Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-17
MISS ALICE A WHITE
HOUSE BRIDE TODAY.
Daughter Of the President Mar
ried at Noon to Nicholas
LOngwOrth, Of Ohio.
SOUTHERN HONEYMOON.

ROOSeVelt, daugnter or the president,
and Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati
and representative for Ohia in the
house of congress. We're united in mar
riage at high noon here today.
The White House. the historic home
of the presidents of the United States,
in the heart of the capital, the scene Of
this most happy occasion, was fiiled
with notable men and women from all
over the Union and from many foreign
lands
The wedding was decidedly an Off
cial one. and diplomatic and naval uni
forms gave color and brightness to tile
assembly. The east room, where the
ceremony took place, was most artistic
ally decorated with orchids. lilies, hya-
cinths and every variety of the beauti-
full flowers which this country is so
abundantly blessed with American
Beauty roses predomnated in this. and
in the red, green and blue rooms of the
presidential home. There was a floral
bower over the priedieu made of bride
with southern smilaX and laurel
Long before the hour set for the cere-
mOny Pennsylvania avenue and other
approaches to the White House were
jammed with people who cheered the
many guests as they drove to the en-
trance. A Rost noble company, the
guests. Every ruling sovereign was
represented in the person of his anibas-
sador or minister, and many of these
personageS came in the state costume
of their respective countries.
The diplomatic corps, the supreme
court, the cabinet, heads of depart
ments, army and navy officers aud a
gether to do honor to the union of the
presidents daughter. Kings and EN-
perors senates and ruling assenblages
of many lands have all hastened to
show their interest and to do the bride
honor and thereby to honor her father
and the great world power over which
he rules as chief magistrate.
Present among many distinguished
guests were Mr. and Mrs. j. Z. Roose-
velt, Mrs J. West Roosevelt. Mr.. and
Mrs s. NJ Roosevelt, Roosevelt Schuy-
Ter. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson,
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Mr.
and Mrs. E. Fl. Hartman, Mr. and
Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs
". S. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Goelet. =: Mrs. ]. r. Drexel, Mr. and
Hrs v iayard Cutting, Mrs Morgan
l.X. ---Jnso de Navarro, Gould Hoyt.
Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris, Miss Cath
crime Eddy and Mr. Max Eddy and
Count and Countess Gizocki, about 800
in all.
The women guests wore their hats, it
being the first time in many years that
cabinet members wives have attended
function at the White House wearing
their hats. Mrs. Roosevelt has an
nounced that such would be the custom
in future
Shortly after the hour named for the
ceremony Miss Roosevelt descended the .
grand staircase on the arm of her IA
ther amid many exclamations of adfnl-
ration and good will, the general
thought being very aptly put by theI
aged wife of a diplomat, who exclaim-
cd quite audibly, God bless the dear.
sweet girl
The string orchestra of the Marine
band. stationed in al alcove. gave
forth the beautiful march from Tam
hauser" as the bridal party appeared
on the staircase.
The bridal procession was formed in
the long corridor and. preceded by
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr., of Boston and
Francis r. Bangs of the same city and
little Miss Ethel Roosevelt the flower
girl. with her basket of blossoms, the
president and the bride entered the |
east room.
Mr.. Longworth and the groomsman.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston,
awaited the bride, standing opposite
the venerable Bishop Satterlee, who
performed the ceremony.
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. rector of
st. Johns church. assisted Bishop Sat
terlee i'll the service.
The bride was escorted TO her posi-
ton at the left Of the bridegroom by
the president, who stood ON her left
throughout. !
When in the midst of the solemn
service the bishop asked. Who giveth
this woman to be married TO this
MANI" Mr.. Roosevelt stepped forward,
with the words, Il do placing at the
same time the hand of his daughter in
that of Mr.. Longworth. it seemed to
many that this was perhaps the most
auspicious moment in all the history of
that classic pile, the White House.
There and then, after the important
words Il do" from the young couple.
before perhaps the most conspicuousiy
august assembly that ever graced the
famous east room of the executive
mansion, Miss Roosevelt was united to
Mr.. Longworth for better. for worse.
for richer, for poorer, until death do
them part. II WAS the first White
ilovse N-e-...s,..n.s ii nearly twenty ve:srs
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