The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18

have their stocks of flowers nearly
depleted in order to make beautiful
with blossoms the scene of this we'd
ding of a president. The Gait resi-
dence virtually will become a con
s~ervatory itself on the night of the
ceremony. There will be music fur
nished by a small orchestra assigned
from the membership of the Marine
band, but the actual wedding march
is likely to be PLAYED upon a piano by
Miss Bertha Boiling, one of Mrs. Calls
sisters.
Orchids Mrs. Cats Favorite.
An altar, which virtually will be a
bank of flowers, is to be erected at
the west end of the parlors of the resi-
dence. The bride-to-be will meet the
president at the foot Oh the stairway
in a hall without the wedding room.
and will walk with him from there to
the altar front. Mrs. Gait will carry
a bouquet Of orchids, which Mr.. Will
son found out long ago to be her IA
vorite flowers. She will be attired in
a travelling gown. The ring will be a
plain gold circlet inscribed with the
the initials of bride and groom.
Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait has been
known for a good many years as one
Of the most perfectly gowned women
in Washington. She is a handsome
woman and always dresses in exqui-
site taste. Her gowns always have
been chosen with rare care and almost
perfect judgment. For some time
Mrs. Gait has been busy in selecting
her trousseau, being aided in this most
important work by her mother, Mrs.
Boiling, a woman of excellent discern
ment. Mrs. Galt's trousseau already
has arrived in Washington. It's selec-
ton was a matter of months and some
controversies arose as to what might
be called it's origin. There were
stories to the effect that French sup
ply houses resented supplying any
thing through German-American mid
die men. Most of the stories were
baseless, and it can be said that al
most wholly Mrs. Cats wedding out
fit is of American origin.
Resume White House Functions.
Dark green and orchid are the pre-
dominating hues in the gowns of the
bride-to-be, for, as has been said,
orchids are Mrs. Cats ~favorite flow
ers. There are travelling gowns, street
gowns, and evening gowns. the latter
of which will be seen throughout the
coming winter when the White House
is to be %reopened cor q series CT old
time entertainments. The four great
official receptions. which were omitted
last winter. will be resumed, and there
will be afternoon teas and many mu.
steals.
President Wilson is the sixth presi-
dent of the United States to marry a
widow. Washington, Jefferson. Madi-
son, Fillmore and Benjamin Harrison
married widows, in one or two cases
the widow being the second wife of
the president. John Tyler and Theo-
dore Roosevelt each married the Sec
ond time, but their wives had not be-
fore been welded.
1t is not necessary to speak of
George Washington's marriage. The
world knows of his courtship, engage.
ment and wedding. His love was the
widow Curtis" Thomas Jefferson, at
the home of a friend, John Wayles,
met Martha Shelton, Wayles' widowed
daughter. She was a beautiful wom-
and and much sought after. but JEFF
ferson finally won her heart.
Beautiful Dolly Madison.
It is possible that Dolly Madison,
the wife of President James Madison,
is. in a way. better known to Ameri-
cans than any other wife of a prest.
dent except, of course. Martha Wash.
ington.
John Tyler was married twice, the
second time while he was president.
His first wife was Letitia Christian.
who belonged to n of the old fami-
lies of Virginia. Mrs. Tyler bore the
president nine children. Just before
her husband was elected vice presi-
dent of the United States Mrs. Tyler
had a stroke of paralysis, and a short
time after he succeeded William Hen
ry Harrison as president she died, the
death occurring in the White House.
The second winter after the death
of Mrs. Tyler the president met Julia.
the daughter of a Gardiner who lived
on an island in Long Island sound.
The president fell desperately in love
with the young m and soon they
became engaged and were married
quietly at the Church of the Ascen-
sion in New York city.
The Cleveland Marriage.
Grover Cleveland did not marry IN
til fairly late in life. He married
Frances Folsom. the daughter of his
law partner. whom he had known
when she was a little girl at an age
when she had called him Uncle
Cleve." Mr.. Cleveland and Miss Fol-
som were married in the Blue room at
the White House.
For a long time it was thought that
President Wilson would be married