Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-10
A Sketch of the Bride.

for Deer Park Nd for a weeks honeymoon.
A Sketch of the Bride.
Miss Folsom, whose Christian name is not
Frances, but Frank, was born in 1864, says a
Buffalo paper, and will be % years old the 2lst
OF July. She was born at No. 169 Edward street,
this city. As child she attended Nine. Breck-
ers French kindergarten, Later the family
moved from Edward street to TIE house now
occupied by Mr.. George j. Letchworth. in
69tttfh, III 1875, they Wore living at the Tint
House. Mrs and Miss Folsom were in Medina
when this accident happened. After the
funeral they went TO Medina, where Mrs
Harmon, Mrs. Folsom's widowed mother re-
sided. The Harmon family had good social
position, and owned considerable valuable real
estate, including milling property. While in
Medina Miss Folsom was n pupil at the High
School. Returning to Buffalo in few years.
Miss Frank entered the Central School, and she
and her mother boarded with Mrs. Jonathan
Mayhem. While enrolled as pupil at the Gen.
tral School her name used often to get transfer
red to the boys lists, and so in order that it
should sound less masculine she temporarily
inserted the capital after Frank call
ing herself Frank Clara. This explains
why her name now often enormously appears
with the initial in She was regular
attendant of the Central Presbyterian Church,
Of which she is member. Her mother occupied
Mrs. H. ID, Boyds house, ON Franklin street, and
from there Miss Folsom went to Wells College
at Aurora. Her Central School certificate ad.
mitted her to the sophomore class ut Wells Col
lege, which she entered without preliminary
examinations in the middle Of the school year.
Miss Folsom was q great favorite at Wells Col
lege, Her tall, commanding figure, frankness.
She was graduated from Wells in June, 1885, her
graduating essay taking the form Of a story.
The hampers OF flowers sent to her nearly
every week, beginning about the second year
Of her college life, from the Executive mansion
at Albany, and the particularly abundant
supply that came from the White House
conservatories when she was graduated, were
only few Of the many little attentions paid
her, the knowle dge 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 rela-
tions to the President. Miss Folsom has always
been in the habit Of spending her summers in
Cowlesville, at the residence OF her late grand
father, Col. John b. Folsom. 1t is the typical
homestead-a rambling farm-h house set down
amid the lovely scenery OF the valley. Sun
dry newspaper reports have made Mr.. Cleve-
land the benefactor OF Miss Folsom I'm money
sense. Such statements are absolutely untrue.
Her mothers income has always been ample for
their support. and any extra funds needed were
always TO be had from the grandfather or Papa
john" as Miss Folsom called him, and whose
recent death will make her the heiress OF
goodly property. Miss Folsom's character is that
Of an unspoiled ingenious girl, full OF self-pos-
session, and with tco much common sense to be
overcome by her sudden elevation Her chief
characteristic is her intense loyalty 20 her moth
er, who Is n charming woman. Miss Folsoms
life has had its deeper side. She Is old for her
years. One of her accomplishments is rare
simple Her hair Is soft and brown, OF a shade
between dark and light. She wears 1t conbed
back from her forehead, and loose. wavy tendrils
escape here and there. She has violet-blue eyes,
and a rather large nose; her eyebrows are very
heavy and nearly meet. The chief and striking
beauty of her face is her mouth and chin.
Former White House weddings.
The White Mouse has been the scene Of sew
eral wedd ngs, each and all Of more or less dis
play. Probably the wedding OF Nellie Grant
Aaw fF.NfC
most brilliant of the half dozen taking place
there. The East Room was the scene, and the
pair stood under an immense floral bell, with
background OF flowers flling the big east win
dow. There were six bridesmaids and noted
company 1t was a morning wedding, and
General Grant gave away his daughter with
fearful eyes and ill-concealed emotion. Later
on in President Hayes term, his niece, Miss
Emily Platt, and General Russell Hastings
were married. The wedding was in the Blue
Parlor, decorated with flowers, and here also
the bride stood under n bell OF flowers. To go
back to the beginning OF the White House
weddings, the first one was I'm President Mad
ison's time, when Miss Tcdd, n relative Of Mrs.
Madison, was the bride, and John @. Jackson,
Of Virginia, who was then a member Of Con-
gress, was the groom. The first East Rom we'd
ding was that of Elizabeth TYLER. whose father
was thon President, and William Waller, Of
williamsburg Va. Miss Tyler was just 10, as
was also Nellie Grant, when married. President
n Mss sG JobSson 1s be weddnS hs cSSS too
place I'm the White House, in President Adams
administration. When General Jackson was
President there were two weddings In the White
House. Miss Easton, his niece, and Mr..
Polk, OF Tennessee, and relative Of
jackson, were married. The other was
that OF Miss Lewis, Of Nashville. and Mr..
Paqueol, who was afterward French Minis
ter to this country. Martha Monroe married
SamueI Gopvernehr, who was for a while Presi-
dent Monrts's Private Secretary This wedding
took place I'm the East Room, and the bride was
Just turned ~.
The wedding OF Mr.. Cleveland is the ninth
taking place I'm tho White House, but II is the
first wedding there of a President. President
Tyler's sec6nd wife was the first mistress Of the
mansion going there as q bride MF. Tyler and
Miss Gardner were married In New York, but
came ON to Washington and held their wedding
reception In the White House,