The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
THE BRIDES BIRTHDAY.

Mrs. Cleveland's Twenty-SecOnd Anniversary
Jenkins I'm Full Blast.
Washington Special
On Wednesday, the day of President Cleve-
lands departure for Albany. Mrs Cleveland be-
came twenty-five years of age, but it was I'M
possible to celebrate the day SIS they would have
liked, In the rush attendant on his going. He
left her at in the afternoon with the affection
ate goodbye of a seven weeks husband and the
promise to bring her birthday present. She
passed the evening very quietly. and except for
the watchman was the only occupant that night
OF the vast and echoipg chamber floor of the old
mansion. The next morning she sent an invita-
tion to Mrs. Villas, the young and pretty wife Of
the Postmaster-general and to Miss Mollie her
twelve-year-old daughter, to pass the day with
her, carrying out an arrangement made the Mon
day previous to celebrate that day for her birth
day. The latter went early, and Mrs. Villas
joined them after marketing, which, in Wash
ington, is every good housewives morning occu-
patton
Mrs. Cleveland meanwhile had an engagement
OF two hours with Bell the photographer, at his
studio. and Mollie went with her. Returning.
Mrs. Cleveland wrote an invitation to the Post
aster-general. joining the names of his wife
and daughter with her own, to come toher birth.
day dinner. An hour or two were pleasantly
spent in Mrs Cleveland's boudoir, cozy little
room adjoining the Presidents chamber and oc-
cupying the northwest corner of the house. 1t
has front window looking out upon the north
lawn and its fountain, and two side windows to-
ward the Conservatives and the State Depart
ment. Mrs. Cleveland has fitted It up
with odds and ends of quaint and pretty
furniture from the attic and elsewhere,
but no piano, because there IL 10 room
for it and because she is not musical Here are
her writing desk, sofa with a washstand, mod
estly hiding behind It's head two or three invit-
ing chairs table or two, many of the beautiful
things that were given her at her marriage 1t
looks for oil the world like the little improvised
parlor of seminary GIRL and Mrs. Cleveland
reads, write sad works here when her liege lord
is busy and she is not occupied with the callers,
whom she seldom refuses to see. No previous
lady OF the White House has been so accessible
to the wife of the average citizen. and it is max
ing her very popular. The boudoir still further
resembles boarding school girls parlor in hav
ing well worn carpet, and there are traces on
the wood work of the unfaithfulness of the last
painter In his neglecting after the manner of his
kind, TO move the bureau and paint behind it.
This. with several other rooms, is to be reftted
this summer.
A drive to the Soldiers Home in the Presi-
dents low Victoria, behind tho seal browns,
rounded out the afternoon. Mrs. Cleveland ap-
peared on the drive wearing white albatross
cloth dress, with disappointed yoke of black vel
vet and cuffs or the same; also little white
straw bonnet trimmed with black velvet and
white feathers Mrs. Villas wore a maize-col-
ored surah covered with black lace and Miss
Molie white cashmere with broad hat, trimmed
IN white. General Villas who had also enjoyed
drive after Office hours, arrived in time for the
o'clock dinner. and the party of four sat down
In the family dinng-room to pink dinner at
which a gorgeous birthday cake with twenty
two candles around 1t, had the place of honor
IL was covered with white frosting, and had the
letters +. F.. @. in pink upon the top. When
cut it disclosed an inside as pink as a
watermelon. The housekeeper herself prepared
this chef ID uvre, while that Mary land imam
my" in the kitchen concocted the hot victuals
and the buxom William Sinclair, the Presidents
valet decorated the round table, which had in
pink ribbon letters, Mrs. Clevsland's name on
one side and on the other the words Twenty
two" A light vine of smilax was combined with
these. and pansies. his young mistress's special
flower were loosely laid amidst it's green. A
large basket of pink roses. of delicious fragrance
stood on small round mirror opposite the
birthday cake, and corsage bouquets of the same
were at the ladies' plates. The menu was light
and dainty, comprising soup with carrot Slices
floating on ITS surface, trying to look as pink"
as possible, boiled blue-ish with red potatoes
sweetbreads and flet of beef croquettes aHd peas,
followed by crackers and cheese. and ice-cream
served with the birthday cake.
Afterwards tho little party promenaded
through the cool, summer-dressed parlors Of the
mansion, then went out upon the south porch,
where coffee was served and where Mrs Cleve-
land was made happy by telegram from her
husband, at Albany, that he would reach home
to-day at L. General and Mrs. Villas said good
night to her shortly after 10 o'clock, but Mollie
had been coaxed to remain. and her sunny head
soon reposed on the Presidents pillows, with her
plump little person encased in one of Mrs Clsve-
lands robes de mutt. She is discreet and loyal
admirer of her young hostess, and says she 'has
a lovely neck" and that her hair slooks beautiful
when it is mussed up." She remained till after
breakfast and Mrs Cleveland gave her as me-
Tnento of the day of those bridal robe photo
graphs which Harpers Weekly of fortnight ago
effectively reproduced in wood-cut, and which
scarcely do justice to the grace and beauty of
the original Mrs. Cleveland was to-day the
luncheon guest of Mrs. Villas, returning to the
White Hoose early to welcome home, her august
bigger half
TIE WRONGS OF THE CHIPPEwAs.