The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-25

.,uear In Hnitpfms and ~ MyA,
xpectsd that ~assenlblage
aild be d alt n Ishegsls
Etit men were to wear the cong
ltional afternoon frock, Tor weeks That
have preceded gowns and toilettess
haye been planned with minute care
Ey. the feminine guests for the csrs-
mony OF an hour. .
The regram had been .Iaapel a;t
lostte final detail, the WniGS House
8ttaches fixing each part Of It with
the exactness characteristic of func-
Itions at the executive mansion.
High officials and relatives were
TO enter a. the north front, hut the
guests generally were to come in q.
the east entrance through the glass
iconseryatory decorated with ferns
and palms andfreyealing through big
windows the south grounds with the
fountain and Italian pools, the hedg=
es and shrlbbery-the exquisite gar
dening Of years.
From thefconseryatory to the main
staircase leading up to the East room
where, daily, hundreds of tourists are
nermitted to promenade, where the
busts of celebrities and the teaacilests
and relics Of traditional history are
! gathered-here was a staff of usiers
to assist the guests with their wraps.
The East room as 1t was prepared
for rhe wedding vas a picture Of
grandeur. The three crystal. chan
differs with their pseudo-candie
lights were to be but half-illumint-
ed, spreading a. dim but suffused
light over the gold trimmed walls
with their cream colored %pilasters,
their huge vases and mantels of col
! ored marble. The walls Of the East
room are covered with wood panel
ing. the ornamental ceiling is done
lin stucco and set in the walls are
twelve low relief panels, their sub
jects from ESop's fables. The win
dow draperies Of heavy yellow silk
damaskywe hung loose today and
the shades drawn. At the east end
Of the room facing the Treasury
building there is a series Of four win
davis, broken by piers. 1t was in
front Of these windows on a dais
banked with flowers that the wed
ding ceremony was to be perform
cd.
The windows were draped with a
large lambreQuin of old gold plush
with curtains on either side. Wher-
ever there was a loop or wherever
the o~verhanging borders of the lamb
requin Joined, theer we're large ropes
Of smilax and punches of lilies. In
front Of these WINDOWS n platform
approached by two semi-circular had
been erected. The platform itself
was a kneeling bench upholstered
in white cloth, tied with white satin
ribbons and Just enough space for the
officiating clergyman to stand, was
a mass Of palms and smilaX with q
great bunch Of lilies.
Everybody was to stand on the
glistening parquette floor, for there
are no chairs in the East room except
on rare occasions, at musicales. The
so-called official guests, including
members OF the cabinet, the vice.
president and tho speaker of the
house and their families, the justices
of the supreme court and the dtplo-
matte corps and their ladies were 10
be grouped in the southern half OF
the room, while the guests GENERALLY
were to stand in the northern half
with the immediate family of the
bride and groom in the aisle between,
surrounding the dais after the bridal
party had reached the floral bower
and improvised altar. Two ropes
wound in white satin marked the
green carpeted aisles.
Looking down the main aisle from
the dais, the green carpeting met
the red rugs of the long corridor
which bisects the lower floor of the
White House leading from the state
dining room 10 the East room and
bordering the trio Of parlors- the
Red Room, the Blue Room and the
Green Room. The United States ma
rine band grouped behind palms was
to occupy a part of the great recep-
ltion hall OF marble floor and buff
tinted piiasters.
At exactly half past four O'Clock,
the president and Mrs. Wilson were
to decend the main staircase from
family: apartments, proceeding to the
! state dining room, where the bridal
procession was to be formed. Mrs.
Wilson and the members Of the two
families were to be escorted through
the parlors to the southern end OF
the East Room and finally to a place
lust in front Of the dais. Mr. Sayre
and the best man. were to come IN
from the Blue Room, meeting the
procession Of bridesmaids and the
bride at the foot of the dais.
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 SLOW
ly into the East Room to the strains
~ tho Famous Lohengrin wedding