Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-04
The Presldent Welded !.

floral display exceeded anything of the
kind ever before attempted in Washing
toll. After the marriage, the bride and
groom, in company with their guests,
repaired to the dining. room, where an
elegant collation. was served. During
the repast the President and his bride
slipped of, changed their clothes, and
quietly drove to the depot, where spe-
cial train awaited them, and started for
Deer Park Hotel, where they propose
to spend their first week of married life.
WHO THE BRIDE IS.
Miss Folsom, whose Christian name,
by the way, is not Frances, but Frank,
was born in Buffalo, N. Y, in the year
1864, and will be % years old on the 2lst
of July. Asa child she attended Nine.
Brecker's French kindergarten. Her
father died in 1875. While enrolled as
a pupil at school her name used often
to get transferred to the boys lists, and
so, in order that it should sound less
she temporarily inserted the
initial c. after Frank, calling herself
Frank Clara. This explains why her
name now often enormously appears
with the initial G. She was regular
attendant Of the Central Presbyterian
Church, of which she is member.
Miss Folsom was a student at Wells
College, where she was great favorite,
and her power of winning the love and
answering allegiance Of many friends
is direct inheritance from her father,
for a more genial, generous-hearted,
and companionable man than the late
Oscar Folsom never lived. Her tall,
commanding figure, frankness and sim
certify nude her queen of The school.
She was graduated from Wells College
in June 1885, her graduating essay TAX
ing the form Of story. The hampers
of flowers sent to her nearly every week,
beginning about the second year of her
college life, from the executive man
sion at Albany, and the particularly
abundant supply that came from the
White House Conservatives when she
was graduated, was but one of many
little attentions paid her, the knowl.
edge OF which her college mates spread
abroad on scattering to their distant
homes for the summer vacations, thus
exciting public gossip concerning Miss
Folsom's relations to the President.
Miss Folsom's character is that of an
unspoiled, ingenious girl, full Of self
possession, and with too much common
sense to be overcome by her sudden ele-
walton. Her chief characteristic is in
tense loyalty to her mother, who is a
charming woman. Between them ex-
lists that perfect confidence and sympa-
thy too seldom seen between parent and
child. Miss Folsom's life has had its
deeper side She is old for her years,
and too observing and tactful to make
any mistakes, which, even should they
occur, would be forgiven in one so
young and inexperienced, obliged sud-
denly to regulate her life by the compli-
Gated etiquette of society at the capital.
One of her accomplishments Is Il rare
gift for letter-writing. In dress her
taste is very simple. Her common
sense is shown in naming an early date
for the wedding. A postponement
would have brought even more annoy
ance in the way of press gossip, and
from the moment of landing to the day
of the wedding every movement Of the
President and bride elect would have
been subject to the espionage of prying
newspaper correspondents.
Her hair is soft and brown, Of shade
between light and dark. She wears it
combed back from her forehead, and
loose; wavy tendrils escape here and
there. She has violet blue eyes and
rather large nose. Her eyebrows are
very heavy and nearly meet. The
chief and striking beauty Of her face is
her mouth and chin. Mr.. Ammi Farm
ham, the artist, once said that Miss Fol-
som had the most beautiful mouth he
had ever seen.
President Cleveland met his betrothed
Sunday night for the first time since
last September, when the President and
his prospective bride parted at the White
House. Mr.. Cleveland and his party
reached Jersey City at 1928 Sunday
night from Washington. They were
met by Secretary Whitney and Mr..
Benz. Folsom. When the boat left the
New York side Of the Hudson the Pres
ident and Mr.. Folsom were driven in
carriage to the Gilsey House, where
Mrs. Folsom and Miss Folsom were
waiting patiently for him. The man
who sat on the cab box seemed to think
that he could not get the President TO
his lady love any too quickly, for he
whipped the horses into rattling pace
all the way up town. The cab reached
the side entrance at ten minutes to IL.
President Cleveland had beer a guest
at the Gilsey on different occasions, and
he was In no need OF guide to point
him the way to his waiting bride. He
hurried up the broad marble steps that
lead to the first floor and disappeared
from sight in twinkle, for the door Of
the Folsom apartments opened for him
as If by magic as soon as he reached it.
Only Mrs. and Miss Folsom were in the
apartments when President Cleveland
He remained until midnight
and then left for the home of Secretary
Whitney, where he was guest. He
found his host and Secretary Lamar
awaiting him.