New-York tribune., 1886-05-29
,;on n reach the decision that it would be I'M
St'c Tor the club as such to accept the inNnaton
MISS FOLSOM IN THE CITY.
oss,NG TIE OCEAN OK THE NoORDLAND
rscoRTFp by COL LAMONT TO THE GiLsFf HOUSE
Ar2A M.-How SHE SPENT THE DAY.
Ia Nonrllan1 of the Led

.scoprYp ny col. LAMONT TO THE GILsrY HOUSE
.r2A. M.-uow SHE SPENT THE DAY.
,vhor the steamship Noordland, of the led
s, line camo up to her peI in Jersey City yesterday
ornine and the passengers dseml arEod the most ho
, ,ssenger Miss Folsom, the Presidents bride elect
- No., among them. She had come on the Noordlahd
,ou, Antwerp, but had gone on arevcnue cutter the
,b, he,ore when the dropped anchor AT Quar-
or,ire and been conveyed 10 West Twenty third ST.
ond thence 10 the Ci,scy Honse. Sue was accompanied
ny her mother and her uncle. Benjamin i'so" HaI
- that the marty were waincd by a cable dispatch OF
e.. ruhiey given TO the fact that Miss tosom WIS IN
tondIuc to sail the City OF Chicago aud adVse' tat
,r,,ll he better to change the programme am take
MASSAGE on the Nooriand They had alrealy or""f'e"
from Paris a part OF their luggage in'i uinS several
ttunk, containing part of Mis- Folsoms tonSSeaI
1u anxious 10 avoid publicity shc al once decdcd that
~, >oorlland wolld he the better vessel To come home
a. a,1 so ,nste,d OF going Liverpool the party took
the tr in for Antwerp aud cnga ed passage on the e"
s,,r steamer Thcy arrived a short time before the
steamer sailed and were met by the American consul
WIN invited them his house Tho Belgian papers snon
lcorned of their presence in Antwerp and published lou
arces on the fact giving biographical sketches Of Miss
roisom and accounts OF what she did and said. one
paper remarked: Not Gay passes hut Miss io'Toh'
re elves from Washington some token o the TIeS"e''S
DEVOTION usually flowers pucked by tne freSue"' '"
hand" md . y
tn. xooraland left Antwerp on May Is. There vas a
cra.t c,oyrl at the wharf het on ana c'lcn "
glimpse OF Miss Folsom The departure Is ue''.,'' ~
an ovation to the coming bride The agent OF ' "c'
Star line sent his sistcrin-law Mrs M"Sly I" ac rs
FIRST Lady in Waiting Miss Folsom on the trip Slae
, vo % one OF the beautiful bridal chambers o the
Noorani was assigned TO Miss Folsom ana her "ot"er
Mrs Marsily occupying No Is Just forward "i IL Inc
Raron and Baroness Schonherg occupied TIA other bloa
chamber and benjamin Folsom had an ordinary state
room Miss Folsom not at all scaslck at hiS', pht
when the shp got fairly the choppy OF tie Eng
m Channel she was obliged to retire 10 her stateroon
The ships doctor and the stewaIdeSs were asNidnons IN
tncr attentions snd May 20 al the Folsom party were
on deck AGAIN and ate hearty din g. at the saloon
table CAPTAIN Nicheles the commander OF the Noord-
land had Mis- Folsom seated on his right AT table ana
Mr- Mirsily his left 1t was long voyage with rain
ani toc ard generally unpleasant weather, hut Miss
Folsom wished to be dock much as she coul ahc
every day she pomenaied the siarboard side OF the
ousrerdccE accompanied by her mother her uncle anu
Mrs. Mar-ily
~ the tipc the Noordland had been ont two days
everyholv on 10 rd knew wch OF the Passengers was
tie Presidents pIosre tive bride and every one was
anxious to get acquainted with her. i'te paper wa
puishei in the OF the trip 10 which several oil tAe
n,,sengers contributed Miss Folsom wrote "A story for
IT, called Little Moll the News GIRL strangely
enough the hero of the story was Ncw-Yrrk reprr cr
who is resc .ed from death by tho news girl lie edn-
Gates ner aud finally marres her. Miss Folsom sad tnat
this story was founded story of Te life told hef by
a friend The paper in which 1t appeared was ca'eu
The North Atlantic SDrIH
Miss 70 SON is described tall and stately with re
1narkaby clear cOmpexon Her hair Is dark, hut she
has blue e e. shaded by long lashes Sne made highly
fivora % impression on all on board the Nooid'ahd
Ms, Fosoms IA not on the passenger list OF the
Noornd as II was uude stood that she desired to avoid
upbieity Among the friends that Miss Folsom made
on tie trip were the Baron and Baroness Schonbels
The aroness is tall and fair and WAS much in the COM
pany OF the young Lady during the voyage. The prone
made of Miss FoIs deck in pleasant weather was
a.. ro1a fhp Pa gf-
tns rs lords in waiting and tho Baroness and Mrs.
