The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-10
A Sketch of the Bride.

Miss Folsom, whose Christian name is not
Frances, but Frank. was born in 1864, says
Buffalo paper and will be % years old the 2lst
of July. She was born at No. l6S Edward street,
this city. AS n child she attended Nine. Brock
ers French kindergarten, Later the family
moved from Edward street to the house now
occupied by Mr. George J. Letchworth, in
Franklin street At the time OF Mr. Folsoms
death, in 1875, they were living at the Tiff
House. Mrs and Miss Folsom we're in Medina
when this accident happened. After the
funeral they went TO Medina, where Mrs.
Harmon, Mrs. Folsom's widowed mother, re-
sided. The Harmon family had good social
position and owned considerable valuable real
estate, including milling property. While In
Medina Miss Folsom was n pupil at the High
School. Returning TO Buffalo in n few years,
Miss Frank entered the Central School. and she
and her mother boarded with Mrs. Jonathan
Mayhem. While enrolled as pupil at the Cen
trni School her name used often to get transfer
red to the boys lists, and SO, in order that it
should sound less masculine she temporarily
inserted the capital after Frank, call
ing herself Frank Clara. This explains
why her name now often enormously appears
with the initial in. She was n regular
attendant Of the Central Presbyterian Church,
Of which she is a member. Her mother occupied
Mrs. X. ID. Boyd's house. on Franklin street, and
from there Miss Folsom went 10 Wells College
at Aurora. Her Central School certificate adj
mitted her to the sophomore class Mt Wells Col
lege, which she entered without preliminary
examinations in the middle Of the school year.
Miss Folsom was n great favorite at Wells Col
lege. Her tall, commanding figure, frankness,
She was graduated from Wells in June, 1885, her
graduating essay taking the form of story.
The hampers of flowers sent to her nearly
every week, beginning about the second year
of her college life, from the Executive mansion
at Albany, and the particularly abundant
supply that came from the White House
conservatories when she was graduated, were
only few Of the many little attentions paid
her, the knowle dge Of which her college mates
spread abroad on scattering 70 their distant
homes for the summer vacations, thus exciting
public gossip concerning Miss Folsoms rela-
tions TO the President. Miss Folsom has always
been in the habit Of spending her summers in
Folsomdale, Wyoming County, two miles ouf OF
Cowlesville, ut the residence Of her late grand
father, Col. John b. Folsom. 1t is the typical
homestead-a rambling FARM house set down
amid the lovely scenery of the valley. Sun
dry newspaper reports have made Mr.. Cleve-
land the benefactor OF Miss Folsom in a money
sense. Such statements are absolutely untrue.
Her mothers income has always been ample for
their support. and any extra funds needed were
always to be had from the grandfather, or Papa
john" as Miss Folsom called him, and whose
recent death will make her the heiress OF q
goodly property. Miss Folsoms character is that
Of an unspoed. ingenious GIRL full OF self-pos-
overcome by her sudden elevation. Her chief
characteristic is her intense loyalty TO her moth
er, who is n charming woman Miss Folsom g
life has had its deeper side. She Is old for her
years One OF her accomplishments is II rare
gift for letterwritng. In dress her taste is very
simple. Her hair is soft and brown, OF n shade
between dark and light. She wears il combed
back from her forehead, and loose. wavy tendrils
escape here and there. She has volet-blue eyes.
and a rather large nose; her eyebrows very
heavy and nearly meet. The chief and striking
beauty OF her face IN her mouth and chin.