The daily tribune., 1906-02-17
ALICE ROOSEVELT Welded
TO NICHOLAS LONGWORTH
Brilliant Noon Wedding in White House-.-Epscopa Serv
ice Used-.5OO Guests Enjoy the Wedding Breakfast
---Many Valuable Presents

tative Niohoiaa Lopgworsh of Cin-
oinnati. Itllwssa : y wmasni tioent, wed.
ding. but there was nothing spectacular
about it. In accordance with the
wishes OF both families. but more
especially In Difference to the, views
Of the president. the ceremony and the
breakfast and reception that followed.
the decorations as the music. and the
other attendant features were char.
aoterized by simplicity. But 1t was .
rich simplicity.
Crowds began to gather about the
White House at an early hour, and
the services Of . number OF police
were brought into requisision to keep
the roadway and approaches clear.
The men assigned to this duty had
brushed up their beet uniforms and
best helmets. polished tfeir buttons,
donned new white gloves and altogether
presented q decidedly natty appear.
ance.
Up tc eleven O'Clock there was lit.
tie to reward the patience Of the
crowd, which by this time was quite
dense. One Of the first carriages to
arrive contained Bishop Henry Yates
Satterlee and an assistant carrying
. satchel which contained the Episco.
pal vsstments. Then in rapid suo-
cession rode mp the handsome equi.
pages with the invited guests. Every
arrival was eagerly scanned by the
crowd, but very little could be seen
Of any Of the costumes BY outsiders
owing to the awnings leading up to
the doors. and which prevented the
guests from being seen on Alighting
from their carriages. The crowd.
however. made up for this by sur.
rounding the carriages which we're in
line. mon and women scrambling and
jostling against each other In their
eagerness to zee the occupants.
Inside the executive mansion the
reception Of the guests was in charge
Of the presidents family military and
naval aides, among them Colonel
Charles Sumner Bromwell. Rear Ad.
miral william 8. Oowles. Major
Charles L. McOawley of the Marine
corps. Lieutenant Commander Albert
L. Key. Lieutenant U. 8. Grant.
Lieutenant p. H. Sheridan and
Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee.
At = quarter Of twelve the guests
assembled In the East room. Spacious
though It 10. the chamber WAS SCARCE.
ly able 10 accommodate the throng.
which included besides the near kins.
folk and personal friends Of the con.
sractins parties. . vast number Of dip
lomAts. cabinet officers. justices Of
the supreme court. members Of con-
gress and others whose offioial POSI-
tion entitled them to the right Of
entree. The men far outnumbered
the women among the guests, - the
invitations sent TO many Of the OIL
cials did not include their wives or
families.
The government landscape gardener
George II. Brown. and his corps Of
asaistants had converted the East room
into bower OF beauty Tho walls
were lined with rare palms from the
government propasatipR gardens. and
tho mantels. windows and carved
hooks of the parlor were banked with
bridal roses. Easter lilies and iillies
Of the valley In bewilderina profusion.
Southern smilax and laurel were Alse
much in evidence In the decorations.
The temporary altar. which had
been erected in front Of the large cen
ter windows ON the east side Of thu
room. was surrounded By tall golsder
stands filled with clusters Of long
stemmsd lillies. In front was I
priedieu Of green. snlivened BY olus
ters Of bride roses and ribbons OF
which the couple knelt during th
ceremony. Large clusters Of lille
and other flowers were 70 b sssn II
th Blus room and other parlors Of th
mansion. adding 70 the genera
effect.
Promptly on the stroke Of twslv
Bishop ssstsrlss "a the Rev. Rolss