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THE WHITE HOUSE WEDDING
PREPARTNG 10 RRcEIYE TIE FIRST
LADY IN THE LAND.


The Executive Mansion Undergoing an
OverhaulsnR An Incidental Sugges-
tfor ox the Bride being Carried Out
The Daeoraikoms-The Ceremony.
From ne Assosiated Psess.l
/ WAsHrNoroN, May %. Improvements in
and around the Executive Mansion are
being pushed forward with great vigor, and
Colonel Wilson, Superintendent Of Public
Buildings and Grounds, is giving the work
his personal supervision. The household
force y larger than usual. and the interior
Of the mansion is being secured from top
to bottom. An addition has been made to
| the fountain which ornaments the beAuti-
full lawn at the south front OF the building,
which is said to have been suggested by
Miss Folsom VIXEN she was last guest at
the White House. Although Miss Cleveland
is here, il is understood that the Whitneys
are to take full charge of the social features
Of the affair. There will be no brides
maids or groomsmen. The services will be
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Sunderland, of
4 the Presbyterian Church. A wedding sup
per win be served in the state dining room,
| at which the new hostess of the White
House will preside for the first time. Cards
OF invitation will not be issued. After the
| wedding it is probable that announcement
cards will be sent out. It is almost certain
that Mr.. Wilson j. Bissell, of Buffalo, the
President's old Law partner, viii act as
ssbest man." The floral decorations of the
| mansion on the night of the wedding will
be handsome, but there will be no special
display.
Rev. DIR. Sunderland, whose church
President Cleveland attends, will officiate.
Dr.. Sunderland said to-day that it was i'm
possible for him to say just what the exact
form ould be, as it was his usual custom
to consult the wishes Of the parties to be
married Some, he said, wished to have
the ceremony short and others wanted TO
have the entire ceremony as prescribed By
| the Presbyterian Church.
The rooms in the White House most
| likely to be occupied BY the President and
his bride are those first used by General
Arthur, who bad them ornamsnted aud
furnished In the most tasteful manner nm
der the direction Of artists from Timany'a.
President Cleveland Thought well Of the
location chosen by his predecessor, which
is on the northwest corner Of the White
House. He has lived in them since his
election, when not busy IN the library or 10
the Cabinet room. They are directly across
the vide hall from corresponding rooms in
which Gen. Garfield spent 80 many weary
days of pain Until President Arthurs
time all the presidents had occupied the
southern rooms, on accoEnt Of their south
ern exposure and the lovely view of the
Potomac, and the surrounding Virginia
scenery. Gen. GarAeld's death, however,
gave them q eacredness which Gen. Arthur.
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/ uize. Nellie Grant III one time occupied
the room now known a. the President's.
ana no alteration from Gen. Arthur's ar
fanQements is contemplated fer the recep
! zion OF The BRIDE.
NV YoRK. Nav 29.--The ladies who as
| sambled ia full forcs in the breakfast room
Of ina Gflsex House thss mornin6 with the
hone Of having good look al Miss Folsom.
Who on Wednesday next will be welded to
President Cleveland la the White House,
4 were disappointed. The Folsom family
took breakfast in one OF the upstairs mr.
/ Iors. AZ early al $50 O'clock there we're
half 4 dozen or more artists and photogra-
] pliers 1t the office Of the hotel. ali clamcr-
ous for the great privilege OF taking her
photograph.
NEiss F~,xorn in tha afternoon. went ont
driving in the Park with lady friend.
! 1Tiss Cleveland remained with Mis-. Folsom
,,rs;i l.ta in ne affarnoon when she Ieft
sl,a hotal t ay,a,,d ina avan;ng and "a NOR
row NTH 9 fr;and. M morrow Miss Fol-
! es Aronnd fhe Cornar e -''9
a ,roro;nant Democrat Who vaa \, IT 4,
M hotsl raIatad vafhar !, ;nc;-
dant +, rala}ion Il ~ comino wa55;n9 and
e he Owes The names Of Iii the nSnrties
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