oriental rug designed |
In curious and intricate figures
In colors red predominated. Banked |
back OF the platform and next TO the |
windows were palms selected for the |
beauty and closeness of their leaves.
Gorgeous Easter Lilies
This group OF palms was fringed at
the base with astilbe japonica. Form
ing background were draCena sandeTli |
Of green and white. and gorgeous Easter
lilies. Above the platform there was a
asparagus with scores OF the loveliest
bride roses nesting In the green. The
effect of the whole was eXquisitely
beautiful.
Decorating in Other Rooms
While the decorations in the other
rooms on the main floor OF the White
House were beautiful they were less
elaborate tnan those I'm the east room. |
The vases in the Green Room were filled
with enchantress carnations of delicate
pink and fern fronds The Blue Room
vases bore Easter lilies and fern fronds
while two great vases at each end of
the mantel were filled with Easter lilies
and white roses. In the window recesses
small palms and towering plants were
disposed effectively.
In the Red Room, to harmonize with
the color scheme OF the apartment the
vases contained Jacqueminot roses in a
setting OF fern and asparagus fronds.
Grandeur of Dining Room.
The state dinlng-room, which was not
thrown open TO the guests until after
the ceremony, was vision OF grandeur.
The great high walls and ceiling, pan
eled In walnut like the halls OF a Saxon
lord of old, bearing just below the cell
Ing the hunting trophies OF the Presi-
dent formed a magnificent setting for
the beautifully decorated table on
which, amid a simmer OF silver and
cut glass, the buffet wedding breakfast
was laid.
The great table. extending almost the
entire length of the apartment was dec
GRATED with vases OF American beauty
and bride roses, ferns and asparagus.
In the private dining room which |
opens In 10 the state dining room on
the north. the vases on the mantel were
filled with bride roses and fern fronds
Vases on the table contained American |
ha I,II
Corridor Decorations
The decorations OF the main corridar
were beautifully artistic. The inches
were filled with decorative plants. state
ly palms and tree ferns. The two great
jardinleres between the columns along
the corridors were planted with hand
some rhododendrons in full flower The !
blossoms were Of purple and pink, and |
the plants were so arranged in the Jar
dinieres that they formed a living
screen just twelve inches high
Special Musical Programme.
Behind the screen was stationed In I
the yestibule the magnificent Marine
band orchestra, under the personal |
leadership Of Lieut.. William II. Santel-
man. director of the band. special
programme had been prepared for the
wedding The music was selected for {
the most part, by Miss Roosevelt her {
sell. lne anO the |
ception and breakfast which followed. |
the band rendered the programme,
which follows.
l. Grand march, "Tannhauser" {
(Wagner).
2. Overture. Jubilee" (Von Weber, |
g. Ballet music and wedding process
sion from the opera "Feramors'' (Ru- {
benstcin). {
Ia Dance Of the Bayaderes, No. l."
moderate.
(b) Candle Dance OF the Brides of
Kaschmirs," rIstesso tempo ct mode {
ratio con motto.
(c) Dance of the Bayaderes. No g."
allegro vlvace assai.
Id Wedding procession, moderate
4 Poionaise Military" Chopin.
s. Waltz. The Debutante" (Santel-
mani.
6 serenade from symphony Rural '
Wedding" (Goldmark).
Z. "Flenrette'' (HerberD
s. Hungarian Rhapsodie No. q
(LisZU
g. March. "Bride-elcct" (sousa).