New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18

ing their respects TO them either on the way to
or from the state dining room. where the dainty
wedding breakfast was served.
Neither the President nor Mrs. Roosevelt
,oined IN the feasting at first. Perhaps their
hearts were too full of the solemnity OF the
occasion. Joyous and merry as it may have
seemed 10 the spectators. for them TO have any
longings for sandwiches and salads. But to the
guests who had travelled far since breakfast, or
had, perhaps neglected to eat their usual morn
ing meal on account Of the excitement preceo-
ing such historic affair. there was no sehtl-
mental bar TO appetite. In fact the music the
flowers, the lights and the excitement seemed
10 have whetted the edge Of hunger for almost
every one, and the way they pitched INTO those
stacks of good things established a new record
for the Presidents famous dining nan ana ms
proverbial hospitality
The substantial viaads were spread on a table
which stretched thirty-fve or forty feet north and
south near the western side of the room Smaller
tables placed elong the northern end supported
the great punch bowls and the glasses for wine
and mineral waters. Salads, cold meats, GRO
ouettes. ices. coffee and cake formed the prin-
cipal portions Of the meal. and. as space was so
limited, the guests were obliged 10 stand. plate
in left hand and fork IN right. while they ate
TO the health OF the bride and bridegroom. IL
and at the same time acquire ones proper share
of wine from the table at the northern end. espe-
cially if one was damned in between Cabinet
officer and a member of Congress who were dis
cussing the German tariff but it is quite safe to
saw that no one quit the room hungry. Neither
did any person go away thirsty Some OF the
guests who found that they could not handle
their plates and their glasses simultaneously
with credit to their regulations as jugglers dis
carded their plates altogether. and were the
happier thereby.
The fact that II was "stand-up' breakfast
robbed the function of great deal OF its cere-
rnoniousness and converted it into jolly good
gathering of friends. Let give you a GRO
ouette. Senator" Thank you. I Believe I will
have one Let me hand you sandwich. Mr.
Ambassador" is a sample exchange Of courte-
sizes Grave justices of the Supreme Court passed
lobster 10 young ensigns of the navy or accepted
slices of picked beet from the hands Of polite
foreign dignitaries Glasses of wine. cups of
coffee Jumps OF sugar and flower formed ices
were handed over the heads or under the chins
of the crowd, and whenever there was mishap
and some ones coat or dress received an offer
ing of good food which should have gone else
where laugh greeted the incident.
The guests had scarcely half been served with
the viands in the state dining room before the
bridal party and their closest chums adjourned
TO the family dining room adjoining, where
duplicate Of the larger feast was served The
door between the two rooms was not closed. and
scores OF friends passed in and out as long as
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth remained in sight. A
batch OF kilograms and cable messages was
brought 10 the bride as she eating her
breakfast and she opened and read them be-
tween bites The wedding cake disappeared as
If by magic. No one knows just what girl got
the lucky fragment with the ring. but the next
wedding in the social set OF the Cabinet will
probably solve the mystery
RITES OF THE PORCELAIN CLUB.
Then along came the Porcelain Club with the
President, and took possession Of the family
dining room and the bridegroom. The Porcel-
Ian Club is one OF the most famous of Har-
ward organizations. When the President was
a student at Cambridge he was member. and
upon his several visits there as Governor and as
President he has always been entertained behind
closed doors with appropriate rites. In order
that no profane outsider should behold the
Porcelain ritual. the Harvard boys had brought
with them the steward OF the club. al ancient
white-haired colored functionary. and he alone
was allowed TO oficiate at the punchbowI The
bride was banished TO the state dining room
while the PORCELAIN hostiles held her husband
captive, but she did not seem to mind such
ungallant desertion in the least. She soon had
a score of slaves about her. and the crowd
which surrounded her silvery train soon outri-
vailed the throng about the punchbowl and
breakfast table. No man outside OF the Porcel-
Ian hosts may know what took place in the
family dining room for fully quarter of an
hour. but the Presidents voice heard in
laughter and song through the solid door. and
from the shouts Of mirth that accompanied each
chorus one guessed that the boys from Harvard
were doing their best to make fond father for
get his loss.
After the meeting of the PORCELAIN Club the
door between the state and family dining rooms
was opened, and the President came out to
shake hands with the last departing guests.
Remembering the musicians Of the Marine Band,
the President summoned them into the state