The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23

Ihe original date liked Tor president CleVe
lands marriage was changed upon Mis-
Folsom's arrival from Europe to the I'd inst
Full details of the interesting ceremony are
as follows:
President Cleveland was married on the
evening of the I'd at the White House to Miss
Frank Folsom, of Folsomdale, N. Y, the
ceremony being performed by the Rev. DR..
Byron Sunderland, of Washington. In
accordance with the personal wishes of the
President and the bride the wedding was pri-
vate only the following specially invited
guests being present: Mrs. Folsom, mother of
the bride; the Rev. w. N. Cleveland, the
Presidents brother: Miss Cleveland and Mrs.
Hoyt, the Presidents sisters; Thomas F. Bay
ard, Secretary of State; Daniel Manning,
ming; William c. Endicott. Secretary of
War, and Mrs. Endicott; William c. Whit
ney, Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs.
Whitney; William F. Villas, the Postmaster
General, and Mrs. Villas; L. Q. G. Lamar,
Secretary of the Interior; Daniel S. La
mont. Private Secretary to the President, and
Mrs. Lamont; Benjamin Folsom, of Buffalo,
NY; Mr.. and Mrs Rogers, of Seneca Falls,
NY: Mrs. Cadman and Miss Huddleston, Of
Detroit, Mich. Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon, Of
Boston, relatives of the bride: Miss Nelson,
70
Y, the Presidents former law partner, and
DR.. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland. Attorney
General Garland although invited, was not
present.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL DECORATIONS.
The Blue Parlor in which the ceremony
took place, is an oval apartment, the south
side Of which was solid bank of dark green
foliage dotted with red and white BIOS
SONS. Towering palms formed a back
ground, and red azaleas pink and white
camellias' formed the middle breadth. Be
tween the windows and the mantels there
was break filled up by two sofas, almost the
meath the mautels the fire places were closely
filled with potted plants, the polished andi-
rons peeping through them. The mantels were
covered with oblong cushions of flowers, that
on the east side mantel being of rich purple
pansieS, bordered with line of the same
flowers in yellow, q limo Of roses and
deep fringe of ferns. On the deep pur-
pie bed, in letters six inches high, formed
scription: "June 9, 1886" In the fire.
place beneath, the scarlet blossoms Of
the begonia blazed above a line of the
dark gray centaureas. On the west mantel
was bank Of rich crimson roses, shaded off
at the edges through red and pink into white,
ending in border of maiden's-hair fern. In
the centre, in white moss roses, was the
monogram CT" Great ropes Of
garlands of many-colored roses hung
around the mirrors. Between the mantels
and the doors the base of the wall was hidden
from view by clusters Of Towering lilies, aza-
leas and other plants A huge palm on the
other side guarded the triple doorway
leading to the hall. Against the two
dividing panels of the doorway had
been built q pyramid of rich green
plants, each topped with broad palm. Above
the centre door was tri-colored floral scroll,
the blue and white in narrow lines, the line
of red beneath broad, formed Of rich pinks
and bearing the motto: 'E Pluribus Unum."
The Green Parlor was not deliberately
trimmed, but in the East Parlor the decora-
tions were superb. They were almost entirely
In foliage, the only flowers being banked
upon the two east mantels aud above the
door on the west leading into the main
hall of the mansion. In the window spaces
magnificent palms rose to an altitude Of four
teen feet The side decorations Of the dining
room were of the same character as those in
the East Parlor.