The sun., 1906-02-18

couples. It was easy to distinguish them
They had come to Washington on their
own honeymoon and felt better able to
appreciate the ceremony going on inside.
Only one element Of Washingtons popu
lation was missing. They were OF the So
ciety set who were not invited. This class
and it was quito large, remained close In.
doors to-day. There were no other social
functions to-day, and they did not even
venture downtown to do shopping. and the
shopkeepers noticed it. 1t was dull Satur-
day among the tradesmen.
It was a good natured, orderly crowd,
and it gave the police no trouble. 1t kept
ou utside the prescribed limits marked out
by the officers. In fact It was for the most
part a solemn throng; it looked and acted
more like a crowd assembled to watch a
funeral procession than a wedding pageant.
There was, OF course, the army Of camera
fends. Every time parsonage OF imPor-
tance hove in sight there was 3click' from
battery Of a hundred lenses.
On the outskirts. kept back by the police,
were the italian peanut vendors and the
candy men and the popcorn men, but they
made no effort to cry their wares. Even
the old cough drop man seemed speech
less he who boastfully places his claim to
fame upon the assertion that as a lad he
held the horse Of John Wilkes Booth be-
hind Ford's Theatre when Booth went in
ide to assassinate Abraha m Lincoln.
KERMITs BULLDOG LOOSE.
While the guests were arriving and the
crowd was craning its composite neck
there suddenly darted out Of the east door
one Of the White House family. 1t was
Kermit's big white bulldog, which had
eluded the servants and escaped from his
kennel.
The dog seemed to enter into the spirit
Of things, although he evidently preferred
the free open air to the honor OF being
housed inside for he wagged his tail and
made friends with every one who entered
the gate and gave him the slightest atten~
tion. As the carriages drove under the
porte-oochere the dog would approach and
wigwag his welcome. Then he would run
and leap upon the lawn and appeared to
be having the time Of his life.
The last guest to arrive was Representa-
tive A. p. Gardner of Massachusetts, Senator
Lodges son-in-law. He came afoot and
alone and entered tho White House just
at noon. Then there was wait OF twenty
minutes before anything happened on the
outside, and the crowd was then Its largest,
1t was twenty minutes after ~ when the
guests began to leave. The first to depart
were Senators Warren and Foraker. Then
intermittently, slngly and In groups, the
guests departed. The last OF them did not
leave until shortly before 4 O'Clock. Mem
bers OF the immediate family remained
even longer.
UNCLE JOE PLEAsEs THE CROWD.
Speaker Cannon remained an hour. He
swung jauntily along down the driveway
wearing his familiar slouoh hat and carry
ing his overcoat upon his arm. He bowed
gracefully and lifted his hat to the crowd
which extended him greeting Then he
posed for the camera men, who turned him
about and placed him in position where
they could get the best focus. Uncle Joe
made hit with the sidewalk throng.
After a while two men, one carrying a
huge market basket, the contents OF which
we're covered with towel, and the other
bearing large tin milk bucket emerged
from the basement of the mansion. They
we're the coffee and sandwich men with hot
drinks and cold ham for the police on duty
at the gates. The bluecoated guardians OF
the place were hungry and thirsty. Gradu.
ally, after several hours OF waiting for the
bride to appear, the crowd melted away
that is, part Of it did, but others remained
and notwit hstanding the statement OF Sec
retary Loeb that there would be mo peek.
! ing through the fence men and women die
stand for hours and squint through the iror
gratings in front of the White House. Ever
after the departure Of the bride and bride.
groom, even until darkness came, there
were loiterers about the grounds, sufficient
to warrant the keeping Of the extra police
force on guard.