The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-05-13
A CENTURY OF BRIGHT WOMEN.
FROM MARTHA WASHINGTON TO ROSE
ELIZABETH CLEVELAND.

An Interesting Sketch of the Women Who
Have Been NlistreSscs Of the White House.
(From the Philadelphia Times)
The announcement that the President
willsmarry Miss Frances Folsom in June
recalls the historic series of White House
nuptials. Washington, it is well known,
married long before he became Prcsi-
dent, or even general of the army. He
met the lovely Widow Custis at Will
hamsburg during his service as mem
ber Of the Virginia Legislature Mrs.
Washington presided over the Executive
household Mt the seat of government,
first in New York, then in this city, with
good deal of formality. Their house
in this city was one rented from Robert
Morris, on Market street, between Fifth
and Sixth. 1t was here the Friday lcvces
were held, and the rules were very rigor-
Gus.
The first Presidents wife was born a
Jones, that of the second Smith-Abi-
gail Smith-sO the Republic, SO far as
the domestic head of it was concerned,
was ushcrcd in with certain democratic
simplicity. John Adams married his
wife when she was twenty, and her faith
or, who was clergyman, preached q
sermon on the Sunday after the wedding
so historic old chestnut rclatcs--from
the text, 'JOhn came neither eating
bread nor drinking wine, and yc say he
hath devil" During Adumss term of
Office, III 1900, the Government was re-
moved to Washington. Mrs Adams was
the first lady Of the White House, but
she never liked it and lived there alto
gether but four months. Her picture,
by Gilbert Stuart, represents her as a
cheerful and not unhandsomc looking
woman of fifty, with cap, and ringlcts of
cUls wreathing the edge.
Jefferson went into the White House u
wldoWcr Of nineteen years standing, and
his diary lately published by John Bigc-
low shows he understood thoroughly the
domestic economics which were ncccssa-
ry in the matter of providing for the
wants of the mansion and it's hospitali-
ties His wife was the widow of Bathurst
SHELTON, Virginia gentleman, and the
daughter of John WaylcS, Of Charles
City County, Virginia. She was said to
be beautiful woman, and Jefferson to
have won her over other suffers throunh
his musical voice and ability to play the
violin.
Dolly Madison was one Of the most
popular Of the White House women, if
we believe tradition, and yet she certain
~ was not pretty, il Prudhommc's en-
craving from the picture of Herring is to
be accepted, with the queer turban, pro
fusion of rinSlets, large nose and positive
mouth. There is, however, a glimpse
OF prcttily rounded arm and IL classic
neck through the lace and drapcry, that
perhaps may have combined with her
well-attestcd tact and vivacity to have
given her the reputation she certainly
enjoys among the Presidents wives. She
was an F.,'F. v, Dorothy Pavnc. al
though born i'll the Pine Tree State, and
III early life her parents lived here and
Dolly actually joined the Society of
friends Ill this city, although no doubt
a rising young Quaker lawyer, one John
Iodd, whom she aftcrward married, had
something to do with this. Todd died
and left her widow with one son. SO
Dolly set her cap for some of the fine
looking young members of the CONGRESS-
then wont to come to PhiladclDhia TO
transact the public business and in 1894
married James Madison, one of the most
talented of the body.
Mrs. Monroe was the daughter of n
British army officer named Cartwripbt
distant relations of the PhiadcIphio
Cartwrghts, who settled in New York
after the peace of 1888. She was one of
four girls. One Of these married Mr.
Hcyliger, Grand Chamberlain to the
hlng OF Denmark; another Mr.. Knox.
of New York City, whose only daughter
was the wife Of the late Alexander Hamil-
ton, son of Alexander Hamilton, the
first secretary of the treasury; a third
married Nicholas GOuverncm, of New
York, and the fourth Senator James
Monroe, of Virginia, nftcrward Prcsi-
dent.
The first White House wedding was
that of President MonrOc's Youngest
daughter, who married her cousin Samu-
cl IL. Gouycneur, in 1920. It took
place i'll the East room, and was Knick-
orbocker affair, stylish and hightoned for
the day. A number o. brilliant reccp-
tons III Washington were rendered to
tic bridal couple, and the cards were
out for very swell one by Commodore
'ESSeX" Porter and wife, when it had to
De gwen up, owing to the mtimclv
death OF Commodore Decatur, killed by
Barron in duel. The dead officer had
gwen the young couple a brilliant party
Dut a few days before ut his own home.
AN older daughter of President Madison
married Judge Geo. Hay, of Richmond
Hortensi" Hay, beautiful girl, daugh-
ter OF this match, was the wife Of T,ord
hogers' OF Baltimore, whom old society
people P Oh % 'nl9 city remember. Lady
Pcre Ia Chaisc. -
Most persons who have read tho vol
ImiOOuS Ij0rV of tho EIcI1 49,