The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-08

to 60 out Of the grounds by another
and almost unused route, and in that
way he avoided the reporters altogeth-
CT.
| His carriage was driven direct to the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station,
where special train was in waiting
to take the President and his bride to
Deer Park. They were escorted through
the station and irto the car provided
for them without attracting attention
and at 8 p. m. the train started OF to its
destination.
The President and his bride were
wholly unaccompanied on this journey.
They will probably remain at Deer
Park about week, during which time
they will occupy small cottage atach-
ed to the hotel, which has not yet open
ed for the season.
| OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE.
Other weddings have occurred at the
White House, eight in all, but never be
fore to-day has the highest dig gnitary in
the land bowed his head within its his.
toric walls to receive the blessing Of the
church on his union in the holy bonds
Of matrilnony. From the very dawn Of
the wedding day the city seemed alive
to the approaching event. Little knots
of. idlers talked it over OH sidewalks in
front Of the hotels. Sctate matrons
gossipcd as they passed along the streets
and bevcs of laughing girls chatted and
sPesculated about the coming momentous
ceremo,sy. If there be truth in the
anchient adSge, happy bride will reign
in the White HOUSE. for though the day
opened gray and>aisseorless sky, with
shadows resting on the earth< yet as
it grew older the elements seemed Jto
relent and little by little the sun forced
his rays through the unwilling clouds
until his broad beams fell in generous
abundance on the soft green sward of
the trim park encompassing the White
House, bringing out in high relief the
simple yet stately white columns of the
time-honored'h home of Presidents, crys-
talizing in prismatic hues the sparkling
spray Of the fountains and cresting
with gold the foliage of the grand old
trees.
just as the wedding ceremony began,
Presidential salute was fred by,a bat
terry Of artillery near the river, and the
chime bells OF the Metropolitan NJ. E..
Church pealed forth tho Mendelsshon
wedding march, and the bells in the
other churches joined in the happy
salute.
Contrary to expectation, the Presi-
dent wore white gloves Mt his we'd
ding.
The gentlemen present at the we'd
ding were not fortunate enough to re-
ceive salute from the bride, who con-
fined her kisses to the ladies. Other.
wise the ceremony was orthodox in
form. The Executive Mansion will be
open tomorrow, and photographers
have already received permission to
perpetuate pictorially tho elaborate de-
corations Of the interior.
| The arrangements of the days event
were under the control and personal
management of Col. Lamont, and they
worked so smoothly and satisfactorily as
to earn for him universal commendation
and compliment. .
l. a
LONDON, June 2.-The Queen has
sent the following cable to President
Cleveland
Spray accept my sincere congratnla.
tions on your marriage, and my best
wishes for your happiness.
[Singned VICTORIA"
LONDON, June 3.-The Daily. z'ele-.
graph, this morning, commenting on
President Clevelapd's marriage, says it
was a graceful act on the part of Mr..
Cleveland to show that the President Of
the United States does not dcrograte
from his exalted position by making his
wedding of the plainest simplest charac-
ter.
i AT arecent dinner party the subject
of eternal life and future punishment,
came up for lengthy discussion, in
which Mark : vain, who was present.
took no part. A lady near him turned
suddenly towards him, and exclaimed |:
"Why do you not say anything I
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