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7 'asles nnnniri 3 y Paiges SECOND PART. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. SECOND PART. VOL. XXXV NO. 6247 CHARLOTTE, N C SATURDAY EVEnTng, FEBRUARY .17. 1 906 -i! FRICE: 3 CENTS ' . V THE NEWS, 1(8 . , . Tkeodore "Roosevelt Jr. .j g illi Lunuuuiiiii nnu MISS ROOSEVELT Amid Great Pomp and Splendor the Daughter of the President of the United States is Joined in Matrimony to Nicholas Long worth of Ohio. Wedding is Attended by the Most Distinguished Company of Guests Ever Assembled in the White House. All Nations Send Magnificent Gifts. Ccrrespendrnoe of The News. Washington, D. C, Feb. 17. Today occurred at the White' House a wed ding that has created mere stir in this world than any other that has been celebrated in many years. Few, if any, royal weddings have aroused such in terest, and as soon as announced the downed heads of Europe, and the offi cial of every land on earth, with thousands of private individuals of the greatest distinction, began to devise gifts of extraordinary beauty to send to the fair bride of the White House, and even a government. La Bel la France, our ancient and present warm est friend among the nations, sent over a generous specimen of her re mowned Gobelin tapestry. Her father, President Theodore Roosevelt, is somewhat renowned, and it needed on ly the halo that the fair fancy with which Miss Alice, his daughter, has created among all classes in this and other lands to complete his fame. Additional interest has been given to th:s wedding frcm the fact the world has had abundant reason to see that it is iruly a love match, and that the fair bride ana the manly young bride groom came together in the fullest fervor of genuine affection. The trip to the Philippines and around the world has brought the full force of public attention upon them and it has been seen that here was a couple that should surely marry if loving swains are not to be kept apart. And so, as they came to the Bishop for his bless ing Cupid came along, as merry as the gracious ' little sprite always is when he has his way. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White House, and the Bishop of Washington, the Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee, perormed the ceremony of uniting Mr.Nicholas Long worth, of Cincinnati, and Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the President of the United States. The company pres ent was the most distinguished ever gathered in tho "fYPPiiiivp' Mansion. and in the presence of the notable as-J BE MM HD WIFE mM-&M m& ana m the presence of the notable asvgown was made with folds . of lace mmage come tne rresiaeni wun ul3drapDd upon the bodice and hung in a daughter on his arm, and her fiance. lontrain with an effect of drapery Mr. Rnnspvoit (tqvq Hid hrtrto awavl n u i T-vith great impressment, amid the in tense interest of the family and guests. Mis. Roosevelt's countenance shone with delight and she kissed her daugh ter as Mrs. Longworth with warm af ieciion. with tears gleaming in her yes. Her father was the next to sa lute her, which he did as vigorously as his wont. Miss Roosevelt was un attended by bridesmaids, but her "girl triends who would have been selected ior that position had she not found it to difficult to make distinctions in se lecting, were honored with a promin ent position in the East Room, the fol lowing being those thus honored: Miss -!athiide Townsend, daughter of Rich aid Townsend; Miss Jean Reid, daugh tcr of the American Ambassador to -onuon; Miss Irene Gatlin. of St J-ouis; Mis s Francis Griscom, of Phil-- f'ielphia - -i'"a, jriisses Anaerson auu L-ii, ot Cincinnati; Miss Catherine pfldy, cf Chicago; Miss Pauline Mor of New York; the Misses Warder, Annie McCauley, of Washington, ad Miss Loring, of New York City. io this group must be added Miss -"Uiristine Roosevelt, daughter of Em 'v'V, Rooscvelt; Miss Loraine Roosef ):l. daughter of Mrs. J. West Roose- , , ailli Miss Corinne Robinson, -6uicr ci Douglas Robinson. i : -i iuurri iri i . - t IVIiEeJtoixaej r --IZ " El TvoiDcsfcocl at -CiDcmria Mr. Longworth's attendants vere: J Thorns s Nflenn Pprtinc of Pioinn ! uesi man, ana . tne rciiowing ushers: Quincy A. Shaw, of Boston; Fred erick Winthrop, of New York: Francis R. Rfl.ners.'