Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-21
Amid Beautiful Floral Decorations Miss Eleanor
Butler Alexander Becomes Mrs. Theodore RooSe-
welt, Jr., Col. Roosevelt Takes Up His
New Duties on the Outlook Staff.
THE ROOSEVELT WEDDING.

| New York. June 2O-Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., and Miss Eleanor But
Ter Alexander were married at 4
o'clock this afternoon in the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church. Bri lie
and bridegroom knelt on white satin
| cushions for their responses. The
brides voice was inaudible but young
! Roosevelt said, Z do" with an en-
| phasis that brought many smiles
| among the guests.
| Long before the hour set for the
wedding, the neighborhood Of the
church was packed with crowds of the
curl qs. A special detail of 100 police
ned tn"'n 1T Z distance. 20 prevent
their lingering the texture Of tn :
| dresses OF guests over the shoulders
of the officers peeped milliners and
dressmakers. note books in hand.
Miss Alexander was escorted to the
church by the same mounted officer.
an cid cavalryman of Spanish War
days. who rode at the elbow of Theo-
dore Roosevelt last Saturday in the
land parade from the Battery to Cen
tral park and when she came out as
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, ,Jr. he saw
Ter safely to the reception given after
the ceremony at the home of Mrs.
Charles B Alexander. an aunt of the
bride
Conspicuous among the guests were
IL Rough Riders in full uniform. who
responded to an 18th hour hurry call
~ Col Roosevelt. The troopers sat
n the gallery. When the colonel had
taken hi; pace with dignity. he turn
ed to look for them. and when they
waved at him. waved back again with
ooyish freedom.
More beautiful floral decorations
han those of the church today arc not
remembered at any of the brilliant
weddings to witch a sophisticated city
has grow n used, The bride walked to
the altar down lane walled with
white roses and lilies Of the valley.
Each pew was outlined with roses on
a background of feathery ferns. Pink
rambler roses almost hid the organ
The pulpit was carpeted in roses. The
pillars were wreathed in roses. Roses
| framed the windows.
Col. Roosevelt sat with his wife aud
| their children. Quentin and Archie. Be
| hind them sat Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas
| LongWorth. Mrs. Longworth wore a
white chiffon gown. trimmed with
| black and pale yellow. with big bla *
ard yellow hat and a profusion of jew
| elry.
The bride wore a nigh necked gown
| of sort white satin and tulle. richly
trimmed with Duchesse lace, worn by
the brides mother and grandmother
at their weddings. The train was
| tbrcc I-ar6C 1orcp md her veil foil n hnr
waist. The brides mother, Mrs. Henry
| Addison Alexander, gave her away,
| Mrs. Alexander wore a pale yellow
chiffon gown with a Louis XIV train
of blue gold brocade and large hat
trimmed With single. very large,
ostrich plume.
| The matron of honor was Mrs. Snow
len A. Fahnestock, who was Miss
! Elizabeth Rertron until a few weeks
ago when Miss Alexander was maid of
honor at her wedding. She wore q
bodice Of dull pink traffeta and car
| ried forget me-nots.
| 'rhe brides maids were Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. the bridegrooms sister; the
Misses Harriet and Janetta Alexander,
cousins of the bride; Miss Jean w,
Delano and Miss Jessie Milington-
Drake They wore Leghorn hats trim
ned With pink roses, white chiffon
gowns with pont du Esprit fichus,
caught up with blue ribbons. Bouquets
Of pink rambler roses were in their
| arms.
Kermit Roosevelt, brother Of the
! bridegroom. was the best man. The
ushers were George Emlen Roosevelt
and Monroe Douglas Robinson. cors-
| ms of the bridegroom; George f. B.
Roche. Hamilton Fish, ,r.. Fulton Cut
| ting. John W. Cutler. Grafton Chap
| man. Eliot cutler and r. Morgan Gil
| bert The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ Sanders.
great uncle of the bride.
| While the guests assembled there
was an hour of music by an orchestra
of 50 pieces all the selections for which
were chosen by the bride. herself an
/ accomplished musician
| Among the guests were Mrs. Russell
Sage, Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Alexander.
John Burroughs. the naturalist: Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, (Mrs. Cowies
| is sister of Theodore Roosevelt); Mr..
| and Mrs Douglas Robinson, Mr.. and
1 Mrs Joseph Alsop, DIR. and Mrs. J. A.
Hartwell. Miss Jennie Croker OF san
Francisco: DR.. Samuel Alexander, MT
and Mrs. Archibald S. Alexander, Mr..
| and Mrs. S. r. Berton. Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. B. Roosevelt. Secretary Meyer OF
the navy department and Mrs. Meyer,
Brayton Ives, Miss Martha McCook,
Mayor Gaynor and Mrs. Gaynor. Gov
ernor Hughes sent his regrets.
The bride received 600 presents. but
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