The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-15
BUGLES WILL PLAY
THE NATIONAL SALUTE
Splendid Gifts Sent White House
Bride Elect.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT'S PRESENT.
President TO Escort His Daught.r to Bridal
Aitsr-Mauy DIssppoInimen,s As TO InvI-
tstions-On Monday Post-NuptIaI Dinner
Was Served In Honor Of Her 2zd
Birthday.


Birthday.
Washington, (SpeciaD - Miss Alice
Roosevelt's wedding is now only few
days off. In spite of this, she finds am
pie time for her friends and their social
attentions, between the fittings OF dress
makers and milliners. Her trousseau is
about completed and there will be no
rush at the last moment, for everything
has been methodically planned.
/ am all right, feeling fine and will
be out tomorrow" said Mr. Nicholas
Longworth Sunday when asked how he
felt. MIR. Longwortb has had an attack
of tonsilitis. Thus the note of appre-
hension that was beginning to make itself
teit that Mr. Longworth might be too
Ill to attend his wedding next Saturday
is laid at rest and capital city society
breathes easy once more
About 800 wedding gifts have been
received at the White House, and they
are coming faster every day. Five
watches have already been received, the
handsomest one being from Mr.. and
Mrs. John R. Mclean. 1t is a small
Swiss affair with Partisan case, having
star sapphire" in the center and small
er sapphires around it, the whole being
edged with row of large white dia-
mondS. The star sapphire is of cloudy
appearance, with a six-pointed star plain
ly showing in the center of prisms.
This watch is held by gorgeous bow
knot pin of large sapphires and dia-
mOnds.
A travelling bag of handsome alli-
gator skin, with toilet articles and bot
ties of cut glass, with tops and trim
mings of I8-karat gold, has been sent
by Mrs. Schmitt.
Mrs. Longworth, the future mother
in-law of the Presidents daughter, is
said to have selected for her gift dainty
and valuable diamond necklace Mr.
and Mrs. Ogden Mills sent dog collar
of pearls and diamonds, the American
Ambassador TO England and Mrs. White
law Reid a dog collar of superd blue
white diamonds.
The Vice-President and Mrs. Fair
banks have sent a set of oyster cock
tail cups of heavy silver, the strands be-
ing of plain silver, with the brides ini-
tials engraved on them, the holders of
lattice-work and the cups of dainty Be
leeke ware. The gift of the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Root is a torquoise
chain of perfect stones. The German
Ambassador and Baroness Won Stern
burg have ordered 4 set of Dresden
plates, which have been made in the IA
nous Dresden factory, each plate to bear
the monogram of the bride and the
decorations to be of special beauty. The
Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Won
Hengelmuller have sent a broach of
diamonds and sapphires, to wear, either
as brooch or pendant Mrs. Knox, wife
of the Senator, a silver jewel case of
large size, which will accommodate a
large portion of these Jewels.
The gifts, as fast as they arrive, are
sent to the attic, where they are un-
packed and put in the room where they
will be kept intact and in the care of
jeweler and a Secret Service man. They
will not be exhibited to the general
guests, but will be shown to close per-
sonal friends of the bride and bride
groom before the wedding day
The wedding gown, the secret of
which has been carefully guarded, is be-
ing finished in Baltimore by a Baltimore
tailor, who is popular with tthe women
of the fashionable set in Washington
anu llIS OlllCldl SCI. Lie
rangements for the wedding are quite
as carefully guarded as the gowns, but
it is known that the ceremony will be
performed in the East Room, probably
before the large central window in the
east side of the immense room. This
is just opposite the large doors opening
into the corridor, and will give the fair
bride a good sweep for the bridal pro-
cession. 1t is expected that the bride
will descend the stairs at the west end
of the corridor and will move straight
across the East Room, where she will
be met by the bridegroom and his best
man, Mr.. Thomas Nelson Perkins, of
Boston, Harvard classmate of Mr..
Longworth. Miss Roosevelt will have
no attendants.
The bugles will announce the coming
of the President, who will escort the
bride by playing the salute to the colors.
which is used in this administration in
the place of ''Hail to the Chief"