The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1906, Page 45

- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1906 PRESENTS FROM ALL QUARTERS OF WORLD ' ARE SENT TO DAUGHTER OF PRESIDENT PRESIDENT IN CHARGE CABTLY TOLLTS AT THLC WEDDING Showing of Jewels Is Not Near as Great as Might Have Been Expected at Such Social Function. —_— MANY CHARMING ASHINGTON, 17.—No recent Feb. y event wore ilets were cerise crepe d wvelvet, the hat bodice rge white hat, Mrs. Bonaparte, wife of the of the Navy, wore the historic blac] which was sent by the King of Westp lia, Jerome Bonaparte, to his daug! Secretary T, nd which has been handed down to the Secretary and Mrs. Bonaparte. The lac is flounces of great depth, nd w worn over coral satin. She also wore the necklace, pins and hair ornaments which Jerome presented to his American wife, Martha Patterson of Baltimore, before he became King of Westphalia. » Metcalf, wife of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, was in blue velvet, with large white hat and blue plumes. Madame Hengelmuller, wife of the Aus- | trian Embassador, was in coral-tinted | le, her hat matching in color. | Madame Casasus, wife of the Mexican Embassador, black velvet costume trim- med with Irish crochet lace. Large black hat trimmed with black and white. { Baroness Rosen, wife of the Russian | Embassador, black velvet, with black hat, | being in court mourning for the late King | Christian of Denmark, father of the Dowager Empress of Russia. Madame Jusserand, white chiffon with velvet appliques in black, and hat | in black and white. | Lady Durand, wife of the British Em- bassador, gray chiffon cloth, with gray hat, furs, shoes and gloves. | Baroness von Sternburg, wife of the werman Embassador, in cloth of silver liberty wvelvet, picture hat of lace cov- ered with plumes and a superb boa of | long ostrich feathers shading from | shell pink around the neck to an ex- | quisite purple at the tips, which hung | to the bottom of her skirt. Madame Nabuco, wife of the Bra- zillan Embassador, blue panne velvet | and lace with large hat trimmed with | plumes. | Madame Leger, wife of the Minister | of Hayti, a cream tinted lace costume, | which had appliques in pink rosebuds. | Her large hat was white and encircled with white plumes. Baroness Moncheur, wife of the Bel- | gian Minister, black panne velvet. large | black picture hat. | Madame Walker-Martinez, dress of | Irish lace, white lace hat. Madame Calderon, black velvet cos- tume and hat trimmed with white rltmes. Mrs. Harlan, black velvet trimmed with white lace, black and white bon- net Mrs. McKenna, black velvet trimmed | the | blue maline and blue plu | Ir! | pearls and diamonds. OWNS DISPLAYED black Irish point lace, toque in white e hat to match. M Helen Cannon, white broadcloth with yoke and Insertions of Irish.lac white hat trimmed wi white ost plumes cloth dress with Mrs Truman H. Newberry, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the viclet chiffon velvet with violet chif- fon; large velvet hat with shaded violet plumes. 3 Mrs. Chester I Long, light blue broadcloth and a picture hat in blue. Mrs, Foraker, electric e chiffon trimmed with velvet, same shade; neck- ce of sapphires; sm trimmed with electric paradise feathers. 1 gold lace hat Miss Foraker, coral cloth made prin cess with short elbow sleeves; jacket trimmed with in; coral hat trimmegd with lace and " coral plumes. Mrs. J. Sloat Fassett, white lace gown and a hat of violet velvet. Astor, mauve ¢ the waist Jacob ning broidered rias bands of mauve velv er braid trimmed th eves were elbow 1 the center and showing Mrs. y chiffon em- same Robert J. W , Paris dress of broadcloth with insertions of h crochet and white lace hat trim- med with white pl Mrs. Nellie Grant § vet co » of champagne tints, dress trimmed with Rusia in color and trimm or, costume roide: the secretary to pink silk cos- yoke and sleeve trimmings 1 point lace. Her hat was of pink with pink feathers. 3 and cloth med with white ered crepe gown with hat to match. Mrs Dubols, embroid ed with real muf. red gray Jabesermaing crepe tr hat, stole and silk, and large picture hat. William Allen ith, wife of ser e Smith of Michigan, e lace, with large white hat Mrs. Landis, wife of Representative C. B. Landis of Indiana, a pale blue radium silk, trimmed with silver lace, gown made princess, a picture hat of blue with blue plumes and French flowers in a wreath about the hat. Mrs. Overstreet, wife of the Repre- ytative of Indiana, pale blue chiffon trimmed with chiffon cloth ace of tiger lily pattern with s. an imported > over white e of Russian white broadcloth and Ir Mrs. Ebenezer J. HIlL costume of black thread 1 silk and chiffon, with s sable & hat trimmed with ostrich plumes. | Mrs. William M. Howard of Georgia, silk crepe of champagne tint, with panels and jacket of point de Venice; lace hat with feathers. Miss Eleanor Wayne Parker, white chiffon cloth embroidered in pink roses; lJace hat with white feathers