. nf Tlrvsrnn TJ A HnTliTio-. ford, of Cincinnati; Larz Anderson, of Washington; Vicomte Charles de Chambrau. - Thf Rishnn nf Washins-tnn was as sisted by Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, of Washinetnn. Mr T.nnp-wnrtti anil hies best man entered the East Room in ad-! vance or tne clergymen and passing through the state drawing room and takinsr vase: with roses marked the temporary altar, and the grand com- uany oi guests were gatnerea aDout the splendid room in most elegant dresses. The bjflde's gown was of the Prin cess build, made of richestwhite satin, of which there 26 yards, woven in " a special weave. The most remarkable feature was the court train.which hung from the shoulders and was of bro cade,' the design being the real Chin ese tiger lily. Not a great deal of lace appeared cn the gown, but what was nfiril Trrnn 1 1- Ti fK T--- j-i lA-n 1" iwr ll "l lioU. wcxy iaj. Lite in yji- (X uccj uci liicl ana cutis ior tne eiDow sieeves, ana 0hert Fulton Cutting wore gray chit gown when she was married. A veil fon ci0th, Empire style, elaborately cf tulle and orange blossoms complete embroider'ed with chanille of the same the toilette, and Miss Roosevelt car- eoior Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister ried an ivory prayer book, which her of th"e president, wore a costume of m rvv li it oIca iioaH -wrHon m a rriorl i . -m 4-Tt1 mother also used when married. Kermit Roosevelt had the honor of escorting his mother, while Ethel colui 1,1115 iii mutual, ""no j lh-i Roosevelt walked with Archibald, and the baby of the family; Quentin was conducted by his cousin, William S. Cowles, Jr., the only child of Captain and Mrs. William S. Cowles. Miss Hocsevelt was preceded by these and her venerable grandmother, Mrs. George C. Lee and Mrs. Cowles, who has bee a second mother to Miss Roosevelt. After -the ceremony the happy couple wefe congratulated by the entire company;;' taking a long while before the line ended. Mrs Roosevelt's gown was made of very handsome point applique lacev bulft over liberty satin veiled in chif- fon and with chiffon and lace ruffles 1. j 1. w i-, rrv, gown was made with folds . of lace upon the neck, and short, close sleeves, The lace of the bertha-like drapery was caught up at either side of the .--.i-- oiQQ,ro ' of elbow length were formed of small Duffs and bands were met by long Whito BlnvPi. Tn the skirt the rich- ness of the lace sufficed without furth- fir trimming. One cf the most hand-! er trimming une ci me must na.nu-: seme gowns 'was thjft of Mrs. William . . . , j. T, ts Cowles, sister or tne tresiaeni. xi was of royal blue Olga satin, the shir- , . A , , j ren SKin Deing trimmea uiuuuu . -i.i n s t,j 01 DOLCOm WILn a Mieuiau uui uci mouc ui velvet folds of the same color as 'the atin The body was made in surplice style, with a band of velvet around iv- ' .1- v.t;a..-a ojitiio hf LUC 11UI.J4. Clliuiuiutitu 111 i.uvu"- the same color. . The transparent yoke and collar were point de venise mce. The sleeves were oi eiDow leugui uu- isned Witn a inn ui mce aua a. uauu "i velvet similar to that afound the neck, Another beautiful gown was that, or Mrs John Jacob Astor.' It was of nauve chiffon velvet, Princess stvle, the waist opening over a vest of silver cloth embroidered in gold, set with amethysts he skirt was trimmed around the bottom with bias bands of ninvp velvet edged with silver Draia. nauve Vfivet, cu&cu . . , Tho Klrves were of velvet, siasnea up tho rpntrp and showing the siler braid SfroSref JrST theeBt Mrs. ' ftflf fAW Ri,P!lf&-S rose panne velvet, Empire style, the short blouse jacket being of velvet and acp w ith hands of sable. A broad lace witn nanas 01 sauit;. a uiuuu band of saDie encircled the skirt at tne bottom. ' ',- Mr. ixmgworth was married m a clack frock coat, a waistcoat and trous- ers with coat of black broadcloth, while the waistcoat was of white creme de menihs. The waistcoat was cut low in the neck The coat lapels were satin faced