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Show WILSON WEDDING A FAMILY AFFAIR SIMPLE CEREMONY PERFORMED IN PRESENCE OF LES8 THAN THIRTY GUESTS. President and First Lady of the Land Depart 8oon After Wedding Ceremony Cere-mony for Virginia and Will Return Re-turn to Capital In Fortnight. Washington. President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Edith Dolling Gait wore married Saturday night, December Decem-ber 18, at 8:30, at tho homo of tho brldo. Tho ceremony was performed by Dr. Herbert Smith, rector of St Margaret's Episcopal church, assisted by tho Itov. James H. Taylor, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, which is attended by tho Wilson family. fam-ily. After a day of fluctuating lights and shades and n wedding morning that broko in wild storm, tho sun shone out and mado possiblo tho prediction that "happy will bo tho brldo that tho sun shines on." Tho guests who witnessed tho ceremony cere-mony numbered less than thirty nnd whon congratulations woro ovor and a light wedding suppor hnd been served, tho president and his bride motored to Alexandria, Va and boarded a train which dopartcd at 11:15 o'clock for Hot Springs, Va., where tho honeymoon honey-moon will bo spent Plans for a moro extended wedding Journoy woro nbandoned almost at tho last hour because of tho possibility of a break in diplomatic relations between be-tween tho United States and Austria ovor tho Ancona note. Tho president's Itinerary will bring him and the first lady of tho land back to tho White Houso on January 3. Mrs. Wilson's first public function will bo tho Pan-American reception on Jauaury 7. Quiet Home Wedding. Everything was in readiness for the ceremony when tho president arrived and it proceeded without music. Neither tho president or Mrs. Gait had any attendants and there wero no ushers ush-ers or flower-girls. Neither tho army, the navy, nor tho diplomatic corps was represented and tho occasion was essentially es-sentially what both of tho couple had wished it to bo a homo wedding. On tho first floor ot tho bride's home, in two communicating rooms, a wedding bower hnd been arranged with a background of farleyanso and maidenhair ferns, which extended from the floor to the colling. Overhead Over-head thero was a canopy of green in the form of a shell lined with Scotch heather. In tho background and at tho center was placed a largo mirror framed with orchids and reflecting tho sceno. Abovo tho mirror was a spray ot orchids across a background of ferns and tho corners ot the canopy wero caught with orchids. American beauty roses wero on both sides of tho canopy, beneath which "was a prayer rug on which President Wilson and Mrs. Gait knelt during tho ceremony. cere-mony. Just at the hour for tho ceremony tho president and his brldo appeared at tho head of tho Btalrcase, which was decorated with ferns, asparagus vines nnd American beauty roses. Thoy descended to the lower floor, whoro the guests were grouped about Informally. United by Episcopal Service. Tho Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector rec-tor of St Margaret's Protestant Episcopal Epis-copal church, of which tho bride is a communicant, was waiting beneath tho canopy to perform tho ceremony, and with him, to assist, was tho president's pastor, tho Rev. Jnmes Jl. Taylor or j tho Central Prosbyterlan church. Mrs. William II. Boiling, the brlde'a h mother, gavo her away. Tho president j stood to tho right of tho clergymen, I and tho brldo stood on their left. At j once, Dr. Smith began tho words of i tho Episcopal marriage service, the- J president, making his responses first,. $ and then tho brldo making hers. After ' m tho brldo promised to "love, cherish jjj and obey," tho president placed the m wedding ring, a plain band of gold, W upon her finger and then, after a. B prayer, and whllo tho couple clasped rw their right hands together, Dr. Smith ,,. VJ declared them man and wlfo. ,Jfx ill Tho entlro party then turned to tho 'r"' g dining room, whero a buffet supper m was served. Tho decorations thero ja wero in pink nnd on tho buffets woro m banked growing ferns and pink roses. u Tho tables were decorated with Lady if Stanley roso blossoms. On a tablo In a tho center was tho wedding cake, a x fruit cako of several layers high, or- 1 nnmented with sprays of pink orchids 1 In tho center. Mrs. Wilson cut tho 1 cako without formality nnd no ar- 1 rangement was mndo for bestowing "w bits of It upon others than thoso in ' T) the wedding party. Married In Traveling Gown. During tho ceremony nnd at tho luncheon afterward, during which a j string orchestra played, tho bride woro j her traveling dress, a black silk vol- vet gown, with a picture hat of black beaver with no trimmings whatever j except ono feather slightly upturned on tho left side. At hor throat sho woro tho president! wedding gift, a magnificent dlntnond brooch. Tho skirt of her gown was of walking walk-ing length nnd cut on full lines. Tho waist had silken embroidery of bluo. 1 shading from tho deep tones of royal I bluo to dcllcato shades of pastel and I was threaded with sliver. I Mrs. Wilson's trousseau Is said by close friends to be magnificent In its extent nnd to havo cost several thousand thou-sand dollars. Most of It Is American-made American-made and tho best shops in tho United States wero called upon to supply what what tho bride's friends say is pjfsiiufwoNl. jz&.jviLSojr jPJQ ono of tho largest and most carefully solccted wardrobes over gathered by any mistress of tho Whlto House. Tho ring used in tho ceremony was mado from a nugget of virgin gold presented pre-sented to tho president two months ago by a delegation of school children . - from San Francisco. Despite tho intimation from Uio Whlto Houso that nothing should bo sent by any others than relatives and closo friends, tho President and Mrs. Wilson wero showered with glfta that filled an entire room In tho Gait homo. Thoy were of a wide variety and camo from many climes and many peoples. " Sketches of President and Bride. Mrs. Edith Dolling fruit wan born October 14, 1872, In Wythovllle, Va. la direct descendant ot tho Indian princess prin-cess Pocahontas. Has eight brothers and slstera. Still retains tho good looks for which sho was famous In her youth. Is charming, tactful and Intelligent. Intel-ligent. Has devoted herself to charity rather than to society's conquostB. Runs her lato husband's jewelry sloro and brings a "dot" of $300,000 to tho presldont. Likes baseball, golf, auto-moblllng, auto-moblllng, good bookB and music. Dressos well. President Woodrow Wilson was born December J 8, 185G, in Staunton, Va. Passed his childhood and youth mostly In Georgia and South Carolina. Educated in public schools, Davidson college, Princeton university, University Univer-sity of Virginia and Johns Hopkins unlvorslty. Married Helen Louise , Axson of Snvanah, Juno 24, 1885. Taught history and economics at Brya Mawr, Wesloyan and Princeton. Elected Elect-ed governor of Now Jersey. Elected presldont of tho United States In 1912. t Tho last official net of tho presldont liiiVl beforo leaving on his honeymoon was tho signing of nn appeal for funds for Belgian relief work. |