Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-30
THE BRIDE-ELECT.
what Her Fellow.Passengers Say OF
Her Charms The Young Lady
rs an Editor, &C.

| e,ctino reports to the contrary notwIth-
standing, Is really 10 marry Miss Folsom.
| The papers are filed with her arrival. The
| following from the New York Herald OF
Yesterday will be especially interesting to
| the ladies':
The arrival Of Miss Folsom from Ant
werp yesterday was the sensation OF the
| day. Colonel Lamont's attempt 10 bring
| her ashore on revenue cutter without
publicity made him a hero, and enough
cards were left for him at bis hotel yester-
day afternoon TO paralyze a Congressman.
A Government official gave the following
account Of how Colonel Lamont managed
the transatlantic feature Of President
President Cleveland's matrimonial cam
pai2n:
when the news OF Mr.. Clevelanfs In
tended marriage first leaked out be was in
dignant and mortified; but later, when IL
became matter OF daily mention and pub
| lie gossip, he got mad. He talked the mat
ter over with Colonel Lamont and finally
gave him carte blanche TO make the neces-
sary preparations for the wedding. The
| Colonel, who has been newspaper-man,
said be would beat the reporters at their
own game. The President smiled YEARLY,
and told him TO go ahead. Colonel Lamont
| at once bad an order issued that no one
| should be permitted 10 go down the New
| York bay in the revenue cutters or be al
| lowed TO board an incoming steamer with
| out written order from the Treasury De-
pariment in Washington. Instructions
were sent the Folsom family In Europe TO
| negotiate with the Inman, the White STAR
| or Cunard Line for state-TOoms, and await
| instructions.
THE MYSTERY DEEPENs.
Of ho
| Red Star line was intrusted with the CON-
mission of providing Miss Folsom with
| transportation. Her identity was TO be
kept secret, and the names OF herself and
her party to be withheld. To blind the
public the baggage was 10 90 bya Liverpool
steamer. Mrs. +. Marsily, OF Philadelphia,
the sister-in-law OF the Antwerp agent.
wOs TO act as chaperOne for Miss Folsom,
while the agent himself personally attended
10 the preparations for her voyage.
Baroness Schonberg, daughter OF Mr.. j.
G.. Ward, OF Boston, and the Baron him
self, both Of whom are friends OF the Mar
silys, also took deep interest later on IN
the voyage Of the Presidents betrothed.
Miss Folsom and her mother and cousin
took the train from Paris direct to Antwerp,
where they were guests OF the American
Consul until the steamer sailed on May 18th |
at II O'Clock in the morning. The first OF |
the four "bridal chambers" on the Noord- |
land was occupied by Miss Folsom aud her |
mother. 1t Is room No. 20, and contains |
berths Nos. 17S and $50. United-States. |
Consul Stewart and wife and intimate |
friends OF the officials OF the consulate aud |
steamship line saw Miss Folsom embark |
Just as the vessel was on the point OF sailing.
Meanwhile Colonel Lamont was practicing |
the art OF diplomacy on this side OF the |
Atlantic, and ii is said he was lOath TO eX-
plain the details OF his plans even TO the |
President, who had unbounded faith in |
him, and allowed him 10 do pretty much rs |
he pleased.
MISS FOLSOM BRAVES THE STORM.
The steamer Noordland was scarcely out |
Of sight OF land when she ran into storm |
which sent the spray dashing high above |
her bulwarks. But she rode the gale like q |
cork and ploughed through the North Sea |
rollers a. il no fair bride for President |
we've on board. Miss Folsom was quite i'll |
for q day or two and kept close In her room. |
But she soon recovered and went on deck, |
where she stood the storm like true YAM
kcc sailor. Every passenger soon knew |
her. She was afavorite. Her simple grace |
and charming manner won her the hearty |
goodwill OF the ship. Miss Folsom occu.
pied the seat OF honor at the right Of Cap |
tain Nichols next TO her sat her cousin |
and mother. Mrs. Marsily and her hus-
band occupied seats just across the table |
at the Captains left. Walking on deck |
near the bridge was favorite pastime OF |
Hiss Folsom when not entertaining or be- |
INK cntrrtaIucu DeiUu.
.'She is the most natural and unaffected |
woman one ever saw" said passenger to |
Herald reporter yesterday. "She is a |
lady IN the true sense OF the word. She |
wins friends without effort. Ia her sim.
plicity, In her sincerity, in her sweet dig 1
nifty, in her frank, open ways, there Is
grace that makes her irresistible. She did |
not know OF her grandfather's death until |
the pilot boat sent the New York papers
aboard, 800 miles from shore. She was |
naturally shocked, and it is probable that
her marriage will be postponed because Of
that sad event. However, the President |
has left the matter for her to decide, and |
she will do what she and her friends think
wisest."
MISS FOLSOM AS EDITOR.
1.-THE most interesting feature OF the
voyage" continued the gentleman. was
the reading OF the articles contributed to |
the little newspaper published on board, |
called the North Atlantic Spray. Captain
John Goldman, Of Boston, was the man
aging editor OF the sprIghtly sheet, while |
Miss Folsom was honOred with the position |
OF editOr-in-chief. The paper was not |
printed on a hand-presS, a. is done on
some Of the ocean-steamers but the manu-
scripts as they were sent TO the editors
were read aloud III the cabin. The frat
reading took place on Tuesday evening, |
May 18th. The second edition, or "eXtra,"
as IT was called, was read on the following
evening. Among the many ingenious
journalistic features introduced by the con-
tributors were cable dispatches tished up |
from the bottom Of the ocean. The editor
explained that by the Use OF patent sub
marine electric graphing apparatus they
were enabled TO drop a wire overheard and
troll for news, which came leaping Off the
great Atlantic cables. When those dis
patches were read, at 10 O'Clock at night,
they were productive OF no little mirth
among the passengers. Miss Folsom en-
tered into the sport with innocent enjoy
ment while news from the Continent and |
the British Parliament was pulled in red
hot from the cables under the sea.
DISPATCHES FROM THE DEEP.
Here are specimen dispatches OF the
imaginary news which crowded the columns
OF the North atlantic Spray:
LONDON, May Oh Gladstone Is now
speaking to members of the House. Re
ports OF riots are coming in from Ulster,
with Chamberlain ut the head OF the forces.
AS soon as the news appeared on the bul-
letins a mob marched to Beaconsfield's |
tomb and put flowers on his grave.
EXCITEMENT IN FRANCE.
PARIS, May 24.-The Communists are
rising again. They have mobbed the pub
lie markets and are distributing provisions
among the poor. Ii Is claimed that these
demonstrations are caused by the Anarchist
uprisings In the United States.
And many more oil a like kind.
MISS FoLsON's STORY.
But the article that attracted greatest at
tention in the little paper was a story about
a newspaper reporter who fell in love with
a poor girl and married her. The story"
said gentleman who was present when Il
was read, "touched many heart. Some
OF us thought that certain statements in il
had reference to Miss Folsom and Presi-
dent Cleveland. For instance, her hero,
the reporter, was very much older than the
girl he loved and married. We said moth
ing, but we did considerable quiet thinking.
Little Moll $50 the story went-was
poor little newsgirl who lived in a dark
street In New York. She had sweet, hon.
est face and clean heart. But. oh, how Il