The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-09
OFF TO DEER PARK FOR A WEEK.
Leaving the Festivities for a Special Car
For the Mountain.

land and Frank Folsom have at
last changed their relation as guar
dian and ward to hat of husband
and wife.
A score of newspaper correspon-
dents, q motley crowd of flower
girls, nurses with children, cham
bermaids and a sprinkling of ladies
and gentlemen, although not more
than a hundred. gathered in front
of the White House between six and
seven o'clock. This was all that
indicated anything unusual hap
pening within. Half a dozen car
riages stopped in the roadway out
side to hear the sweet strains of the
wedding march, then drove on as ii
nothing had happened. That was
all. 1t was inst such a crowd Of
loungers, barring the reporters, that
any ordinary wedding would at
tract about a church door.
THE OUTSIDE CROWD.
The rag-tag aud bob-tail that as
sembled on each side of the portico
were molested only when they press
ed into the carriage-way that led
under the p%ortico. There was
nothing on earth TO see beyond the
arrival of the Marine Band and the
Cabinet. There was something COM
ical in such a crowd standing there,
staring at the dirty white walls.
This crowd gradually increased al
ter the hour set for the ceremony
and finally numbered several hun
bred, not one of whom, perhaps,
had any very clear idea what be
came there to e e
The arrival of Colonel Lament
was the first indication of business,
and he was driven under the arch
in the Presidents carriage about
half-past six. The Colonel was
alone and showed his dapper figure.
clad in full evening dress, to the
admiration of the small crowd then
on the ground. He gave some in
structions to the driver in a low tone
the tenor of which was afterwards
apparent when the same carriage
brought and deposited Mrs. La
mont. An old darkey in his shirt
sleeves then spread a strip of dirty
carpet from the front door to the
steps and with a shattered broom
attempted to sweep the dirt out OF
it, to the great annoyance of the
police officers. After tins cleansing
ceremony the carpet was no i'm
provement ove the tagging.
THE ARRIVING GUESTS.
The crowd amused themselves
with comments on this scene until
a coupe was seen bowling up the
drive. Ii proved to be Secretary
Lamar's, who smilingly raised his
hat to the boys as ne passed under
tie porte cochere. Mr.. Lamar look
ed unusually slick in a new black
silk tile and gray spring overcoat.
He had started to walk from the
Portland Flates to the White House
and got so far as the lower gate.
There he saw the crowd in front of
the Mansion, and, being somewhat
abashed, called the nearest cab and
rode up in more style. He was so
hustered when he got out that he
forgot to pay the driver, who was
waiting there for his fare long after
the whole thing was over. In the
meantime the story was actively
circulated in the crowd, which en-
ijoyed the joke hugely.
Mr.. Lamar was quickly followed
by a spanking team of bays draw
ing the landaulet Of DR.. Sunderland
the officiating minister. DR.. Sun
derland was accompanied by his
wife, an elderly lady dressed in gray
satin.
STILL THEY COME.
They had scarcely passed in over
the dirty strip of carpet before Post
master General and Mrs. Villas drove
up. Then came Partner Bissell. q
portly smooth-faced gentleman in a
white hat carrying four inches of
Grape. He looked sleek and bland
and toddled up to the frontdoor just
in time to get out of the way of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eudicot.. Mrs. Ea-
dicott is a very distinguished-look-
ing lady and attracted attention.
Secretary Bayard, seated retirlngly
alone IN the corner of his carriage.
his face serious and nat in mourn
ing, reminded everybody of the do
mestic disasters attending this adj
ministration. The arrival of Secre-
tarv Manning and his wife added to
this feeling, for Manning had to be
assisted from Miscarriage and walk
ed very shakilr, as a man might
who had two artificial legs. This
was his first visit to the White
House since that memorable day
when a stroke of paralysis laid him
low. He looked very feeble and
leaned heavily on the arm of Mrs.
Manning as be passed into the man
sion. Secretary and Mrs. Whitney
came in a splendid carriage and got
the greater share of the curious gaze
of the assembled chamhermaids and
nurses. Mrs. Whitney's superb
dress would have been able to stand
alone.
AWAITING THE BRIDE.
The White House was closed to
visitors drought the day and when
the hour for the wedding arrived all
the preparations were complete. The
state dining room was used as a
cloak room and after removing their
wraps the guests passed directly to
the Blue Room. When they were
all assembled the witnesses of the
wedding included Mrs. Folsom, the
mother Of the bride; Rev. w. n.
Cleveland, the Presidents brother 4;
Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, the
Presidents sisters Thomas +. Bay
ard, Secretary of State Daniel Man
ming, Secretary of the Treasury, and
Mrs. Manning William C. Endicott,
Secretary of War, and Mrs. Endi-
colt William c. Whitney, Secretary
of the Navy, and Mrs. Whitney ;
William F. Villas, the Postmaster
General, and Mrs. Villas; L. @. C.
Lamar, Secretary of the Interior ;
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