New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
In PennsyIvania exclaimed: "What will become Of IN.
poor Wbalesf"-f Boston Pilot. w.
MRS. CLEVELANDS Library

trRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or rHw rRIprv.,
WASHINGTON June 2f.-Miss Gregg of Buaao
who is visiting at the White House, has given lad,
friend som, interesting facts abOnt Mrs. Cleyelapd.
tastes. especially IN the matter Of books Tn.
Presidents wife, according to this lady il alroo..
as fond Of reading her intellectual sstrr-inla
Her taste runs in direction widely different fro
that OF Miss Cleveland, however. Her lin.
library, which was sent on from Buffalo few dav.
after her marriage, IL composed of a couple a,
hundred volumes, varied in character but with tn
element of fiction largely predominating stranuel,
enough it contains Locke's Essay on the Unde,
standing" which is said TO be OF Mrs CIcvs-
lands favorite books. On the first blank leaf n,
the book is drawing by the owner which show.
some artistic ability and little hnmor II renrs-
sents pair of very old and dilapidated boot. bsd
together by paddock attached to the tops Under.
meath is the inscription: Lock on the under.
standing"
Besides Lockes there are q few other nb,,o-
sophica works some pole,nical treatises by Pres.
byteran divines. twenty or thirty historical work,
and as many poems; the rest are novels Mrs
Cleveland generally reads an hour or two af,s,
breakfast and occasionally at night She likes "a
have some girl friend with her to take turns Al
reading aloud so that she have sympathy in hs,
enjoyment She and Miss Gregg have a regular
afterbreafast reading since the latter came to tho
White House. and as the two school-riends are CON-
genial in their taste it is probable that they eniov
this recreation more than the formal receptions in
which they figure.
Of the novellsts Mrs Cleveland likes Ousa,
most. She regards Wanda, Countess Won Zalras.
the finest piece of fiction in the language sla
has read the book many times and committed to
memory several of Its passages descriptive of the
Austrian Alps During her recent travels in Europe
she visited the region in which the scenes Of thu
story laid and declares that she recognized
from the passages committed to memory the Laks
of HohenzollerD in the bosom of the mountain.
guarded valley of Zalras and the island home Of
the monas beyond. Mrs. Cleveland is also an ad.
mirer of I he Duchess" and has even a few
volumes of Bertha VI. Clay in her collection. In
must be remembered. however, that the libraryis
not the selection of mature wOmanhood but is CON.
posed OF volumes most of which purchased
while she was at school and dnring the period when
romance has the greatest attraction for girls
mind. The variety of works show that Mrs Cleve-
land has what are called reading humors" Its
easy enough to imagine a yonng woman OF Der tenn
permanent fond of a" OuIda " ana The Duchess" but
II Is hard to believe that she turn from her love
stores to Locke and the PRESBYTERIAN controversial
ISIS and enjoy them: yet such ~ the case. Mss
Gregg says that the mistress of the White HOUSE
often discusses with intense interest he sedge-
n
in Scotland and the causes Which le to the dis
rupt of religious sects in the sixteenth century.
Mrs. Cleveland also regular Ell of fbe bic:
she reads from il chapter every day and always
uses the same testament-a piaIn little leather.
covered volume which. by the way. was gwen 10
lie? by Mr. Cleveland just before she entered Wells
CO ilege.
There have been rumors TO the effect that Mrs
Cevelanl int nded to follow her siser-in-law .nto
the field OF letters These are not exactly true.
from the informant mentioned above Ii was
learned chat " bile she does considerable writing
for her amusement she has no idea yet Ot
publishing a book. She has pile Of romances in
manuscript and fhey SAID to be good by those
who have seen them. She prefers the una loved
admiration of n circle of intimate friends 10 the
cold criticism of the pnhlc and Is unwilling to let
the offspring of her imagination 60 forth to 10
bnfeted by cruel worl
1t is SAID also that Mrs. Cleveland is getting fond
of political liera She takes great interest IN
her husbands state papers. especially his messages
to Congress. Ii il hinted that the elemeni 0f
humor which has crept into the Presidents vetoes
can be traced To her. Whether this be not,
certain il is that the President guilty Ut
"A humorous sentence before ms marriage.