Marsy as maids Of nOnor she enjoyed the fresh sea
breezes which brought the glow OF health TO her cheeks
II was , a. m. yesterday when the Fosoms reached
Tie Gilsey House. The occupied by Miss Folsom
and her mother Nos and on the raror loor, on
the Twenty niuth-St side. Mr.. Folsom has room, NO
To- IA the Broadway ncT OF the same hoor NO Is
Were occupied by Mr. cleveland when he Governor
Oh his tIips TO th city Ihry were Supvu & Dy & YT
Davenport last au vi en- he was canilN't 'tc .r Gov
ernor. They were engaged by colonel Lamont three or
fonr days with ilunctonS o. strict secrecy MIS-
Folsom had arranged 10 20 bo .rdin house Of an
old friend aud acquaintance bat that Ian was Gnansed
SSyg eone o" the revenue cutter them and
aeat Vent to the House snatch lii te sleep
before taking the early morning uiiu ior .
first however he tcecraphed to Mr. Cleveland lie safe
ariiva of the Folsom party;
The Folsoms rose late and breakAsed IN tnei iqr az
10 o'clock shortly alter eiiIlSge 9obainiu7 contain ,u!
arrived aud a card sent up Miss Foso" Nhe came
dow presently through James g. Bfeslh hoAse no.
- West Twenty nlnth-st whlo Is coheutea ~a'H @ vne
hote by private passage entered the carIiast anu -
lenty by appointment and was rel orted to DE n s. hoe
Iizabetn Cleveland. Miss Folsom returned al O'Clock,
and it WAS snid that sne had spent the day with MISS
eveland aud friends glimpse o. hcl a. she came III
from drive showed tail, stately handsome young
woman with "A clear complexion pf the lght nfhhette
order, large and expressive blue eyes WITH ohg daIk
lasues. fair cheeks were agl0W with health SNe
was dressed IN PLAN slt of Hight gray stun ana wore
dark turoan with a single feather Oi dark pluLage.
Piled up The Gisey House Office wero two OlG Trunks
with red star them marking the fact that ihey had
came ACROSS the ocean, the Req star Line. There WAS
big letter f." the end OF eac ana persons who
curiOusy. sentimental persons tore on pieces f
lie labels and carried them away rs Souvenirs lach-
ages without number poured In on the ack"ge cerR
during the day and sent up TO Paror No. o. where
they were received by Mrs Folsom Benjamin Folsom
lounged ia aud the motel and went on for hfea-
Ing spell ID Cen raj Parg Only two cards fonnd their
way 10 Folsom u ing the entire day. Bpth callers
were received. rhey before Miss Folsom went out
for her drive III the evening she received "a Call nom
Nayor ]. Boyd rhacher and wife O' Albany
The Folsoms dned together at $50 p IN. 1hey re-
naiuea in tbeil rooms during the evening.
IL was night that the mother and daughter
would 20 10 day the boarding house OF MISS Kate l.
Merritt No 81 West Thirty There 1t was de.
eared that ney did not know when tho FOsOms would
srrive. Later 1t stated that the plan o gong 10
Tbry-ninthst ad been abandoned and that the party
would remain at Gilsey House during their stay in
she city.