Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-06-18
WASHINGTON Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
W,>u1NGr.. IunA ! 1856

From our Re5ulhr- Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1856.
In tue list OF eighteen marriage
iicenses, granted at The r. corder'>
office, i'll The pa ers this murniug,
appea,ed The names OF Grove. CIV.
land and Frances Folsom, IF Buffalo,
New Y,rk. These ,u.-s a1pe>le'.
about the mldd Ut tue list =.
other names REPRESENTED COZ rast.n -
parties unknown to fame, but Iei,r..
>en,lng more than shaie, cul,l unI
| rrrviuus Gu .liion.
Tue u,olde word W.T. .Acu.-
from toe White HUE uni,s IL.
criemuuA, but enuus;. Ii. be, Il -. :.
.ud Leard to know Ina. In- unus.su
tations good taste and Democratic
simplicity of the nuptials were all
That the disciples of j. ffelsou and
Jackson could have desired.
Particular pains have, from the
first, been taken, not to shroud the
nows and the event in mystery, but
tu foil the impolite and intrusive
Paul Pry representatives of the press
to whose keen and irrev,rent noses
nothing is sacred.
Ms, Fo.som arrived in Washing.
ION at 6 O'clock on We ,nesday morn
ing. Sue WIS driven to the Vi hiIe
h~use through the green aud su.dei
roadway /. t the Smithsonian grounds
instead of by the more direct route
Of Pennsylvania Avenue. She ELL
tered the White House by the rear
porlico aud Was received by the
President at the door. She was then
conducted to the South chamber Oh
tue second floor which had been EN-
lowered Ill h,wers. Ateight clock
breakfast was served. Mss Cleve-
land sitting ut the loot of the table,
Miss Folsom ou her right hand, the
Presid ut vas seated ut the head
A number Of relatives of the bride
breakfasted with them, and the new
mistress of the Whiie House was
subjected to Il severe social ordeal
one as trying to her composure as
any she will probably be called upon
to undergo. After breakfast the
President, as is bis wont, addressed
himself to his official duties and
worked continuously until noon.
Miss Folsom spent her time with
her mother and friends looking ut
and admlring the floral decorations.
Before luncheon the President saw
his bride for a few moments and
then ordering his carriage, took q
short drive. This Was doubtless
that he might look for the last time
at the bsau.if world lie Was about
to turn his back upon. Towards
evening the streets surrounding The
Executive Mansion began to present
an animated appearance. All sorts
Of people hocked thither on foo. and
i'll vehicles, anxious to catch a gl,mpse
OF the BRIDE and groom. Tue rag.
muffin boot-black was there, as were
pretty female clerks from the de-
par,ments, dudes, men OF wealth
AMI leisure with their wives, COUSINS
aud aunts. All The iron gates lead
Ing to the rear of the mansion had
boon locked bu. the front approach
Wis unbarred aud the grounds ss far
as The portals Of the White House,
were accessible alike, to American
els,zons, foreigners and anarchists.
About seven o'clock the strains of
Mendelsohn's Wedding March were
heard within, and the President. in
close fitting evening dress, his left
hand gloved nd carrying u glove in
his right hand, descended the br ,ad
stalrway-and entered the Blue
Room. He nodded to the leader of
The band, and taking his position in
the middle OF the room. Rev. Dr..
Sunderland, supported ON his lett
by Rev. Cleveland, brother of the
groom, calling them only by their
first numes-Glover and Frances
pronounced them husband and wife,
after ceremony of considerable
length. Tue strains from the opera
of Lohengrin announced 10 the
crowd without that the President of
the United States was married
Church bells all over the city rang
out, the whistles of engines aud
steamboats, beloved long continued
blasts, and the thunder of the canon
added to the joyful uproar. Mean
while the guests extended their con
CALCULATIONS. The Rev. Cleveland
being the only gentleman who kissed
the bride. The President and Mrs.
Cleveland led the way to the dining
room and Mrs. Cleveland seizing the
silver knife, stabbed the wedding
cake to the heart. While the Others
were still at the table the distin.
guished couple donned their travel
ing attire, aud entered their carriage
which had been driven to the rear of