Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18


tary aides, and was escorted to a point
at the left Of the platform, where the
wedding ceremony was to take place.
The mother and sisters of the bride
groom and other designated members
of his family already had assumed
their places at the right of the plat
form. That a way might be kept clear
for the approach to the eXtemporized
altar of the wedding party twisted
white satin ropes were stretched from
each side of the main entrance to the
east room to points on the east wall of
the apartment on the north and south
sides of the floral bower.
Mrs. Roosevelt was followed by her
son Kermit and her daughter Ethel
and her sons Archie and Quentin in
couples. The children stood with their
mother on the north side of the altar
platform.
AS she entered the east room Mrs.
Roosevelt graciously acknowledged the
greetings of friends. She wore a superb
gown of cream colored brocade heavily
and richly designed, on which were
figures of blue and brown interlaced
with threads of gold. The dress was
cut in princess style, with a long train
of the same brocaded material. 1t was
trimmed in brown chiffon, embroidered
in blue and gold. The yoke of the
fon, as We're the trimmings of the
elbow sleeves. The skirt, exquistely
designed, was panneled in blue and
gold embroidery. She wore long white
undressed kid gloves and ornaments of
diamonds.
Longworth and Perkins Enter
Following her almost Immediately
came the bridegroom, Nicholas Long
worth, accompanied by his best man,
Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, one
of the members of the corporation of
Harvard college and a classmate at col
lege of MIR. Longworth They descended
the main staircase and entered the east
room under the escort of the military
aides The groom and his best man
took. their places at the foot of the
uncovered platform to await the COM
ing of the bride. Already Bishop Sat-
terlee had taken his place on the plat
form attired in the purple and ivory
robes of his clerical office,
Scarcely had the bridegroom entered
the east room when the doors of the
state dining room at the west entrance
of the main corridor were flung open
and the bridal procession started for
the eXtemporized altar.
The president and Miss Roosevelt had
descended from the upper apartments
of the White House by the elevator.
They had passed into the private dining
room and thence into the state dining
room Here they were joined by the
ushers, Quincy A. Shaw of Boston,
Frederick Winthrop of New York,
Francis r. Bangs of Boston, Guy Nor
man of Boston, B. A. Wallingford of
Cincinnati, Larze Anderson of Wash
ington, d. c., Vicomte Charles de
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Theodore Roosevelt, jr. Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Shaw led the bridal process
sion. Following the ushers came
President Roosevelt and the bride of
Mr. Longworth, her hand resting light
ly within the right arm of her father
AS the procession went through the
main corridor and into the east room,
the marine band orchestra rendered eff
fectively the grand march from Wag-
ner's "Tannhauser."
Miss Roosevelt never appeared to bet
ter advantage. Perfectly self possessed
and thoroughly appreciative of the sit
uation, she graciously recognized and
bowed to personal friends who lined
the way to the altar.
Miss RooseveIt's Wedding Gown
Her wedding gown was an exquisite
creation. 1t was of heavy white bro
caded satin, point lace, chiffon, filmy
tulle and silver brocade. The material
from which the gown was created was
manufactured expressly for Miss Roose-
velt The design, intricate and delicate
in its details. was destroyed as soon
as the necessary amount of the ma
terial for the dress was completed. The
gown had a particularly long court
train of elegant silver brocade. The
bodice was made high without a col
lar, and was trimmed with beautiful
old point lace, the sleeves being finished
at the elbow with the same f1lmy ma
terial.
Long white gloves barely met the
sleeves. A voluminous tulle veil prac-
ticaly enVeloped the graceful figure of
the bride. In her hair 1t was caught
and held in place by clusters of orange
blossoms. Her dainty slippers, in per-
feet harmony with her gown, were
fastened with silver brocade and tulle
bows caught with orange flowers in
stead of buckles. The bride wore no
Jewels except the magnificent diamond
necklace which was the gift of the
groom. She carried a lovely shower
bouquet of the rarest and daintiest
white orchids which the groom was
able to procure. The fragile blossoms
We're arranged i'm a cascade effect, fall
ing over her right arm nearly to the
foot of her gown. The bouquet was
tied with chiffon satin ribbon in long
bows.
AS the ushers reached the platform
they separated and the president and
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