Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-19
White HOUSE Wedding
Details Of the Marriage Of Miss Alice Roosevelt to Con-
gresham Nicholas LongWorth Saturday After;
noon-.:MoSt Brilliant Function I'll

form of Theodore Roosevelt, jr.,
brother of the bride. The bride
groom's family was represented by
the Vicomte Charles de Chambrum,
brother of the SComte Adelbert de
Chambrum, who married Mr.. Long
worth's younger sister; Buekner A.
Wallingford, of Cincinnati, who mar
ried his eldest sister, and Larz Ander-
son Of Washington, grandson of the
first Nicholas Longworth. The other
| ushers were Quincy A. Shaw, jr., of
Boston; Frederick Winthrop Of New
York; Francis R. Bangs of 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 were decorated with
boutonnieres of white gardenias.
Members of the two families were
seated at the right in a space set
apart by floral chains. Across the
aisle, at the left, were the repre-
sentatives of the foreign governments.
Behind these, in the order of official
precedence, were placed, the members
of the cabinet and their wives, the
justices of the supreme court and
their wives, the former members of
the cabinet who are now in the
senate, the Ohio delegation in con-
, gress, the New York delegation in
congress, the members of the party
that accompanied Miss Roosevelt to
the orient last summer, and the per-
sonal friends of the young couple
Mr.. Longworth and his best man
, had entered the room by another
door, and as he met his future wife
and her father at the altar the notes
of r. the sEeddi EaarSSh Vs. sEsnded
into the sweet strains Of De Koven's
ooh, Promise Me- which was then
played softly throughout the cere-
mony. In firm, clear voice Mr. Long
worth repeated the vow, ri. Nicholas,
take thee, Alice, to be my welded
wife" while the music of the unsung
, words, mo love so perfect as a life
with thee floated gently through the
room. The promise given in return,
and sealed with plain gold band
placed On the finger of the BRIDE with
right hands elapsed they heard the
solemn words of the .white-robed
bishop, Those whom God hath
Joined" then, kneeling, received
the benediction.
When they arose, the first to greet
the new Mrs. Longworth was her
father, followed by the members of
the two families. Still standing on
the platform, the bride and groom re-
ceived the rest of the guests, remain
ing until all had offered their con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes.
Breakfast was then served in the
spacious state dining room by fam
Gus New York caterer. 1t was
buffet repast, for lack of space for
babe any attempt at seating the
guests, but this informal arrangement
added not a little to it's pleasure.
Judges OF the supreme court, am
bassadors, senators, military men,
and plain citizens rubbed elbows in
true democratic fashion while nib
bling sandwiches or drinking the
health of the bride The president
was in splendid spirits and had
joke a laugh. or a jolly word for
everyone. His good humor was in
fictitious, and after the first solemnity
last strains of the hymeneal music
had died away, the great company
, quickly changed from a stiff, conven-
: tional assemblage to throng of
! right good friends. Throughout the
breakfast Lieutenant SanlteImann's
, relocated musicians played classical
!, and popular airs, and the delicate
/ tones Of the magnificent gold piano
: in the east room from time to time
. added gentler melody to the feast of
! fsound. @ $ss a ss 81 aS5s ~ s5
The wedding breakfast and reeep-
II ton consumed but little more than
1.-TWO hours, after which the happy
4 couple were kept busy until shortly
after o'clock receiving congratula-
itlons from close friends. when they.
i started In an auto and went to
] Friendship, the ma gaislcent country
1 home Of Hon John RI, Mclean, where
7 they viii spend the frst part of their
!. honey moon, having the house to
/ lthenselras