The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
mIss Folsom I'm paris.

PARIS, May 2.-Miss Folsom, the
bride elect of President Cleveland, is
staying in Paris, where she intends to
remain eight or ten days 10 enable her
mother TO fully recover from tht
malarial fever tina. Mrs. Folsom con-
tracted in Rome during the carnival
lbe fever did not prevent the party
from continuing their travels till they
reached Gen a, where the malady
having developed, they were obliged
TO 10 main six weeks before the con-
valescent was permitted to continue
her journey to Paris. The party con-
sists of Mrs. Folsom, Miss Folsom and
her cousin, Mr. Bepjlmin Folsom. /
called at the Hotel Bellevue, in the
avenue do POpera, this evening, where
the party are STAYING They had Just
returned from Versailles, where they
had been passing the entire day,
aimiring the fountains, pictures AZ ID
all the glories Of France. Miss Folsom
did not seem a bit tired. She was
dressed in black dress with rich jet
trimmings, and narrow red ruChs
ABOUT her neck. She is a brunette,
slight, little and graceful. Her dark
hair is worn brushed back over her
forehelI, and is suggestive of one of
Greuge's delicious eLepherdeae7,
while her dark, sparkling eyes resem-
bic tho.e of Hennec's charming "Or-
pheline," posed in this years aalon.
MisB Folsom hes the true ineedo re-
gina' walk, thoroughly dign fed and
impressive in manner, and would do
honor to American WomAnhood at
most Of the aistocratiC courts OF Eu.
rope. ] had the following conversa.
ton with Mr. Boujsmin L lsom:
q rr p)nde1t-rhere has been so
much talk about Miss Folsom's on
2 cement TO President Cleveland that
! thought best 10 como 20 the f0uu'a
source and lsk you whether it Is true
or NOT.
MrFolsom-As yet we have noithcr
dolied the repors nor confirmed
them, but so much he's already been
cad about the matter that | might a.
wall tell you, onCa for al that the en-
glgement Of Mr. Clavoland and Mics
Folsom may be considered 90 settled.
Correspondent When did Mr.
Clevelat dGnd Miss Folsom first meet?
They have known each other Il
long time. Mr. Cleveland and Miss
Folsom's father were the most init.
mate friends, almost like brothers
Miss Folsom graduated last year from
Wells College, and since lat autumn
Wa have been travelling about amusing
ourselves in France, Holland, Ger.
many, Austria aud IAly."
"Will the trousatau be purchased in
PARISH"
Nothing il settled about that. We
have been buying things in Vienna,
Rome and Paris, the same rs most
Amelicausdo travelling abroad. When
Miss Folsom sees anything she parti
culerly ianOies in Paris eho buys it,
but no regular tIousseau is intended
TO be purchased yet
"What do you think about what
several American newspapers have
been publishing about the engage.
ment"
"rhey are all rubbish and nonsense.
All the yarns about financial matters,
etc are utterly absurd. The sketches
Of Miss FOsom are no, bit like ner
in fact (here Mr., Folsom stepped on
enc side and consulted In a whisper
with Miss Folsom and returned again
and resumed the conve. saton with
mel, "in fact, Miss Folsom Tad never
bai RI hsd any idea OF the extraor-
dtnaiy fertile aud vivid imlg nations
of American reporters. Cuttings from
the American papers reach us by
hundreds by every mail. Most OF the
statements contained l wish to con.
tradirt."
where do you intend to 90 after
leaving Parish"
Probably to the north OF Europe,
and then TO England"
HAS any date been spoken Ct for
the maniageT
enc"
Miss Folsom's presencs in Paris ex-
cites the most eager curiosity among
the Parisians, as we'll as flom the
American AID b itish colonies. Ev-
erytoi " tries TO catch glimpse al her
graceful form as che goss in or out of
the hotel, and people almost lay in
ambush for her behind tbs doorway
as she passes TO CAT into her Cariage
or q for a walk. In fact, Miss Fol-
sons coming marriage ia aIe'dy the
topic OF the day, and almost rs much
talked about as that Of the Comte de
Parss daughter, or as was the Prin-
Ce.e Feat ices wedding last summer
Il is believed that p es'dsnt Cleveland
will lie married next August