The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-04
PRESIDENTS BRIDE
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EpgagSment,

Engagement.
New York, May S.-A correspondent
telegraphs from Paris as follows; Nliss
Folsom, the brids.elect OF President Uleye.
land, is staying in Paris, where she intends
to remain eight or ten days, 10 enable her
mother to fully recover from the malarial
fever that Mrs, Folsom contracted in
Rome during the carnival, The fever did
not prevent the party from continuing
their travels till they reached Genoa,
where, the malady having developed, they
were Obliged 10 remain six weeks till the
conyalesGente was permitted to continue
her journey to Paris. The party cousists
Of Mrs. Folsom, Mics Folsom and her
cousin, Mr.. Benjamin Folsom. called
at the Hotel Bellevue this evening
where the party are staying, They
had Just returned from Versailles, where
they had been passing the entire day ad-
mirlng the fountains, pictures, and all the
glories OF France. Miss Folsom did not
asem q bit tired. She was dressed in a
black dress, with rich jat trimmings and
q narrow red ruChe about her neck, Ths
Is brunette, slight, 1.-THE aud graceful.
Her dark hair is worn brushed back over
her forehead, and suggealiYa VI one OF
Gren2s's delicious shepherdesses, while
her dark sparkling eyes resemble those Of
Henner's charming "0rpheline" exposed
In this years Salon, Miss Folsom has the
true inCedO regina walk, thoroughly dig.
niied and impressive In manner, and
would do honor to American yomaDhool
at moat Of the artistic courts Of Europe.
hn1 tho fOIlN n
Benjamin Folsom:
Oorrespondent-There has been so much
talk about Miss Folsom's engagement to
President Cleveland that thought best to
come to the fountain source and ask you
whether 1t is true or not2
Mr.. Folsom-As yet we have neither
denied the reports nor confirmed them,
but 80 much has already been said about
the matter that might as we'll tell you, I.
once for all, that the engagement OF Mr.,
Cleveland and Miss Folsom may be- con.
sidered rs settled.
Correspondent-When did Mr.. Cleye.
land and Miss Folsom first meetP
Mr., Folsom-They have known each
other long time, Mr.. Cleveland and
Miss FoIsom's father were the most init
mate friends, almost like brothers, Miss
Folsom graduated last year from Wells
College, and since last autumn we have
been travelling about amusing ourselves
IN France, Holland, Germany, Austria
and Italy.
CorreSpondent-Will the trousseau be
purchased In ParisP
MIR. FoIsom-Nothlng Ia settled about
hat. We have been buying things in
Vienna, Rome and Paris, the same as most
Americans do travelling abroad. When
Mias Folsom sees anything she particular
y iancles In Paris she buys Il, but no
regular trousseau 10 Intended to be pur.
chased yet.
OOrrespondent-What do you think
about what several American papers have
been publishing about the engagement?
MIR. FOlson-They are oil rubbish and
nonsense. all the yarns about financial
matters, No.. are utterly absurd. The
sketches Of Miss Folsom are not a bit like
her; In fact there Mr. Folsom stepped on
1ne side and consulted Ia whisper with
M'ss Folsom, and returned again aud re-
,nmed the conversation with ne)-in fact,
Miss Folsom had never before had any
dea Of tho extraordinarily fertile and
vivid Imagination oil American reporters.
Cuttings from the American papers reach
is BY hundreds every mail. Most OF tho
contained wish TO contradict,
md especially several paragraphs recently
published In the Sun.