New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-10
BRIDAL GIFTS POURING
INTO THE WHITE HOUSE
Senate May Choose Pearls or
Diamond Brooch for Miss
Jessie Wilson.
SILVERWARE FROM HOUSE
Foreign Nations, Cabinet Mem
bers and Justices of the SUI
preme Court Have Sc
lected Rich Presents.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov. 9.-Miss Jessie Will
son. despite rumors to the contrary, Will
receive from her fathers friends in the
Senate a gift of considerable magnitude
AS the committee of the House which in
terested itself in raising a fund for buy
ing a wedding present for the White
House bride has practically chosen a sill
yer service it is probable that the gift
from the Senators will be a string of
pearls or a brooch Of diamonds.
If neither the string OF pearls nor the
brooch is selected, some personal orna-
ment will be chosen. The women having
the selection in hand are understood TO IN
,clude Mrs MARITIME. wife OF the Senator
from New Jersey; Mrs. Claude Swanson
wife of the Senator from Virginia, and
Mrs. Lee 6. Overman, wife of the Senator
from North Carolina. They have agreed
on a personal ornament for the young
bride. This was done because they did
not wish TO conflict with the gift of the
House members. Several Senator'S SAID
to-day that they had not been asked TO
contribute SO, the amount requested.
Despite the notoriety which gifts for
Miss Wilson have gained, both from the
Senate and House, mysterious packages
continue TO pour into the White House.
Among those already received have been
presents from several Of the Cabinet
members and their wives, each showing
ahe personal taste Of the giver; from the
Chief Justice and associate justices OF the
supreme Court and from friends of the
bride in private life.
Several rich gifts which Miss Wilson
will or will not receive have already been
,selected by foreign powers. that having
been done from a special fund set aside
iby those governments for just such pur-
noses as soon as announcement of the
wedding date was made.
Several of the ambassadors and their
wives will send presents as Individual
gifts. while others will do so as did the
Republic Of France when Miss Alice
Roosevelt married Nicholas Longworth.
That republic sent a splendid piece OF
modern Gobeln tapestry after cartoon
by the AIsatian painter, Emile Francois
Ehrnann. while the French Ambassador
, and Nine. Jusserand personally set the
bride an ostrich feather fan mounted on
tortoise shell.
Kaiser Wilhelm sent a sapphire and dla-
nond bracelet, while the German Ambas-
sador and Baroness Won Sternberg, who
were close friends Of Miss Roosevelt, had
= sat of Dresden plates made at the royal
potteries. each decorated after a design
hon ri
monogram Of the bride. Baron and
Baroness Hengelmuller. who were on IN
innate terms with the President and Mrs
Roosevelt, sent an ornament OF diamonds
and sapphires, which could be worn either
as a brooch or a pendant. The King OF
Italy personally selected his own gift, a
table inlaid with Italian scenes.
Neither the Vice-President and Mrs
Fairbanks nor members Of the Cabinet
gave extravagant presents to Mrs. Long
worth. The Vice Presidents gift was a
set of oyster cocktail cups, the holders OF
heavy silver, engraved with the brides
initials. and the cups Of Beleeke Mem
hers Of the Cabinet, with the exception OF
Senator Root then Secretary of State
gave silver dishes or vases. The Score
1drY or Sldle anu Mis- 4NOoN SoNS a Nii"4'
set with turquoise.
While so much discussion Of the pres
ents of the Senate and House is going OF
st is recalled that the New York delega
ftlon gave Miss Roosevelt present all IL
iown-ffve dozen wine glasses and dozeI
,plates. holding as many finger bowls o
lfavr1le glass; which was just then II
vogue
Several members Of the House from
SAhio told to-day Of the rich silver vase
lorqoving cup, which the delegation Of tina
lxtate presented to the Longworths. TN
lpiece standing more than thirty inche
khigh and being wonderfully wrought witt
changing festoons of roses.
There seems to be an opinion that man!
of the foreign ministers will send flowers
at least a sufficient number to furnish al
most the entire decoration OF the drawing
rooms.