Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-07
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WEDDING TODAY
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will be banked with palms, to form q
background for great punches of
spring blossoms of cherry, peach and
apple.
In the main lobby of the mansion
the Marine Band orchestra of fifty
pieces, under the direction of Lieu
tenant William H. Santleman, will
render a program of music specially
selected by Miss Wilson.
To the strains of Wagner's inspir-
ing wedding march from "Lohen-
grin" the wedding party will descend
the main staircase from the apart
ments above. Miss Margaret Wilson
and Mrs. Sayre the brides sisters.
will be maid and matron of honor
Two charming little maids, Miss Sal
lie McAdoo, the twelve-year-old
daughter of the bridegroom, and Miss
Nancy Lane, the dainty daughter of
Secretary and Mrs. Franklin X. Lane,
will attend the bride as flower girls
They will be attired in exquisite
frocks. exactly matched.
The bride will be escorted to the
blue room by her father, the P-esi-
dent of the United States. At the
beautiful extemporized altar Of white
satin and cut flowers, she will be
Joined by the bridegroom, Mr.. Nc
Adoo, and his best man, DR.. Cary T.
Grayson, u. s. N, an intimate friend
alike Of the secretary and Of the Pres
ident.
An informal reception will follow
the ceremony, after which the bridal
party and assembled guests sit down
to the wedding supper to be served in
the state dining-room. Both the
room itself and the great dining
table will be superbly decorated, and
the latter particularly, will be a
vision in sparkling cut glass, silver
ware and rare flowers.
Brief Honeymoon Trip.
Later in the evening, Secretary Nc
Adoo and his bride will leave Wash
ington for a brief honeymoon trip. Il
is not expected they will remain long
away from Washington, as it is
known that the secretary's official du-
ties, particularly with reference to
the Federal Reserve Board, will de-
mand his presence in the national
capital.
The brides gown is a superb crea-
tion of ivory satin, adorned with
many yards of Empress Eugene lace,
of soft and elegant design. The gown
has a sweeping train, several yards
in length. The satin which softly
Grapes the bodice is drawn into
point below the shoulders, leaving
a V-shaped opening both back and
front. Soft folds of tulle finish this
opening, and there is a tunic of tulle
made on the new, long lines, and the
sleeves, which are long, are made OF
tulle mousquetaired. The lace is APP
piled with exquisite grace. 1t is drap-
ed over the right shoulder and crosses
the bodice in a sweeping line to the
left side of the waist, where 1t Is
caught with a spray of orange bios
sons Below the waist line 1t falls
as border to the tulle tunic. A
novel feature of the lovely costume
will be the bridal wreath of orange
blossoms in cap effect from which the
long tulle veil will be draped.
Practically the sole ornament to be
worn by the bride will be a necklace
of diamonds, the gift Of the bride
groom.
Fourteenth White House Bride.
Miss Wilson will carry a wonderful
shower bouquet of lilies of the val
lev. white orchids and fern fronds
More than a century of romantic
White House history will form a
fitting halo for the bridal couple In
the ceremony of today According
to accepted authorities, Miss Eleanor
Wilson will be the fourteenth bride
to plight her troth within the his
toric walls of the famous mansion
In the identical room where she to-
day will take the husband of her
choice FOR better, for worse beau
tiful Frances Folsom became the
wife, twenty eight years ago, of the
then President of the United States.
Grover Cleveland, and only few
months ago the sister of the bride of
today, Miss Jessie Wilson, was united
in marriage. in the magnificent east
room of the White House, to Fran
els B. Sayre.
The White House is hallowed in
the memory of one other May bride,
beloved Nellie Grant, who, forty
years ago, was married in the east
room to an En- glish gentleman. AL
gernon C. F. Sartoris. Today's we'd
ding will be unique in respect of the
principals, as Miss Wilson will be
the first daughter OF a President Of
the United States to be Joined in
marriage to a member of the cabi-
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