The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-15

FEW MESTERNERS
Y WITNESS /. BRIDAL ] /.
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about 100, They will come in a Especial
train, which will be their home. while
in Washington. The. only member Of
Mr. Mr. Se Gsassa family ad yo S BE- his s
Buckner Wallingford. Mrs. Walllng-
ford is, in delicate health at present and
unable to endure the Journey; 500,
The Chicago guests include NJ. ana t
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, the latter FOR
meriy MisssRnth Hanna MS So gn lI ME
and Joseph Letter. Mr.. Patterson g
daughter, Countess Gizycki, will make
a. special trip to attend the wedding.
Baltimore is said to have received only
ten invitations, and these include those
sent to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Brown
and Governor and Mrs. Wartie!d.
| Leading the 1900 guests, aside from
~ r' Taft He was entitled to an invita-:
ton on three counts. He was head OF
the Philippine party, whose trip re-
| suited in the engagement OF MISS =
Roosevelt and MI: ,LongWorth; ne Is
a DISTINGUISHED cit1zeaa +S Of Uni9 ahc
| and, besides, is secretary Of war. AL
members Of the Philippine party have
| been invited. They number 2ol:s In
vitations were also sent to Manila, &c
China and Japan, to every ruler anc
official who helped to make the oriental
trip PLEASANT u "T' l~tTNglTsS %a5i31u
President as His Guest.
President Roosevelt will be among
! the guests of Representative Longworth
| tonight when the congressman gives his
| farewell bachelor dinner. The secreta;
~ Of war. who has stood sponsor Tor
much of the courtship Of Mr.. Long
worth and Miss Roosevelt, will also be
in the party.
No matter what his personal wishes
are in the matter, it Is not the custom
for the president Of the United States
to accept the hospitality of his friends
except in an official capacity. The
only exceptions that the president has
1 made to this rule. have BEEN ~ the ease
!. e the Vice president Aid MIS-. Fa6ff
banks. Even tho he Is TO Be his son
in-law, Mr.. .Longworth has Scored &
notable social achievement in obtaining
the PRESIDENT consent to be his guest
at the dinner. There is no question
that President Roosevelt was anxious tx
consent, for he is particularly fond Of
Mr.. Longworth and will be met by {
party of congenial young men, four o.
whom are graduates of the president 4
alma mater.
The guests will include in addition t.
the president and Secretary Taft
Thomas Nelson Perkins, Mr.. Long
worth s best man; Quincy Adams Shaw
Jr., Francis r. Bangs and Guy Norman
: all Of Boston; Buckner A. Wallinngford
, Cincinnati; Mr.. Longworth $ brothe in
law, Larz Anderson Of Cincinnati an
br1ln,, secretarY Of the FreneHae Embassy
Theodore Roosevelt: Jr., eldest Son .
the president, and Frederick Winthrop
Of New York
On Friday evening the bachelo
friends Of Miss Roosevelt will entertain
at dinner in honor Of the young couple
in the Alibi club, of which Mr.. Long
:, worth is member. This will be tn
! last entertainment in honor of Mis-
a Alice Roosevelt, for on the followin
: day she will become Mrs. Nichola
5. Longworth.
: OF Surprising Elegance.
j Preparations for the wedding ind
= cate that it will surpass in eleganc
n anything of its nature planned on. TIL
r continent: Leading florists 1have~bee
. loaded with =. orders for, flowers al
+ greens, for the White House conserv
! gardens together will not yield near
enough for the decorations as planne'
q Bride roses will form the pricipal dec,
q rations around the bow window of tt
Il east room and on the mantels in tt
e state drawing rooms. They will al
7. be placed in huge crystal vases on tt
n make the air fragrant along the corr
d dor where the bridal procession W
y move.
" Graceful festoons of smilax and a
paragus, with big true-lovers' kno
It. will veil the walls of the east room, t
a knots being outlined in narcissus, de
il fodils and violets. The doorway viii
te corridor: VIII be- :festooned? WITH ia
ID lands Of myrtle, with their q aintY VIII
e., flowers shining like stars thru. the gree
Id Palms and white oleanders- will
to banked on either side of the door.
ry The clergymen VII i stand d on IT. d rals
windows which look out on the, es
- flower canopy composed Of floweri
'0' plants of various kinds, orange ,f1owe
predominating, some being broue
at great expense from California. $
rounding the dais, the carpet will
covered with MOSES from F1orl
" White velvet-coVered cushions will
l placed in front of the dais, on VIII;
the bride and groom will kneel at
appropriate places in the ceremo
y, They are the gift of one of Miss Roo
III yelt's~ Old friends. = r. -. .sas~ -
e. ~ Z / Trying fordeaIs ~ w.
ne Following the ceremony will come
re, trying ordeal for the bride and bri
~ groom. Following the congratulate
IS of President and Mrs. Roosevelt a
pm the other members of the presiden
M, family, the guests will form in line q
at pass before. the new-wedded couple, v
mt will stand directly in front of the d
IS on which the officiating clergyman
III been a.. few minutes before. n
ed Roosevelt, who has had experience
- greeting crowds at the various rec
- lions during Mr.. Roosevelt 8, admin
~ tration, wanted to eliminate this 1
~ ture of the program, but she was o.
ruled by the president, who realizeds
'od disappointment the guests would. t
!. y ift,theyt were not allowed TO particip
Hin the function to this extent, at lei
cd, Mr.. Longworth expects to get t
Ind this part Of the ceremony by 2:30 ;
ter away from Washington an hour la