The Washington herald., 1913-11-21
VIII Remain Until Monday,
When He Goes to Home
Of Justice Hughes.
DECORATORS AT WORK
Construction Of Dais in East Room
Begun--House Sends Its Gift
to Miss Wilson.

Francis Bowes Sayre, bridegroom-elect
OF Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, arrived
last night at the White House, where he
viii be guest until Sunday or Monday.
His arrival marks the final stage OF the
wedding preparations.
On Monday Mr.. Sayre. following age
old custom, will withdraw from the home
of the brides parents, and will be q guest
Of Charles z. Hughes, Jr.. son OF Assoc
ciate Justice Hughes, at his residence IN
the Avenue Of the Presidents. Charles
e. Hughes. jr., will be one of the ushers
at the wedding
From an unoficIal source Il was learned
that Mr.. Sayre will wear on his wedding
day a black frock coat, pearl gray
trousers, with a faint pin stripe, pearl
gray gloves, a gray tie and waistcoat
Of the same material as the coat. black
patent leather shoes, with cloth tops and
buttoned. In his buttonhole, Mr.. sayre
viii wear a white gardenia grown in the
White House conservatory and sent 20
him by the bride. His groomsman,
DR.. wilfred GrenfeIl, will be clothed in
the same manner, but win wear a pink
rose in his buttonhole.
Mr. Sayre will don his wedding clothes
early in the day, when he goes to the
White House to escort Miss Wilson to
the luncheon given for the bridal couple
and party by Justice and Mrs. Lamar.
The luncheon over, Miss Wilson will re-
turn to the White House to don the we'd
ding gown for the ceremony, and Mr..
sayre and his best man will return 20
Justice Hughes home to await the start
for the White House
VIII Arrive mt Four O'Clock.
Promptly at o'clock Mr.. sayre will
arrive at the front door OF the White
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aide 10 the Green Room. There, Joined
by his best man. Mr.. Sayre will await the
coming of the wedding hour.
Within the White House the decorators
put in their appearance yesterday and
began the construction Of the twelve-foot
square dais, which will be set at the east
side Of the great East Room, the scene
of the wedding. and upon which the we'd
ding party will stand during the cere-
mony. The East Room. in consequence.
has been closed to visitors until after the
wedding ceremony.
The wedding-present flood Is now at its
height, and delivery wagons. furniture
vans. parcel post deliveries, express
wagons, and messengers maintain a
steady stream to and from the White
House.
= The diamond pendant presented by the
House of Representatives was delivered
to Miss Wilson yesterday. Accompanying
the pendant in its satin-lined casket was
a parchment from the donors, which
read:
THE Representatives OF the people In
Congress send this gift to Miss Jessie
Woodrow Wilson, with their sincerest
and best wishes, as an evidence Of the
tender interest and hearty good will Of
all the people on the happy occasion Of
her marriage to Mr.. Francis Bowes
Sayre. November Is, 1913"
Signatures to Parchment.
The parchment was signed by Speaker
Clark and Representatives Underwood.
Mann, and Murdock. the three party
leaders, and by Representatives Cooper
OF Wisconsin. Henry of Texas, Camp
bell OF Kansas, Hardwick of Georgia,
Page Of North Carolina, johnson of Ken
lucky, Palmer OF Pennsylvania, Austin
Of Tennessee, Townsend of New Jersey.
Fowler of Illinois, and Chandler of New
York.
The House gift is a pendant, pear
shaped in outline, containing eighty
FIVE small. pure white diamonds, and
one large diamond OF canary tint. The
large stone weighs 81 carats. and Is
structurally perfect The smaller dia-
monds are placed around the large stone
in concentric rings The metal Of the
setting is platinum. and the gems are
mounted in a delicate lacework Of that
metal The pendant hangs from a
necklace which contains thirty diamonds
set in naiyette-shaped mountings.