The chronicle=news., 1913-08-15

bride. who wss . great heiress. rss
gives away b. The psssi1sst.
The third weddias II the whNs
House dusinx the Jaeksoa adnisis
trs,ion ~ss tbs, Of Nias Eoily Mar,
lila. . kisswooas os The prssideus
Who became Mr.. Lsvis Randolph.
While Joha Tyler wss prrsideIt.
his third daughter. Dilssbeth. wss
married. and he hianssaf married 81
little later. The vsdAlsE Of y -
Iryisr ssd VILLAS waller took plsee
Ia the East Room. January ). iS<!.
shs vas = beautiful gisi. oaiy -
|years old. aad her stsssr.is.isw wrose
|of the eveni: -"
elizabeth has had quite . graud
wedding. although the i1tention ~ss
that u should te auist sad psivasc.
This. under the circumstances. ~H
Impossibi~. She looked surpsasins.
iy lovely In her wedding dTeas aad
Ioas bionde welt. her fsee Literally
co> cred With biushss and diop'ss.
Shs behaved very we'll. TOO. heard
lose Of the brid~sassids sxpress 10 ~
Webster her surprise that Eiissb.th
should cos,ssni TO xivs up her bsiie.
ship. with all the delishis Of Wash
instoa sociesy and the sdvAntssss rf
her poaiiion. and retire To . qu'tt
eouasry home. AL sai6 he.
"'l0Se rules the court. the cs0i :.
the grove.
And love il h~svsa asd heaven Ia
love-
This was the most brilliant ~ea.
dlng that had iakea plsee 10 .h~
White House up to that time. Tue
oldes, soa Of this couple married tn,
youngest sister Of Jsffssson Davis In
the executive massion q the Coafe'.
Iesase states 10 RichUona durisg tAs
ctSil wsr.
"a 1884 Presidsnt Tyler married
Mis- Julia 0srdiaer Of New York.
and although the wedding took plire
iu that city the weAdiss reception
vas held the aext day 10 the white
House. John c. calhous sscortlsS the
b,i idc 10 the supper roo0 snd cuttias
the cake. The bride wrote to her
mother: THE compesy who waitsd
upoA Ds rompsise1 the talent sad
the highest station 10 the land. rsr
two hours rsasissA upou ny feet.
receiving quite In quesalike state.
AT 6 O'Clock I hsd to appear On
on the balcony. II being music Alter
aoon. aud % through ietrodueticas.
Throushout. everythiaS hiss been
bsili'snt 70 my hearts contest. ~
much - II .wen~ 70 y the pss>l
destress for four yesrs more tn
come
Tho whole country was deepl, In
tercstcd In the younk daughter of
General Grant when hc became p:cs'-
dent. Everywhere she vas affections
aiciy called Nelly" and when ,h.
became engaged TO an EnklIshman.
Mr.. Aisernon Charles SartorIs. whom
she met while travelling abroad. the
milton was thrilled. Some Am-ri-
cans thought. as hcr father was Md
10 have felt At first. that II would
have been preferable for her to
choose one from her own country ~,
a mate. but. whatever his nationai-
Iity. he vas her choice and the pc ~.
stood by her loyalty. On the day she
was married. May II. 1874. all o..f
the country the people talked Of Ncl.
ly Grants wedding aud q briliian,
company assembled In the East Room
to witness the ceremony. The neY ly
welded couple drove from the wnitr
House In q carriage drawn by four
horses and left washing gton In a rar
Of luxurious type which had been
made for the Vienna exposition and
which was elaborateiy decorated with
English and American flags and few
ers.
The rcxt wedding was that of aiss
Emily Platt. OF Columbus. Ohio. a
niece Of President Hayes. who be-
came the wife of General Russell:
Hastings. formerly the iieutcna n.
colonel OF the famo.s Twenty-tti;rd d
Ohio volunteers. of which President
Hayes had been the colonel. aud q:
which William Mckinley was alt Of
ficer. The wedding. took place III the
Blue Room. June 10. 1878.
Eight years later 4 president of tn
United States for the first time was
Room being again selected for IN .
, ceremony. Grover Cleveland had
chosen as h,s bride ward, Frances
Folsom. very pretty girl. ~iiote
father had been his Law partner. Oh