Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-28
MRS. CLEVELAND.
She MalSe' Her Own Bed, Feeds Her
Birds and Blackens Her Shoes.

She Make' Her Own Bed, Feeds Her
Birds and BIackens Her Shoes.
"You ought to see. the KensingtoR
work Mrs. Cleveland is doing" said q
White House servant to your CORE
spondent. eyes, indced,' continued
the old colorcd lady when surprise was
expressed at Mrs. Cleveland doing
ncedle-work, "she is the best l 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 prcttieSt orna-
ments already before she went away on
her summer trip
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 inqu' re what there
was new in designs for pillow-shams.
A half-dozcn girls at work on tho
Understandings of the new cone
shaped fall hats looked mp in amaze
ment, but when Mrs. Cleveland, who
was with her mother, went out one of
them said:
That's nothing, Mrs. Cleveland
has knit her own stockings moro 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 moro 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, whom the speaker re-
piled that she got it from Mrs. Clevo-
lands maid, and continued:
"Do you know what the President
says when his wife shows him what
she is doing with the needle? Mop
Well, he says: what q girl" and
sometimes there is a 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 q Senator came into
his Office, and that there wss very
rapid movement of some one going ont
of that Office; / mean n 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 tho place, and abe reptiod
that she had only one objection; that
it was Il public place evcrybody's
house, and that people came and went
lust rs though it was department.
She likes quiet place sometimes, like
hey are going to have in the country,
for she is girlish vel.
The girls in til. stores where Mrs.
Cleveland trades say she is good
buyer and pleasant customer. One
day while she was shopping for the
summer trip she surprised the girl who
waited upon her by exclaiming, when
told the price of the article:
al don't believe you charge every.
body so muchm
"Ye5. indeed, the same price to
very ona. replied the girl "iut why
10 You think we should charge you
more than other pcoplc?'
"Bccause you might think would
not protest. was She answer
Mrs. Cleveland smiled pleasantly.
md the girl, who was very neat and
retty, was taken somewhat aback 20
rarn afterward who her distinguished
| patron was.
Another young lady, who has often
waited upon Mrs. cleveland Mt a store,
was agrceably surprised one morning
10 be told that she could lay aside for
lersolf duplicate Of the article pur-
biased, "for kindncsses."
If Mrs Cleveland doesn't cease her
cleyerness she will vet win over all OF
those hautcurs in the maiden ella who
we're prone to speak i'll of her when
she out.tripped them all and got the
bachelor President. The ladies OF
Washington do not report success in
becoming acquainted with Mrs. Folsom,
who is smaller of stature than her
daughter, young and frcsh-looking,
and quite agreeable. - va ,htn5ton Cor.
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