Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-18
PRESIDENTS WEDDING
TO HAVE FEW GUESTS,
DISAPPOINTING RUMOR
oclv Relatives, Cabinet Mem
hers and Few Friends to Wit
ness Ceremony, Says
"Quiet Tip"
pr1BLIC RECEPTION LATER

rAettrNGToN, oct 1s.--A quiet tip
~, The wedding of Mrs. Edith Gait and
r-..,dent Wilson will be private. with
~. ,he immediate relatives of the con-
.--s,,,e couple and few personal friends
.-...nt. Is causing much disappointment
washington official circles. The tip
-. from a source close to the bride-to-
=. although It is in no way official. How
- The very fact that the ceremony is
:. \. performed in Mrs Galt's coy home
80 which is none too spacious, is ac-
-..,ed as confirmation. Limited only to
u. relatives Of the couple and the mem
80 of the Presidents Cabinet. who.
= q accepted, will be invited, and to the
49, others who could not be overlooked.
.D.ce certainly will be at premium. and
~ fact makes it almost certain that no
.rort will be made to arrange an elab-
s.ate ceremony.
~. n the wedding is to be a private
.enlr n is expected that a reception will
= held shortly after Mrs. Gait takes her
sS.ce as mistress of the White House
,hat will prove a record-breaker in many
ways.
II Is known Indl lEltIluS OF lne GTeSl-
Al, will urge that he and his bride ar
ranee a reception along the lines OF the
.ns he gave TO the people of New Jersey
~ arst winter he was in Washington.
mis- was one of the largest receptions
aver given in the White House-always
sxceptlng the old-time New Years gath
,rnrs when the public comes without in
vitation-and It served to stamp out GER
tain opposition to the Executive that
vas then commencing to make an ap-
pearance in New Jersey.
WOULD SALVE HEARTS.
Inasmuch as there are certain to be
rany heart-burnings and sorrows among
those who will be unable to be present
At the wedding, the political advisers of
ne President believe the wise thing to
do will be to hold such a reception as
soon after the honeymoon is over as pos
sIble. at which official Washington and
is friends can be present and have a
close look at the bride. Although this will
not finally be settled until after the we'd
ding, the men who are advocating 1t are
very certain that 1t will be done.
STROLL IN MIST.
The President and Mrs. Gait continue To
ret much pleasure out of their court
ship Despite the fact that the entire
ciy was covered with a wet blanket of
mist, they went for stroll last evening
through residential Washington, stopping
At the various parks, at the street corner
parks and commenting on the artistic
quality, or, for the most part, lack of
4, In the many statues of more or less
prominent politicians of the dim and
misty past. Mrs. Gait was wearing rath-
er proudly the Presidents latest gift. a
wonderful wrist watch set in platinum
and diamonds, a memento of her birth
day. which it now develops was last Fri
day.
Although Mrs. Cats favorite colors are
blacks and grays and combinations of the
NO modistes here are now popularizing
what they call Boiling brown" a dull
@t rich shade of brown which the Presi-
dents fancee has decided on for many of
the gowns Of her trousseau. 1t is pointed
out that her favorite colors are too closely
associated with the half-mourning period
lor use at this time, and the new shade
probably will prove immensely popular.