The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-23
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Feb. II, 1906.

States. was married at noon to-
day To Representative Nicholas
Lougworth, Of Ohio. at the
White House by Bishop Satter-
lee Of the Episcopal Church. 1t
was the first White House wed
ding since Frances Folsom was
led to the altar in The same East
Room by Grover Cleveland. then
Preside, of the United States
Bat the country has grown.
even IN the last few years since
Clevelaud'S day. and the wedding
was certainly the most notable
social event that has ever occur
ed in this country. 1t was an
event that had attracted he at
teution Of all the courts Of Eu
rope and the bride was remem-
bered in gifts from nearly all of
the monarchS aud governments
OF the world. 1t is rare thing
that tie French government. the
Emperor of Germany and the
King of England have all com
bintd 10 recognize a wedding ont
side oi Europe, Yet not only
they but the Empress Of China
aud the Mikado Of Japan were
among the thousands who sent
presents. Such an array in gifts
has never been seen at any other
wedding in America. Some of
the marriages of the multi-mil
liouaires il New York may have
equailed it in The intrinsic value
of the gifts, but there has never
before been such a general rec.
oguilion of an event 10y foreign
governments and rulers. There
has certainly never been a we'd
ding at which the Empress Of
China, the King Of England and
a party Of Indian chiefs from the
tar West have combined as con.
tributOrs. Yet this was so in the
present case, for one of the com
paratively few presents to the
groom was buffalo hide waist
coat from a party OF Ponca In
dams now here on business wlth
the Interior Department The
garment is the iiaeSt possible
specimen of Indian haudiwork
and coming from the skin Of a
practically extinct animal is
almost priceless in its value. The
4 Indians in question chased Rem
lesentatiye Longworth all over
/ the Capltol on Thursday To urp-
sent the gittto HIM. But me fled
4 from the notoliety. ana they had
to wind up at the White House
and leave il with the President.
who looked it over with prac
/ tlced and appiecia,ive eve and
! said what it was really worth II
is funny the way the President
can tit in with ANYTHING or any.
body who calls at tile White
House from a bunch of COW
puuchers to A visiting Prince and
leave them all under the impress.
sion, aud pretty nearly the cor.
rect impression. that he is their
sort of people and the real thinp.
But to continue with the we'd
ming. The ceremony was prr
formed in the East Room under
a canopy of palms that had been
moved back AGAINST tbp vail
after a vehement protest yester
nay from the bride.elect that She
did not intend to be married in
tunnel" The ceremony was
as brief and simple as the circum-
stances warranted. and as soon
as the ceremony was over the
party separated and adjourned TO
the Green Room and the Blue
Room where the Presidential
party and about sixty guests sat
down to a wedding break fast
while the other witnesses were
entertained at a buffet luncheon.
The gathering gradually broke
up. The wedding breakfast last
eel until well in the afternoon.
and the other guests were going
from half an boar after the cere-