The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-16

With blossoms the sceoo a this Ue1-
ding of . president. Ths Gait rsai-
deacs virtually vill becoos . eso-
servatosy itself On the Night a the
ceremony. There will be music fue-
nished By . small orchestra assigned
fro0 the nenbefship Of the Marine
hand. but the actual wedding march
is likely to be played upon . piano BY
Miss Bertha Boiling. one OF Mrs. Cats
sisters.
Orchids Mrs. Cats eavorite.
An altar. which virtually will Be
bank Of flowers. IL to be erected at
the west end of the parlors of the resi-
dence The brideto-be will meet the
president at the foot OF the stairway
in . hall without the wedding room.
and will walk with him from there to
the altar 'front.' Mrs. Gait will carry
q bouquet of orchids. which Mr.. VIII
son found out long ago to be her IA
vorite flowers. She will be attired In
. travelling gown. The ring will be .
plain gold circlet inscribed with the
the initials Of bride and groom.
Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait has been
known for a good many years A. ono
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. Its selec.
tion was a matter of months and some
controversies arose as to what might
be called its 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 1t can be said that al
most wholly Mrs. Galt's wedding out
ft 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. Galt's favorite how-
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 for a series of old
time entertainments. The four great
offlcial 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 q
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.
It 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 . friend, John Wayles,
met Martha Shelton, Wayles' widowed
daughter. She was a beautiful WON.
and and much sought after. but JET.
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 Amerl.
cans than any other wife Of a presi.
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 one Of the old fami-
lies Of Virginia. Mrs. Tyler bore the
her husband was elected vice presi.
dent Of the United States Mrs. Tyler
had 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.
AhO oOSOhu w1ukCA olICA lAc OCdLu
Of Mrs. Tyler the president met Julia.
the daughter of Gardiner who lived
on an island in Long Island sound.
The president fell desperately In love
with the young woman 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 un-
til fairly late in life He married
Frances Folsom, the daughter of his
law partner, whom he had known
when she was 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 long time it was thought that
President Wilson would be married
in the White House. For some reason
or other people took it for granted