and the skirts were cut full and had a graceful sweep. The groom wore a simple - red carnation m the buttonhole m the left coat lapel. The reception lasted one hour, and the breakfast began at 1 o clock All the traditions of the Roosevelt family were followed The mammoth wed- d ner rake made froma recipe which had been andec down tte tot naa Deen nauuea uuwu num me muiuci ui mc nuoo, C " her own hands the cake for her daugh- ter'a weddins. and old family adorned ter's wedding and old family adorned uua.u baked m the White House by the old nurse who has served the family for thirty years. The cake was cut as surais u"e oiled paper, and no souvenir boxes were given out. . ,. . . , The other dresses oi. tne Dnae aie 1 1 jmc; m cora ui - - 1 w n,u io.ig, uui.v.- -- headed by the traveling dress which iskend a little below the elbow, having J fllmo. ITon l-th m O rl O 1,,V.1 -r,, ff nrith twn hands Clf Pitt- maue as iau-ui '""" with the short waisted Empire effect ; lo.Vnt ? n hntarn Hiinnlempnterl . mc jaoi, 10, a, i , r-- v,t o.uos rf omhrnirterv: the sleeves UJ " ' -" v . ' T, 1,' are three-quarters length; rather small i in size, finished with cuffs of the em-: broidery; the.: skirt pleated, with this i worn a hat of felt, tilted at the " -' - - left side to disclose a cluster of roses. it. is iiuumwiwim a pmiuw. i .i 6m, "--f with, lotus; the low neck trimmed m tront witn aeucate uwwu uP iu scft folds,, while overlapping this and the sleeves are large designs of the lotus and leafes in embroidery. The sleeves are very small puffs, finished with lace. Trie opera cloak is of gold- en brocade cut in loose lines of the iviauuctim tyaio. i 10 CiuUiUmcu m mi mC i , . .j 1 ,lo H,Q fm ,t on, drmmri'nla offn iVTr-c T nn tripnrtli had nYiarte me muuo uj ii m iwii awu. UFn,, iL. i aa. .o - the bottom, and like these coats, is ed her , dress to her traveling, gown, t up the sides. There i3 a difference f took their departure from the White in the sleeves, which instead of being loose and flowing, are slightly drawn into a very wide puff of embroidery. The cloak is lined with satin, and over this, chiffon. The reception gown is made in Princess style, slightly draped under the arms ; material is heavy white Oriental taffetav with irregular sprays of white cherry ""blossoms. The embroidery extends around the bottom of the skirt and at the left side of the bodice and on the sleeves. The sleeves are elbow length, the neck is cut round, finished with a lace bertha, which is draped up from the left side. The tea gown is of moonlight blue Oriental silk, in Empire style; the bo laro is of Oriental embroidery fasten ed at the left side with a huge knot of ribben with a low round neck, finished or edged with soft lace, the elbow sleeves are embroidered at the tops of the puffs and finished with a cuff of embroidery and narrow frills of lace. A broad band of embroidery ex tends the full length of the front, nther extends around the bot- Jtom of the skirt, the bands edged with oi-iior omhrniiorv Thp street sown tom 01 tne ssiri, me uauu & similar embroidery. The street gown r,t nnno-oo cilk with Oriental em- ig of pongee silk, witn Oriental em- oroiaery; tne oouice v-. bolero jacket trimmed around the edge with nf the embroidery edged on both sides with a narrow knife- --jpieaung oi suk. dcum mia - vide .girdle effect formed of folds ot silk fastened a little to the left side wt 1 o rnn Vintt CT Q. tho sleeves ex- . , uuuui broidery ; around the bottom of the elHrt tho omhrniflerv extends at. HTe- . --" -. 