The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-25
HOUSE WEDDING TODAY
Simplicity and Dignity Predominant Note at Marriage Of
Francis b. Sayre and Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson

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rom the conservatory to the main
staircase leading up to the east room
where, daily, hundreds of tourists are
permitted to promenade, where the
bGsts Of celebrities and the tea chests
and relics Of traditional history are
gathered-here was q staff of ushers
to assist the guests with their wraps.
The east room as it was prepared
for the wedding was a picture of
grandeur. The three crystal chandeliers
with their pseudo-candle lights were
to be but half-ilIuminated, spreading
dim but suffused light over the gold
trimmed walls with their cream colored
of colored marble. The walls of the
east room are covered with wood pan
| cling, the ornamental ceiling is done
| in stucco and set in the walls are II
| low relief panels, their subjects from
i Aesop 5 fables. The window draperies
| of heavy yellow silk damask were
hung loose today and the shades drawn.
! At the east end of the room facing
| the treasury building there is a series
OF four windows, broken by piers. 1t
was III front of these windows on a
! dais banked with flowers that the wed
/
| The windows were draped with a
large lambrequin of old gold plush
with curtains on either side. Wherever
there was u loop. or wherever the over
hanging borders of the lambrequin
! joined, there We're large ropes of smi-
lax and lunches Of lilies. In front of
these windows a platform approached
| by two semi-eircular steps had been
erected. The platform itself was COW
| cred with a rug, and Immediately above
the steps was Il kneeling bench up
| holstcred in white cloth, tied with
satin ribbons and filled out with bride
roses and lilies. Behind this. with
just enough space for the officiating
clergyman to stand. was a mass OF
palms and smilaN with d great bunch
Of lilies.
Eyerbody was TO stand on the gIis-
tening parquette floor, for there are no
! chairs iii the east room except on rare
occasions, ut musicalcs. The so-ealied
| official guests, including members Of
the cabinet. the Vice President and the
Speaker Of the House and their fam
dies. he Justices of the Supreme court
ant the diplomatic corps and their
}aaie@ were to be- grouped i'm the south
arn half of the room. while the guests
generally We're to stand iu the north
@n haif with the Immediate families
At the hride and groom iu the aisle
ACtWoem, surrounding the daIs after
the bridal party had reached the floral
bower and lmpIovjscd altar. Two ropes
wound i'm white satin marked the
green carpcted aisle
Looking down the main aisle from
the dafs, the green carpctmg met the
red rugs Of the long corridor which
bjsects the lower Goor of the White
House leading from the state dining
room 10 the east room and bordering
the trio OF parlors-thc red room, the
blue room and the green room. The
United States Marine band grouped
behind palms was to occupy a part OF
the great reception hall of marble
floor and hutf-tinted pilasters
At exactly half past four o'clock,
the President and Mrs. Wilson were
D 20 descend the main staircase from the
family apartments, proceeding to the
, state dining room. where the bIda
} procession was to be formed. Mrs
Wilson and the members Of the TIVE
!. families were to be escorted through
the parlors to the southern end of the
q east room and finally TO a place just
in front Of the dais. Mr.. Sayre and
G | the best man were to come in from tbs
r. blue ROOM meeting the procession OF
Y bridesmaids and the bride at the foot
e OF the dais.
' From the western end of the lons
e corridor at the state dining room, thu
l. bridal procession was to form. In tn,
inches of the corridor, palms and trop
r. zeal plants had been placed. Each o
e bridesmaids, escorted by one of tn
- ushers, was to march slowly into tn
n east room to the strains of the famou
t wedding march from Lohengrin, playe,
d by the Marine band. Last the brid
a was to enter, leaning on the arm o
l. the President, and preceded by TIN
maid Of honor. The bride was to ear
II ry bouquet of lilies of the valley
) while the bridesmaids were to carr,
c pink roses toned in with their pinl
c dresses.
t. As the bride and her father reache
e the altar the President was to paus
d while the groom was to step forwar
e and lead the bride up the low step
II to the broad dais where the entir
r bridal party was to stand, the Presi
i dent and Mrs Wilson standing at tn
e base Of the platform.
5, The Rev. Mr.. Beach was to read tn
r wedding service from the book of CON
Il mon prayer and Immediately after til
y ceremony the bridal party was to pre-
r cccd to the blue room to receive til
c guests, with the President and Mrs
y Wilson standing with the bride an
g groom. Then the bridal party was t
e. enter the private dining room, wher
: the table with it's big cake was det
s. grated with pink roses.
~ Refreshments for the guests were t
It hc served in The state dining room
This room is lighted by silver ehand'
II Iicrs aud eight silver electric sidelights
is IT is furnished with chairs of maho.
n amy. upholstered in dark green tai
r cetrv Three large mahogany consol