The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-04
Our Washington Letter
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, May 81, 1886.

washington, May 81, 1886.
At the White House now there is quite
hustle of preparation for the Presidential
nuptials which will have taken place 'ere
this reaches you. The preliminaries have
been arranged for very simple, unostent-
atious wedding, and Miss Cleveland, sfter
absence of nearly two months, returned
on Saturday evening, to superintend the de-
tails.
The ceremony will take place in the Blue
Parlor, and Rey. DR.. Sunderland, of the
First Presbyterian Church, the Presidents
pastor, will officiate. Mr.. Ben. Folsom, a
cousin of the bride, and the nearest male
relative, will give the b,ide away. There
will be no "best man." Of late years, when
weddings are solemnized in private houses
and in the evening, it has been the custom
here to have neither best man. ushers nor
bridesmaids, and Miss Folsom will have no
attendant young lady friends.
The wedding will be much more exclu-
sive than was at first contemplated on ac-
count of the recent death of Miss Folsom IS
grandfather. The guests will include the
members of the Cabinet, their wives and
about half dozen relatives of the President
and bride. A section of the Marine Band
with stringed instruments only, will be sta
toned in the main corridor, and as the
bridal procession passes down the stairs,
they will play "Cleyeland's Wedding
March," composed.for the occasion. The
parlors will be decorated with flowers, but
not lavishly. This is in accordance with
Mr.. Clevelands's wishes. He is anxious to
avoid all unnecessary display and formality.
Everybody is gossiping about the coming
has never before been witnessed by this gen.
Grafton. The marriage of a President in
the Executive Mansion, and the curiosity
manifested. is merely the penalty which
those occupying high stations have to pay.
An exceptionally large number of people
visited the White House on Saturday, the
day after the official announcement Of the
marriage, and roamed through the lower
room. A number of Senators and Represent
atives also called upon the President and
congratulated him.
In social circles the wedding excites con-
siderable interest, but not as much as if it
were 10 be brilliant one in a social sense.
Already series of entertainments have been
planned in honor Of the groom and bride
hx,h of1o ~ 81 4, tha nf he
Cabiret. Dinner parties will be the favorite
form of entertainment given but it is not
supposed the President will depart from his
custom of accepting hospitalities ofthis kind
only from the Cabinet families.
The presence of a young and beautiful
bride in the Executive Mansion puts in a
brighter, gayer phase the hospitalities off
cred by Mr.. Cleveland, and breaks most
acceptably its five years. rule of bachelor
dom. At the Capitol it was the chief topic
of conversation on Saturday. Representa-
tive Spriggs, of New York, said, ''the Pies
ident is to be congratulated, Miss Folsom is
to be congratulated, the country is to be
congratulated, and we are all glad at the
prospect The presence of the Presidents 5
wife at the White House will add another
charm to official life at Washington"
heartily congratulate every body, said Mr..
Bland, of Missouri, the champion of the
standard silver dollar. "but what l am look
ing forward TO is The celebration of Mr..
Clevelands silver wedding. Speaker Car
Isle remarked that it was the regular order
and that the Chair had no objection.
The troihs were plghted here in Wash
ington last winter. but it is said that the
President having been Miss Folsom's guard
ian, feared thst she might have been in
fluenced by the relations that had existed
between them. So he urged her to 60 abroad
saying that she might fld through such
test that she did not love him, and in that
case the fact of the engagement should never
be made known. The lady protested that
there was no necessity to send her abroad
for probationary period, but the President
insisted and she went.
And now since everything is ready and
waiting for the event but the appointed
hour, the country has only to wait patiently.
Doubtless it will be safely over BY 7:l5 O.
clock Wednesday evening with Miss. Cleve-
land directing from domestic, DIR. Sund-
L-erland from ceremonial and Marshal Will
son from an official standpoint.