The Washington times., 1915-12-19


Ing Of gifts to tho Presidents bride ly
Congress. Government officials. or the
Diplomatic Corps. in dcfrrcn"c to tho
/ Presidents expressed wish and his de-
sire to keen the wedding on an entirely
unofficial basis Vet there seemed to be
no limit to the number and variot; Uf
gifts from all sections OF the country.
Some are handsome. some merely
Rm6sinE. about some there Is n pa
.hetic touch--witness the quaint bits of
.stitch herv by old-fashioned workers with
tho needle. Some were sent with the
hope OF opening a way fer the sale of
such wares. some by notoriety seekers,
but for the most part they are "dlsin-
torested' tokens of affection and in
forest. and bear out the old adage "All
the world loves a lover
, Some gifts are anonymous and many
are from people of whom neither the
, President nor his bride have ever heard.
Although some of the offerings are not
the last word in wedding gifts. they
were received in the same generous
spirit in which they were offered.
In Boxes and Barrels.
= Foxes and barrels of all shapes and
Fizes. some expertly packed, others
knocked tcgethcr with ar abandon which
sruacked of the hammer and saw IN a
woodshed setting. were delivered at the
Gait house in nocks In the weeks pre-
ccding the wedding; and the favored
fcw who were permitted n peep at the
vast array of gifts were torn between
admiration for the costly and beautiful
things on view and amusement at the
iiotaam and ietsam which the wedding
called forth from all over the world.
The display of gifts differs notably
from that of the average bride. the
UBIQUITOUS silver and iewelry being
conspicuous by their absence. Guam
titles of pictures and books. several very
handsome o,'trtal rugs. rare china and
many fine laces and embroideries are
among the gifts the Presidents bride
rugs there are. one of white bcarslSin.
the other Of vicuna. which has all the
earmarks of having been presented by
the wife of one of the South American
diplomats. who is close friend Of the
bride. There are some wonderfully
beautiful linens. notable among them a
table cover with elaborate insets of flet
lace and embroidery and one banded
with heavy Russian lace.
Fans and More Fans.
a great cut glass punch bowl. with a
dozen glasses to match and a heavy sill
yer ladle stands near a desk set of Tiff
fany glass and brass; nearby is a fine
Swiss travelling clock. an alabaster lamp
of Florentinc design. an ancient Chinese
box. a really valuable cabinet piece:
and thcro is wonderful glass of every
description and i.InuinC rable vases OF
pottery. silver and EiuSS.
OF tho few pieces OF iowelrY among
the gifts the most notable are dia-
mond and sapphire brooch. and a heN-
ible gold bracelet set With sapphireS.
Tho collection of tanS Is truly mar
tl,tt, E..Ith hon f,E, .II al fa
even worked with Jewels. and arranged
each in its own case. a great mahogany
dining table is one of the gifts.
y beautiful Se!reS vase. painted ana
signed by court artist of the time of
Napoleon, is supposed to be the gift OF
one OF the Cabinet hostesses 1t Is un-
dcrstood that another lady OF this
circle sent picture of famous VIZ
ginia scene. painted by a Widc.y known
Virginia artist: the gift OF another Is
a splendid piece OF carved Venetian
furniture. for hall or living room use.
n ha.l-markcd piece of great value de-
signed bv n master and dating back
several centuries.
Navajo Blanket Historic.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
selected a Navajo blanket of great
worth and historic value as their gift /;
the members of the Cabinet took the
stand that as the Mcddln. vas private
and unofficial the matter should be
treated in personal way. Zach of the
Cabinet ladies sclcctcd her own gift
and each offering Was persona! in it's
nature.
1t was the feeling that Mrs. Gait, al
though she was to become First Lady
IN The Land. was not a member of an
"offiCial' family. which led Congress
TO decide not TO send n joint wedding
Elft. AS a matter of fact this was the
trct tl.,t l.. i
whether it would or would not give. as
body. to Presidents bride. There
was no precedent in the matter. for, a 3
the wife of one Senator pointed out
the on.y two Presidents who married
in office were President Tyler, who ran
away. and President Cleveland. who
was married In June. when Congress
Was i.ot IN session"
Joint Virginia Gift.
The selection of a joint gift by tho
Virginia delegation in Congress was
on personal and not official grounds
IN the words OF the donors IAN en-
preston of the kindly personal feeling
OF I" civ" gentlemen Who are proud
that Nirgnian will again preside over
the White House" 1t is silver loving
cup IN the form of beaker with mas
sINe silver handles. The design Is very
Simple and very elegant, the only orna =
ln"ntaton beng double row of ueau-
ing. after Colonial model. The cup
stands about two feet h.Sh on pcueS-
tat OF ebony. 1t - meant to mold
American Beauty roses, and whe.I l.
WcS presented few days ago Was
nii"d Vuh roses
II is inscribed or one side "r:dltn
boiling G"l', December IS i9l5. On
IN" other side Is the lnscripti0n "r'rom
tho Members of the ' . ,inIa DeieSa-
ton - the SINt r-four.h h Congress. -
Icncath this in double column, ToI-
low the names of tho members. wi:n
that o, Senator swanson. senior SEN
aior. at t . head of one. and the namo
"r Scnrtor Martini junior member. at
INC head Of the other.
tItizcns of " vtheViIIo tho hirth
place oI tho Presidents bride, sent \
''ndsoInclv framed set oi miniatures
0f III" briGc's father and mother. .iuc. &C
"nd Mrs. N'ilIi'n, II. Boiling. painted
hv Miss E'lcn Douglas stuart. p native
Of WNthoVill" and niece of the ,a;o
Gen. J. T.. b. stuart. She is a tnInn' 'cu
*'tr and studied in Drcsdcns and
Parts
Scarf From Former Queen.
1t is an interesting coincidence that
Miss Stuart was the artist selected "a
paint the miniatures of President vii,