The Washington times., 1906-02-17
STREETS CROWDED
BY PEOPLE EAGER
TO VIEW BRIDE
White House Wedding
Attracts Multitude of
SightseerS.
DEEP INTEREST SHOWN
Curious Folk Assemble Long
Before the Hour Set for
the Ceremony.
DEEP INTEREST SHOWN

In Washington-at-large today the trib-
ute Of interest, speculation and contag-
ious good feeling was paid TO the hap
py pair at the White House. On the
streets the crowds gravitated toward the
White House. wondering eyes peering
up avenues and streets, as If expecting
10 see some part of the wedding pro-
cession OF guests flash past in gorgeous
equipages. From the windows Of the
houses around the charmed territory
known as Dupont Circle envious eyes
watched the fortunate guests go to-
ward the Executive Mansion.
Three hours before noon, squads of DO
Hcemen passed up Pennsylvania ave
nue., signs that the nation would pro
tect its bride from all intrusion and dis
Iurbance
On the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Fourteenth street early this morn
ing an aged couple stood and watched
the streets bathed ia sunshine.
"Bnde That Sun Shines On"
Happy the bride that the sun shines
on, said the old lady, and this was
The burden Of all the sayings on the
street today. 1t came from the lips
Of men, women, and children. II grew
monotonous, but, could the White
House bride have heard the gay, spon-
taneous way in which it was said. she
would have appreciated the fact that
The people OF Washington and the sur
rounding country were genuinely glad
that the auspices Of her marriage were
The best.
People felt a curiosity which they
sought to C'seck as being intrusive. a
desire TO see which they thought made
them appear as too forward aD6 a
longing 10 be a Il ~.
White House. which they susDected
might put them in the light of t.Re1I-
osns from the country, all eyes and
open mouth This much was evident.
but II was also more evident that the
curiosity was the strongest force of ali.
White House the Mecca.
The sightseers. the people in town
from neighboring cities and villages.
and many of the residents walked
earelessly and with diIatory stems. mn
Pennsylvania avenue, down ConnecticlIr
avenue, up + street, down Sixteenth
street-but all went toward the White
House
IN IFont of the hotels. some minutes
peAoLe the time came for deDarture for
ne ne " hite House. Hveried fOotmen la
~ ca III getting carriages into line for
LIS tisiIhS guests. In the Iobbies RE
suediu ana sheen of women's Costumes
s9ch as nave never before been seen in
"a.
coior, an elegant sparkle of tsstefuI
wealth. Men, known throughout the
GSoahtry ,Set = as the head and front of ali
lhSt IS pest In society and business and
politics, led their ladies TO the 60
Iiages. '"e car
\ crack OF the whip, a plunge of the
t noI STs, a Whlt or wheels and the laugh
19g parties were off for the White
In front Of the stateIiest mansions in
scenas Jl-o SsimeSt part OF the city similar
was astlr and conscious of TnusIist
tNenI1, IoF the hou- approached x-ba,,
Jne president daughter was 10 be mar
OF humorous scenes on the streets
mere vas plenty. People, as the
nldslc hour of high neon approac ched
We're more hurried in their attennte 70
eee nearer the White House
HOW true 1t is" said one old gentIs-
matt luoklng across from New YORK
sst5st sSs'Se to~ara the Executive Mansion.
I1aC mere Is a divinity which doth
Beose about a king. We saw the PTesi
ueht - 10 more than ANYBODY else bDf
r'itT ,,,,5ii 1,Tiessi the whole nation is stirred
~ GIluSual interest today because the
resident daughter is being married
feople Hooked + street Thera xsere
IeM NeHlcies on the roadway, and many
peIsons stood on the asphalt Sonebody
raised a warning cry that a carriSess
Was coming The pedestrians s,4rS~s5
peet nesN 10 70 tIle sideWaik. and there hurtled
past an elegant equipage, drawn hV a
PAR OF magnificent bays. Some one in
TIE crowd said. Wv ia
There goes Mrs. ---- She ,,,s- -.
invited to the wedding today ''0'
Ihe carriage drew up with a ioIt and
jar IN Iront OF store q few feet
IuTther on, and the lady from within
gave orders TO much belaced foot1asn
as 10 certain things she wanted mr.
chased. p"i
why are there so many people on the
street today. John2" she asked tbo
fiunky.
The foOtman explained he thought II
was because OF the wedding at the White
House.
Dear me-" she said. with fine show
Of scorn. rs there a wedding at this
time? How queer that people should be
Interested ia it Her feminine mind
was apparently satisfied with its show
Of indifference 10 the prime happening in
the country today
4 group OF young people. evidently
from the country, stood on Fifteenth
street near the Treasury building. They
had mRnifestly walked in from Virginia
or Maryland to see what would ham
pen in the city on this day