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SERVICE.
By Agnes Mcllroy.
How surely weaves the loom of lifJ,
Our asart in God's design;
So wonderful that He should want
lYour service, friend, and mine!
That He should graciously allow
In his great work our aid;
Permit the bringing of one soul
For which the price v-as paid.
Ol give us grace to lead the way
Where faltering feet may tread.
And with the hungry beggar sha.e
Our meager crust ot bread.
Not always have the great in power
The truest service wrought;
In Mary's weak and sin-marred hands
The precious oil was brought.
Oh, that His Spirit now mlaht come
And visit us again.
As on the day of Pentecost
He touched the hearts of men.
Then justice in our land should dwell.
In all our borders, peace;
The gloiy of His Kingdcm here
Should more and more increast.
son, was married to Francis Bowes
Sa)-re, Esq., the ceremony bein:,;
performed Ij}' Rev. Sylvester W.
Eeach, pastor of the First Church
of Princeton, N. J., who was assisted
by Rev. John- Nevin Say re,
the groom's brother.
The occasion was distinguished
by the brilliance of a social event
of' international
interest, and at
tbe same time by the sentiment and
simplicity wdiich attend the average
home wedding.
Promptly at
4.30 o'clock the opening strains of
the wedding march
from Lohengren
sounded from the Mar'mt
Band
orchestra, stationed in the
entrance hall of the White House.
The entrance of Airs. Wilson and
^hs. Robert Sayre, the former e.-
corted by Colonel Harts, the latter
by Lieutenant Commander
Needham Jones, was followed almost
immediately by the coming
nf the junior aides, in brilliant uniform,
who took up their positiovi
in a double line at either side of
the ribbon-made aisle. The mother
of the bride and the mother of
the bridegroom took their places
directl)- to the north of the platform,
which had been erected for
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ver)' pretty.
She was followed b>i
Aliss Jessie Wilson, on her father's
arm. The bride's dress was
of white satin of American manufacture.
It was made from her
own design, and was both modest
and artistic. All the arrangements
were marked by an exquisite taste
that was neither an over-doing of
simplicit)" nor an excessive display.
It was just such a wedding as any
.-Vmeiican girl might emulate, in
that it was one perfectly fitted to
the bride's station in life. There
was no lavish display, for the mere
sake of displa}', but there was all
the solemnity that befitted the occ?,-i
)n, and all the ceremony that
tbe bride's position as the daughter
of the President demanded.
In attenti\-e groups stood the
guests, .\mhassadors and Alinis-
Icrs, some having titles of nobilit)-
and knighthood, representing
all the nations of Europe and the
Orient, stood with their fellows of
the diploniatic bod)- from the republics
of both hemispheres. The
envoys were in cottrt dress of strik­
the occasion. It extended acro^^s
the great east window, and was
flanked on either side by huge clusters
of white lilies, placed in large
blue vases presented to the United
States Government years ago by
the Republic of France. The only
fither floral decoration was a
grouping of palms across the window
reces-, with clusters of lillies
tied to tbe double priedieu of wdrite
satin, where the bride and bridegroom
knelt for the final prayer.
A satin rope marked ol¥ the central
'portion of the room for a
broad aisle, through which the ing colors, decorated with much
MARRIAGE OF THE PRESIbridal
party passed.
gold or silver lace. Present also
DENT'S DAUGHTER. As tbe band began to play, the were the Chief Justice of the United
.States and his associate; of the
On November 25, for tbe fifth ushers appeared, walking two by
time in White House history, a two. Following these, also two by
.Supreme Court, nietnbers of the
two, came the bridesmaids, of
President's Cabinet, other high officials
of the legislative and execu­
daughter of a President of the
wdiom tbe bride's youngest sister
United States became a bride with
was one. Their gowns were rose
tive branches of the Government,
all the pomp and ceremony inseparable
from such an occasion m each pair of a lighter shade, until
pink, trimmed with silver lace.
and officers of the army and navy,
these latter in the uniforms of
the family of the Chief Executive. tbe m.aid of honor, Aliss Alargaret
Wilson, appeared, wearing a AA^hen tbe bridal procession
their respective ranks.
:Miss Jessie Wilson, second daughter
of the President and :Mrs. Wil­
delicate hj-drangea pink gown. 'reached the foot of the platform.
Tbis efifect was very unusual and the ushers and bridesmaids forn^ed
'X'HERE is no improvnng on nature.
N a t u r a l when art essays to depict beauty, the
nearer to nature's own coloringit gets with
p jggj^ its flesh tints, the more successful is the
^ realization. This shows tbat only natural
I jfj'^5 beauty is really effective. This was the
prompting idea in the invention of
PEARS' SOAP
a hundred and twenty years ago. It is a soap composed
wholly of such pure emollient and detergent ingredients as
the skin naturally and freely responds to.
Pears never spoils the natural flesh tints. It improves them, by
keeping the skin soft, fineand pure. Its influence is so kind, beneficial
and refining that its use means the preservation of the dainty
pink and white of a peifect complexion frijra infancy to old age.
Pears The is skin accordvi'ith is kept soft nature and firstard the last.
complexion beautiful by using
The Great English
Pears, which maintains lhe soft Complexion Soap
refined daintiness which is
nature's alone.
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a half circle, leaving a space of
about five feet directly iu the center.
Through this space the bridegroom
stepped forward to meet his
bride, with whom he ascended the
platform, to be followed by Miss
Alargaret Wilson and Dr. Grenfell.
Aliss \\'ilson stood by her
s ster, and the best man by Mr.
Sa3re. In the center of the greencovered
platform lay a pure white
vicuna fur rug', on which the bride
and bridegroom stood for the first
part of the joint ceremony, delivered
by Rev. Sylvester W. Beach,
ami then: knelt for the benedictioit
In- the bridegroom's brother.
Airs. Sayre is the fifth daughtler
of a President to marry in the
AA'hite House. The firstw"as Harriet
Alonroe, wdio was married in
what is now the Blue Room. The
other four bave been married in
the spacious Bast Room. They
have been Lizzie Taylor, Nellie,
Grant, Alice Roosevelt, and the
bride of last wetk.
It is gratifying to record that
at the banquet that followed, no
wines or liquors were served, this
being the firsttime in many years
that no intoxicants have been served
at any important White House
function.— The Presbyterian.
MY MOTHER'S WAY.
By Gazelle Stevens Sharp.
.My mother had a happy way
Of seeing every .pretty thing.
She always saw the sunset's glow. •
The shadows floatingcloudlets fling,
A bud, a shell, a bit of moss,
A dainty spray of cypress vine,
Against the azure ot the sky
^^ here slender, leafless twigs entwine.
Saw tiny rainbows span the spheres
Of shining dew on leaf and blade;
A fragile insect's gauzy wing.
The shifting play of light and shade,
In sky and cloud, on bluff and plain;
A dove's smooth breast, the
sumach's glow.
The 'Tittle wheels'' made in the pool
By sparkling raindrops falling slow.
'.Vlidst closely-nibbled meadow grass
She spied a daisy still uncropped;
She saw a fern, a pebble bright,
A feather by some songbird
dropped,
A flower in unaccustomed place.
The touch of color on the hill
From autumn leaves by frost lips
kissed.
Beside the way a trickling rill.
The old. sweet chlldhhod days are
gone.
My mother, now a memory
From out the past^he dear, dead
past;
Yet o'er and o'er comes back to me
AVith all its power for happiness.
The wealth of cheer and peace it
brings.
The influence of her blessed gift
Of always seeing pretty things.
—Christian Advocate.