Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-11
THE PRESIDENTS WIFE.
Sorne Current Gossip About the First
Lady OF the Land,

Seine Current Gossip About the First
Lady OF the Land,
Washington letter: lady who at
tends nearly oil of the dinners, recep-
tlons, ETC., OF the swell order of the
white house, was asked by an associate,
yesterday, whether there would be many
society events at the executive mansion
during the coming winter, 81 should
think not" was the guarded reply.
"Mrs. Cleveland will have her mother
with her and will not, am told, care to
entertain very much. Happily the
president and his bride made the best OF
| their opportunities at the time of their
marriage and Immediately following,
giving receptions; ETC., TO personal
friends and the public, and no one will
blame them for wanting little privacy.
Mrs. Cleveland will enjoy season in
doors with her maternal ancestor and
husband. She Will then enjoy the busy
season which will come with the season
of 1875" The ladies read with de-
! lection the announcement some time
j ago that whom about departing for the
Adirondacks, the president told the
! superintendent of public buildings and
Igrounds not to make out any but
absolutely necessary expenditures on
, the white house. They read between
r the lines chat this meant q cessation ol
festivities for a season of the old
mansion.
1 "You ought to see the Kensington
r work Mrs. Cleveland is doing" said O
: white house servant to your correspon
!. dent yesterday afternoon. Eyes, indeed,
4 continued the old colored lady, wheI
n surprise was expressed at Mrs. Cleveland
q doing needle work, "she is the best
: ever saw at it. You wouldn't think sht
! had the time between the society matter
g and talking to the president, but sht
+ made dozen of the prettlest ornament
!. already before she went away on he
summer trip"
e A girl in one of the down town mil
It linery stores, where stamping is done
,r says che was surprised the other day, g
,f soon after the mistress of the whit
house returned from the Adirondacks, {
~ hear her inquire what there was new
as designs for pillow -shams. A half doze
III girls at work on the understanding
a the new cone-shaped fall hats, locke
40 up in amazement. but when Mrs. Cleve
% land, who was with her mother, wer
re out, one of them said:
b. "That's nothing. Mrs. Cleveland h,
at knit her own stockings more times tbs
~ one, can tell you. And she has mat
- her dresses, too. Much as she is absorb.
ie- with the society of the white house, 81
ed has done more work in needle art thi
lie any other fashionable woman in Was
nj ington. What is more, she makes
own bed, feeds her birds, and-she SON
on times blackeps her shoes herself"
The girls laughed and wanted
he know where all this fund of informati
,o. came from, when the speaker repli
shat she got it from Mrs, Clevelan
VI maid and continued:
to "Do you know what the preside
ew says when his wife shows him what F
irit is doing with the needle? No? w
az he says. .What girlr and so1nestin
'ne there is half suppressed eound, VIII
nts we all love. OF course he kisses
om. pretty often and don't bbtme him.
nch heard the other day that che presi5
played peek-a-boo one afternoon just
has senator came into his Office, and {
by there was very rapid movement