7 e-nlar hfiisrhts with this - IS worth a . ' . , , , . waist of lingerie. Another reception gown is of heavy white silk, cut low in the. neck where it is trimmed with a bertha of rare lace; the sleeves droop off the shoulder into a puff fin ished with a band or lace just above the elbow. iThe feature of this gown is the wonderful embroidery of butter flies in very .delicate hue; these clus ter thickly about the hem, scattering upward in different sizes and becom ing thicker again on the bodice; the small ones are embroidered flat on to the material, while the large ones have only their bodies fastened to the silk, while the wings hang loose. After the breaktast the young cou- they will travel in the magnificent iridal car especially bulit for them. This car was turned out of the Pull man works, and is ten feet wide and eighty feet long, a greater length by twenty feet than the average sleeping car. From the observation room in ;he rear to the playhouse, kitchen in "ront the Republic is. as cosy as a new loll house. The woodwork in the ob servation room is polished mahgany. U the other end of the car is the par or and dining room, in which the wood s Dutch oak and the upholstery red leather. There is a large table large snough for six. The tour sill extend around the world, and grand recep- ions by the sovereigns and people of all classes will be the happy lot of the ?oung pair, who go to give the world an exhibit of the best that the United States of America has to offer. The presents are almost innumerable. It is estimated that there are four thousand of them, and that their aggre gate value is a full million of solid dollars. A good many of the gifts those made by the various cities of this country and by the governments rf fnrpioTi rrmntries. are known and I scheduled, but many others are on the way; notwithstanding a clerk has been kept busy receipting for presents, jome of them from the farmers, who have sent enough potatoes, turnips, pumpkins and other vegetables to keep the young couple for many years. The gifts are headed by the brides groom's gift of a house in which the married pair will "keep house in Cin cinnati, and," which, is '. a magnificent residence: His . gift of jewelry is an elegant chain;, fastened to atiny. locket, containing a : tiny portrait 'of himself. The most impressiye present is the gift of a large pattern of France's priceless Gobelin, taesiry. A Japanese Prince has sent a most gorgeous but- terny shaped ran, on tne tag wnicn was scrawled m a child s hand, Glad he isn't a Duke ; " a collar of pearls from. Cuba; a ruby spaniel is a gift from Boston. A glance at the array of gifts fevealed three: diamond neck laces five necklaces . of pearls and other gems; eight huge loving cups each' worth $600 to $1,500; a $3,00 jew el from the Taft Philappine party; a set of Favril glass from Tiffany's; a silver vase, three feet high, from the Ohio delegation ; a solid silver fruit basket from the Lcmgworth servants; a large diamond collar, a chain that will go around the neck twice; a ring of gold for the pendant of the chain ; five solid silver tea sets; ten chests of silver; fifty solid silver dishes of var ious kinds; diamond collar, present of Whitelaw Reid; a simple strand of diamonds from fiance ; dainty ar rangements of underwear mfde by the girl chums; army rifle of solid gold; diamond tiara, two bow knots of diamonds; a pearl collar of 10 strands, worth $31,000; silver fox furs; rare bracelet from Emperor William. It is estimated by experts that the couple will receive congratulation cards to the number of several million, and that presents will continue to come for months yet. The Want. George Eliot.' . What makes life dreary is want of motive. j A boy would have to be an angel to make his rich uncle think he was not trying to get money out of him. A girl makes a man believe he loves her by making him believe he couldn't catch her no matter how much he tried. , 'C , , ' ' ' "fix, bottom Terrier to be presented to Mi63uAIice Roosevelt ASHEVILLE NEWS ITEMS. A Lot fNews Briefs From Hustling Mountain City. Special to The News. - Asheville, Feb. 17. In every city in which Sarah Bernhardt has been scheduled to appear, the opening of the seat sales have been attended by great crowds, and Asheville was no excep tion to the rule. As has been an nounced, the sale was opened at a local drug store this morning at 9 o'clock, and by noon about half the seats of the great playhouse had been sold, the re ceipts in those three hours amounting to more than $2,000. When the store opened at 7 o'clock, a number of people were standing in line on the sidewalk, and it is stated that some had been waiting even then for several hours. This group augment ed and when the clock