Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-17
Bride Vas a Vision oil Loneliness in
Her Wedding Apparel Of WOndfOuS
Texture and Construction.
COUPLE STOOD ON PLATFORM
DURING WEDDING SERVICE
President Roosevelt Gives HIS
Daughter to be the Bride
of Her Husband.
BRILLIANT SCENES ATTEND The EVENT
Aaoclated Press Dispatch Dy special wlrel.

Associated Press Dispatch BY special wirea
Washington, Feb. l7.-In the beau
tiiul white and gold East hoom OF the
White House, a few minutes after
nom today, the Venerable Rt heV.
Henry Y. SRtterlee, bishop of Wash
ington of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, pronounced the words which
united in marriage Alice Lee Roosa.
velt, eldest daughter of the PRESIDENT
Of the United States, and Nicholas
Longworth, Representative in Con-
gress from the First district Of Ohio.
Ihe ceremony-the simple, beauti-
iul and impressive ring service of the
Protestant Episcopal Church-was at.
tended with all the splendor OF a grand
official function and with all the devo-
tionRl beauty of a cathedral service.
It was witnessed by one of the most
brilliant and disting guished assem-
biages ever gathered in the White
House, by far the largest company
that ever graced the Executive Man
sion of a similar occasion.
A halo Of hun lred years of romantic
White House history hung over this
bridal couple. MISS Roosevelt Was lhe
twelfth bride, according to accepted
authorities, TO plight her troth within
its classic walls, and the identical SPOT
where she TO-DAY joined hanas with the
husband of her choice is specialized in
the memory of another White House
bride, Nellie Grant, whU y years ago
became the wife Of AlgeEnon y. Il.
Sarturis, and who today was one of
ths witnesses Of Miss Roossvelt's we'd
ding.
II had been the desire not only Of
MISS Roosevelt, but of the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, that the wedding
today should be celebrated as a quiet
family affair. This desire could not
be gratlfied. AS IL finally developed,
the weuding was the most imposing
function that ever took place in the
White House. The thousand guests
hidden to the ceremony began 20 ar
Tise shortly after IL O'CLOCK. They
entered by the east terrace and passed
up the main staircase directly 70 the
historic East koom. heautiful at q
times, the famous room today was ex-
quislte in ITS classic splendor. The
warm sunshine of a perfect February
day flooded the room, rendering 1t I'M
neooessaTy to use the hundreds of Hn-
trio lights which had been prov ed
1he floral decorations were M il
elaborate than any during Pfes.uen'
koosevet's administration. While
unnecessary space IN the great apart
ment was not taken up with decora'
tions, as every inch Of 1t was needed
to accommodate the guests, two huge
vases of rare cesign, each filled Will
Easter lilies and fern, occupied each o.
the mantels, and two handsome tables
one each at the north ana south end
Of the room, bore iaTdinieres Of flower
ing rhodooendFona. At the oeutrI
VindoU, directly opposite the mail
entrance OF the room and overlookiul
the east terrace, a superb doral boWe
had been oontrived with exquisit'
SKILL aud artistic taste. semi-eir
oular platform, IL inches high, wa
constructed before the windows. Vi
this the ceremony to9k place, so tina
ell in the room had practically an IN
obstIuoted view of it. The platform
was carpeted in green OF hancsom
design and over the carpet was thrown
with artistic carelessneas an elegan
oriental rug, designed IN curious an'
intricate figures.
While the decorations in the othe
tooms on the main floor Of the Whit
House were beautiful, they were les
elaborate than those in the East Room
The vasss in the Green Room wer
hlleu with enchantress carnations Q
delicate pink and fern fronds, IN
Blue Room vases bore Easter lille
with fern ard asparagus ftonds, Will
the great vases at each end OF IN
mat we're filled with Easter lilies an
white roses. In the Red Room
harmonize with the color scheme {
the apartment, the vases contalne
Jacqueminot roses in q setting OF fer
aud asparagus fronds. Ihe stal
dininRroom, wnich was not throw
open to the guests until after the cert c
mony, was a vision OF grandeur. "A
great high walls and ceiling, panells
In walnut, nearing, just below u
ceiling, the hunting trophies OF u
President, fsrmed a magnificent SO
ting for the beautifully decorate
table on which, amid a simmer
silver ana cut glass, the buffet wei
oing breakfast was laid. Inc gre
table, extending almost the enti
length of the apartment, WAS decorate
with vases of American Beauty NJ
bride roses. ferns and asparaRu
Vases on the table contained America
Beauty and bride roses anc tetn
The decorations of the main rria
we're beautifully artistic. Ihe nicn
we're filed with decorative plant
Stately palms aud tree ierns, The ~
great jardinieres between the ooiuml
along the corridor were planted Al
hanusome rhododendrons IN full howe
The blossoms we're of purple and pr
ana the plants we're so arranged 10 q
aidinieres that they formed llvil
screen, just ~ inches high. bebil
This screen was stationed, 10 the Vesl
hule, the Marine Band Orchestra.
special programme had been prepar
Tor the wedding. The music was
lected, for the most part, by Ml
hDoseYelt, The first selection Was