Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-31
PRESIDENTIAL wOOING.
Preparing for the Great Event of
the Administrations.
From the Ee,o York World.

From the Neao York World.
WASHINGTON, May 28.-As the time
fo- the wedding approaches there is an
increased interest from the people in the
President. This is particularly noted by
the sudden multiplication of numbers
who attend the alternate daily receptions
at the White House. In the great east
parlor to-day there were fully 800 people,
zoo OF whom We're ladies'. All during the
reception there was nothing. talked of but
the marriage. The President and the
name of MISS Folsom was upon every
body's tongue. There were some five or
six aides who did as others had done at
former receptiOns-eXtend their cOngratu-
lations to the President upon his ap-
prOacning n arriage. lie made the usual
reply in recognition Of the good wishes
ext ended and bowed with a complacent
smile, conveying to all the impression he
was about as well pleased with himself
as most men are when uDOn the path to
| matrimOny. Miss FOlsOm's safe arrival
! in New York was telegrapbed TO the
President last night about II O'Clock.
Today, few minutes before II, a tele-
gram OF over 100 words was received by
Mr.. Cleveland from tue Young lady her.
SELF, announcing her pleasure at once
more being upon the soil of "Dear
America" as she expressed it, closing the
message with the hope OF seeing him in
New York at his earliest convenience.
THE FOLsOMs AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
1t will be remem bered that Miss Fol
som. with her mother, has twice visited
Washington since the Presidents inau-
guration, first during her Easter vacation
IN 1855 from Wells College, and again in
mid autumn, just before sailing for Eu-
rope. IL is not true, as stated in Thurs
days Sun, that Miss Cleveland was not
here to act as hostess to these la
dies. On the contrary, she was
here on both occasions and showed
them every attention. The Pres
| idpnt, Mrs. and Miss Folsom and herself
drove out together one afternoon during
their spring visit, the President and Mrs.
Folsom occupying the back seat of the
carriage, while Miss Cleveland and Miss
Folsom sat facing them. Mrs. and Miss
Folsom also received with Miss Cleve.
land on ths Saturday included in their
visit at this time, Mrs Folsom standing
at Miss Cleveland's right, in a rich velvet
| robe, with her Juno-like daughter a her
right, wearing a simple dress Of white
nuns yelling, trimmed with Nalen.
ciennies lace. No other ladies stood in
the receiving line. Mrs. and Miss Bay
ard were among those present IN the rear
| Of the parlOr. Miss Cleveland spoke
caressingly Of Miss Folsom to several
friends as My little school girl"
MISS CLEVELAND VOTES AYE.
There is every reason 10 believe that
| her heart is in her brothers. marriage and
| that the future lady of the White House
! will have no warmer friend outside her
| husbands heart than the gifted sister be
! brought here to share the arduous first
| Year OF his administration. Miss Cleve-
LAM, in an hours talk with the writer Of
tuio 0n me sunday preceding her last de-
parture from Washington. touched
amlably ON the possibility that was Just
then taking shape. She said there mad
been more or less talk Of the kind ever
since her brothers ward had grown To
womanhOOd. In previous conversation
she had always spoken of him as 1.-THE
President" In this interview she referred
To him every time with certain tender
pride as "my brother"
During Mrs. and Miss FOlsom's autumn
visit society MAS IN state of suspended
animation and the White House was
draped in mourning for Gen. Grant. No
calls except Tor intimate friends were
| permissible at the mansion under these
circumstances, aud tue President and his
young betrothel had all The privacy OF
the most quiet home circle. Their visit
covered only three or four DAYS, and
comparatively few in Washington knew
that they had been here.
MISS FOLSOM AND THE GOVERNOR"
the President. with the rigid sense of
propr'ety that has characterized his
guardianship OF tnis beautiful girl. waited
tiu she had at'ained her majority (tWen-
tY-1ue years before Offering himself as a
suitor, nor is it believed that be had fully
deter iued 10 ask her band tn his State
had crowned hun with the hon0rs OF It's
chief Magistrate. Miss Folsom was very
proud OF him for her guardian, and even
after he became President she was won't
TO speak Of him among teachers and lei.
lOw.pupils as 1.-THE Governor A
large portrait OF him in India ink
stood on an easel in her room
at the COLLEGE and superb cabinet pic
ture OF her has adorned his dresSi-g bu o.
reau IN bis chamber a. the White House
ever since he came 10 It. During the en-
yenOmed campaign which preceded his
Presidency. Miss Folsom said Indignantly
among her schoalmstes, i've stopped
reading tho papers Tor fear Of seeing
something dreadful about the Governor"
10 has been believed f0i two years past by
tnOsH who knew her best a. college, In.
GLIDING ladies Ot mature Intelligence ard
ing tow ards him with "A warmer than htal
experience, that her heart was grayitat.
love. II WAS 30 expressed i0 the writer
by an Aurora lady during that tlIno.