The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

OIl-I1EhALIJ, 5DONDA |, blI then the bride making hers. After the | bride promised to "love, cherish and
 obey the President placed dhe we'd
 ding ring, plain band of gold, upon
 her finger, and then, after a prayer
 and while the couple c1asped their
 right hands together Dr. Smith de clared them man and wife. The brief and simple ceremony was over.
 The entire party then turned to the ! dining room, where a buffet supper was served. The decorations there were in pink, and on the buffets were banked with growing ferns and pink ! roses. The tables were decorated with Lady Stanley rose blossoms. On ta- l bleoin the center was the wedding cake ia fruit cake several layers high or namented with sprays of pink orchids 1 in the center. Mrs Wilson cut the
 cake without formality and no ar l rangement was made for bestowing bits of it upon others than those in the wedding party.
 BRIDAL COSTUME
 During the ceremony and at the 1 luncheon afterward, during which a
 strong orchestra played the bride wore her travelling dress, a black silk velvet ! gown, with a picture hat of black l beaver with no trimmings whatever except one feather slightly upturned
 on the left side. At her throat she
 wore the Presidents wedding gift, a
 magnificent diamond brooch.
 The skirt of her gown was of walk l ing length and cut on full lines. The waist had silSen embroidery of blue 1 shading from the deep tones of royal
 blue to delicate shades of pastel, and was threaded with silver.
 1 The lower part of the waist was l ar11 I,,.ni l h1 not f,xrnr n
 of silver in the design of lilies. be-
 low which has a girdle of black vel l vet The sleeves of the gown were
 of black net fashioned in tiny tucks i with long bell-shaped cuffs of em- 1 broidered velvet which came well down
 over the hand. Her collar, which was l high and upstanding. was of black ' lace. When she left on her honeymoon 1 journey Mrs. Wilson wore over her gown fur coat of broad tail with 1 bands of Yukon and huff to match. l She wore Chin-chin collar.
 l Miss Margaret Wilson, the Pres ident's oldest daughter, wore a sap 1 phire blue velvet gown with sapphire and velvet trimmings. Mrs. William C. Mc'Adoo, his youngest daughter, wore 1 blue silk brocade with fur and silver l trimmings Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, his third daughter, wore rose charmeuse
 with cream lace. Miss Helen Wood- row Bones. the PreSlue1ll SouSlH, WoA v yellow silk and gold.
 MRS. BOILING
 Mrs. Boiling, the brides mother, wore costume of richly jetted net over an underskirt of black satin appliqued Tn kings blue. soft train was caught at the left side of the girdle with clus- ter of pink crushed roses. She wore old cameos set in pearls, which she wore as a bride. Mrs. w. H. Maury of Anniston, a sister of the bride, wore white crepe and silver net with a court train or cream crepe embroidered in leaf sprays of gold. A single moon flower caught her corsage at the waist. Mrs. Alexander H. Gait of this city, another sister, wore robin egg blue chiffon velvet with silver bands and a black tulle sash with crushed roses. Miss Bertha Boiling, the brides third sister, wore a gown of tor quoise blue. Over a full skirt of blue chiffon over white lace founces fell a panier draped overskirt of blue taffeta embroidered in gold and silver The bodice of chiffon was over heavy bands of gold lace and a high girdle was of flower embroidered silk.
 All the men in the party, which out side of the relatives included Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Grayson, the President S physician, wore conventional evening dress.
 
 Upstairs in the brides house one room was set aside for the wedding gifts which despite intimations from the White House that nothing be sent by any others than relatives and close friends, ran into the hundreds.
 In difference to the Presidents wishes the houses of Congress sent no gifts of ficially, but many members sent personal remembrances. The Virginia delegation, representing the native state of the couple, sent a loving cup Wytheville, the brides home toWn sent a miniature of MT. and Mrs. Boiling, her parents The Pocahontas Memorial association, in rec ognition of Mrs. Wilson's descendence 1 from the Indian princess of that name, sent bronze statuette of Pocahontas. The Menominee Indians of Wisconsin sent a handsome bead belt. The former Queen of Hawaii sent a scarf. Minnesota women sent wedding cake. Every mem- Der of the cabinet sent a gift.
 In addition to the Presidents diamond 1 brooch, there were other gifts of jew elry, among them a diamond brooch set with sapphires and a gold and sapphire bracelet There were so many fans that ] it is said Mrs. Wilson will have a differ 1 ent one for each evening during the social season. There were candlesticks and con- ] potes in quantity, among the most dis
 tinctive in the latter being one from 1 Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark. There 1 were many vases, ancient and modern, quantities of glass, pottery and silver, l books and pictures, an ancient Chinese
 box and a large mahogany dining table 1 bracelet of Brazilian tourmalines and
 an ornament of tropical bird feathers
 came from, South America. From Bel Slan children came pillows, pieces of lace engrossed parchments and other articles 1 including embroideres. all inscribed wit1 cards showing gratitude for the Presi- dents sympathy, often expressed for the 1 sufferers of the war in Europe Gifts came also from the pupils of the Benedictne nuns at Liege, the children of the Liege school of Ct. Veronica. The children ot Spa, Belgian watering place. sent jew el case inscribed, Homage and Gratitude of Spa"
 view of the desire of the President and Mrs. Wilson that as little publicity as possible attend their wedding, names of those sending wedding gifts have beer l Withheld from publication. The grea number received cOmn1ately lneet th.