The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-31

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welded pair will remain at the White House.
The President cannot leave Washington now for
wedding trip of even short duration, and will
postpone that pleasure until later in the year.
alter Congress has adjourned. He has no inten-
tion OF taking his bride to Pretty Prospect or
'Rosedale,' the variously named property which
he has just acquired in the suburbs He ex-
poets TO use that refuge from visitors when
he mas business on hand that requires unnter-
rupted attention.
There have been no changes in the interior ar
rangements of the White House in anticipation
of the brides coming There has been such a
spring cleaning as the establishment would have
received If there had been no wedding in contem-
pIation, After such cleaning it is not such a
mean house. with all that has been said of it.,
and the President has said that the house which
the people think good enough forsthe President
TO live in must surely be regarded as good enough
for the Presidents wife.
DR.. Sunderland, who has been chosen to per-
form the ceremony, was selected for their pastor
by tn, President and Miss Cleveland, on account
of the interest which their parents had always
felt in his teachings from hearing him many
years ago in New York State. 1t was curious
Bit of retribution that they should send for Dr.
Sunderland IN the inauguration week, and sig
Dify their wish to have pew In his church, as
DIR Sunderland had not solicited the honor for
his modest church, and had been bitter in his
opinions of Cleveland's character during all the
campaign summer and fall Slowly the Doctor
was won TO slight change of opinion, conceal
Ing nothing of lis previous attitude from these
distinguished parishioners, and frankly explain
ing the stages of his conversion to those who had
believed with him
MISS FOLSOM AND 1.-THE GOVERNOR"
The President, with the rigid sense of proprie-
~ that has characterized his guardianship of this
beautiful girl. waited till she had attained her
majority (twentyone years. before offering him
self a sutton, nor is it believed that he had
fully determined to ask her hand till his State
had crowned him with the honors of its chief
magistrate. Miss Folsom very proud of him
for her guardian, and even after he became Pres
ident she was won't to speak of him among
teachers and fellow pupils as 1.-The Governor" A
aarge portrait of him in India ink stood an
easel in her room at the college, and a superb
cabinet picture of her has adorned his dressing
bureau in his chamber at the White House ever
since he came to it. During the envenomed
campaign which preceded his presidency Miss
Folsom said Indignantly among her school
mates, "rve stopped reading the papers for fear
OF seeing something dreadful about the Gov
eraor" 1t has been believed for two years past
by those who knew her best at college, including
ladies of mature intelligence and experience,
that her heart was gravitating towards him with
warmer than ilial love. 1t was so expressed
ID the writer by an Aurora lady during that
lime. -
MISS FoLsoMs VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
When Mrs. Folsom ard her daughter visited
re White House, at the end of March, 1885, Miss
FOLSOM came, as had Miss Van Vechten and
others, who were guests of the presidential fam
lily, famous from having been reported as en-
gagged TO Mr.. Cleveland. It was remembered
that she was one of the ladies whose portraits
were published in the papers coupled with
sketches OF their lives, and all headed as bride
pf the White House. Miss Lane, Miss Van
Vechten and various widows shared the embar-
rassment with little Miss Folsom
Mpo md %l,o e r.
Cleveland during the last week of March, 1885.
and on Saturday, March g. assisted at the after
noon reception at the White House. On that
occasion. which was the last afternoon reception
presentations TO Miss Cleveland until A o'clock,
when he left the White House to join ex-Presi-
dent Arthur at the depot and 60, together with
group of devoted friends, as far as Fortress
Monroe with the retiring executive.
Colonel Rockwell finished the afternoon as
master Of ceremonies Miss Cleveland wore
that day a pale blue satin dress, with gold
brocade petticoat Mrs Folsom, handsome
brown-haired matron, with a gentle, amiable
countenance, wore 3 dress of black velvet with a
long square train, and had pinned among the
faces or the high corsage bouquet of lilies of the
valley. Miss Folsom stood next her mother In
simple dress of white nuns yelling and surah,
with some cascades of lace on the waist and
skirt, and her corsage bouquet Of deep veyety
Jhcqueminot roses matched the excited color In
her soft cheeks.
NFcEy Ouonotlc6u Tue protecting ana ABSORBED
lair OF the mother. aud the with which she
presented the visitors to her daughter, and
how lntent,y she watched every motion of the
young girl and encouraged her in the ordeal
Bliss Cleveland was all kindness and attention.
and to visitors on that afternoon and in quiet
morning calls spoke Of Miss Folsom as my little
school girl"
Hiss Folsom had been taken from school to
pay this little visit to Washington. and get daz-
cling glimpse OF the great world. and it was told
how entirely devoted she was to her studies and
how willing she was to return to Wells College,
where she was to graduate in June. At that
time they said Miss Folsom was nineteen years
of age. and the tiInidty and constraiut of her
.anner were quite that of young school girl
FUSED to formal society. The fourth and only
aer lady In the receiving party that day was
80 Van Vechten, tall, commanding, self-pos-
ed, superb, a most thorough woman Of the
rid and society, and the most entire contrast
=" the little school girl beside her. Her toilet
IS as CHARACTERISTIC of herself as the younger
girls, Miss Van Vechten being arrayed In
trained robe of crimson velvet, with petticoat
of pale rose satin, brocaded in silver, with side
panels of rare lace. The bodice of silver brocade
showed the queenly shoulders and arms veiled in
q long lace hchu that was quilted with artistic
earelessness In front
One woman who goes much in society renlen1-
bers standing and admiring the two beauties of
such opposite types and confding her opinions
as she did so to Mrs. Lamont Mrs. Lamont was
fairly raving over Miss Folson's beauty fresh
ness aud simple manners and the other women
championed Miss Van Vechten as the ideal
beauty
'lsn't she the loveliest the sweetest little
beauty you ever saw" said Mrs. Lamont with
her eyes resting fondly on Miss Folsom.
Charming, charming" said the other one,
who then made the faux pas of her lifetime, she
now asserts, by deprecating the rumors of the
engagement of Miss Folsom and Mr.. Cleveland,
saving: How perfectly ridiculous it is 20 talk
of the Presidents marrying that child. The
thar 10 MA fN~n ofh tc
years and seriousness. and he will never marry
while he lives in this house, know. That sort
Of thing is not in his line ard not in his mind,
now that he has the duties of this great Office on
his shoulders
During their stay here Mrs. and Miss Folsom
were guests at dinner party given by Senator
and Mrs Pendleton at which other guests were
Minister and Mrs. Phelps now at London; the
mi nd M; a