Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
EREMoM At THE WHITE HOUSE
Historic Bast Room Crowded with Thousand
Distinguished Guests.
T, REV. BISHOP sArTeRLer oFFIcATts
Bride Carries Shower Bouquet of Superb
White Orchids.
scene IS BEAUTIFUL ANp lMpREssMs
Twelfth wedding at Home of Prest-
dents Surpasses All Others In
BriIliancy and Interest ON
Part OF People.

WASHINGTON Feb. 17.-with plain
circlet OF virgin gold, in the historic Fast
room Of the White House. at Ia minutes
after IL o'clock today, Alice Lee Roose-
Welt eldest daughter of the president of
the United States. and Nicholas Long
worth. the representative in congress from
the First district OF Ohio were united IN
marriage.
The ceremony-onc Of the most impress
sive ever performed in tho executive man
sion-was according to the liturgy of the
Protestant Episcopal church. ct which the
bride is member. II was solemnized by
Right Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bishop OF
Washington. and attended by all the
solemn state OF grand official function
and by the devotional beauty of a cath
edral service.
No ceremony of similar kind ever
witnessed by more distinguished as
senhlage. There We're present as guests
not only the most eminent representatives.
of the American government. but the per-
sonai commissioners of the kings and po-
tentates Of the powers VI the civilized
world. constituting an assembIagc. not only
one Of the largest, but the most dis
tinguished that ever was gathered at one
time in the White House.
Twelfth white House Bride.
A halo Of hundred years OF romantic
White House history hung over the bridal
couple. Miss Roosevelt the twelfth
! bride, according to accepted authorities,
! to plight her troth within its classic walls
and the identical spot where she today
Joined hands with the husband of her choice
for better or for worse" is hsllowed In
the memory OF another White House
bride, Nellie" Grant. who thirty-two years
] a hat
Of an Englishman. Algernon c. F. sar-
toris Tender indeed. must hare been the
recollectiops of Mrs Sartoris of that day,
now long ago for she was one of ths
witnesses of Miss Roosevelt's wedding.
While the bride herself and the presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt had desired that
the ceremony OF the marriage should be
as quiet and simple. as possible, II was
found impracticabie 10 limit the function,
as was intended at first. to the immediate
relatives of the bride and the bridegroom.
II became necessary TO include among the
guests invited certain official classes ard
personal friends OF Miss Roosevelt and
Mr.. Longworth and in ALL the people bid
den to the ceremony numbered 1000.
The ceremony took place in the East
room, made famous by a century OF bril-
liant social functions. but no event in its
history brilliant and beautiful as
that of today. The classic splendor of the
great apartment was enhanced by exquisite
and artistic decorations and the brilliant
sunlight Of a gorgeous day lent added
beauty to the setting Of the wedding.
sun Shines Bride.
1t had been intended to light the mag
nihcent room with the hundreds OF softly
shaded lamps OF the great crystal
chandeliers. but, while artificial lights were
utilized throughout the rest of the White
House, 1t was determined to flood the mar
riage scene with sunlight.
1t was beautiful conceit, founded on
the proverb, Happy is the bride the sun
shines on" No lovelier day in winter ever
' dawned. The air was balmy almost -
a in spring. No more auspicious day for q
Y wedding could have been imagined.
r For days the White House. ordinarily
open to visitors during specified hours OF
4 each day, had been closed. pending ar
I rangements for todays ceremony. The
n East room. in which the ceremony occurred.
4 was decorated most elaborately. Not since
g the incoming of the administration OF Pres
A ident Roosevelt have the White House
apartments been so exquisitely graced
with flowers as they were today. While
, no space necessary for guests was taken
. up with floral decorations, every room In
. the lower part OF the executive mansion
was brilliant with flowers and decorative
plants The decorations were planned and
executed by George II. Brown Of the gov
ernment botanical gardens. who studied
II with the eye OF an artist the color scheme
l. Of the rooms of the White House and de-
J. veloped his ideas OF floral decorations in
a consonance with the coloring OF the vari-
r Gus apartments.
le The decorations OF the main corridor
le were beautifully artistic The inches with
10 decorative plants. stately palms and tree
ferns. The two great jardnisres between
the columns along the corridor were
n planted with handsome rhododendrons IN
full flower. The blossoms were OF purple
n and pink and the plants were so arranged
in the jardinieres so that they formed q
living screen just twelve inches high
Music of the Day.
Behind the screen was stationed in tn,
Mt vestibule the ma msgnihcent Marine band or
al chestra, under the personal leadership Of
ne Lieutenant William II. Santelman. the di
)n rector OF the band. special program haC
so been prepared for the wedding. The musi'
mt was selected for the most part by MIS-
Roosevelt herself. During the weddins
and the breakfast the band rendered thu
. program which follows
n. ~ F1rst-Grand March--Tannhauser.. Wagne
or Second-Oyerture-Jubi ......Non Webe
or Third-Balet Music and Wedding Pro-
cession from the Opera Feramors.
)" CaJ Dance OF The Bayadres No, J.
MOutTdlO ...s.s....ss
,w Gb) Candle Dance Of the Brides OF
observation-disclosures Tempo et Mod
w eratO zen MotO. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
2" (c) Dance OF thH Bayaderas. No 2.
I'm Allegro Nivac. Nasai...................
IN CdJ Wedding Procession Moderate.
- Observation-Disclosures .......... .Chopil
-" Fifth-Waltz-The DeDutante .Santelmanl
NV SiXth-Serenade from Rural Wedding.
.............,....,......... Goldmar
o, SeVenth-FlueTette ................... HerbeT
VI Eiehth-HungaTian Rhapsody. No. l.. IisZ
nd ! kinth-March-Bride- Fleet ............ Sous
During the tir q quests We're assem-
'm bling the militais o. laval ofhccrs de
-. tailed for the occaf'.. =. 'oc Waite Hous
az the social aides TIC president wer
'or completing the arrangement by secing tina
=, the distinguished throns was disposed q
'm .con,In,sd ON trouy,h pas.I