New-York tribune., 1886-06-03

from corridor beautiful floral scroll In which
the motto " Plurlbus unun was interwovsh III I'M
where the wedding collation. served were also OF
an elaborate character The main table decoration was
a full-rigged three-nasted ship composed OF plnks.
crntaurea, egana. aud pansies displaying tie
word Hymen" IL rested on "a mirror representing
lake. shores Of which were composed OF d,iirrcht
varieties OF selagnelas and tiny pieces OF coral me
surrounding aud represented by banks OF Jacdnrhno,
roses The national colOrs aung from the main mast ahH
two small white hags with the monogram T. T. IA EoiueIl
letters hung from the other ma.ts Az eitner enn On
tanning lOns-semmed hybrid roses Inc mirrors 49,
Ell vita asparagus teuuissnus .persei WIN
loo &c roses In the of the room and III tho win,
dow. were groups OF palms crotohs' .al"a,u, az.
some plants In biO The four handsome sideOoarls
were suitably decorated with the choicest foliage ana
Towering plants. and the maniei was sohu D"hA Vi
The East Room and the Red and Green Par!ors were
decorated the style usual ~ reception aha ate u
ners The East Room presented part culariy hah1-
some appearance with It's groupings ~ tropical plants
masses OF exotics and brilliant illumination te'toons
of smllax gracefully suspended from inc iar-c
chandeliers ani beautiful gatan1s ornamea'ed me lou.
pillars. upon each o' which was conspcaousy dspayed
large AorL shield composed OF cuOoe "he anu ,Se S
vioets. chryssnthemuns, etc. rrpresentlLg sne
corridor were added our astra groups of palms and
foliage and towering plants
COLONEL LAMONT PROCURES THE LICENSE.
THE PRESIDENT WORRIED OVER HIS NAME-MR.
GARLAND SAID TO HAVE BEEN CALLED on.
WASHINGTON, June (SpecidD. AS soon as
Dr. Sunderland had left the White House early o-day
Colonel Lamont stole down the City Hall TO procure
the necessary marriage license. Assistant Clerk, r. j.
Meies IT, was at the desk and at once prepared to I'LL
on, the blank Colonel Lamont called OF the names as
II II we're an everyday occurrence and in two minutes
he had the paper his pocket. The license was in the
ordinary form. II read
To Minister OF the GosDel authorized 70 celebrate
marriages in the District Of Columbia: Greeting.
hereby licensed to sOen nze tue rites or mar
rage between Grover Cleveland, OF lfaO, New York,
ami Frances Folsom Of Buffalo, New York. II you find no
lawful impeachment thereto. and having 50 done, You
are commanded To appear in the Clerks Ohce of the
Supreme Court OF said District and certify the same
Witness my hand and the seal OF said court this second
day OF June, 1856.
+. j. Meigs, Clerk, by ,
T. J. Megs, jr. assistant clerk.
Seal OF the SupremeCour. of the District or CollmOa
There had been considerable speculation about this
license Some suggested that the delay In making
the application was due to difficulty over Mr. Cleve
lands nams.
"YDu know of course said the oracle that the Fresi-
dent hates OF stephen and yet 1t belongs To MIN
as much as that of Cleveland The President feared
that the marriage would be Invalid II lie omitted thr
name OF Stephen in the license and so much did II prey
upon his mind that he finally called In Attorney General
Garland TO pass upon the question. The President ;
legal adviser thought 1t would be safe 10 cut on ae
stephen.