The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Perkins, and one of the Presidents
aides. AS soon as he reached his place
Band orchestra, stationed in the mar
BILE entrance hall. sounded the first
notes of Tannhauser's wedding march
! The ushers, Theodore Roosevelt. jr.,
| Viscount de Chambrun. Guy Norman.
Larz Anderson, Quincy Adams Shaw,
FraEcis Reginald Bangs, Buckner
Wallingford and Frederick Winthrop.
stepped into line at the west end of the
/ red corridor, and were Immediately
followed by President Roosevelt, with
his daughter leaning upon his right
arm
President Stands Back.
AS they reached the altar. the ushers
| turned to the left and the President
| STOPPED at the foot of the dais and
| handed his daughter TO Mr.. Long
worth, who, taking her hand, stepped
upon the raised platform; the President
stepped back.
Bishop Satterlee. who had preceded
| the bridegroom 20 the East Room, stood
upon the platform TO receive them, and
without delay began the exhortation to
| the assembled company, which opens
| the Episcopal marriage ceremony.
! All through the ceremony the bride
| looked happy, and there was nowhere
an expression to mar the gladness of
! the occasion.
AS the Bishop uttered the last word
| of the service Mrs. Roosevelt stepped
| to the foot Of the altar and the bride
| reached out to meet her embrace, They
| remained in each others arms for a
| few seconds, and then the President
| congratulated his daughter, bending
| low over her hand and receiving a kiss
from her.
| As he spoke to Mr.. Longworth Mrs
| Longworth, the mother Of the bride
| groom, stepped upon the raised dafs
| and placed her hand upon the shoulder
! of her son, She stood thus for a few
| seconds. when Mr. Longworth turned
from the President and embraced her
| Countess de Chambrun, the sister OF
| Mr.. LongwOrth, followed with her
| Fluctuations, and then first the bride
1 and then the bridegroom cordially
! greeted Miss Ethel Roosevelt. KermS
| Archibald. and Quentin following after
| them and each receiving a merry word
| and a kiss from their sister.
Domesticity Is Pretty.
! The scene was an exceedingly impos-
ing and pretty one. typical to marked
/ degree OF the Presidents domestic life.
! where good will and good fellowship
| prevail, and the guests were undoubt-
| edly impressed with the sincerity Of II
| As soon as the President and Mrs
Roosevelt congratulated their daughter
| and son-in-law, they passed through
| the great double door leading from the
East Room into the Red Corridor. and
/ then took their places I'm the RIuA
| Room. where they always stand when
| receiving large number of guests. and
/ FOR fully an hour and a half held a
| delightfully."- informal reception.
| The brides gown was rich, but strfk-
| lngiy giriiSh in outline and detail and
| devoid OF the stiffness which generally
| marks such formal costuming The
| mysterious robe that has been more Dic-
! tured and more written about than any
| other dress in America, was not wholly
unlike some of the random guesses. and
surely it could not have been more
| thoughtfully constructed for general be-
| cOmingness than it was
Looked Wholly Girlish.
! After all, it was the slender. girlish
| figure which gave 1t its grace. and ar
tistic outline. far more than the cut Of
| the gown itself The princess robe was
/ or white satin, sweeping well to the
| floor in front in unbroken lines. Ii was
absolutely without trimming. The bod
Ice. however. was softened by a well
| arranged bertha-like adjustment of
point lace, about the rounded yoke, and
well into a pointed plastron over the
/ front of the bodice. The fullness of the
lace was caught upon either shoulder
with sprays of orange blossoms. and
fell over the puffed elbow sleeves,
| Friils of the point lace finished the
sleeve, and the transparent lace yoke
! of the bodice was cut round at the neck
and finished without a collar About
her throat Miss Roosevelt wore a mar
row dog collar of diamonds and rubies,
a slender chain of the same stones fall
ing below it and just at the bottom of
the collar line. Upon the front of her
| bodice was a spray effect in diamonds
| with an emerald as a center setting
The full square court train was of a
! splendid silver brocade made in the
| looms of this country. 1t was delicate
and rich. each flower of white embossed
| silk being heavily outlined in the silver
while threads of silver gIistened in the
| background. AS Miss Roosevelt ascend
ed the low dais. the fun beauty of this
material was shown, the train spread
/ ing out and dropping gracefully over
! the edge of the platform, giving every
| one an opportunity TO admire the beau
| ty and finish of the material
Veil Was Wonderful.
The white tulle veil was wonderfully
/ becoming and softened the entire ef-
| feet of the costume. A famous hair
| dresser from New York came over TO
| arrange it. arriving at the White House
| for the final adjustment Just at II
| o'clock 1t was made to form slight
/ cap effect. and was held in place by a
| garland Of orange blossoms. Her hair
was dressed as she always years it, a
fluffy pompadour. softened by slight
natural wave just above the forehead,