The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19

room of the White House in February,
1929 and was attended by American
and foreign dignitaries
Three While jackson Ruled.
Three weddings occurred in the
White House while the widowed Jack
son was President. In 1880 Miss Mary
Lewis. daughter OF Jackson's intimate
friend and companion in arms, Major
Lewis, OF Nashville, married NJ. AL
phonse Joseph Yoer pageot a native
of Martinique, who six years later he
came secretary of the French legation
/ at Washington. and who twelve years
later became French minister at our
capital. IT was gossiped at the time
that his friend, Louis Philippe APP
pointed him to Washington that he
might look after his wfe's property
J in Tennessee.
been a lovely bride. The President
gave her away. She died more than
! forty years ago at Montpelier. in
| France.
! In romance eliminating in a White
/ House wedding in 1882, a niece OF
/ President jackson. Miss Mary Easten,
! of Tennessee. played the stellar role.
She had first been woocd and won by
| Lieutenant Bolton Finch, OF our navy,
an Englishman by birth, and one of
/ the great beaus of his time The day
OF the wedding was fixed and the
guests invited, but upon the eve Of the
| nuptials there came rumbling up to the
White House door a coach and four
bearing one MIR. Polk. of Tennessee, a
kinsman OF President Polk. and an ar
dent sutton of the bride elect
She Tilted Young Omcer.
4 last appeal made by Polk moved
Miss Easten to hesitate to the extent
of asking the advice OF her uncle.
Take care, my dear" admonishet
the President With love. marriage
is heaven: without il. hell"
And Miss Easten at the last moment
chose Mr. Polk instead OF the fasci-
mating Lieutenant Finch, who a year
later had Congress change his name
10 William Compton Bolton, and who
was commodore when he died IL
i1S49.
or the third White House wedding
OF the Jackson administration, that o
Emily Martin, another fair relative o
the President, and Lewis Randolph
little seems to be known. and can fine
no description Of IT..
When Tyler took up his abode il
the White House he called his fou
daughters before him and uttered th
solemn admonition:
"Remember. you will be much in tn
public eye" ne warned You are +
know no favoriteS. Your visitors vii
be citizens of the United States. and 4
such are all to be received with equa
courtesy. You will not receive an
gifts whatever, and you will allow n
one to approach you on the subject o
office or favors"
Two of his daughters were alrcad
married, another was Il mere child an
only ono was Of manageable Ggt
This was Elizabeth, the beauty of TIL
family. She had fine eyes, an exquisit
complexion. a wealth of soft. waving
hair. and all Of the superior charm q
n Virginia belle. But her reign i
Washington was destined to be yer
brief Her father had become prcsi
dent in April, 1S41, and on the last da
of the following January she married
in the east room. William Waller. o
Virginia, n granddaughter Of the Scot
fish Earl of TraQuaire.
Lizzie has had quito n grand we'd
ding although the intention was tina
1t should be quiet and private" wrot
her brothers wife, who added that tn
bride looked surprisingly lovely /
her wedding dress and long blond
lace veal; her face literally covere
with blusheepnd dimples." This rela