Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-17
MISS ALICE A WHITE
HOUSE BRIDE TODAY.

ana, according to the usual reckoning,
the tenth In number.
Since the day that Frances Folsom
became the bride of Grover Cleveland
at the White House many things have
happened. A new era has dawned
upon this country. Nations pay the
United States homage now. Then they
paid but formal amenities.
The wedding most nearly approach
ing the present affair was that of Mel
lie Grant to A%lgernon Sartoris. 1t was
the only other marriage ever celebrat-
ed in the east room.
AT the close of the short but i'm
[Tessive wedding service of the Epis-
\ &sShurch of England the strains of
,SSFnoifored marches from "A
Yker Nights Dream and 10
- fell on the ears of the wait
ing tffrong that had completely filed
the room as soon as the bridal party
entered. Two hymns were sung, BE
Thou Faithful Unto Death from Eli
jah, and Ills Our Wedding Morn"
by Pontiatowski, by the vested choir
from st. Johns church. Then the as
sembly pressed forward to offer CON
CALCULATIONS to the newly welded pair.
After the bridegroom, President
Roosevelt was the first to kiss his
daughter and wish her joy.
A buffet luncheon was served in the
state dining room for the 700 guests.
After that there was a wedding break
fast for the immediate relatives of the
pair served in the private dining room
of the White House.
The president held a reception imme-
diately after the nuptial knot was tied.
The reception by the president and
bis wife was held in the blue parlor,
the scene of all strictly official func-
lions.
And what did the bride wear?
All, the model of the gown is no long
err a secret, and its material is Known.
1t was woven at Paterson. \. j., to
order, of pure white silk, a beautiful
brocade, relieved by a cross pattern of
the crest that distinguishes it. The
workman who tended the shuttle was
the best one in the silk firms employ.
anu Htll LIE NoIh NdS ubbt LIN Y
cepted he found a fifty dollar bill in
his pay envelope. He got Il weeks va
cation and instructions to keep his lips
sealed. The design was then destroyed.
The gown was made in New York a
Ia princess. All twenty-siX yards of
the material was used, and it has a
full court train n much lace.
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subject of much consideration. Every
biz "e -c american make, save those
things which have come to her as we'd
ding gifts. The exceptions, a few bits
of lingerie. are from Paris.
The only ornament worn by the bride
was n diamond necklace. the gift of the
bridegroom. She also wore something
old, something new. something borrow
ed. something blue Miss Roosevelt
thus observed the old saw simply for
the sake of sentiment. The rare old
lace which decked Miss Roosevelt's
mothers wedding gown typified the
something old The wedding gown
itself was something new" The
something borrowed" was n gold II
silver incrusted buckle, which she fas-
tened to her slipper just before the GER
emory, and the something bluA' was
n TURQUOISE ring presented to Miss
Roosevelt by one of her girl friends
So many wedding presents have ar
rived that it has been found necessary
to leave most of them in the White
House for the time being, as the Long
worth home would be too much crowd
ed If they were<sent there.
A very beautiful and costly gift was
the $4,000 pearl necklace, the gift of
the republic of Cuba. The French am
bassador, NJ. Jusserand, delivered sew
eral valuable gifts to the bride from
friends in France.
From the German emperor came a
bracelet of Roman gold. handsomely
wrought and set with diamonds and
sapphires. 1t is enclosed in a case of
illuminated leather bearing the arms
of the house of Hohenzollern.
The gift of the president was q $10,-
200 check and many handsoine jewels.