The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-21
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR., AND
MISS ALEXANDER THE
PRINCIPALS.
500 WEDDING PRESENTS
Received by the Brlde--List Not
Given out--Rou9h Riders Were
I, Present in Full Uniform
r. Brilliant Costumes.

New York, June -Theodor
Roosevelt, j., and Miss Eleanor But
ler Alexander were married at -four
O'Clock in the Fifth Avenue Presby
tefiaa church. The bride and bride.
groom knelt ion white /latin cuah
ions for the responses. The brides
voice was inaudible. but young
Roosevelt said: Il do" with emphasis
that brought many smiles. The
church was jammed. detail of 100
policemen held the crowd at dis
tance, to prevent lingering The
dresses OF the guests, Over the
shoulders of the officers peeped mil
liners and dressmakers. note books
In hand
Miss Alexander was Escorted to
the church by the old cavalryman OF
Spanish war days, and when she
came out as Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
Jr, he saw her safely to the receipt
ion given after the ceremony at the
home of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander,
aunt of the bride.
Conspicuous among the guests
were ~ rough riders In full uniform.
Roosevelt decided this morning that
it would never do to leave his old
comrades out in the cold at his eltl-
est sons wedding. Accordingly ne
sent out hurry call at the eleventh
hour. The troopers sat in the gal.
lery. When the colonel had taken
his place with dignity, he turned to
look for them and when they waved
at him, he waved back again with
boyish freedom The bride walkeot to
the altar down a line walled with
whit roses and lilies of the valley.
Pews, pulpit, pillard and organ were
decorated with roses.
Roosevelt sat with his wife and
Quentin and Archie. Behind them
sat Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Mrs, Longworth wore a white chiffon
gown trimmed with black and pale
yellow with big black and elbow
hat and a profusion OF jewelry.
The bride wore high necked gown
OF soft waite satin and tulle. richly
trimmed with duchesse lace, which
had been worn by the brides mot er
and grandmother at their wedding.
She had train three yards long, and
a veil fell to ner waist.
The brides mother, Mrs. Henry
Addison Alexander, gave her away.
The matron of honor was Mrs.
Snowden A.. Fahnstock the brides
friend The bridesmaids were Misses
Ethel Roosevelt, Harriet and Janetta
Alexander, cousins of the bride,
Jean w Delano, and Jessie Milling.
ton Drake. They wore leghorn nats
trimmed with pink roses, white chif-
fon gowns with point d'esprit fichus,
caught up with blue ribbons. They
bore boQuets of pink rambles roses
in arms.
Kermit Roosevelt was best man
/ The ushers were George Emlen
Roosevelt and Monroe Douglas Rob, |
inson, cousins of the bridegroom, and
George F. 3. Roche. Hamilton Fish,
Jr., Fulton Cutting, John Cutler, Graf |
ton Chapman, Eliot Cutler and e. |
Morgan Gilbert.
The ceremony was performed by |
Rev. DR.. M. Sanders, great uncle Of
The bride.
While the guests assembled there. |
was an hour of music by an orches- |
ira of fifty pieces, all selections for
which were chosen by bride, herselfI
an accomplished musician.
Among the guests were Mrs. Rus
self Sage, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Alexan-
der, John Burroughs. naturalist Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, (Mrs. Cow
les is a sister OF Theodore Roosevelt.
Sr.,) Secretary Of the Navy Meyer.I
Mayor Gaynor and Mrs. Gaynor.
Governor Hughes sent regrets.
There were six hundred presents to
the bride, Ibut the husband would
not permit the list to be given out
Those acknowledged by the donors
were a diamond medallion from Mrs.
Russell Sage. a diamond tiara from
Mrs. G. B. Alexander, a dozen silver
,lates from Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie, an imposing silver water
pitcher from Taft and a gold vanity |
mirror from Mrs. George J. Gould.
After the honeymoon is over the
bridal couple will take up their resi- i
lence in San Francisco, where young
Roosevelt will enter business. l.