and roses. Mrs, Sherley, mother of Representa- tive Sherley, gray crepe, trimmed with point lace, toquin gray and white. Mrs. Don Cameron, entire costume of Irish lace, with hat in gold lace and vhite plumes. Cameron, pale blue lace dres same shade. s Hoyt of New York, light white with hat to match. Mrs. Boardman, black velvet dress and bonnet. Miss Boardman, silver gray cloth and feather hat with same shade. Miss Josephine, coral broadcloth, plumed hat to match. Miss McMillan, Irish lace, combined with valencienne, white hat in plumes. Miss Alice Warder, white lace dress and white hat. 3 Miss Isabel May, hat in same tints. Mrs. Geoge W. Smith, amethyst silk, trimmed with cream-tinted cluny lace and touches of chiffon, velvet in ame- thyst shades, hat of similar colorings, with feathers. Miss Townsend, a creation of white lace and velvet. The skirt of white lace has deep lace flounces outlined with gold thread. A Mllis freize coat of brown velvet, trimmed with gold em- broidery, and a picture hat of gold lace with ostrich feathers. Mrs. M. E. Driscoll, coral dress and fawn-colored | satin, trimmed with richer flowers in blue, with flounces of real lace. Sables and lace hat, flower trimmed. Mrs. John Dwight, pale gray panne velvet made princess and embroidered in sllver; large hat trimmed with gray plumes. Mrs. Gray Waldo, white silk with Bertha of Brussels point lace, and a large hat with white plumes. Mrs. J. Van Vechten Olcott, a gown in light mourning of black net elab- orately spangled in dull jet in a feather pattern; large black hat to match Mrs. James B. Perkins, corn-color s, o ed embroidered crepe and hat shade, e Mrs. William M. Calder, a light blue princess gown, with Irish crochet lace coat and hat in blue and white, Mrs. Duncan E. McKinlay, cream white China crepe, lace trim: a white hat. R it Mrs. Willlam Jones, lilac velvet with trimmings of point de Venice and a lilac velvet hat with ostrich feathers. Mrs. J. E. Andrus, black lace over violet chiffon, trimmed with point lace, violet and white hat. % Mrs. Goebel, light blue broadcloth, with waist of chiffon and a hat trimmed with plumes in same shade. Mrs. G. E. Foss, a light blue silk with cream lace and hand embroidery; dia- blue plumes and | of green velvet | at in light shade | 1 | OF THE ARRANGEMENTS | MISs/ ALICE LEE ROOSEVELT, BLDER D. 3 | DAY AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION BECAME THE WIFE OF CONGRESSMAN LONGWORTH OF OHIO, AS SHE WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—There have been many weddings In Amerlca that have aroused public curlosity, like the famous “diamond wedding” in New York many years ago, when Senor E. 8. de Ovideo, a rich Cuban, married Miss M. A. Bartlett of this city: or like the | more recent wedding of Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlbor- ‘ ough. But the wedding to-day of Miss Alicg Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth aroused intense interest all over the United States and in many capitals of the world. In this country there is hardly a woman, and certainly not a girl, who does not want to know all about it. Mrs. Long- worth is regarded as a typical American girl, she stands in the high light reflected by her father's position and, moreover, her unquestioned soclal standing gives the glamour of soclety to an event which or- dinarily might simply be widely noticed because of the political standing of the families concerned. Wi People may not like the President's strenuous diplomacy or agree with his “big stick” policy, but when it comes to — mond ornaments. Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, an im- ported princess gown of pale gray silk crepe, embroidered in cherry blossoms, garniture of duchess lace and pink rosebuds; pearls; toque of gray with crushed pink roses and plumes. Mrs. Richard Townsend, a Paris dress of pale gray velvet, embroidered with silver, with hat of silver and gray ostrich plumes, Mrs. Theobald Ogden, crepe chiffon broadcloth. The waist was trimmed with medallions of Irish point lace and ementrie and the elbow sleeves with ish point ruffies. The skirt was medallions of Irish point; Irish point lace hat with ostrich plumes. WILL APPEAR IN HER COURT PRESENTATION GOWN. Nation’s Chief Executive Directs That the Wedding Be Conducted Without Any Unnecessary Display. the man himself, his domesticity, his out- door life, his soclal connections and train- ing, which have made him and his family au fait in all the numerous soclal duties demanded of occupgnts of the White House, they admire him, the man, even if not the political policy of the President, as a representative American. They put him in the White House because they have a certain affectionate regard for him, in spite of what they may consider the mistakes of his administration policy. The country, and especially the women and girls of the country, seem to have the same affectionatg regard for Mrs. Long- worth. In & feminine way she appears to have the same