The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-10
Approaching the Auspicious Hour.

About 80 o'clock Secretary Lamar came
numbering up the flngstone walk, and he was
followed few moments later by the wien
faced DIR. Sunderland and wife After that the
guests began 10 arrive rapidly in the following
William Bissell. Secretlry and Mrs. Endicott,
Secretary Bayard, Secretary and Mrs. Whit
ney, and Secretary Manning and wife. At
torney General Garland did not put in an APP
pearance. Various reasons are assigned
for his absence, tho most plausible being
his well-known nntpathy 70 full dress.
He made a solemn vow not very long ago
that he would not appear in public in q dress
suit. The carriages OF the guests drew up on
Pennsylvania avenue near the main entrance
The guests were shown into the state dining
room, where their wraps were removed From
there they were ushered into the blue-room
where they were received by Miss Rose Cleve-
land, and where conversation was entered into
The blue-room seemed to have received tho
principal attention OF the decorators, and the
work was we'll done. The display OF flowers was
simply magnificent. The room was mass OF
exotic plants.
There were now present in the blue-room ::
Mrs. Folsom, mother OF the bride the Rev. DIR.
William Cleveland, the Presidents brother !;
Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents
sisters Secretary OF State Baynrd, Secretary OF
the Treasury Manning and wife, Secretary OF
War Endicott and WIFE Secretary Whitney and
wife, Postmaster General Villas and wife, Secre-
tary Lamar, Private Secretary Lamont and
wife, Benjamin Folsom OF Buffalo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers OF Seneca Falls, Mrs. Cadmar and Miss
Huddleston OF Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon OF
Boston relatives OF the bride) Mr. and Mrs
Nelson of New York, Mr.. w. S. Bissell OF Buff
falo, tho Presidents law partner, and the Rev.
DIR. and Mrs. Byron Sunderland.
Miss Rose Cleveland was looking very fresh,
although she had been up since 4 30 in the
morning. She wore an exquisite dress OF Nile
green and cameo pink duchesse satin with sill
yer ornaments, low corsage. garnished with
pink roses short sleeves demi-length gloves in
light tan. She carried a fan OF pink curlew
feathers.
Mrs. Folsom wore a dress of violet satin, with
garnituro in white fnille, with crystal violet
drops in pendants everywhere.
Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents sister, wore n
dainty costume en- traine OF China crepe in
robins-egg blue, most effectively garnitured
with rare old lace Her flowers were La France
roses.
hounced across tho front with duchesso lace,
trimmings finished with sea-pearls, square
neck and elbow sleeves. Diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Endicott were satin with silver and
white sapphire draped in black Chantilly lace.
Red pompon in hair and diamond ornaments.
Mrs. whitney wore bodice OF violet with
white satin aud tuAe skirts trimmed with vio-
lets. Diamond ornaments.
Mrs Villas dress was n light-bue silk with
long train strewn with daisies OF silver, front of
crystal and point lace and pearl trimming. Low
neck and elbow sleeves.
Mrs Lamont wore an ivory tinted satin dress,
demi-train. with panel Of crystal and pearl on
the left side OF the skirt square neckcd corsago,
edged with crystal and jet fringe elbow sleeves,
and beautiful corsage bouquet OF Jacqueminot
Mrs. Rogers cousin Of the bride, was dressed
| I'm n costume OF delicate cameo pink, with bro
| caded front.
Mrs. Cadman. a relative OF the bride, wore
white satin dress en- traine, with black lace
| draperes and jacqueminot roses
Mrs. Harmon wore satin dreos OF light
orange
Miss Nelson woro n handsome costume of corn.
| colored satin with overdress OF white antique
| lace, cut pompadour, with low corsage and