Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-24
RoOSEVELT-LONGWORTH NUP.
TAILS At Washington.
Most Distinguished People of Entire
Globe Were Present-White House
Decorated in Grand styIe-Episco-
pal Marriage Service Used-Presi-
dent First to Greet Mrs. Langworth.

OF twelve Miss Roosevelt left her
dainty boudoir on the second floor
of the White House, where she had
been assisted in DOMINIC her we'd
ding garments by her cousins, the
Misses Robinson. On the arm of
her father she descended the pri-
yate stairway at the west end of
the mansion between the state din
ing room and the breakfast room,
while the Marine Band. stationed in
the marble lobby, struck up the
bridal GLORIOUS from 'Lohengrin."
At the foot of the stairs they
were met by the Presidents mill
tary aides and the ushers who led
the march down the long corridor
to the East Room where the guests
had already assembled.
Members of the Longworth and
Roosevelt families were seated at the
right in space set apart by floral
chains Across the isle, at the left,
were the representatives of the for
eign governments. Behind these, in
the order of official precedence, were
placed the members of the cabinet and
their wives, the justices of the SUI
preme court and their wives, the for
mer members of the cabinet who are
now in the Senate, the Ohio delega-
ton in Congress, the New York delega-
ton in Congress, the members of the
party that accompanied Miss Roose-
veit to the Orient last summer and
the personal friends of the young
couple.
Mr. Longworth and his best man had |
entered the room by another door, and |
as he met his future wife and her |
father at the altar the notes of the |
wedding march were blended into the |
sweet strains of De Koven's ooh, |
Promise Me-" which was then played |
softly throughout the ceremony.
When they arose after the last
prayer, the first to greet the new Mrs.
Longworth was her father, followed by
the members of the two families.
Still standing on the platform, the
bride and groom received the rest of
the guests, remaining until all had
offered their congratulations and best
wishes.
The wedding, the reception and the
breakfast consumed but little more
than two hours, and soon afterward
the bridal party, followed by great
procession of friends, and surrounded
by cheering crowd of citizens
fastened to the railway station
There splendid private car was
waiting for Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth,
to bear them away to southern orange
groves for their honeymoon. This
trip to the Southland will not be of
long duration, for the groom must soon
return to his desk in congress. After
adjournment, however the Longworths
will make an extended journey to Eu-
rope, and in London, Paris, Berlin and
on the Riviera will enjoy to the full
their deferred wedding tour On their
return they will be "at home" in
Washington at the comfortable man.
sion. 831 Eighteenth street, the prop
erty of Mrs. Longworth, mother of
the groom.
Wedding Presents.
Miss Roosevelt probably received
greater varity of wedding presents
than were ever before given to an
American bride.
A large room was set apart on the
second floor of the White House for
the reception Of the presents, and
this was filed to overlooking. The
Roosevelts have many wealthy con-
nections, and the Longworths are
allied to families of large fortunes in
the middle west
Miss Alice Roosevelt, elder daugh-
ter of the president of the United
States, was married to Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, at
noon Saturday in the East Room of
the White House.
The most distinguished statesmen
In the land, lights of literature lions
of society, and the captains of indus
try-men and women from every walk
OF life and from almost every cline
and corner of the globe-came to pay
homage to the happy couple and to
swell the throng at the most brilliant
wedding the Capital has ever seen.
Thirty-seven foreign ambassadors
and ministers were in attendance, |,
to extend the Fluctuations of their
sovereigns and people. Cabinet Of
ficers, Senators, the bridegroom's col
leagues in the House, and the init
mate personal friends Of the Roose-
welt and Longworth families in Wash
ington, New York and Cincinnati were
included among the fortunate thousand
invited to witness the marriage. 1t
was an assemblage of the elite in pub
lie and social life.
The White House never looked more