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<\/a><\/p>\nShe married Louis Meredith Howland in St George\u2019s Church, Bayside, on December 19, 1883.<\/p>\n The wedding was celebrated precisely at 12 o\u2019clock. A special train over the Long Island Railroad had taken up the guests from New York, and the church, despite the snow and wind outside, was thronged from chancel to door.<\/p>\n He dress was white satin, cut square, and covered with old point lace. She wore a point lace veil, held in place by a diamond star, which was the wedding gift of her mother. The lace was an old family heirloom of great value. She carried in her hand a bouquet of white roses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n My wife informs me that the old point lace veil that Virginia Lee wore is still in the family. Her mother wore it at her wedding, and my wife wore it at our wedding.<\/p>\n After the ceremony the guests were conveyed by the special trains that had taken them from this City, four miles further, to the old Lawrence homestead at Bayside, where an elegant collation was served. The house was beautifully decorated with holly and cedars, and the parlors were filled with the wedding presents.<\/p>\n Among these were a thousand\u2013dollar bill [$25.000 in 2015 dollars] from the groom\u2019s father, and one of half that amount from the father of the bride. Mr. Roosevelt, the groom\u2019s best man, presented them with a very handsome repouss\u00e9 silver t\u00eate-a t\u00eate set.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a><\/p>\n