The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-05-12
WHITE HOUSE WEDDING:
President Cleveland's Coming Mar.
riage to Miss Folsom.
An Uncle Of the Young Lady Con-
firms the Report,

| A Boston dispatch says: MIR. q. F. Har-
mon, a well-known -four merchant Of this
city, is maternal uncle Of Miss frankie
Folsom, who is believed to be the bride-elect
of President Cleveland. A correspondent
asked him if there is any doubt that President
Cleveland is going to marry Miss Folsom.
Cranky speaking" said he "there is
none. 1t was not our intention to announce
the engagement until some time before the
wedding, but unfortunately it was made pub
lie by breach Of confidence on the part of
friends in Buffalo. have just been writing
a letter to Miss frankie" he added. "It is
now nearly time for her to be preparing to
return home.
| "Do you suppose she has heard of the
rumors in circulation on this side the At
lantic?"
81 have no doubt she has learned some
thing. I was engaged in writing her, as you
entered that the cat was out of the bag, and
giving her little of the gossip she may ex-
pect to hear on returning home. We fire.
| quently receive letters from her about the
trip She writes often and her letters are
particularly bright. She has brilliant, de-
scriptive style and is an enthusiastic OBJ
server. The rumor that the expenses of her
European trip were paid by MI Cleveland
has no foundation in truth, and do not SEQ
how it ever originated.
ut was Miss Folsom's intention to an
nounce the engagement in due time before
the wedding, but to her, as well as the entire
family, the premature statements concerning
were but few let into the secret At last &C.
counts Miss Folsom was enjoying the best
of health. She enjoyed the visit to Italy very
much, the only drawback being her mothers
| illness in Genoa, where she was taken down
with fever Miss Folsom's acquaintance with
| President Cleveland forms romantic story.
"Frankie at very early age gave promise
! Of great beauty. She was loved by every
one who knew her. She was frank in
| ly. When scarcely knee high she was
particularly friendly to Uncle Cleve,' as she
| called him, and in after years held him as one
| of her dearest friends and advisers. Then
| came her fathers death with its attendant
changes. I have no doubt il he had lived he
would have been much gratified at the mar
riage."
"When did President Cleveland commence
his matrimonial attentionsE' was asked.
II can scarcely answer that" was the re-
ply. "He was very friendly disposed toward
Miss Folsom from the time she was child
but about three years ago his attentions com
menced to assume more serious aspect. Al
though very reserved in manner, it was evi-
| dent he now cared far more for the woman
than he had in former years for the child
When Miss Folsom and her mother visited
the White House last year there was consid-
cradle talk about a possible engagement, but
not until the announcement of the marriage
was recently made was any further report in
circulation. think may safely say you
can travel a good many miles and see great
many people before you will find a young lady
of greater beauty and accomplishments
than Miss Folsom. I have no doubt it will
be very embarrassing for her to know Of the
her, especially if she happens to see any Of
the newspaper cuts that have been printed
over her name"