The Washington critic., 1886-06-07
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, JUNE 1886.
TOPICS or THE DAY.

Guys y. -. NJ. IN lnc ClnClnnall
Commercials Gazette. ut can be un-
derstood with difficulty why, when Sir.
Cleveland knew that his marriage was
TO take place soon, that Miss Folsom
was to be his bride, he should have re-.
fused to speak or to let her or any Of
her relatives speak. The people are
his friends. They were glad to hear
Of his intended marriage. Their hearts
warmed toward him. They were ready
to take his young wife into their aiIec-
tions, and spoke of her as frankie"
in no spirit of disrespect The great,
warm-hcarted, impulsive people who
make up the mighty Nation of which
Mr.. Cleveland is the head and the
front and the chief official were eager
to testify to their friendliness when he
took to himself wife whose youth and
beauty and gentleness commended her
to ALL There was good deal
of sentiment in the matter, and Mr..
Cleveland has appeared TO think mar
riage could be consummated without
any display Of sentiment either Oh the
part Of the contracting parties or the
public. If Dr. Cleveland had taken
the advice of those who allow for sen.
timent and heartfelt emotions, he
would have gone to New York to meet
his pretty fancee, instead of sending a
secretary TO smuggle her aboard of u
United States revenue cutter and 30
lodging among the shadows In New
York harbor with all lights put out, as
though something wrong was being
done"
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A "Parasol Wedding" is thus de.
scribed by the New York Morning
Journal Of Friday; One of the pret-
tiest weddings of June took place yes.
terday afternoon in the little Anthon
Memorial Church, on West Forty
eighth street. The bride was Miss
Kate L. Roe and the bridegroom Mr..
Henry Dale. The chancel, with its
palms and ferns in honor of the bridal,
looked very picturesque, and the or
ganist played sweetest music while
awaiting the arrival of the bridal
party. AS the Mendelssohn march
sounded they came in through the
central door. Four ushers in Prince
Alberts, light trousers, lavender gloves,
white vests and boutonnieres came first,
then four pretty young ladies in
white, and the bride with her
father, followed by two more
ushers. The groom awaited at the
chancel with Mr.. Alterbury, his best
man, and the rector performed the cere.
mony. The bride, q slender girl of
twenty, with blue eyes and golden
brown hair, wore a gown of heavy
white satin, caught with clusters of
white snow-balls. The corsage was
square and veil Of misty tulle fell
about her in graceful folds Her brides
maids, Misses May and Antoinette Roe,
Miss Alice Moore and Miss Bessie
O'Hara, wore similar gowns ofwhito
dotted swiss, trimmed with lace, made
bouffant, and long sashes of white
watered ribbon. Their hats of white
straw were trimmed in white lace, and
each one carried q handsome parasol
of white, ,watered silk closed, with two
great pink roses on the handle. The
effect of these novel costumes was most
pleasing.
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A correspondent of the Nashville
american, evidently somewhat new to
the business, writes as follows: II was
in both branches of our National
Legislature yesterday, and thrilled
afresh by the great dome and its works
of art, by the marble rooms and stairs,
which can never be appreciated with
out being seen. 1t was my first view
of the Senate in session. The strong
light from overhead gave great beauty
to the green carpet of the floor. My
anxiety to compare the National Sen
ate with the late Southern Methodist
General Conference was opportune for
the former, as ii was in memorial ses.
sion to the honor of the late Mr.. Mil
Ter. All was quiet in the room. The
Speaker, in detailing his military career
at Murfreesboro, Nashville and other
points in Tennessee, was as gentle,
tender and pathetic as would have
been minister at the family
funeral. That so few Senators
were in their seats surprised
me, and they were the LATEST looking
set of fellows | have ever seen, unless |
except lot of tramps in a city park.
Going into the House, saw large
group of Members in front of the
Speakers desk and they were passing
between two fellows who were count.
ing them, each slapping the Member
cordially on the shoulder as he would
announce, 'one more for the alllrma.
tive or negative, as the case might be.
Such proceeding by the Congress of
the United States was novel, to say the
least. 1t was far less orderly than n
dozen small lads whom saw in their
own way drilling with sticks for guns
and colored rags for flags, down by the
Treasury later in the day."
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The correspondent of the Boston
Iracel'er thus photographs one of the
familiar characters who are accustomed
to attend the sessions of Congress reg
ularly month after month and year
after year; He is an old gentleman,
fully six feet in height, and has face
that is study. 1t is nearly as ruddy
as q cherry, and is ornamented with q
pair of side whiskers which look as
though they had been blackened with
stove polish. In winter he wears a
long cape overcoat and little low silk
hat. His costume In the summer is the
same, with the exception Of an umbrella
of the vintage of 1913. lie rises with
the House when the chaplain prays,
and mods his head in very vigorous
fashion when the blind preacher refers
in n sensational way to the evils of
concentrated and misdirected capital
Years ago the old gentleman had a
claim before Congress, He has it now.
Whether 1t is right or wrong nobody
knows and nobody seems to care. Ses.
sion after session he gets somebody to
introduce a bill for his relief, which is
referred to the Committee on Claims
and never afterward heard from. He
has long since given up the practice of
haunting the committee room, and evil