Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-06-02
FOLSOM.
PREPARATIONS ALL READY FOR
THE WEDDING TONIGHT.
Where They Will gO-TroubIe In the
Culinary Department-The We'd
ding Cake.


WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Presi-
dent and party returned to Waship eton
at O'Clock this morning. The Presi.
dent proceeded at once to busipess Az
soon as he arrived at the White House.
He approved o number of bills. in
cluding the act authorizing the Kansas
and Arkansas Valley Railroad Com.
paDy TO construct and operate railw
through the Indian Territory. Mapy
Senators, Representative and other
officials called during the forenoon and
congratulated the President upon his
approaching marriage. He was In a
very happy frame of mind, and en-
duTed the chatting and pleasAntries of
his visitors on the subject of his wed
ding with the utmost good nature.
Everything seems to have been found
out except regarding the Presideut's
wedding gift 1t Is learned upon toler-
ably good authority that the gift con.
5ists OF magnificent pearl necklace.
Miss Cleveland and Miss Nelson, her
friend, who is now Rt the White House,
return to Holland Patent the last of the
week, and Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents
other sister, who arrived yesterday, and
Mrs. Folsom will also leave day or
two after the wedding. The White
House remains closed, and only those
having business with Colonel Lamont
are admitted. Arrangements are being
perfected by which everybody will be
excluded from the grounds after 6
O'Clock to morrow evening. A large
squad of police will be on hand. There
are two marriage services used by Pres
byterian services, one very long and
another very short. DIR. Sunderland
will use the short service for the Presi-
dent Either Mend elssohn's or Soder
mans Wedding March will be played
rs the wedding procession comes down
the staircase.
NEW YORK, June THE Folsom
family were mp early this morning
They had breakfast at o'clock. Miss
Folsom, for the first time since her ar
rival, took q walk in the corridor ad-
jacent 10 her room, and to an extent de-
fed the gazing of the other patrons of
the hotel. 1t seemed to be und erstood
that. having appeared at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel and the Academy of Music
last night, she would breakfast In the
dining room. This brought many
women to the hotel. They sat and sat,
and many OF them felt the pangs OF
hunger be fore they dared to eat.
AT 845 ?. III. The private car that had
been apportioned to the party was
backed upon the track and the ladies
were cond ucted to 1t.
Mr.. Folsom returned few minutes
later, and made his way to a seat be
tween his cousin and his aunt. All the
curtains in the car were drawn.
Train Dispatcher Moss boarded the
car, and did what he could to make
things comfortable. The car was then
hitched on to the train, and at 9.20 was
hauled out Of the station.
The Chinese Minister, Chang Yen
Hoon, and his suite, left on the same
train. Secretaries Endicott, Whitney
and Villas, with their wives, returned
to Washington by the 80 p. m. train.
Colonel w. 8. Blssell left at midnight.
Nobody seems TO know just what
is on the program for the bridal couple
after the marriage ceremony. There is
o difference of opinion as to whether the
President and his bride will take trip
or remain In possession of the Executive
Mansion. This point will probably be
settled by the bride. One of the ru
mors has for its foundation the recent
discharge of the chief cook at the
White House and his re-hiring by the
President. II seems that his German
cook was ~ be dismissed, the dismissal
to take effect the 1st OF June. Imme
diately upon the change of plan by
which the marriage ceremony was to
take place here on Wednesday, instead
of the latter part of June in Buffalo OF
New York, the President requested the
| cook TO remain until the 18th of July.
This Ia taken as an indication that the
President and his bride will remain
here until that date.
The supposition has been that Con-
gress will have adjourned by that
time, when the summer vacation can
be taken advantage of without neglect
of public busiaess. Still another theory
is that the Presidents requests TO the
enrolling clerks not to send any bills t0
him until a week from next Wednes
day means that he will take q week off
immediately after the ceremony.
| The order for the wedding cake fol
President Cleveland's puptials WIS moi
given until very late hour, consider
ling the great amount of work that had
to be done in order to have 1t ready fol
Wednesday. There will be brides
cake, weighing % pounds, and 15'
smaller cakes, composed OF the usua
materials which enter into wedding
cakes.