Easter Egg Roll: Easter and the Cleveland East Room
In the beginning, children came into the White House with baskets of brightly dyed hard-boiled eggs. On Easter Monday, 1885, young...
Nellie Grant and Algernon Sartoris
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Nellie Grant and Algernon Sartoris
In 1874, the White House hosted the wedding of Nellie Grant and Algernon Sartoris. The ceremony was held in the East Room, which was decorated with masses of white flowers. Nellie wore a white satin dress covered in lace with a six-foot train. After the ceremony, guests moved into the State Rooms for the reception. They received pieces of the wedding cake in little boxes as gifts.
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