Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-15
THE BRIDE TO BE.
Miss Folsom the Coming Mistress
OF the White House.

The following story cuCumo'antldllS Cou-
firming the report of the engagement ot
President Cleveland and Miss Folsom,
comes in special cablegram from Paris to
the ST. Louis Republican:
The presence of Miss Frances Folsom in
Paris and the rumoIs of her approaching
marriage with President Cleveland are the
great topics of conversation in the American
colony in Paris.
Miss Folsem herself is naturally the OBJ
iect of unabated interest wherever she is
seen and there has seldom been such brisk
demand at the boulevard kiOsks for the
latest files of the New York papers contain
ing the ne VS. about her engagement.
Miss Folsom is staying at the Hotel Belle
vue on the Avenue de LOpera. She is ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. Oscar Fol-
som, and Ler cousin, Mr.. Benjamin Folsom.
With the Fosoms are also Mr.. Stewart,
United States consul at Antwerp, and Mrs.
Stewart.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Benjamin
Folsom, who, being himself keen journal
list, was therefore able to appreciate the
curiosity of the American public in all mat
ters relating to the coming marriage, was
fortunately enabled to secure an appoint
meut to call upon the Folsoms at the Hotel
Bellevue yesterday morning.
Miss Folsom had jLst returned from
shopping tour and from visit to ber cou-
turiere, where her trOsseau is being rapidly
completed. In fact, as l learned suDse
uuently, she had been to try on her wedding
dress, when a very affecting scene had taker
T place, her mother bursting into tears.
: Motives of delcacy naturally prevented
: my asking Miss Folsom for confirmation o
E the reports of her coming marriage from he
7 own lips, and therefore, while the yOunl
: lady herself entered the reception room o
5 her hotel to greet a number OF her lad.
q friends, l conversed with Mr.. Folsom Ol
the subject. Mr.. Folsom was perfectl
= frank and may announce absolutely tina
the engagement of President Cleveland ant
Miss Folsom is fact.
e Mr.. Folsom said that it had been decide
t by the fairly to neither confirm nor afilrr
e the engagement. as it was their wish TO kee
n Miss Folsom from being subjected 10 scru
. tiny and ANNOYANCE while on her travels !
Europe. The family, he said, are living |
n the ouietpst fashion, and their desire ma
n been to avoid while abroad the social after
tions which confirmation OF the engage
ment would necessarily have brought
Miss Folsom.
ii 4 don't confirm the engagement,' sal
n Mr.. Folsom, but you can draw your o"
conclusions from the fact that the trossea
T. is nearlv finished"
Miss Folsom leaves Paris for London Q
Monday, the lJ,h of May. She will RENAL
d in the English capital for week and viii
n there il Is expected that she will be presentt
To at court. She will leave Liverpool on II
18th of May on the Inman steamer. Sir'
Miss Folsom left America last fall she nj
Id visited France, the Netherlands, German
r Austria and Italy, doing the galleries al
% seeing the lions OF the capitals Of the
&c countries. The family was in Rome duril
n, the carnival, and whlle there Mrs. Folso
as had a severe attack of malarial fever. IN
al however, did not prevent them from cont
!, uing their travels as far as Genoa, whe
n. the fever developed such alarming sym
ed toms that they were obliged to stay.
"a weeks until the convalescence OF the pate
=. permltted them to continue the journey.
vi Paris is filled with people who have n
re- Miss Folsom, and they all express the
Ii selves as being captivated by her dist
n guisbed appearance and by her charml
70 manners.