characteristics as have made her father popular as a man. BShe makes friends wherever she goes. She had been about in soclety considerably even before she came to the White House. She had been in Albany when her father was Governor, and she had borne herself well there, She is of distinguished appear- ance, and at the same time she has a cer- tain dash and swing about her that enable her to carry all before her. Since her father became President she has been much of a traveler and a great visitor; has been in Newport among what, wheth- er rightly or wrongly, is considered the “soclety”’ of the country; to that lesser Newport, Lenox, and to other fash- fonable places, where she always has held her own soclally with the most prom- inent. She is cheery, diplomatic, bright, making friends as she goes along, and it is frequently said of her that she never has lost a friend. LONG INVITATION LIST. - It was necessary for the President and Mrs. Roosevelt themselves to take charge of the preparations, and fre- quently, although much against their will, to overrule Miss Alice’s wishes. As soon as the President saw that the affair was getting away from him, that i AUGHTER OF THE PREIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WHO YESTER- it was becoming national in character and that the entire country was evinc- ing a tremendous Interest in it, he did what any man could do to keep it with- in the bounds of dignity and not have the scene at the White House become like a President’s reception, with 5000 people tramping through the White House. The preparation of the Invitation list was in itself an immense task. In fact, simply to provide for the Roosevelt family was a problem, for the Roose- velts are as numerous as were the lo- custs in Egypt, only more so. And when it’came to intimate friends Miss Alice had made out the greatest list you ever saw. Most lucky girls have perhaps a dozen really intimate friends. She had at least a hundred not, only intimate but very iIntimate friends. Thus “the Mlills girls of New York were twins until they knew Alice Roosevelt,” sald a soclety woman, “and then they became triplets.” And yet these Mills PRECIOUS GIFTS ARE SHOWERED ON THE DAINTY BRIDE But Few Are Permit membrances S such valuable gifts as were received by Miss Roosevelt. For weeks these tributes of tion have been pouring into the White House. The bride and the mem- bers of her family were almost over- whelmed by the character of the pres- and ents. It was not that they were so val@able number intrinsically, aithough in the aggregate they represent a great sum, but it was the spirit which animated the givers which appealed strongly to Mss Roosevelt. Many of the presents were accompanied by oral or written expressions of the deep and sincere regard in which the bride is held by persons of all classes, not only in her own country, but throughout the world. Weeks ago, on behalf of their daughter, the President and Mrs. Roosevelt let it be known that certain proffered gifts could not be accepted. It was their desire that the wedding, so far as the presents were concerned, at least, should be stripped of Lofficial character. An intimation was con- veyed through diplomatic channels that it was the desire of the President that no gifts should be made to Miss Roosevelt on behalf of foreign governments, that presents of such nature properly could be recelved only from the executives of the governments through the Embassadors or Ministers accredited to the American Gov- ernment. The only present therefore which may be said comes directly from a nation is that of the Cuban republic. It was provided for prior to the receipt of the President’s delicate intimation, and in the pecullar circumstances could not be’ declined. HUNDREDS OF REMEMBRANCES. During the past week hundreds of re- membrances, so particularly precious in the eyes of a bride, have arrived at the White House for Miss Roosevelt. By far the greater number of them came from personal friends and acquaintances. Her joy was clouded in a measure by the re- ceipt of presents from people of whom she mever had heard, who followed the gifts immediately with requests for invita- tions to the wedding. Some of the gifts were costly, but those, which so evidently were sent with the idea thereby of obtain- ing an invitation to the wedding, were re- turned instantly to the senders. It can be said with perfect confi- dence in the accuracy of the statement that while many of the presents re- ceived by the bride were very valuable, some of them being particularly so by reason of the circumstances surround- ing them, the value of the gifts has been greatly exaggerated. Many of those who remembered Miss Roose- velt with presents are by no means wealthy, and it is quite certain they could not afford to make such presents as they have been credited with having given. The definite announcement of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt that no list of the bridal gifts would be made public was