The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-21
BRIDEGROOM SAYRE
GUEST Of Wilson's
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Arrival Marks Final Stage Of
: Wedding Preparations---To
Leave on Monday, Day Pre-
ceding Ceremony.
Presents Pour Into the White
House Reaching to Flood
Tide---Diamond Pc n d n
From House of Representa-
tives is Delivered.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.--Francis
Bowes Sayre, bridegroom s.el ect Of Miss
Jessie Woodrow Wilson, arrived at the
White House tonight where he will be
n guest until Sunday or Monday HIS
arrival marks the final stages Of the
wedding preparations. and tho White
House family and TIE wedding party
are now complete
On Monday M. SaYre, following the
old custom, viii withdraw from the
home OF the brides parents and be a
guest of Charles L. Hughes. Jr.. a son
of Associate Justice Hughes al his
home in tho Avenue OF the residents.
Charles Z, Hughes, III. will be one Of
the ushers az the wedding
Decorators Begin.
Within the White House the decor
ators put In their appearance today,
and began the construction OF the
twelve foot square dais which will be
set at the eastward side of t}ge great
east room, the scene OF the wedding.
and upon which The wedding party
will stand during the ceremony The
east room, In consequence. has been
closed To visitors untIl after the cere-
mony
The wedding. present fool Is now az
its height To-day 1t bes me evident
there would not be room fof the dis
play of more than "a small fraction
of the gifts n the bride elect The
White House is sWampcd. Thh great
spare room on The top floor - Tho
White House has beer alled to aver
flowing with donations II Miss wa
sons private acqua-ntances, and her
fathers pHbllc admirers
The diamond pendant presented by
the house 81 representative was de
livered to the brde-eieet To-Day
Herefof0re y has UeeH Ind0Tstood
that there would he no sift9 q q sub
stantial character from the members
OF the diplomatic corps. 10 WAS
Thought only flowers would ha sent by
the reproseutatty 81 foreign nations,
but few days age there arrived from
the Spanish envoy q silver f-,y@i hand
wrought by the Skilled sllFersmiths Of
Seville. Now the NlcaragGan and
Colemtian ministers have eceh sent
pieces OF plate To The hr!ae-e}ect,
There lfns been }so embargo upon
the wearing ~ uniforms ~ members
OF diplomatic, military. naval or ma
rine services who hold Invitations TO
the wedding next TUESDAY IT is not
regarded as likely. however that uni
forms Will be worn There are among
the usherR no military men pr naval
officers, and the wedding IS regarded
by the presidents house hota as nearly
q home wedding as IL VIII te possible
10 conduct in the. executive mansion,
Afternoon dress for the men VII be III
order
Republican Leader Mann. who had
charge of the selection Of the house
gift. made public today a description
of the presen. as finished b. he Jewell
ers. The description was embodied ia
a letter to him fro mthe- jewellers
pointing out that his suggestion to
make every detail In the design play
n minor part In the pendant proper,
md SO accent. bat not dominate, The
main feature of the piece. had been
followed
The present includes solid gold KEY
oraamented with monogram and small!
diamonds in addition to the regular
plain key. The jewel trunk Is In solid
silver and contains three larGe and FIVE
small compartments. ana is nine and
three quarters inches by six ano one
quarter inches in size, w.th a depth Of
-four and one-etghth inches
The revised description Of the
pendant follows: THE pen liant proper
In outline is pear shaped. aud contains
eighty-five small diamonds and one
large canary diamond. The large
stone weighs six and one-quarter
carats. and is structurally perfect. The
smaller diamonds tplaced al ound the
large stone in concentric rlngs). are
eighty-flye In number anc are pluc-
white in color and perfect The metal
used In platinum. mounted m delicate
lace work. The necklace, aside from
the pendant. contains thirty diamonds
set in naivette shaped mountings."
The Secretary Of State end Mrs
| BRYAN have sent to Mias Wilson a
drop-Ieaf mahogany tea table and a
Sheraton chair, The Secretary of War
and Mrs. Garrison have sent an old
Chinese vase The Secretary OF AsrI-
culture and Mrs. Houston have sent a
pair OF old English brass auti'rons. The
Secretary of Labor and Mrs, Wilson
have sent an Empire silver vase.
Representative and Mrs. James r.
Mann have sent clolsonne vase, ana
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Carnegie have
sent a dozen solid silver dinner plates
The Spanish minister and Nine. Riano
have sent silver bowl and several
other foreign diplomats have SEN
presents OF silver.
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