The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-05
welded IN STATE
The President Married to Miss
Frances Folsom.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY,
Cabinet Officers Gather About
Their Chief.
FIRST LADY
AMERICAS FIRST LADY
Married Amid Bowers of Roses
and Plants-The Bridal Jour
ney-A Cottage III the Alle-
ghany Mountains.

ghany Mountains.
For the first time in the history of the
White House its official occupant has
taken unto himself a vile within its his
toric walls. Grover Cleveland, President
of the United States, was married on
Wednesday evening at o'clock in that
memorable building 20 Miss Frances
Folsom, the daughter of his former law
partner The President was surrounded
by the members of his Cabinet and a few
invited guests The ceremony took place
in The Blue Room, ard was performed by
Rev. DR.. Sunderland. The Marine Band
was in attendance and played appropriate
and groom, in company with their guests
repaired to the dining room, where an
elegant collation. was served. During
the repast the President and his bride
slipped off, changed their clothes, and
quietly drove to the depot, where a spe-
cial train awaited them, and started for
Deer Park Hotel. where they propose to
spend their first ween OF married life.
FLORAL DECORATIONS.
The floral decorations Of the Executive
Mansion were Oh a scale more elaborate
than ever before attempted, and the East
Room surpassed any previous ornamental
ton. The Blue Parlur, where the Cerc-
many occurred was literally mass OF
ffi itS
cred with flowers. The three southern
windows were hidden behind hedge Of
tall palms and ferns, with a striking mass
of plants, mostly bleeding hearts, form
ing the color part. The mantels we've
covered by set designs. That on the east
side of the room was a solid mass Of pur-
pie pansies, with June > 1SS6, in white
pansieS wrought in it. An edge of vel
low pansies and border of roses met the
over hanging fringe of maiden-hair fern.
The other mantel was a Using mass of
iacqueminCt roses, with corner spots of
heliotrOpe and a central monogram in
white roses of ''F. c." prettily er.twint d.
GATHERING OF GUESTS.
The guests began to arrive about half
past 6, and were quickly shown to the
upper rooms, the warm, pleasant evening
doing away with the necessity for many
wraps. AS they came, they soon joined
the family party in the Blue Parlor, Miss
Cleveland for the last time playing the
role of hostess. One by one the Cabinet
officers and their wives joined the smil
ing assemblage there. and the time wen
slowly enough, until the hands of the
tall clock in the hallway pointed to five
minutes of seven. At that hour the sur.
slowly falling in the west, asserted its
bright gaslight illrminating the house
Here and there a faint streak of golden
glory came down the western stairway.
Watching all this bcautiouS scene welc
Mrs. Folsom, the brides mother: Rev
Miss Cleveland, Mrs. Holt, Benjamin
Folsom, of Buffalo, n. Y: Mr.. and Mr.
Rogers, of Seneca Falls; Mrs. Cadman
and daughter, of Detroit, Mich; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harman, of Boston, Mass. uncle
New York, and Mr. w. s Blssell, Pui-
falo, n. y, the Presidents former law
partner, representing the Presidents $ and
the brides immediate family. and Secre-
tary BIyard, Secretary and Mrs. Mann
ing, Secretary and Mis-. Endicott, Secrc-
tary and Mrs. Whitney, Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Villas, Secretary Lamar.
and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont. Attorney
General Garland did not attend.
TIE CEREMONY,
For few minutes the guests chatted
gayly, but conversation was quickly sus
pended at 1:15 o'clock, when a selected
orchestra from the Marine Band, sta
toned in the corridor. struck up the
familiar strains of the Wedding March
from MendelssoEn Midsummer Night )
Dream" and all eyes were turned t.
the doorway to catch the first glimpse Of
the coming bride and groom.
Starting from the western corridor on
the upper floor, the President came
slowly down the western staircase with
his bride leaning on his arm. They were
unaccompanied, even the brides mother
awaiting her with the other guests. Pass
ing through the central corridor the
bride and groom entered the Blge Room
and took position near its southern
wall, which was completely Ii iden from
sight by mass of nUdding palms, tIopI
cal grasses, aud an endless variety ui
choice flowers.
The crystal chandelier polrcd flo III of
mellow radiance upon the scene, aHd III"
colors Of the MASSIVE banks oi scarlet
beuonias and ruyal iacuHemtnpt roses,