Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-20
MRS. CLEVELAND.
The Beautiful Bride of the Presi-
dent Passes
The Crucial Test of the Social Gossips at
the Capital and Energies
Unscathed.

WAsHISGroN, D. c., June l9.-Mrs.
Cleveland has passed favorable criticism
in Washington and has been approved by
at least the representative people OF the
country. This announcement may not
seem at all imporsant, but since 1t has
been pretty well accepted that the Presi-
dsnt's wife is often as much President as
the husband, it gives the matter some
weight. The wife Of the man who presides
AT the Executive Mansion has in late years
figured very prominently in State affairs
and she has also become an element In
national campaigns. No one has
attracted as much attention at
the National Capital during the
during the past ten days as Mrs. CleVe-
land, and it is improbable that any future
future mistress OF the White House will ever
have so many persons eager to see her
The ladies VINO made study OF Mrs.
Cleveland Of the two receptions held in the
mast two weeks, say that she will be cred
i TO the White House, and will give salts,
faction to the people who have to do with
the administration. II she interferes with
the actions of the President, the ladies
think that the interference will be tor the
better.
There is not much said in Washington
about the difference between tbs
ages of the President and his wife
that has been confined almost exclusively
to the country and especially 70 the west.
Iu and about Washington marriages be-
tween people Of sges Of far greater differ
ence are common. Almost any day one
can see blushirg girls, who have lately be
come wives of old and decrepit men, about
the hotels here. So common is this that
a stranger hesitates to refer to the "olo
gentleman" in conversing with the young
lady until he sscertains whether the "old
gentlemen" is grandfather, father or hus
band. All the ladies join in say
ing that Mrs. Cleveland looks
Younger than she really is. There
is sill the difference in the world between
the general characters of Mr. Cleveland ant
his wife. He is slow and phlegnstic whil'
she is energetic. He is methodicsl mai
and meditative, while she ia somewhat ga.
and quick 10 act. ! am told, however, b,
those who have seen most of Mrs. Cleve
land, that the match is u very good one.
There have been all kinds of conjecture
during the past week about how the Pres
ident and his wife will spend the heate'
months. No one has ben able so far t.
locate them, and in some quarters surpris
is expressed at this. | am told on GOO
authority that it is not possibl
for the two people most di
really interested to say Wher
the President and Mrs. Cleveland viii
spend the summer for they have not ye
made up their minds. They intend goinl
to Buffalo, and further no one knows.
From this time hence there will be more
activity in the upper society of Washing
ton, with possibly lull for two or t1re'
months during vacation. The Presiden
having taken to himself a wife makes him
self part OF Washington society, and OF
impetus has thereby been given it. Society
people expect great many events OF nota
| BILE character at the Executive
Mansion next winter. Mr. Cleve
land has proven himself to b
something more tnan "pokey," and ha'
demonstrated that he can entertain in 6
royal way, and since nearly half Of his tern
will have expired when Congress meets
again, it is believed he will try to improve
the remaining time and that his entertain
meuts will excel those given by his imme
| diste predecessor.
But little more gossip will come from the
White House hereafter. The people who
talk and write about such things are leav'
ing the city and the subject has become
threadbare. Newspapers writers have been
yearning for a visit from Ben Folsom. Ii
is Ben that furnishes the racy stories about
his sister and the President. 1t is Ben
thut sees and hests everything aud tells al
he knows. lie % expected to come here
towards the clos, OF Congress, and until
that time the curtain will fall against the
White House.