The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-09
NATIONAL WEDDING.
Marriage Of President Cleveland and Miss
Frank Folsom.
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE CEREMONY
The Toilet Of the Brida and Groom and the
Guests.
The Pew Favored Persons Present-FuIl
Details of the Interesting Event
The Crowds Outside - The
Wedding Trip.
special to the Sentinel.

Special to the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, June THE marriage ceremony
and everything attending the wedding of Presi-
dent Cleveland and Miss Folsom was as simple
as 1t was badly arranged. TWAS not what might
be called really sristOeratic wedding.
At quarter to : o'clock the guests, not includ-
sing those dOmiciled in the White House. assem-
1led in the State dining room where they were
Joined by Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland and
those stopping in the house. When all were pres
ent, at ten minutes past tn were then taken to
zhe Blue-rOOm, forming in the position OF
q horse shoe and waited for the coming of the
President and Miss Folsom. As the hands of the
clock registered the hour OF half past the con-
fracting parties made their appearance 1.-The. two
coming down stairs alone. Most people think
Mr.. Cleveland should have accompanied his sis
ter, and Miss Folsom upon the arm of her uncle,
Ben Folsom. At one end of the horse shoe stood
Secretary Bayard while at the other was the
Presidents brother. In this position, with the
bride and groom in the center, the ceremony
was SOemnized which consumed possibly ten
minutes
While the ceremony was being performed the
Marine band rendered the wedding march from
''Mi0Summer Nights Dream" There was YELL
ing mob OF five or six hundred outside who were
bent on seeing all that could be seen, but they
Saw nothing more than the bare walls and the
guests as they came and went.
When the marriage had been completed the
President bowed TO Mrs. Cleveland. He did not
kiss her, that .onOr being left to the grOom's
brother who executed his part well. Congratu-
Iations were then extended by the relatives,
which was followed by the other guests. After
congratulations were over the scene of action was
then transferred TO the private dining room,
where cold collation. was served, the guests all
standing. The feast was brief because it was
hurried.
There was no ngering hirtatOns with the
flowing wine. 1t was business, and time was
precious. Instead OF the President and his wife
coming out OF the front door to be taken to the
Baltimore and Ohio Depot on their departure
Tor Deer Park, where the honey moon is to be
spent they stole quietly ont OF the back door,
and in the darkness of the night were driven in
a closed carriage to the end OF k street at tn 2
intersection OF the railroad where the private
Car OF President Robert Garrett had been side
tracked. 1t was the intention to out wit the
newspaper correspondents but they had not gone
two squares beyond Pennsylvania avenue before
Blk coupes containing correspondents were in
hot pursuit-some OF the newspaper represen-
1atives, in fact, reaching the car some
minutes in advance OF the bridal party.
When the President reached the car, and seeing
the sentinel correspondent and three others who
had preceded him to what he thought was
hiding spot, he said 'HellOl are you fellows here
fOoe' The party will be at the mountains about
week.
Precisely at 80 o clOek when the ceremony was
being performed a salute of thirty guns was fired
from the Navy Yard, and at the same time the
flags which had been flying IRON the Treasury
and War Departments were lowered.
There was an innate desire by persons who were
not snd would not be invited to manage som
way to c admitted inside. One man offered to
the leader OF the Marine Band $50 to be given q
uniform and triangle that he might get inside
IS a member OF the band. He did not get in.
None OF the guests remained after 10 o clock