Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1906 — BECOMES BRIDE OF LONGWORTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BECOMES BRIDE OF LONGWORTH

Alice Roosevelt Given in Marriage to Ohio Congressman. CEREMONY AT THE WHITE HOUSE Most Brilliant Affair of Its Kind Ever Celebrated in Washington. One Thousand Invited Guests Composed of Diplomats, Officials ' ; \and Social Leaders Witness Ceremony. Washington, Feb. 19. —Miss Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the president of the United States, was married to Representative Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, at noon in the east room of the White House. The most distinguished statesmen of the land, lights of literature, lions of society, and captains of industry—men and women from every walk of

life and from almost every clime and corner of the globe—came to pay homage to the happy couple and to swell the throng at the most brilliant wedding the capital has even seen. Thirty-seven foreign ambassadors and ministers were in attendance to extend the felicitations of their sovereigns and peoples. Cabinet officers, senators, the bridegroom’s colleagues in the house, and the intimate personal friends of the Roosevelt and Longworth families in Washington, New York and Cincinnati were included among the fortunate thousand invited to witness the marriage. Bishop Satterlee Officiates. Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Hatterlee, bishop of the diocese of Washington, performed the nuptial rites, using the stately ceremony of the Protestant Episcopal church. President Roosevelt led his daughter to the alter and gave her to the young statesman from Ohio. Miss Roosevelt’s bridal dress was a magnificent creation of heavy white satin, point lace, chiffon, filmy tulle

and silver brocade. The material from which the gown was developed was manufactured especially for Miss Roosevelt, and the design was destroyed as soon as the necessary amount of the material was made. Wears Diamond Necklace. The gown had a long court train of ■uperb silver brocade. The bodice was made high, without a collar, was trimmed with rare old point lace and the elbow sleeves were finished with the same filmy material. The sleeves just met the long white gloves. A voluminous tulle veil, almoat completely enveloping the slender, graceful figure of the charming bride, was held In place by dainty clusters of orange blossoms. The tiny slippers were fashioned from silver brocade and Instead of buckets tulle bows were worn with tiny clusters of orange flowers. The only Jewels worn by the bride

ras the superb diamond necklace Much was the gift of the groom. Buffet Breakfast Served. Breakfast was then served in the spacious state dining room by a famous New York caterer. It was a buffet repast, for lack of space, forbade any attempt at seating the guests, but this informal arrangement added not a little to its pleasure. Judges of the supreme court, ambassadors, senators, military men. and plain citizens rubbed elbows in true democratic fashion while nibbling sandwiches or drinking the health of the bride. The president was in splendid spirits and had a Joke, a laugh, or a Jolly word for every one. His good humor was Infectious, and after the first solemnity of the occasion had worn off and the last strain of the hymeneal music had died away, the great company quickly changed from a stiff, conventional assemblage to a throng of right good friends. Music Throughout Feast. Throughout the breakfast Lieutenant Santelmann’s red-coated musicians played classical and popular airs, and the delicate tones of the magnificent gold piano in the east room from time to time added gentler melody to the feast of sound. Washington, Feb. 10. Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who were married at the White House Saturday, passed Sunday very quietly at “Friendship,” the country home of John R. McLean, at Tennalytown, which they are making their temporary headquarters. The weather was pleasant most of the day, and the couple took a stroll around the beautiful grounds surrounding the place. The gates of the grounds were closed during the day. Honeymoon in Cuba. Washington, Feb. 20.—Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth will spend a portion of their honeymoon in Cuba. They left “Friendship,” the country estate of John McLean, where they went after the wedding, in the morning in a large automobile and rode to Alexandria, Va.. where they boarded the private car Elysian, which wms attached to the Washington and Southwestern limited train on the Southern railway, leaving Alexandria at 11:18 a. m. They will go to Tampa, Fla., via Jacksonville, where they will take a boat for Havana, arriving there Thursday morning.

NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.