St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-05
THE WEDDING PRESENTS.
They are Said 20 be Worth at Least
100000.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-They tell this
story Of Attorney General Garland, who
did not attend the wedding. When he re-
received his invitation he went to the presi-
dent and told him he did not desire to be
present unless he wore the costume that is
conventional on such occasions. and that
he had determined never to appear in that
garb. The president laughed and told the
attorney general that it made no difference
and insisted on his being present, swallow
tail or not A day or two after Mr.. Gar
land asked the president to excuse him.
The president again laughed and said:
We'll, Garland, guess l will allow you
to beg Off" And that is how it happened
that Mr.. Garland was not there. Miss Rose
Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom will remain at
the White house until the welded pair re-
turn. Mrs. Hoyt, the presidents married
tomorrow with Mr.. Bissell. Nearly
500, 900 worth of presents have reached
the White house. No official list of the
wedding gifts has been supplied. There
was the beautiful necklace of pearls given
by the president TO his bride. The married
members of the cabinet and their wives
sent joint gifts. Owing to the short time
before the wedding occurred after its date
was first announced to them, they could
not select as elaborate gifts as they would
have preferred to do had they had more
time. Secretary Lamar made his own
choice when in New York, i'll cut-glass
smelling bottle studded with diamonds.
Secretary and Mrs. Endicott gave four solid
silver candlesticks, large and massive. The
present sent by the postmaster geaefaI aad
Mrs. Villas was breaStpin in the form of a
bow knot of Etruscan gold, its edges bOr-
dered with diamonds. The secretary of the
navy and Mrs. Whitney gave brooch in
the shape of a branch, with leaves and
flowers all formed in diamonds. The leaves
and flowers were set in silver, the branch
in gold. 1t is
AN OLD FASHION OF SETTING REVIVED.
CollectorHedden gave platinum salt dish
on solid gold legs, with seed pearls studding
the feet. With this unique salt vase was
sent a pepper sitter bearing an engraved
scene of revenue cutter waiting for the
surveyor to go down the bay to meet the
NOrdland. From Surveyor Beatty of the
New York custom house, diamond brace
lets with appropriate spiritual quotations
in Hebrew on the clasp. From Congress
man Timothy j. Campbell, solid gold
horse radish dish, with garden scene
picked out in diamond dust. repre-
senting the opening In the third
act of Faust" From Gov.
Hill of New York, an elaborate jewel-case
with a French music-boX attachment that
plays delicious airs each time ajewel is
taken out or returned. From Mrs. Nj. B.
Braden, rare designed silver epergne with
cut-glass dish for table. From E. II. But
Ter of Buffalo. solid silver soup-ladle
Frow Mr.. Edward Cooper, silver ale pitcher
and mugs. From Hubert o. Thompson,
valuable jeweled Chinese clock, made in
Pekin and valued at 5000. The fact leaks
out that the members of the cabinet, and
the president as well, are opposed to the
bill which has passed the senate to build
duplicate White house ON the south of the
present building. Some are unkind enough
to say that this means a new White house
in the suburbs, near where the president
and Secretary Whitney have made an in
vestment.