St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-12-04
MRS. CLEVELAND,
She Makes Her Own Bed, Feeds Her
Birds and Blackens Her Shoes.

She Makes Her Own Bed, Feeds Her
Birds and Blackens Her Shoes.
''You ought to see the Kensington
work Mrs. Cleveland is doing" said a
White House servant to your CORE
spondent. Eyes. indeed" continued
the old colored lady when surprise was
expressed at Mrs. Cleveland doing
needle-work. ''she is the best I ever
saw at it. You wouldn't think she had
the time between the society matters
and talking to the President. but she
made dozen of the prettiest orna-
ments already before she went away on
her summer trip i.
A girl in one of the downtown
millinery stores where stamping is
done says she was surprised the other
day, so soon after the mistress of the
White House returned from the Adiron-
dacks, to hear her inquire what there
was new in designs for pillow-shams.
A half-dozen girls at work on the
under trimmings of the new cone
shaped fall hats looked up in amaze
ment, but when Mrs. Cleveland, who
was with her mother, went out one of
them said:
That's nothing. Mrs. Cleveland
mas knit her own stockings more times
than one, can tell you. And she has
made her dresses, too. Much as she
is absorbed with the society of the
White House, she has done more work
in needle art than any other fashion
able woman in Washington. What is
more. she makes her own bed. feeds
her birds, and-she sometimes black
ems her shoes herself"
The girls laughed and wanted to
know where all this fund of informa-
ton came from. when the speaker re-
piled that she got it from Mrs. Cleve-
lands maid, and continued:
''Do you know what the President
says when his wife shows him what
she is doing with the needle? No?
Well, he says: what girl.' and
sometimes there is half-suppressed
sound which we all love. of course
he kisses her pretty often and don't
blame him. heard the other day that
the President played peek-a-boo one
afternoon just as Senator came into
his office, and that there was very
rapid movement of some one going out
of that Office; mean a lady went out
very quick, and the President grew red
in the face when the Senator held up
his hands and said: Now, no apollo
gies, Mr.. President: we were all that
way once Mrs Cleveland is very
happy at the White House. The Pres
dent is SO kind to her mother. too.
Some one asked Mrs. Cleveland how
she liked the place, and she replied
that she had only one objection; that
it was a public place everybody's
house, and that people came and went
just as though it was department.
She likes quiet place sometimes. like
they are going to have in the country.
for she is girlish yet.
The girls in the stores where Mrs.
Cleveland trades say she is a good
buyer and a pleasant customer. One
day while she was shopping for the
trip she surprised the girl who
waited upon her by exclaiming, when
told the price of the article:
Il don't believe you charge every
body so muchr'
"Yes, indeed, the same price to
every one, replied the girl. ''But why
do you think We should charge you
more than other people?"
Because you might think l would
not protest" was the answer.
Mrs. Cleveland smiled pleasantly.
and the girl, who was very neat and
pretty. was taken somewhat aback to
learn afterward who her distinguished
patron was.
Another young lady, who has often
waited upon Mrs. Cleveland at store,
was agreeably surprised one morning
to be told that she could lay aside for
herself duplicate of the article pur-
chased, .for kindnesses.
If Mrs Cleveland doesn't cease her
cleverness she will yet win over all of
those hauteurs in the maiden class who
we're prone to speak ill of her when
she outstripped them all and got the
bachelor President. The ladies of
do not report success in
becoming acquainted with Mrs. Folsom,
who is smaller of stature than her
daughter, young and fresh-looking,
and quite agreeable. Washington Cor.
Detroit Tribune.