The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-02
AT WASHINGTON.
Everything I'm Readiness az the
White-HOuse for the Wedding.

lie in readiness at the White House for
the wedding tomorrow. Miss Folsom,
accompanied by her mother, uncle
and other relatives and friends, will
arrive from New York in the morn.
ing, and the patty will probably be
the guests OF Secretary Whitney until
the hour for the ceremony. Miss Fol-
som is not a stranger 10 the White
House. She was, with her mother,
the Presidents guest several
weeks last year, and the
duties OF her new station were fully
revealed to her in the afternoon re,
csptions of Miss Cleveland, and the
evening receptions in the private par
lors disclosed TO her what we're the
formal duties Of the mistress of the
White House. The President arrived
from New York this morning and
proceeded at once to busin ess
as soon as he arrived at the
White House. He approved a num-
Der Of bills, including the act author.
izing the Kansas aud Arkansas rail
way company TO conttruct and oper.
ate a railway through the Indian
Territory. Many Senators, Represent
ativss and other officials called during
the forenoon and congratulated the
President on his approaching mar.
risge. He WAS in very happy frame
OF mind and endured the Chaffiog
p'easantres Of his visitors on the
subject OF his wedding with the ut
most good nature.
THE WEDDING PARLoR.
The Blus Paror, in which the we'd
dug ceremony will occur, was deco
rated by Tiffany of New York, and
Teopened in the winter of lS82-S3. A
bn's-egg blue is used for walls, fur
nituTe coverings and window-hang-
ings; but II looks green by gaslight,
which is the light always used on
State occasions. The ceiling is sill
vered over in beautiful design. Sill.
yer and crystal brackets on the walls
have gas burners, which, as well as
those in the handsome center chande-
lier OF crystal, are always lighted at
ceremonials. Although the East Room
was used for Nellie Grants wedding,
the Blue Parlor is the room in which
the most formal aud ceTemonious
social events usually happen at the
White House. There the New Year
reception Of the diplomatic corps aud
all the other formal receptions held
by President or the lady of the
White House occur, and there on pre-
sentation Of their letters accIediiing
them asenvoys to this country the
foreign ministers or Charges d 'AfTaires
are first introduced by the Secretary
OF State TO the President. The wed.
ding OF John Quincy Adams son, in
1925, while his father was President,
and of President Hayes niece, Miss
Platt, occurred in this room.
WHERE ENGAGEMENTS ARE MADE.
The Green Parlor, next to it, is said
TO have been the scene of the pro-
posal I marriage OF Gen. Hastings to
Mss Plat and OF her acceptance OF
him, and tde late Mrs. James Brooks
OF Newport often told that il was in
that room that Mr.. Brooks Courted
her. She was then the Widow Ran
dolph OF Virginia and had come to the
White House to visit her uncle, Presi.
dent Harrison, during the one month
he survived his Inauguration. The
engagement OF President Clevelsnd
to Miss Folsom was finally concluded
in this same apartment during the
visit OF the lady 10 her friend, Mics
Cleveland. Perhaps there is charm
attached TO the room like that belong.
ing to the bell on the watch tower Of
the ALEXANDRA. Every Andalusian
maiden who rings that silver-tongued
bell insures for herself a husband.
With the splendid record which the
Green Parlor now has it will become
the future trysting place for all the
timid lovers in this nation. The bell
on The Moorish fortress is badly worn
by much ringing, and the furniture in
the Green Parlor will fray aud fade
when lovers learn the secret potency
OF that meeting place.
HISTORIC ASSOCIATIONS.
The blue bedroom which the Presi.
dent has occupied whenever in the
Executive Mansion since his inaHgu.
ration IS the same from which the last
two brides whcss weddings occurred
in the White House descended to be
married in the parlprs below. II was
Nellis Grants bedchamber during the
months preceding her wedding in the
East Room, May 81, 1874; and it was
the bedchamber occupied by Mics
Plat, President Hayes's niece, during
the time che spent in the White House
before her wedding in the Blue Par
Tor, June 10, 1878. The room, how.
ever now looks not at all as Il did
then, having been thoroughly retitted
for President Arthur before he moved
into the White House, in December,
1851 Then one OF the Presidents sis
terI gave her special attention to tina.
room and had all its woodwork-for-
merly white-painted blue and its
walls decorated in a style to harmon
ne. President Arthur did not want
all OF this woodwork painted blue
around the doors aud windows, but
MIS- Mct roy Baid 1t ought TO be done.
and then he yielded.
THE D1vROoTE.
The ilrnlture is all of pale bus
satin, ana includes a Lounge, also
covered with that delicate coior of
sain, The white marble mantsl is
covered with hand-embIoidered blue
lambrequin. The haugiDgs at the two
large windows are OF blue satin. The
bed in the apartment has its head 10
the west; above is a canopy of lace.
over blue Gain. An elder down Quilt.
one eide Of which is blue and the
other pink silk (the blue side worked
with Kate GTeeuaway figures in
colols), ID thrown across the foot of
the bed There are three doors in the
iarga, square room, which is on the
north eide Of the building. One door
opensinto a bathroom, and opposite
is oue opening into the corner room,
which adjoins the bedroom. This
corler ,oom is about half the size of
ghe o'her, aud was fitted up at de
sane i'm TIE large one was for Prssi-
dent Arthur snd used BY him and his
successor asa private study. Into tie
large room (tne bed chamber Pre- i
dent Arthur used to have the ladies
shown after e State dinner, when The |
70 tlemsn were ENJOYING cigars down |
s'ai,1. The married Presidents never
usd the bedroom Arthur and Cleve.
lind ose u occupy. Presidents