The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-02-22
MISS ALICE WE'D
TO MAN OF CHOICE
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER BE.
COMES MRS. LoNeWoRTH.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AFFAIR
Notable Gathering Of Distinguished
People Elegant Presents
and Usual Ceremonies
Story of courtship.

ANOOoNNCAlg SA1S9b AGAaoANSA - SNS
president of the United States, was
married to Representative Nicholas
Longworth, of Ohio, at noon today In
the East Room of the White House.
The most distinguished statesmen
of the land, lights of literature, lions
of society, and captains of industry
men and women from every walk OF
life and from almost every cline and
corner of the globe-came to pay
homage to the happy couple and to
swell the throng at the most bril-
liant wedding the capital has ever
seen.
Thirty-seven foreign ambassadors
and ministers were in attendance, to
extend the Fluctuations of their SOW
ereigns and peoples. Cabinet officers,
senators, the bridegrooms colleagues
in the house, and the intimate per-
sonal friends of the Roosevelt and
Longworth families in Washington,
New York ana Cincinnati were in
cluded among the fortunate thousand
invited to witness the marriage. 1t
was an assemblage of the elite in
public and social life. Rivaling the
splendid floral decorations of the
faomus state apartment were the
gold-encrusted costumes and flashing
orders of the diplomatic corps, to say
nothing of the vari-colored toilets OF
the women guests. The White House
never looked more beautiful than it
did today in its gala dress of bloom
and verdure. For more than a week
florists and decorators have been
moving tropical plants into the place
and weaving garlands for the great
event The result as revealed when
the doors were opened this morning
amply repaid all the care and labor
bestowed on the task. The color
scheme was white and green, ferns
and lilies predominating.
The Ceremony.
The Right Reverend Henry Yates
Satterlee, bishop of the diocese OF
Washington, performed the nuptial
rites, using the stately ceremonial OF
the Protestant Episcopal church.
President Roosevelt led his daughter
to the altar and gave ner to the
young statesman from Ohio. Miss
Alice had no bridesmaids, for from
her host Of girl friends she could
scarcely have selected any without
hurting the feelings of the others.
The bridegroom was attended by
Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, a
member of the corporation of Har-
ward university. Nearly all of the
ushers were Harvard men. Indeed,
the notable ceremony might well
have been called Harvard we'd
ding" for, with the father of the
bride, the best man, and almost all
the other attendants, enthusiastic
alumni of the old school at Cam
bridge, the flag of crimson fairly d.
vided honors with the orange bios
SONS and bride roses.
A few moments before the stroke
of twelve Miss Roosevelt left her
dainty boudoir on the second floor Of
the White House, where she had been
assisted in donning her wedding gar
ments by her cousins, the Misses
Robinson. On the arm of her father
she descended the private stairway
at the west end of the mansion, be-
tween the state dining room and the
breakfast room, while the Marine
band, stationed in the marble lobby,
struck up the bridal chorus from 10
hengrin." Miss Roosevelt's left hand
rested on her fathers arm, and in her
right she carried a gorgeous bouquet
Of white orchids and lilies. Her long
bridal veil of the filmiest texture was
fastened at the head with spray OF
orange blossoms. The president wore
the conventional frock coat with
striped trousers. but the unconven-
tional "lay-down" collar, which he re-
fused to discard in favor of the regu-
lation "stand-up" style, even for this
great event.
At the foot of the stairs they we're
met by the presidents military aids
and the ushers, who led the march
down the long corridor to the East
room, where the guests had already
assembled The ceremony was per-
formed on a low platform before the
large window overlooking the treas
ury building, the ushers having ar
ranged themselves on either side.
Among them was seen the manly
form of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., bro
ther of the bride. The bridegroom's
family was represented by the
Vicomte Charles de Chambrun bro
Their of the Comte Adelbert de Cham
brun, who married Mr.. Longworth's
younger sister,; Buckner A. Walling.
ford OF Cincinnati, who married his
eldest sister, and Larz Anderson OF
Washington, grandson of the first
Nicholas Longworth. The other U.s.
ers were: Quincy A. Shaw, Jr., OF
Boston; Frederick winthrop of New
York; Francis r. Bangs og Boston,
and Guy Norman OF Boston, all OF
them college mates OF the groom.
The wedding party all wore frock
coats. striped trousers and white
gloves and we're decorated with bou-
tonierres OF white gardenias. Mem
bers OF the two families were seated