The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-28

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! Mr.. Sayre and the best man were
| to come in from the blue room,
| meeting the procession of brides
maids and the bride at the foot Of
/ the dais.
The Bridal Procession.
From the western end OF the
/ long corridor at the state dining
room, the bridal procession was to
! form. In the inches of the corridor
/ palms and tropical plants had been
/ placed. Each of the bridesmaids,
escorted by one of the ushers, was
! to march slowly into the east room
/ to the strains of the famous Lohan-
grin wedding march, played by the
Marine band Last the bride was to
enter, leaning on the arm Of the
president, and preceded by the maid
I OF honor Thte bride was TO carry a
bouquet of lilies of the valley, while
! the bridesmaids were to carry pink
roses toned in with their pink
| dresses.
AS the bride and her father
reached the altar the president was
| to pause while the groom was to
step forward and lead the bride up
the low steps to the broad dais
where the entire bridal party was
| to stand sthe President and Mrs.
! Wilson standing at the base Of the
platform
The Rev. Mr. Beach was to read
! the wedding service from the Book
of Common Prayer and Immediately
after the ceremony, the bridal party
was 10 proceed to the blue room
! 10 receive the guests, with the Presi-
! dent and Mrs. Wilson standing with
the bride and groom. Then the bridal
| party was to enter the private dining
| rCom, where the table with its big
cake was decorated with pink roses.
Refreshments For Guests.
Refreshments for the guests were
to be served in the state dining room
This room is lighted by silver chan
deliers and eight silver electric side
lights. 1t is furnished with chairs
Of mahogany, upholstered in dark
green tapestry. Three large mahOg.
any console tables with large carved
eagles for supports were to be used
for serving.
The blue room, the scene of the
reception after the wedding, is his
toric for the many events that have
taken place in it, chief among which
was the wedding of President Cleve-
land. Except for decorations here
and there, the room is little changed
since then. There is a mantel OF
pure white marble lin it, the shell
being supported on bundles of arrows
carved in the white marble with
bronze tips and feathers; the wains
4 coting is in white enamel, the wall
covering is of heavy corded blue silk
! on which is embroidered at top and
bottom the Grecian fret. The cur
tain hangings are of the same blue
material as the wall coverings and
embroidered with stars. The cur
tain poles are surmounted by gill
, eagles and the Grecian fret appears
{ also in the ceiling. The furniture
is in white and gold, upholstered il
blue and gold. Blind doors have
/ been cut in the walls near the south
, ern end of the room and at recep
|, tions guests pass through the three
; colored. parlors.
Where Guests Are to Promenade.
1 Through the corridors, hung will
the pictures Of presidents and thei
/ wives the wedding guests are t,
t promenade after the reception Will
r the Marine band renders selections
f and by six o'clock the bride an
Ell groom are expected to be speeding
|, away on their honeymoon, Whethe
e they will go by automobile or train j
e a secret. They intend to travel 70
/ about a month, getting into thei
3 new home at Wil11amstown, Mass
= early in January. Washington 81
d ciety expects, however, to see ther
back for the New Years receptio
(, at the White House, though tn
e couple have not made known thei
n plans to anyone except the men
g bers Of the family circle
e Executive avenue between th
|. White House and the treasury d.
e partment was expected. to be jamme
d with the carriages and automobile
n OF the guests, and it was here tia
o it was expected that the create!
S. crowd would gather. Lines of polit