The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-02
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
Departure OF MISS FOLSOM
FOR WASHINGTON.
European TOur-What Lawyer
BIsseII Says.

sell OF BuHalO, fTeBlu6uJ cleveland q
former law partner, called upon Miss
Folsom at the Gilsey House 10 day,
and spent half an hour in converse
ton with her. He said he should &C.
comr any Mss Fols I'M and her mother
to Washington this evening. He said
that President Cleveland and his
BRIDE would foon take trip 10 Europe.
The date Of their departure, however,
he could not say. 1t was his inten-
ton, be said, to accompany them
abroad. The trip will pryb ably be
made, he added, just after Congress
adjouIns. Mr.. Bi,sell and Mr.. BeDja-
min Folsom left the hotel about 1880
o'clock. Miss Folsom spent the fore
noon quietly at the hotel. At o'clock
she was alone with her mother, and
busy with her correspondence. Since
her arrival in this CITY she hes ceive1
a heavy mail, and not a few letters
from "cranks." This mornings mail
brought letter from a man in Cleve-
lard, o., figniDg himself ~. J.
Martin, friend of the lab r ng class"
He wanted to know if she would
teach her husband to study
the amelioration of the tuff; r ngs
of the lab ring classes. "Will YOU"
he wrote, "advise your husband
how to deal with these questions,
and will you, when you are m jther,
teach your children to have the in
terests OF the laboring classes at heart"
1--WE know" the letter concludes,
shat you are large OF heart and will
TesGond 10 these entreatiea."
p TIE trip to Washing on and the incl
dental circumstaL ces we the princi-
pal topics talked about during the
meal. Shortly after o'clock the hotel
porter came to the private parlor of
the Folsom suite to take charge OF the
baggage. Most Of Miss Fo,s1m's
trunks were in the baggage-room be-
low, but five large Sa "a ogas remained
to be removed down stairs. Altoge her
eleven large trunks we're piled on the
express wagon that was waiting at the
hotel ste to go to Washington, and
five Others were addressed TO No. 1914
Mine street, Buffalo, N. Y. By 1880
Mi Folsom had complete d the prep
arations for her journey. She was
then dressed in u close-fttipg black
silk dress, and wore peak chip hat
with high white fes ther resting upon
it that in no way concealed her face
The design of her white cuffs and
collar included narrow stripes OF
black. AS she emerged from her
parlor the carried a black shawl
over her arm, and in her left
hand was bouquet. The other hand
held an umbrella CT a bright red
shade that was pu chased in London
before her grandfather's death. AS
Miss Folsom came down stairs it was
evident that she sought 10 co 1ceal the
umbrella as it was not in keeping
with her mourning costume. Miss
Folsom, Mrs. Folsom and Benjamin
Folsom came down the main stairway
OF the hotel. They crossed the lobby
and reached a closed carriage in wait
ing on the s'rset at the ladies' en-
trance. Mr.. John Br, slim, proprietor
OF The Gilsey House, as listed the
ladies into the carIisge, and Mr..
Folfom followed, carrying two hand
satchels. The balcony atove the en-
trance YVES filed with ladies, VINO en-
Enthusiastically waved their hsndker-
chiefs at the bride-elect as she was
driven away. This was at 1850 o'clock
p m. The bay and gray teams were
started at a Lively pace to the ferry.
TIE route was toward Fifth avenue
and then down past Washington
Square, and t'ansversely over the same
route that the President hurried only
few nights before to meet
his chosen bride. The s5me ferry beat
that Mr.. Cleveland crossed in
was waiting. The carriage was driven
aboard, and Immediately the beat
steamed for jersey City. Having ar
rived there, the sta ion entrance was
sought and the party alighted and
assembled the stairway leading to the
reception room. From there hey en-
tered the waiting roo and finally
found heir way to The p atform. Here
it was found that the private csr that
had been intended 10 carry the party
to Was hington was not on the track.
This surprise was overc me by the
Quick Y made decis on TO enter regu-
lar car. Car 1888 was chosen, and
the ladies' were conducted to
it with promptness. NJ 81 and Mrs.
I, lsom seated themselves in the draw
ing-room, and MIR. Folsom went TO at
tend to the baggage. An sttsche OF
the hotel handed the bride elect
bouquet that had been intrusted to
him by a guest OF the hotel, Miss Fol-
som expressed her thanks, at the
same time saying that she felt much
eratifisd at the kindness shown to her
during her brief stay in New York.
At S:45 o'clock pm, the private
car that had been appC inted
to the patty was backed up
the tack and the ladies' were con-
Quoted to it. All the curtains in the
car were drawn. The car was then
hitchsd on to the train, and at 900
ives hauled out Of the station. The
Chinese Minister, Chang Yen Ham,
and his tu to left on the ssme train.
Secrstarys Endicott, Whitney and
Villas, with their wives, returned to
Washington by the $3.50 pm, train.