The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-01

IL lncludeS the wives:
EXECUTIVE MANSION May 20.
NY Dear Mr.. lamont am to be married on
Wednesday evening at O'clock at the White House,
to Miss Folsom 1t viii be very quiet affair." and
viii be EXTREMITY gratifed at your attendance on the
occasion. Yours sincerely GROVER CLEVELAND.
THE BRIDAL DRESS
An elaborate description of the brides wedding
dress comes by way of Paris. The wedding
gown is of thick ivory satin, the kind that stands
alone. The round plain jupe is draped from side
to side with avery soft silk India muslin at
tached on the left side and nearly joining the
train de cour. The muslin is ourle or bordered
with very narrow band of orange flowers and
leaves that outline the drapng. The train de
cour is attached on the plain bodice just below
the waist behind, and measures four meters In
length. 1t is slightly rounded and falls in full
organ plaits on the ground, no trimming upon 1t
whatever The bodice is extremely neat Two
scarves of the SOFT flmy muslin start from the
shoulder seams, cross the bosom. and are bor-
dered with narrow band of orange flowers, to
correspond with the skirt The scarves at
length hide away beneath broad ceinture, or
lapel of sata that crosses the bodice from left
to right and fastens on the hip The effect is
simple and exquisite The sleeves are made to
reach just below the elbow and have three cross
way bands of Indian muslin, forming .pelisse.
Attached at the elbow point, on the inner side OF
the arm, are tiny blossoms buds and two or
three leaves of oranges" The veil is of plain
white silk tule of enormous length, to be
dressed high on the head with an outstanding
piquet of myrtle and orange blossom the six
meters Of tulle lightly covering the entire train.
THE WHITE HOUSE M1sTREss's ROOM.
1t is known that Miss Cleveland will pnt the
entire house in order for the coming of the
bride, and relinquish to her the large boudoir at
the southwest corner of the mansion that was
occupied by all the ladies Of the White House,
President Arthur as we'll as President Cleveland
leaving the beautiful, sunny room to his sister
1t was not refurnished or changed any at the
time President Arthur bad the mansion thor
oughly overhauled, and remains as Mrs. Grant
left it. The walls are paneled in pale gray and
pompadour colors, the carpet repeats the same
delicate tints, and the light-wooG furniture imi-
tates bamboo. For Mrs. McElroy, President
Arthur added many little tables and pretty
things, and N1emains a most charming apart
ment. President Cleveland has always occupied
the same chamber as hispredecessors, on the
northwest corner of the house, and Ii was on
the dressing liable in that room that he has kept
the portrait of Miss Folsom
HOW THE SECRET LEAKED OUT.
A telegraph operator in this city was the first
person outside of the Cleveland and Folsom
families to discover the fact of the Presidents
engagement. This knowledge however, proved
very unfortunate for him, and resulted ulti-
mately in the loss of his situation. The night
preceding Miss Folsom's departure for Europe
telegram written by the President was handed
him at the telegraph Office. 1t twas addressed to
Miss Folsom. The operator who sent the dis
patch has mania for autographs. He made a
copy Of the original dispatch, which he filed
with the others transmitted by him, and carried
the original home. his intention being to cat off
the signature and place it among his other col
lections. Both his wife and his landlady
were shown the dispatch 1t contained
sentiments OF such nature to leave no doubt
in their minds that love affair, TO say the least
was on the tapis and this secret each solemnly
resolved to respect. In the course of time dis
agreement occurred between the two women
which resulted in the operator and his wife seek
ing other quarters. the andlady, in revenge,
called the telegraph Office and reported to the
proper officials the operators connection with
the stolen dispatch. The operator made no de-
NAL of the charge against him. but said he had
intended no harm. He had, however, broken an
inviolable rule of the company, and was given
week in which to resign. The news then leaked
out, and friend of the publisher OF little
country paper sent the fact out. No notice was
taken OF the obscure paragraph for some time
when New York paper took it up and 1t be-
came general
THE WIDOW FOLSOM DID NOT WANT HIM.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
During the morning the hotel corridors were
filled. There was Arthur Walack. with bis big
dog Courage" Rudolph Aronson and Maurice
B. Flynn.
Flynn told the following story: "When Oscar
Folsom died, Cleveland settled up his business
affairs. 1t was suggested that Cleveland and
Mrs. Folsom, the mother of his bride elect.
would make good match Dan Lockwood tried
to arrange 1t, and Mrs. Lockwoods aid en-
listed She preached the subject to Mrs. Folsom,
who said:
go prefer widows weeds
But Cleveland gets the daughter all the
same" said Flynn, laughing.
AN APPEAL TO SUPERSTITION.
Superstition has had not little to do with
this wedding. 1t is secret treasured among
few confidants, who have kept it closely, that
President Cleveland slept. the night before his
| Inauguration, with piece Of weddngcake I'M
der his pillow. This traditional charm was
tried at the Arlington Hotel. and the inspiring
genius was prominent society lady, long resi-
dent in Washington. The White House is
always more jolly she said to her intimates,
when the President has wife. Why not turn
the bachelor Presidents thoughts in that direc-
ton, she mentally reasoned. Why not bride
in the executive nansion2
In January, 1885, Mrs. Pembroke Jones the
daughter of Representative Wharton Green, of
North Carolina who had been married few
weeks previosely, was asked for some of her
wedding cake to be used as charm" Good
Democratic wedding cake was wanted Mrs
Jones kindly gave the cake. 1t was white cake
with white icing, and it was safely put aside by
the provident lady until the morning of March
3, 1885. when she handed it, incosed in a small
box, to Mr.. Roessle the hotel-keeper, who
promised to tee that the cake was put under the
Presidents pillow.
On slip OF paper placed in the box were the
initials of the names of the ladies reported to
have been engaged TO the then President-elect
during the campaign and subsequently. They
were Miss l.. meaning Miss Love Miss II.
(meanine Miss Humphreys), Miss Anna Van v.
(meaniEg Miss Van Vechten Miss r. (meaning
Miss Fosoml and Miss P. (maaning Miss Pruyn.)
The box and its contents were taken by Mr.
Roessle, the hotel-keeper TO the Presidents own
man servant, and the box was opened in his
presence to show that it did not contain dyna-
mite. 1t was closed again and placed under the
bachelor pillow of the President elect IA
On the evening OF March the lady who
caused this to be done met Col Dan Lock wood,
of Buffalo, the man who has nomin ated Mr..