The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-03
A SKETCH OF THE BRIDE.
Her Name Is Frank. Not Frances, and She
Twenty-Five Years of Age.

Her Name Is Frank. Not Frances, and She Is
Twenty-Five Years of Age.
Buffalo Corner.
The leading facts in the early life of the Presi-
dents bride-elect have been often rehearsed
in print Of late that it would be superfuous
again to go into details concerning them had not
lnnumerable errors crept into those unapthor-
ICED sketches. Miss Folsom-whoss christian
name, by the way, is not Frances. but Frank
was born in the year 1864, and will
of July. She was born in the
house No. 16s Edward street, opposite the school
ward of the Orphan asylum. AS a child she
attended Madame Brecker's French kndprgar-
ten. Later the family moved from Edward
street to the house now occupied by Mr. George
j. Letchworth Franklin street At the time of
Mr.. Folsom's death. in 1875 they were living at
the Tiff House. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. and Miss Folsom were in Medina when this
sad accident happened. After the funeral they
went to Medina where Mrs. Harmon Mrs. Fol
SONS widowed mother, resided. The Harmon
family had good social position, and owned con
siderable valuable real estate, including milling
property. While in Medina, Miss Folsom was
pupil at the high school.
Returning to Buffalo in few years Frank
entered the Central School and she and her
mother boarded with Mrs Jonathan Mathew
One of the Central School teachers has said of
her that Frank learned very readily and seemed
to remember equally weil and that she |'aiways
put little of herself into her Rotations"
While enrolled as pupil at the Central her
name used often to get transferred to the boys
lists and So in order that it should sound less
masculine she temporarily inserted the initial
letter after Frank calling herself Frank Clara.
This explains why her name now often CHROME
ously appears with the initial c. She was reg
ular attendant of the Central Presbyterian
Church. of which she is a member. During part
of the time she was pursuing her studies at the
Central School she and her mother boarded at
Mrs. Carpenters, in the Boston Block. After
wards her mother occupied Mrs r.. D. Bovd's
house, Franklin street. and from there Miss
Folsom went to Wells College Her Central
School certificate admitted her to the sophomore
class at Wells College. which she entered with
out preliminary examination In the middle of the
school year
Miss Folsom was great favorte at Wells Col
ioge and her power of winning the love and un-
swerving allegiance of many friends is direct
inheritance from her father, for more genial.
generous hearted and companionable man than
the late Oscar Folsom never lived Her tall,
commanding figure, frankness and sincerity
made her the queen OF the school. She was
graduated from Wells in June, 1885, her cradu-
ating essay taking the form of story The
hampers of flowers sent to her nearly every
week, beginning about the second year of her
college life. from the executive mansion at AL
bany. and the particularly abundant supply that
came from the White House Conservatives when
she was graduated, were but one OF many little
attentions paid her. the knowledge of which her
college mates spread abroad on scattering to their
distant homes for the summer vacations. thus
exciting public gossip concerning Miss Folsom's
relations to the President
Miss Folsom has always been in the habit Of
spending her summers in Folsomdale, Wyoming
county two miles out Of Cowlesvile, at the res
idence of her late grandfather, Col. John B.
Folsom. 1t is the typical homestead-a ram
bling farm house, set down amid the lovely
scenery of the valley
Sundry newspaper reports have made Mr.
Cleveland the benefactor of Miss Folsom in a
money sense Such statements are absolutely
untrue. Her mothers income has always been
ample for their support. and any extra funds
needed were always to be had from the grand
father. or Papa John" as Miss Folsom called
him, and whose recent death will make her the
heiress OF a goodly PROPERTY.
Miss Folsom's character is that of an uu-
spoiled. ingenious girl full of self possession
and with too much common sense to he over
come by her sudden elevation Her chief char
actersto is intense loyalty to her mother. who
is charming woman. Between them exists
that perfect confidence and sympathy too eel
dom seen between parent aud child. Miss Fol-
SONS lifc has had its deeper side. She is old for
her years. and too observing and tactful TO make
many mistakes. which, even should they occur.
would DO forgiven in ono 30 young and inexperl-