The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-12

coachman. A bert has driven all the presi-
dents since Grant, and he evidently felt his
oats to-day He held the reins in one hand
and whip in the other, and he sat as
straight as a clothier's dummy. He was
dressed in the presidents livery, which is a
very light drab with big silver buttons, and
he had bug ON his hat as big as that of
Brewster's coachman- President eveland
takes a drive every afternoon, and he has
secured the country about Washington in
every direction. Col Lamont always goes
with him, and Lamont tells me that there is
no road which they have not explored. The
president had partially stopped his rides
when Manning had his stroke of apoplexy.
but since then he has been taxing them regu-
larly, and this is his only exercise He is not
much Of horseman, and has not as far as /
can learn, owned horse before he came to
the White House He is too heavy to ride
horseback well and | do not think he
has been in the addle here. President Ar
thur drove more fancy turnout than Cleve
land. He now and then took gallop over the
hills on horseback, and he sometimes drove
four-in-hanl His livery was gorgeous, and
you never saw him walking Arthur at
tended st Johns church, Just across the
street from the White House He always
drove with his coachinan and man. and
put on the style Of prince ] Mt Cleve-
land is more democratic He "a ais coach
man and footman, and he keeps them in
livery. But his two turnouts, the Victoria
and the landau. cost less than $4,000 and
the harness, made of black rubber and
trimmed with silver, has only the simple or
nament of G. G. in monogram ON the rosette
fha hrfI L.
cratic presidea had a harness which alone
cost $500, and jefferson paid 81 900 |
for his coach horses which he drove
while he wa; president George Washing
ton drove about while he was presi-
dent behind four and six horse teams His |
ceachman and footman were white, and his /
chariot Of state was white hemisphere on |
wheels, ornam anted with the paintings OF I
one of the famous artists Of the time
Tho ,,rnsidaSf 3las had great MANY moro
callers at his Afternoon --<,scpIIolls sihce the 4
announcement has been made that he is
about to marry The ladies Of Washington
and all strangers are anxious to see him, and
not few of them attempt to make some
iesting remark as they shake his hand.
These receptions occur in the East room on
the afternoons of Monday, Wednesday aud
Friday, of each week, and Cleveland says
1ud6 biley Ie tne piedSdAltSb part OL
his daily life During them he gets away
from his work and the oficeseekers, and there
is enough variety in them to make them in
teresting. Many of the people who call are
only in Washington for a day or two, and
the crowd that comes is of all classes. There
are not a few women with babies in their
arms, and it is funny to see how the president
SHES off and straightens himself up when one
of these approaches. He does not kiss babies
very often, but when he does it you can hear
the smack of his lips at the farthest corner of
the East room. l am inclined to think that
there is more smack than kiss, and that the
presidents baby kisses are like those of the
stage-lnore noise than sweetness.
President Cleveland is a good handshaker
He stands straight ON his feet at all of his re-
ceptions and his Prince Albert coat is kept
buttoned tightly about his fat frame. He
seizes your hand firmly, and grasps it tightly
while he looks straight into your eye and
says: "How-do you do, Mr.. Blank. He al
ways mentions your name; and never fails to
look at you. II you go to one of these re-
ceptions you viii perhaps have to wait
short time in the East room. You may sit
down on the furniture and walk about the