iin, BAS — RGeFfefelefaioiofioloioleeieidoieldQo00 PLIGITY MARKS I Bride, One of Washington's Most Beautiful Women, Has Never Looked More Love- ly and Attractive. S432 Ppp gddedibddriododlpliolldid oQC HE wedding of the president of the United States and Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt at the bride's Washington home on the even- ing of Saturday, Dec. 18, electrifies an entire nation, peculiarily susceptible to the heart appeal to a country wit- nessing the marriage of its first citi- zen. With a ceremony so simple and with attendants so few one can scarcely be- lieve that the wedding means a new life for the president and a new ‘‘first lady of the land.” Mrs. Galt, one of the most beautiful women in Washington of the old Vir | ginia stock, never looked more lovely | than she did as the date for the wed- | ding approached. And even the most cynical recognizes the genuineness of the elation and buoyancy of the presi- dent, who under the spell of his bride has been literally “made over.” On Dec. 28 the president will be fifty- | nine years old. Less than a year ago O OO fsfesfrdradenestonde iv irferioi fe Bde bode dod Ii I 11 eiediofeddoibir doled + at She Is a Woman of Simple Tastes, Fond of Books and Traveiing and an Excel- lent Housekeeper. © OQ esirsfesle fesipofeafoieiorfesfosferforfosfodoafesfesfesfores; shoofosfeadpofertedfofestesferfe dere 4 - functions more brilliant than those which will be held in the White House after the return of the president and his bride from their honeymoon. She is a gracious and brilliant entertainer, | although she has taken little part in social activities during the past eight years. Of course there will be trouble in arranging the diplomatic dinners be- cause of the European war, but the president's bride is somewhat of a dip- lomat herseif and will find a way out. Many and Washington society is rejoicing. Wishingion hag, often noted with complimentary phrases the bride's taite in dress. Her friends have al- ways remarked her ability to dress distinctively and becomingly. Back of this ability lies a talent cultivated in the girlhood days. Money was not overahundant in the Bolling family. ‘here was enough to give everybody the elucaticn due the standing of an old and influential Virginia family, but receptions have been planned. her judgment in u watter so intimate | and vital,” was one comment. This side light is further emphasized in her manner of traveling. She selects her route and her companion, makes her arrangements and sets out sanely. According to another of her friends, she is one “of the most alive and vivid , women” imaginable. An alive and vivid woman she ap- pears in her travels. Two years ago, with Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon, she made a tour of Spain—not the Spain of the cities, but the bypaths of the | unfrequented Spain. Between Miss Gordon and the bride the warmest friendship exists. Called to General Gordon's deathbed, her promise to “look after Gertrude” has resulted in a devoted friendship ce- mented by long periods of travel in far- | off lands. Sentimental only is the tie | of ‘“guardianship” which many in Washington, even the closest of friends, consider exists between Miss Gordon | and the president's helpmate. How- | ever, so devoted is she to her young companion ‘‘Altrude” (a play on the given names of Alice Gertrude), that even her business affairs have many times received the steadying infitence | of her oversight. Fine “Poor Man’s Wife.” To turn to the purely domestic side, she is an excellent housekeeper, and she has a'reputation for retaining not only the good will but the co-operation of her-domestics. She herself can work out a menu admirably, and if the ne- cessity arose she could personally “get up” a palatable dinner. She is clever at the Sunday evening supper table (a distinctive feature of southern house- holds), and her handling of the chafing Photos copyright, 1915, by American the trace of a very eventful year was written unmistakably into his face and physique. Especially did he show the stress and travail which he has under- gone during the last five years. To day, apparently without a care in the | world, he looks less than fifty. His air | of austere reserve has melted away | and he is all graciousness. Nobody can | doubt that under the influence of the simple, gracious, companionable wo- | wan he has won, “the year's at the | spring” for him. Moreover, he devel oped an enthusiasm in his courtship | that proved a delight and surprise for | those who thought they knew him best | The “Something Blue.” | The same turquoise bracelet worn by other brides of this administration —Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre and Mrs. | William Gibbs McAdoo—adorns the arm of’ the president's bride. It is the, property of Miss Margaret Wilson and supplies the. '‘something borrowed and something blue” necessary to car- £y out the old bridal superstition. The “something old” js a piece of rare old rose poilit from a fimous Boll ing’ collection. The wedding gown! of course, provides the ‘something new.” The (Gait home in Twentieth street wag put in spick and span onder, for the ceremony and. the festivities incident thereto. The floral scheme is on an elaborate order, having been worked sut by experts of the White House conservatories. The tall ‘mirrored mantel in the drawing room, which has been done over in Amerinan Beamty tints; is. hank. ed with lilies of the valley and Killar- ney roses. The tall palms which have formed part of the decorations at all White House weddings since that of’ Nellie Grant have been placed in the drawing room. The! ding room, the scene of he wedding feast, is/one’ of (the most: in teresting rooms in: the house; The long mahogany table. an heirloom in the bride's family, hasbeen polished to ultra brightness, The, old fashioned buffet is laden with gifts of scores of friends and with the hand wrought sliver of the oiling family. oo The country has never withessed & “a Y Press Association. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS BRIDE. cash to buy trousseaux ad lib for a family of girls remarkable for their beauty and popularity was not always available, wherefore Miss Edith Boll ing began to utilize her gift for lino and form and for color and desizgu. Twenty-five years ago in Wytheviile, Va., the new first lady as a girl in her teens developed a great reputation in the large family connection for her ability to*buy. to cut out, to fit and to male up divers frocks for divers ocea sions, So, too, with hats. She has