The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-06-12

of our President and Miss Folsom
Wednesday. The White House
was converted into a perfect anc
superb labyrinth of plants and
flowers and within its walls tn,
ceremony took place, in the Blue
Parlor. The Rev. DR.. Sunderland
Of the First Presbyterian Church
the Presidents pastor, officiated
Mr.. Ben Folsom, a cousin of the
bride, and the nearest male rela
tive gave the bride away. There
was no "best man" OF late years
when weddings are solemnized in
private houses and in the evening,
it has been the custom here to have
neither best man, ushers nor brides
maids, and Miss Folsom had nc
attendant young lady friends.
The wedding was a much more
exclusive affair than was at first
contemplated, on account of the
recent death of the brides grand
father. The guests included the
members of the Cabinet, their
wives and about half dozen rela.
tives of the President and bride. A
section of the Marine Band, with
stringed instruments only, was sta
toned in the main corridor, and as
the bridal procession passed down
the stairs, they played "Cleveland's
Wedding March," composed for the
occasion. The parlors were dec
Grated with flowers, but not lavish
ly. This was in accordance with
Mr. Cleveland's wishes. He was
anxious TO avoid all unnecessary
display and formality.
Everybody is gossiping about
the event. All are interested in an
affair which has never before been
witnessed by this generation. The
marriage of a President in the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, an the curiosity
manifested, is merely the penalty
which those occupying high sta
tons have to pay. An exception
ally large number of people visited
the White House on Saturday, the
day after the official announcement
of the marriage, and roamed
through the lower rooms. A num-
Der of Senators and Representa-
tives also called upon the Presi-
dent and congratulated him.
In social circles the welding
excites considerable interest, but
not as much as if it had been
brilliant one in a social sense.
Already a series of entertainments
have been planned in honor of the
groom and bride by his official
family-the members of the Cab
met. Dinner parties will be the
favorite form of entertainment Civ
en- but it is not supposed the Presi-
dent will depart from his custom
of accepting hospitalities of this
kind only from the Cabinet fami-
lies.
The presence of young and
beautiful bride in the Executive
Mansion puts in brighter, gayer
phase the hospitalities offered by |
Mr.. Cleveland, and breaks most
acceptably its five years rule of
,achelordom. At the Capitol
t was the chief topic of CONVEX
,ation on Saturday. Representa-
i've Spriggs, of New York, said,
The President is to be congratu-
ated, the bride is to be congratu-
llated, the country is to be congra-
ulated, and we are all glad. The
presence of the Presidents wife at
he White House adds another
harm to official life at Washing
on. / heartily congratulate every
'ody, said Mr.. Bland, of Missouri,
he champion of the standard sill
'er dollar, but what I am looking
onward to is the celebration of
Ir. Clevcland's silver wedding
speaker Carlisle remarked that it
ras the regular order and that the
hair heard no objection.
The troths were plighted here in
Washington last winter, but it is
aid that the President having been
Hiss Folsom's guardian. feared
hat she might have been influ-
need by the relations that had I
xisted between them. So he urged
Ter to go abroad, saying that she ,
night fina through such test :
hat she did not love him, and in {
hat case the fact of the engage {
1ent should never be made known. ]
he lady protested that there was q