struck nine, the store was crowded. The sale began promptly but for two hours the room was crowded, a continuous line of peo ple filing in to replace those who were waited on. After this, the rush slacken ed, but the sale has been brisk all day, and the indications are that every seat in the auditorium will be disposed of before the date of the performance. Should this be done, the total receipts for the attraction will amount to $4900 and standing room will then remain to be disposed of. It has been said that efforts would be made to secure large blocks of seats for the purpose of speculating and every precaution was today taken to prevent anything of the kind. The criminal charge against A A. Featherstone for assault upon Mrs. Wiggins of the Salvation Army, was closed in Superior Court this morning when Judge W. R. Allen fined the de fendant $100 and costs. An effort had been made by the defense to have the case remanded to the police court but this Judge Allen refused 'to do, and in pronouncing sentence he said that it was only on account of the defendant's past record, his age, and other circum stances connected with the case that he did not send him to jail. 1 This is the end of this much discuss ed case. There was considerable agita tion of the matter after the assault, the W. C. T. U. entering into the prose cution and publicly denouncing the oc currance. Mrs. Wiggins entered suit against Featherstone for $10,000 but this was afterward withdrawal, and this phase also entered into Judge Al len's decision. It is now believed that Gotch, one of the most famous wrestlers in Amer ica will attend the Link-Olsen wrest ling match in March and will chal lenge the winner of the bout from the ringside. Those interested in wrestling are convinced that the match will be pulled off in this city. i MESSAGE FROM DEATH-BED. McCall Says He Has Done His Duty as He Saw It. New York, Feb. 17 John A. McCall, ex-president of the New York Life In surance Company, sent from what may be his death-bed a defense of his own work in the company and of his relation with Andrew Hamilton. The statement was made late tonight to his son.John C. McCall and others gathered in the death chamber. "If it's God's will, I'm ready to go," Mr. McCall told his son. "I've lived a clean life. I've lived my life as I saw it No man, woman or child can say that I ever wronged them, When asked whether his father made any reference to Hamilton, young McCall said: , "My father has the greatest love and confidence for Mr. Hamilton. There was nothing wrong in Mr. Ham ilton's relations with, my father or the company. So great is his trust in-Mr. Hamilton that if he were to make his will today he would name him as one of the executors.' "It was on my suggestion that 1 went abroad to see Mr. Hamilton. Father agreed with me. I brought back a report, as you already know, and though father was quite ill at the time, that report rallied him very much. He got brighter and kept so for several days." Explanatory. From the Philadelphia Ledger. "Did you read about the girl who shot a burglar?" "The fellow the police said 'bled like a horse"? Yes." "I have a theory about that." "Spring it." "She sliot a nightmare." The Original Standpatters. From the New York Commercial. It is claimed that zue Irish party is the only one that could really ever stand pat. i ifciO ASSAY COMMISSION FINISHES ITS WORK S VVoik of Assay Commission Fin ished Thursday. Report For warded to President. Story of . the Work Done by the Com mission. Genera' Dodge was Elected Chairman, Then Committee Considered Work of Weighing, Counting, Assaying. Mr. Dowd Tells of Work, Philadelphia, Feb. 15. The Assay Commission completed its work today and completed its report which" will be forwarded to the President at once. The commission and its work may be ot interest to News readers, and I shall give a brief account of its proceedings: thrill ,FTrTanCis S- Dod-e Paymaster-General, U. S. army; Dr. G. A. Hullett, Princeton University; Profes sor J. S. Ames. Johns Hopkins Univer- nf tnDfBOr W' A' Noyes- Burea of Standards; rroressor W. B. Rising University of California; A. b' Chace