Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-01
THE PRESIDENT CAPTURED.


Betrothal Of Chester A Arthur and MIS-
i s, Tillie. .Frelinghuysen.
/ Ever since President Arthur's nc
cession 10 the Presidency, says
New York special, ruinors hav
/ been springing up that before thI
expiration OF his term OF office tn
White House would be graced by
mistress, and from time to time III,
names OF several eligible ladies
prominent in Washington and New
York society have heeu mentioned
each as the one chosen 10 preside
over the household and I'LL the so
cial void which has existed fol
three years, and when the Presi
dent recently paid his visit to Sec
retary Frelinghuysen, at Raritant,
and extended ii beyond the limits
originally fixed, il was suddenly re-
membered that me had during lasI
winter and spring.been noticeably
attentive to Miss Tillie Frelinghuy.
sen, the Secretary's eldest daughter,
and to this was ascribed the prolon.
cation OF his visit. la,J .1i
For once rumor told the truth, as
the marriage of the. President with
Miss Frelinghuyse has been arrang-
ed and will take place at Washing
ingtOn during the month of Janu.
ary. AT Newark, the home of the
Frelinghuysens, the belief has been
general Tor several months that the
marriage was contemplated, but as
the months have rolled on without
the formal announcement, and hs
Miss Frelinghuysen was known to
have been absent from Washington
since early summer, having passed
several months at Lenox, Mass.
where she now Is, society there Is
now slow to. bslieve that the. mar
riage has been arranged, and yester-
day no one closely acquainted with
the family OF the bride would admit
the truth of the statement. Among
President Arthur's friends in the
city the news came rs a surprise.
All of them had heard the rumors,
but all set them down as successors
to those which have proved to be
incorrect. as.s
Miss TiIlie is the eldest child OF
Frelinghuysen, and Is
about 80 years old. She Is a tall
and slender blonde, with clear cut
features and shapely low fore
head. brown hair, gray eyes and a
paIlid face, and although
not what Is called handsome
woman, has a stately and CON-
presence. She is OF very
polished manners, exceedingly
aud excellent conversa-
tionalist, and has rendered herself
very popular in all circles at Wash
ington. and especially among the
and attaches OF the foreign
having among her other
gifts an excellent knowledge Of.
most OF the modern languages. She
has great tact, and her savoir faire
will be felt at the entertainments at /
the White House during the period
Of her reign there. She Is also no.
ted for her charities, both at Wash
ing and Newark, and no one in
either city Is more blessed by the
poor than she. Her conduct OF these
is a personal one and is not
over TO any deputy or al
Her youngest sister Is Mrs.
John Davis, wife OF the Assistant
Secretary OF State. The remainder
pf Mr.. Frelinghuysen's family, con-
sists OF Miss Lucy, Frederick
George Griswold, who Is a lawyer
of this city and married, and Theo-
lore, who is engaged to Miss Alice
Coates, the. daughter OF the great
thread manufacturer.
President Arthur is fifty-four |
years old, aud has been a widower
Ior the past five years.! His first
wife was Miss Ellen Herndon. the
laughter OF Lieut.. Herndon, OF the
Uaited States navy, who was lost at
Iea while incdOmmsmd of the pas
'enger steamer GentFBls Aalerira.s
Since his accession TO the Prosidencyl
lis sister, Mrs, McEIroy, OF Afbany,
has taken charge Of the White |
House so far as her time wauid per-
nit, aithOughifor long periods the
home lacked a mistress.
His family consists Of two children,
Allan, aged twenty-one, now a stu
lent at Princeton, and brlght-faced |
Nellie, aged thirteen, whose name
las become IA household word |
the land.