approved cordially by friends of the families of both the bride and groom, but it has placed a premium on the exaggeration so great- ly deprecated by the President him- self. So remarkable have some of the ac- counts of the presents been that their publication has brought to Miss Roose- velt an unfortunate annoyance. Her mail for many days has been floodea with letters from women and men in all parts of the country urging her to give to them from her plentiful store of duplicate gifts one thing or another. Some of the stories of suffering and privation they told were really pitiful. Even in the time’of her life's greatest happiness Miss Roosevelt was made sorrowful by some of the appeals to her generosity. Of course she was unable to gratify the writers of the letters, because primarily they have been misled by publications which were quite inaccurate. RECEIVES MENACING LETTERS. In addition to appeals for charity Miss Roosevelt received as a result of the exaggerated reports of the value of her presents, letters, unsigned as a rule, menacing in their tone. No actual threats were made, but the letters con- tained sinister intimations of future trouble, perhaps for the country, through the presentation to the daugh- ter of an American President of gifts 50 costly as to be merely a display of the wealth of the glvers. Nobody without the circle of relatives and Intimate personal friends has been permitted to view the bridal presents. For two days they were placed in the library on the second floor of the White House and pot for a moment were théy left unguarded. The fortunate ones were permitted to view the beautiful ; array, many of which are almost regal in their splendor. The gifts numbered nearly a thousand and it {s known that all yet have not arrived. The display consists principally of jewelry and rare bric-a-brac. There are necklaces, brooches, rings, bracelets, fans of unique design, clocks, watches, vases, loving cups, punch bowls, pictures, rare laces, exquisite silks and embroideries from the Orient, delicate carvings In ivory and the precious metals, handsome rugs and tapestries, rare silver and china table services, most of them manufactured from special designs, and i every other gift which possibly could ! ;nake glad the heart of a bride. Among love and affec-| ted to View the Re- ent by Loving Friends to Couple. BT D R ASHINGTON, Feb.) Senator and Mrs. Knox, a jewel box 17.—Few brides not | of elegantly chased silver. of so-called royal The Embassador td Great Britain and birth ever have Mrs. Reid, a magnificent diamond dog been the recipients | collar. of so many and| The Secretary of State and Mrs. | Root, a long chain of beautiful tur- | quoise, elegantly mounted. | Fresident Loubet of France—A mag- nificent gobelin tapestry, made - ex- pressly for Miss Roosevelt. It is in shape long and narrow and portrays scenes renowned in the history of | France. This tapestry is made only for the French Government and never is placed on sale. Its value therefors | is purely conjectural in dollars and cents. It was presented to Miss Roose- velt on behalf of President Loubet by Embassador Jusserand. At the same time Embassador Jusserand, on behalf | of himself and Mme. Jusserand, pre- | sented to Miss Roosevelt an exquisits | fan of white ostrich plumes set on tor- | toise shell sticks and bearing a mono- gram of Mlss Roosevelt's initials in gold. | Emperor William of Germany—A | bracelet of special design, studded with gems of rare value, one of the finest works of the jeweler's art. It was pre- | sented by Embassador Speck von Stern~ burg. The Emperor of Japan—Two beauti fully chased vases of silver and a piece of wonderful Japanese embroidery. The latter is a plece of silk elght feet | square. Its left cornmer shows a back- ground of heavy gold thread, but the | greater part of the plece is embroidered with chrysanthemums done in white | silk on gold. Republic of Cuba—A splendid neck- | lace of selected pearls, the design of the piece being made in Paris on the | order of the Cuban Government. It is one of the most valuable gifts received by the bride. The Emperor of Austria—A diamond and pearl pendant exquisitely wrought. The Empress Dowager of China—A handsomely made dower chest filled completely with rare gifts of silk, em- broideries, Ivory carvings and lovely | bric-a-brac. | The King of Italy—A mosaic table of | superb workmanship and great beauty, | depicting scenes of Itallan life. It was | manufactured especially for Miss Roosevelt in Florence. Pope Plus—A handsome mosale rep- resenting one of the great paintings in | the Vatican. JEWELRY FROM SPAIN. The King of Spain—Pleces of antique Jewelry of rare design and value. King Edward VII of England sent a | gift to the bride, but the character of it has not been disclosed. | While some of the Embassadors and Ministers accredited to this capital from foreign countries sent individual presents to Miss Roosevelt, the majority | of them presented to her offerings of | lowers. Mr. Takahira, former Minister of Japan, cabled directions that a hand- some floral offering be made to the bride in his name. The Embassador of Austria and Bar- oness Hengelmueller sent a handsome jewel, consisting of a great sapphire and selected diamonds. The Embassador of Germany and Baroness Speck von Sternburg presented Miss Roosevelt with an exquisite set of Dresden china plates manufactured to order and bearing the bride’s initials in monogram. Mr. Grip, Minister of Sweden; presented an exquisite vase, which he purchased in Parls; Baron Moncheur, the Belglan Min- ister, a plece of handsome bric-a-brac; Minister Quesada of Cuba and Mme. Que- sada, a set of eight pleces of silverware lned with gold and bearing the initials of the bride, “A. R.” Members of the President’s Cabinet pre- sented individual gifts, but only a few of them are known. Secretary and Mrs. Taft presented a pair of elaborately chased silver table vases of American manufacture; Secretary and Mrs. Bong- parts, a handsome piece of de millleu da repousse silver. In the center several fanciful figures have been wrought. The edge of the plece is open-worked. Secre- tary and Mrs. Shaw, a chocolate set of rare Worcester ware inlaid with silver, and Attorney General Moody a palr of silver candlesticks elegantly chased and of beautiful design. What is known as the Taft Philippine party, including those who, with Miss Roosevelt, made the trip last summer to the Orient, joined in a beautiful and costly gift to the bride. It is a necklace of gold with the alternate links studded with diamonds, bearing a magnificent aqua marine pendant sur- rounded with diamonds. The aqua marine pendant is a stone of remarkable size and color, costing $1500 unmounted. A card ac- companying the gift is inscribed, “With love arfd best wishes to our Alice from members of the Taft party.” REMEMBERED BY ASSOCIATES. Mr. Longworth's assoclates in Congress united in the presenfation to the bride of three beautiful presents. The New York delegation gave an exquisite service of Favrile glass, each plece having the peacock eye in its center and no two pieces being of pre- cisely the same hue. The service con- sists of five 8ozen wine glasses, finger Pbowls and plate: The Ohio delegation in Congress gave the bride a heavy silver loving-cup. - It is more than two feet in height and bears festoons of roses in repousse work around the top and bottom. The House Committee on Forelgn Affairs, of which Lengworth is a member. also gave the bride a loving cup of silver., beautifully chased, and lined with gold. It was inscribed “Alice Lee Roosevelt,” in script. = Fans were a favorite article of pres- entation to the bride and she received | | | twins are only two out of a hundred | the many beautiful things received are| 5 notable and handsome collection of girls to whom she was bound by ties | 8ome rare old laces and jewels from ! them. Besides that of the French Em- of the close intimacy. Mrs. Lee, the grandmother of the bride. bassador and Madame Jusserand, the It she walked up the aisle with|ad the bride's mother lived these very | Viscount de Cbambrun sent a hand- twenty-five bridesmalds it would have likely would have gone to her. In the| painted fan, and Senator and Mrs. been considered ostentatious, and yet | Circumstances they are more precious | Spooner of Wisconsin presented a jew- if she had chosen twenty-five would have been seventy-five intimate friends with hurt feelings because they ‘were left out in the cold. That is the reason why she decided to have no bridesmalids at all. But if Miss Alice’s list was in some respects too long, it ‘was in others too short. When a girl is married it is a rule of society that it is her privilege to invite only whom she wants and to leave out any of the family friends ‘whose acquaintance she does not desire to_continue. It is her privilege to cut them dead _— Continued on Page 47, Column 5 scores of the gifts Intrinsically of Ereater value. SOME OF THE PRESENTS. As heretofore Indicated, no list of | vey some notion of presents was made public and no com- there | In the eyes of Mrs. Longworth than | eled fan of exauisite workmanship. No adequate idea of the gifts to the bride can be given with any degree of accuracy, but the foregoing will con- their character. made by the members‘of the plete list that is given approximately | Immediate families of the bride and accurate can be compiled, but among | bridegrom are held sacred. The gift the hundreds rcceived by Miss Roose- velt are the following: of Longworth to his bride was a neek- lace of selected diamonds, perfectly The Vice President and Mrs. Fair- | matched, the stones being beautifully banks, a set of handsome bouillon cups :«u:.mm chased silver lined with Senator and Mrs. Foraker, a plate mirror service with of embossed silvem mounted. This probably was intrinsic- ally the mcst valuable gift received by Miss Roosevelt. —————— beautiful & heavy frame | General rules will not 3paly to spe-