Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-16
PHOTOS OF THE BRIDE.
BELL EXHIBITS FOURTEEN OF
THE FAMOUS SERIES.
A Dazzler In u Black SILK which Is Par
ticuIarly striking-The New First Lady
Commendably Charitable NOtwitb-
standing Her Apparent Leaning
Toward the Spectacular.

w Aues Afs--A
Belps window has been a centre of at
traction of late to thousands of pedes-
trians. 1t contains a large oaken fr anne
in which are artistically arranged photos
OF Mrs. Cleveland in fourteen different
poses and four different costumes.
The largest OF these Is a standing pic
ture, % inches by IA, taken in black silk
dress, with sleeves, ichu draping, and
apron front of black lace quivering with
pendants of jet. Black gloves reaching
half way to the elbows encase the shapely
hands. This was the dress worn by her
at Postmaster General and Mrs. Villas
dinner in the month of June. The waist
is made V-shaped before and behind, with
the lace forming thin fichu drapery over
1t in loose folds. The lace sleeves are Of
elbow length, with the black gloves
nearly meeting them. At ber neck appears
the diamond spray given her by Secretary
and Mrs. Whitney, and In her hair Is a
diamond star, which was also one Of her
wedding presents. Near this picture Is
one representing her as standing in the
White House conservatory in her we'd
ding dress. This 10 the only picture dis
played by Mr.. Bell IN her wedding Co.'S
tune, but there are half dozen poses
of her in the black silk and jetted lace
combination dress above described. There
are also six poses presenting her IN
white yachting flannel dress with deep
pointed yoke of black velvet and cuffs
ditto. The black velvet collar is fastened
with lovers knot brooch of Etruscan
gold, with diamond edge and centre, the
wedding gift OF Postmaster General and
Mrs. Villas. Near the top Of the frame is
one taken In a white dress covered to the
throat with null kerchief which crosses
from the left shoulder, over the boso m to
the right side of the neck, and is fastened
with pansy pin with diamond centre,
one of a set of six, all alike, which she
brought home from Europe for the men,
bers OF her graduating class at Wells
College. Hundreds of people stop to take
a look at the pictures daily and give vent
to expressions OF admiration mingled
with surprise that 80 great a change has
come over the Jetfersonian simplicity of
the President who few months ago set
down mis- foot firmly in regard to the sale
of his sister Rose Elizabeth's photographs
with the decisive statement: 81 will not
have LIzzie's picture peddled about the
country"
MRS. CLKvELAND's CHARITY.
Though Mrs. Cleveland's Photographic
exhibition may stamp her as somewha
Inclined to the spectacular. 1t does not
deter the fact that she has an unusually
large heart and is very charitable in her
inclinations. Her latest venture In this
line is the organization OF society OF
ladies in official circles for the purpose OF
raising friends to send the poor children
OF this city to the seashore as often as pos
sible during the heated term. Funds will
not be slow in forthcoming. The Presl-
dent will, OF course, place his check book
| at the disposal OF his wife, since she is 80
earnest about the matter. Mrs. Whitney,
who Will be Mrs. Cleveland's first assist
| ant, has promised to interest her friends
In the movement, and as she is very
charitable woman herself, and wealthy
one, the success Of the venture Is already
assured. Mrs. Villas, Mrs. Endicott and
Mrs. Manning have also promised their
aid to Mrs. Cleveland, while wealthy citl-
! zens of w ashingtOn declare that they had
| long hoped for such a movement and will
| help it along gladly. When Mrs. Cleve-
| lands intentions are made public 1t Is
very probable that there will be a con-
siderable increase in the begging letters
which come to her every day. Her mall
| has OF late become larger than that OF
| many public men. Being young and in
experienced, she reads all the letters and
they trouble her very much. She not
only receives purely begging letters but
! is also troubled with letters from women
and sometimes from men, asking her
| help to obtain for them some position in
| the government employ. These applicants
know that she is a young and tender
| hearted girl, and after efforts in other
! directions have failed they make piteous
appeals to her for assistance.
ACHANGEIN THE EXECUTIVE ROOM.
! A recent innovation OF President Cleve-
! l. h.s.a .rzI
| custom of the Chief Executive and a
beautiful institution at the capitol. The
| announcement that he would not go to the
| executive chamber in the Senate wing
| to sign bills Just before adjournment, as
| his predecessors had done for many ad-
! ministrations, was at first received with
| considerable astonishment in Congress
sional circles. The President gave as his
reasons for the innovation that be was not
going to sign bills mechanically as an
autOmaton, and thought he could examine
them more satisfactorily and expedi-
| tiously IN the Office at the White House,
| where he was accustomed to work. and
| where he could summon Cabinet officers
| and other officials for consultation and
| information. The sOlons OF the Senate
now talk OF dismantllng the executive
| chamber and turning 1t into a committee
room. They say they suppose IL is not TO
DG useu any lVA phV pun PNSpo AVi
which it was established, and they claim
TO need the space. This is true, no doubt,
as they have been paying Ben Butler an
enormous rent for 'committee rooms" in
his house across from the House Of
Representatives. The executive room
is at the head OF the west lobby OF the
Senate, adjoining the marble room, where
visitors interview their statesmen. 1t Is
q feet square and the finest room In the
capitol. The crimson Administer carpet
was designed by BrumidI, the celebrated
Italian artist OF the capitol, and was
woven in one piece In Glasgow, Scotland,
1t cost, including duty, $1,000, The walls
are richly irescOed by the same artist who
worked on them, on and OF, for fifteen
years. The panels OF the wall are In
grained with the portraits OF Washington
and has first Cablnet--Jefferson,S Secretary
of State; Hamilton, Secretary OF the
Treasury and Interior; Knox, Secretary
of War and Navy; Randolph, Attorney
General, and Osgood, Postmaster Gen.
eral. The portrait OF Washington has on
its right the figure OF Fame and on its left
the figure OF Peace with her cornuc0pia.
The decorations are of the ancient style,
combined with Renaissance. The con-
cave ceiling contains the life-size figures
OF Christopher Columbus. Amerigo Ves-
pucci, Elder Brewster, OF the Mayflower,
aud BENJAMIN Franklin. At the cardinal
points OF the ceiling are four allegorical
nroups OF female figures representing