Manufacturer, Providence', K. I., John S. Kennedy, Secretary New York Railroad Commission, Corning t" -L- R' SnarP. Capitalist, Colum S 1thfioW. C. Dowd, Publisher, Charlotte, N. C; James Crosby Brown Banker Philadelphia, Pa.; John L. Mc Neill, Bankfer, Durango, Col.; Harvey Ingham, Publisher, Des Moines, Iowa George H. Earle, Jr., Capitalist, Phila delphia, Pa.; Marcus Benjamin, Wash ington, D. C. The absentees were Au gustus St. Gaudens, Windsor, Vt -George F. Graves, Bennington, Vt': Herbert B. Webber, Ionia, Mich., and . C. Stevens, Toledo, Ohio. The commission organized by elect ing Gen. Dodge chairman. As is the" custom he divided the commission into three committees as follows: Counting Weighing, Assaying. The work the commission has to do is Indicated by the above committees. The three mints coining money in this country are located at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans. From each lot of gold or silver .coin struck off at either of these mints a number of coins are selected at random, put in sealed packages and forwarded to' the Philadelphia mint. It is the duty of the commission to open these pack ages, verify the count, see if the coins are of standard weight, and assay them to. see if they are of proper fineness. As fast as the-coin was counted by the counting committee it was turned over to the weighing committee to be weighed and then to the assaying com mittee for assay. In this way the gov ernment is able to know each year whether the coins turned out by the mint are of proper weight and fineness.' The tests this year were the most satis factory made in years, and the varia- l! j j. nuns irom me government standards were only about one thousandth Dart. : much within the limit of the law. This work occupied the greater part of two days as there were several hundred packages of coin varying from a ten cent piece to twenty dollar gold pieces to be counted, weighed, and assayed. Of course experts were required to do the weighing and assaying, and there were a number of these on the com mittees. Mr. Ellis H. Roberts, Director of the mint, was also present, to super vise the work and see that everything was properly done. Ample opportunity was afforded members of the commission to see op erations of the Philadelphia Mint. All the processes of coinage were shown to the members and the interesting processes explained in detail. ' For the first time in years no silver dollars were coined at any of the mints in the United States. All the silver bullion purchased under the Sherman act has been coined, and under the present law no more bullion can be purchased to be coined into dollars,' but only for subsidiary coin, for which there is a great demand throughout the' country which will necessitate the purchase of considerable quantities of silver or the coinage of some of the large quantity on hand that has been returned for redemption, or upon which silver certificates have I:?n is sued. , It is a"n interesting fact that the government makes more than enough profit on the pennies and nickels it coins to more than pay all the expense of all its mints. The metal in a nickel is worth about one cent, and the metal in a penny is worth about, one-fourth of a cent. The balance is profit to the government. Socially the meetings of the commis sion have been delightful as its mem bers are prominent men from every section of the country and exceedingly agreeable. They have also been the recipients of many courtesies at the hands of the local people. Each day a sumptuous lunch has been prepared for their enjoyment. Last night they were the guests of tlie Director of the Mint at a theatre 'party and tonight they were delightfully entertained by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania at a reception. At adjournment each member was presented with a solid silver medal of handsome design containing . on one side a striking bust of President Roose velt and on the -other under the Ameri can eagle and the scales of justice the words: "Mint of the' United States, Annual As-ay. 1906." . W. C. DOWD. 0 UK REPORT
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