Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-15
80. oEnrn1ANp,s LIBRAAY.


A sew SERIOUS works. Several hooks
81 Poetry and MANY Novels.
A Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun writes interestingly and
perhaps truthfully az follows
Miss Gregg OF Buffalo, who has been
visiting the White House, gave q lady
friend some interesting facts about Mrs.
Clegelandis tastes, particularly in the
matter of books. The Presidents wife,
according to this Indy, is almost as fond
OF roadine as her intellectual sister-in-
law. Her taste runs in direction widely
different from that OF Miss Cleveland,
however. Her little library, which was
sent on from Buffalo few days after her
marriage, Ia composed of . couple Of
hundred volumes, varied in character
hut with the element Of fiction largely
predominating. Strangely enough, II
contains I.nsEa'e Essay ON the Under
standing which Is Rai,l 10 be one of Mrs.
Clevelani's flyorita books. On the first
blank leaf OF this hook Is a drawing
which shows some artistic ability and just
q little humor. IL represents pair of
very old and dilapidated boots held
together by paddock attached to the
tops. Beneath is the inscription 'Iiock
on the Understandings. Besides Loekes
there are few other philosophical works
in the library, some polemical treGtisos
by Presbyterian diyines, 20 or 30 books
OF poems, IA many historical works, and
the rest are novels.
Mrs. Cleveland generally reads an hour
or two after breakfast and occasionally
at night. She likes TO have o girl friend
L. A., 81 - Raasli4aff aloud
80 that she can have sympathy in her en-
ioyment, She and Miss Gregg have Q
regular after breakfast reading and as the
two school friends are congenial in theii
tastes, they probably enjoy this recreation
more than the formal receptions,
OF the novelists Mrs. Cleveland like
s'Ouida" most. She regards Wanda
Countess won Zalras, as the finest piec'
of fiction in the language. She has reat
the book many times, aud committed t
memory several of its passages deseriptiv,
of the Austrian Alps. During her recen
(. travels in Europe she visits the region ii
which the scenes of the story are laid
and she declares that she recognized
from the passages committed TO memory
the Lake of Hohenzollern" in the bosom
of the mountain-guarded valley of Ialrn
and the monks island home beyond
Mrs. Cleveland is also an admirer OF tn
duchess" and has even few volume
of Bertha NJ. Clay in her collection.
must be remembered, however, that tn
library is not the selection of matur
womanhood, but consists of books mos
of which were purchased while she Wa
at school, and during the period whe
romance has the greatest attraction for
girls mind.
The variety OF works shows that Mr.
Cleveland has what are called 'readin
humors.n 1t is easy enough to imagine
young woman of her temperament fond I
aOuida" and the Duchess, but it
hard to believe that she eau turn fro
love stories to Locke and the Presbyteria
controversial writer's and erjoy them; y
such is the case Miss Gregg says III
the mistress Of the White House often ii
cusses with intense interest the sledg
hammer arguments Of John Knox again
eapacy in Scotland and the causes whit
led TO the disruption OF religious sects
the sixteenth century. 1t seems that III
Cleveland is also fond OF the Bible
reads from il a chapter every day, Il
always uses the same Tcstament-a pill
little leather-coYered volume, which,
the way was given TO her by Mr.. Gle
land inst before she entered Wells 6
lege.
There have been rumors 70 the "a
that Mrs. Cleveland intends to follow
sister in-law into the field Of lett,
These are not exactly true From the
formant mentioned above it was lear
that, while she does considerable writ
for her own amusement, she has ne
as yet of publishing a book. She
piles of rOmances in manuscript vi
are said to be quite good by "a
who have seen them. She prefers
unalloyed admiration of circle Of
mate friends to the cold criticisms
public writer's, and is unwilling TO let
offspring of her imagination go fonl
he buIfeted by cold, cruel world.
It..is said, also, that Mrs. Cleyelan
taking considerable interest in polii
literature She is very fond OF e
over her hnahnnd's state raperS. espeGi
Ills messages 10 GCHQrt Il rs
limited tgH SAe III atfu8I n
has lately crept into the President We
can be traced TO her. Whether this
or not, certain il is that the President
never guilty Of humorous sentence
fore be got her face by his side.