Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-03
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Day Parade In New York.
Mondays New York Times says Miss
Folsom's last entire day in New York be-
gan for her yesterday at $50 O'Clock. At
that hour the stray sounds of the parade
were beginning TO make themselves heard
in the neighborhood of the Gilsey House,
and probably awakened the bride-elect to
the realization of the fact that Decoration
Day had arrived. At 8 o'clock breakfast
was served in the Folsom Parlor,n as it
will hereafter be called, and while the
party was at the meal Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney called, and were followed soon
by Mrs. Endicott, Mrs. Villas and Mrs.
Lamont, who drove up from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. All of the ladies except
Mrs. Lamont and Mrs. Whitney staid only
a short time, and Just after they went
away three young ladies', former school
mates with Miss Folsom, called and were
shown up. A number of letters and tele-
grams and some magnificent flowers were
sent up to the young lady before 80
o'clock, and at 10 o'clock superb bou.
quet from the President arrived.
AT ii O'Clock Miss Folsom, Mrs. Lamont
and Benjamin Folsom walked down stairs
to the Thirtieth street entrance of the
Gilsey, where carriage was In waiting,
and were driven at once to the Twenty
third street entrance to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Here they were met by Mrs.
Villas, Mrs. Endicott, Mrs. Whitney and
Secretary Whitney who had preceded
them, and were shown up to the Villas
apartments, on the second floor, the win
dows of which overlook Madison Square
and command an excellent view Of the
parade and the grand reviewing stand.
Miss Folsom, who was dressed In n
gray, tailor-made, tight-fitting suit, very
high IN the throat, was apparently very
much impressed by the procession. She
sat on window ledge, the centre of q
group, and could look right down on the
spot which Mr.. Cleveland's Presidential
person occupied. Every good point in
the parade was applauded heartily by her,
and her little gloved hands were contin-
ually shifting each other. Almost from
the first moment of her arrival at the
window the crowd below discovered her
identity, and although no outspoken
demonstration was made thousands of
pairs of eyes were occupied more with the
details of her figure than with the CON
temptation of the parade. Miss Folsom
never left her position fora moment until
the entire procession had passed by.
Then, as the President was escorted to his
carriage, she got up, glanced at his portly
fguren there was a little flirt OF her dainty
handkerchief, and she was lost TO the
sight of the throng. Mr.. Villas imme-
diately came over to the Fifth Avenue and
escorted the ladies TO their carriages.
Although the equipages had been in wait
ing for long time, ut the moment that
the party reached the door the crowd was
SO great that they could not be i'm
mediately drawn up to the curb. A few
moments passed while the party waited,
but 1t was sufficient for the crowd to
recognize the fair bride-elect, and when
she walked down to her carriage it was
through lane of people packed on either
side gazing at her with eager but respect
full eyes.
Miss Folsom and Mrs. Lamont were
driven back to the Gilsey, and /. 80 O'Clock
lunch was served. Then at $3.50 o'clock,
MIR. Cleveland arrived. lie dined with
the party at 6 o'clock and 20 minutes
after he had gone away, at 7.45 o'clock,
Miss Folsom, Mrs. Villas, Mrs. whitney
and Secretary Endicott were driven from
the Twenty.ninth- street entrance of the
Gilsey to the Academy of Music.
Almost Immediately after the President
left the Academy of Music, about II
o'clock, Miss Folsom got up, and hel
party made the best of their way to theil
carriages. Although the crowd around
the academy had thinned out a great den
there were still great many people OF
the sidewalk who recognized the fail
bride MS she entered her conveyance, ant
who crowded around to ''get good lool
at her." The Young lady was driver
rapidly TO the Gilsey, where she fount
the card of Mr.. Bissel, the President
old partner, waiting for her. IL was 8,
late that she could not see him, but wen
Mt once to her room.
The order for the wedding cake TO
President Cleyelands nuptials was no
given until very late hour, considering
the great amount of work that had to b.
done in order to have it ready for Wed
nesday. 1t is being prepared by j. b
Pinard's Sons, the caterers of No. Eas
Fifteenth street. There will be a BRIDE
cake, weighing rs pounds, and $50 smalle
cakes, composed of the usual material
which enter into wedding cakes. Tn
frosting Of the BRIDES cake will be YER,
plain, in accordance with the wish of tn,
President and his bride. In the centr,
will be monogram composed of the mi
tials &c. F." occupying a space four o
five inches in diameter, and raised d
about the same hight, which will be sur
rounded by wreath of orange blossoms
Around the border will be light bu
beautifully designed scroll work, and nj
the rest of the frosting on the top ant
sides will be plain. When placed upoi
the table at the White House it will res
in the midst of garland of smilax an,
white roses.
The small cakes will be placed in oh
long white satin boxes. Each box will b,
tied with white ribbon. On the half o
one side of each box will be painted b,
hand the monogram sc. F." and th,
date, June 2, 1885, and on the other ,
card on which the President and his brid,
will write their names. The designs fo
them and also for the frosting of til,
BRIDES cake were furnished by j. A
Pinard and worked out by Mr.. White
house of Tiffany & Co. The shop of lii,
Spooner Manufacturing Company, il
West Twenty-seventh street, that was tC
have closed yesterday, was in full blast
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Spooner re
ceiyed orders from Mr.. Gardner of Messrs
Tiffany ~ Co., TO make these boxes. Mr.
Spooner ut once hurried around and
drummed up the girls who had already
made arrangements to go out and see thu
Decoration-day parade and then on n pic
mic. He entreated them to come to the
shop today, and promised them double
pay. A dozen or more girls went early
yesterday to the factory and started work
ing at the boxes. These boxes are of ricl
white satin, inches long, II inches wide
and about the same depth, with satir