The Washington herald., 1913-11-26
GIFTS ARE Seen
BY few PERSONS
Only Close Friends Of White
House Couple View the
Beautiful Presents.
ARRAY is BEWILDERING
Diamond Pendant from the House At
tracts Most Attention-Rare
Antiques Included in List.

| the beautiful gifts that had been received
There was a bewildering array OF silver
cut glass, rare China antiques, and sew
eral beautiful pieces Of Jewelry.
| Among the more costly of the gifts were
the exquisite diamond pendant from the
House OF Representatives, the solid silver
tea set and other pieces from the Senate,
and Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Carneg1es
complete dinner set in heavy repoussee
silver.
The pendant from the House OF Rep
resentatixes probably attracted the most
attention.
The United States Senate's gift was
heavy massive tea set which cost N'Uo
| A dog was among the hundreds OF gifts.
It was a Pekinese spaniel, sent to the
bride by the members of the American
Embassy staff at London. This dog was
in evidence at the wedding Of its mis-
| tress, Just as the Manchurian poodle
owned/ by Miss Alice Roosevelt insisted
on appearing at her wedding to Repre-
sentative Longworth.
Gift of Women Voters.
The women voters of Northern Cali
fornia sent a silver service of old colonial
design. costing $500.
President and Mrs. Wilson's gift to
their daughter was a handsome dining
room set of mahogany, in antique de-
sign, which was selected by the bride
and bridegroom. Mrs. Sayre, mother OF
the bridegroom, gave a silver tea service
OF colonial design. Other members Of
the Sayre family gave a chest OF fiat
silver.
The girls and women of the Kensington
section of Philadelphia, where the bride
did settlement work, sent many pieces
OF fine linen. hand-embroidered and done
in drawn-work patterns. Mountain women
of the South, in whom the bride and
her mother have taken a great interest,
gave as their tokens hand-woven towels,
rugs and baskets
Little Elizabeth Will bn, four-year-old
daughter of Alfred Wi jon. of California,
a favorite OF the bride. sent a dainty silk
beaded purse made by the giver.
Other gifts, with the names of the
donors, were:
Jessie Porter Wood, the Wilson coat OF
arms, done in water color on vellum by
the donor.
Miss Alice Nevin, aunt OF the BRIDE
groom, a pair OF old Roman hand
wrought lamps in silver.
Five Bushels of Onions.
An unknown friend. five bushels of
Bermuda onions.
Secretary of Labor Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson, a tall empire silver vase en-
graved with the brides initials
Secretary Bryan and Mrs. Bryan. a.
mahogany chair and tea table carved and
inlaid.
Secretary and Mrs. Garrison. a rare
old Chinese porcelain vase.
Secretary and Mrs. Houston, a pair of
old English androns.
The Minister from Uruguay and Mime.
de Pena, a jewel box of silver and tor
toise shell.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff, two silver sugar bowls
of antique design and heavy repoussee
work.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
an amber umbrella handle,
studded with Jewels.
The Spanish Ambassador and Mime. |
Riano, a silver cake dish.
The Siamese Minister and Princess
Prabandh, a wonderful specimen Of
Siamese handiwork in silver, the design |
being in lotus plants and blossoms.
The Italian Ambassador and Marchesa |
four massive antique can |
dlesticks of rare and valuable design |
and weight.
The Minister from Costa Rica, a vase
of silver with fat panels Of hand-em-
bossed design of flowers.
Nine. Jusserand. wife of the French |
a tall flower vase of silver, |
and from the Ambassador, a Louis |
Quinze tray OF heavy silver.
DR.. Hiram Woods and Charles W. |
of Baltimore: Judge Robert s. |
Of Cumberland, and Edward |
Webster. of Belair. Md, a committee |
the Princeton class OF 1879, |
the Presidents class, a silver bowl OF |
ample proportions.
Gift of Princeton Men.
The Princeton Alumni Association of |
the District of Columbia, through its |
chairman. Henry Clifford Stewart, large |
silver tray.
The Admiral OF the Navy and Mrs.
Dewey, a tall vase OF silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace, a pure
white fur rug, made from a white bear
shot in Alaska by Mr.. Wallace, son-in-
law of the late Chief Justice Fuller
The Peruvian Minister and Nine. Pezet.
4 rare and valuable vicuna skin made
into a soft, lovely rug, and used by the
bride and bridegroom to kneel upon at
the ceremony.
The sophomore class of Goucher Col
ege, in Baltimore, of which the bride
Is an honorary member, silver cake tray
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes and Mrs
Grace Porter Hopkins, a copy Of the
Administration Cook Book,
by them around the recipe book
If the brides grandmother and great
!,
William West, a blind man and Will
son admirer, a hand-woven hammock,
made by himself.
The Minister from Guatemala and
laughter, a gift from the President OF
Guatemala, Don Manuel Estrada Ca
orera, and themselves, Of two MASTER
pieces of the silversmiths art, the first
/ fern dish and cut flower holder of solid
silver, the flower holder filled with 200
orchids, the national flower of Guate-
nala, and row of white flowers about
he outside American Beauty roses COM
pleted the design. The other was a tall
silver vase, which was filled, when sent,
With American Beauty roses
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson, L
/ handsome antique gold bracelet.
The Nicaraguan Minister and Nine.
chamorro, handsome silver basket.
Mrs. Marshall. wife of the Vice Presi-
lent, beautiful set of lingerie needle
work, done by herself.
The Charge d'Affaifs of Persia and
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