Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-17

Francis H, Bangs or tne same clty ana little Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the flower girl, with her basket of blossoms, the president and the bride entered the east room.
 x, MT. Longworth and the groomsman, Mir. Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, awaited the bride, standing opposite the venerable Bishop Satterlee, who performed the ceremony.
 Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. Johns church, assisted Bishop Sat -tsrlee in the service.
 The bride was escorted to her posi- ton at the left of the bridegroom by the president, who stood on her left throughout.
 The ceremony The simple, beauti- ful and impressive ring service of the Episcopal church, was attended with all the splendor of a grand official function and with all the devotional beauty of a cathedral service. It was witnessed by one of the most brilliant and distinguished assemblages ever gathered in the White House, by far the largest company which ever graced the executive mansion on a similar oc- casiOn.
 When in the midst of the solemn service the bishop asked, Who giveth this woman to be married to this manY MT. Roosevelt stepped forward, with the words, T do," placing at the same time the hand of his daughter in that of MT. Longworth, 1t seemed to many that this was perhaps the most suspicious moment in all the history of that classic pile the White House.
 There and then, after the important words T do' from the young couple, before perhaps the most conspicuously august assembly that ever graced the famous east room of the executive mansion, Miss Roosevelt was united to MT. Longworth for better, for worse. for richer, for poorer, until death do them part. It was the first White House wedding in nearly twenty years and, according to the usual reckoning, the tenth in number.
 Since the day that Frances Folsom became the bride of Grover Cleveland at the White House many things have happened. A new era has dawnsd upon this country. Nations pay the United States homage now. Then they paid but formal amenities.
 The wedding most nearly approach ing the present affair was that of Nel- lie Grant to Algernon Sartoris. It was the only other marriage ever celebrat- cd in the east room. ttis At the close of the short but i'm pressivs wedding service of the Epis- copal Church of England the strains of the time honored marches from "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and "Lo- hengrin" fell on the ears of the wait ing throng that had completely filled | the room as soon as the bridal party entered. Two hymns were sung, "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death" from Eli | jah, and "'Tis Our Wedding Morn, ' by Pontiatowski, by the vested choii from St. Johns church Then the as sembly pressed forward to offer con. gratulations to the newly welded pair After the bridegroom, President Roosevelt was the first to kiss hil daughter and wish her joy.
 Stationed in the yestibule the magni ficent Marine band orchestra, under | the personal leadership of Lieutenan | William H. Santelman, the director o the band. A special program had beer prepared for the wedding. The musi' | was selected, for the most part, b. | Miss Roosevelt herself. During thu | wedding and the breakfast. which fol lowed the band rendered the program l which follows:
 I. Grand March "Tannhauser" Wayne 2. Oyerture-"Jubilee" t. Won Webe 8. Ballet Music and wedding prOces
 sion Feramor's Rubenstein: | a. Dance of the Bayaderes No | Moderate. GEl3
 b. Candle dance of the brides o l Kaschmir pistesso tempo . | moderate con moto.
 c. Dance of the Bayaderes, No
 allegro vivace Assai.
 d. Wedding procession. moderate. A. Military. Chopil 5. .waltz-The Debuante. {. Santelmal G. Seranade from Symphony "Runl Wedding .......... Goldman .. FleuretteAHerbert
 s. Hungarian rhapsody No q. .Lisz Q. Marcl-Bride Elect. Sous
 A buffet luncheon was served in tn state dining room for the TOO guests After that there was a wedding break fast for the immediate relatives of th' pair served in the private dining room of the White House.
 The president held reception imme diately after the nuptial knot was tied
 The reception by the president an' his wife was held in the blue psrlor the scene of all strictly official fune tions.
 And what did the bride wsarf | An. the model of the gown Is no long CT a secret, and It's material is known It was woven at Paterson. N. l.. t order. of pure white silk. a bsautfu
 brocade. relieved by cross pattern Q
 the crest that distinguishes it. Th
 workman who tended the shuttle va
 the best one In the silk firms employ
 and when his work was done and se
 cepted he found fifty dollar bill I
 his pay envelope He got a weeks "a
 cation and instructions to keep his lip
 sealed. The design was then destroyed
 The gown was made in princes
 styie with q long train of the brocaf
 ed material. The trimmings were q
 brown chiffon. embroidered in blu
 and gold. The yoke of the bodice ws
 formed of embroidered chiffon as weF
 the trimmings on the elbow sleeve