Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-29
Cleyeland's New Clothes.
+ Washington Letter to the Baltimore Ameri
can.

| Washington Letter 10 the Baltimore AIneri-
can.
| Just at present the chief point Of attrac-
ton at the White Honse for ladies il the pri-
vate portion of the house. Very few are ad-
mitted there, but it so happened that Butfa-
| 10 lady did gain admittance a few days ago,
and while she was inspecting the hallway and
the outside of the door leading to tn private
bedrooms and longing to get glimpse inside.
a uatty- looking chambermald came along.
The girl was pretty and wore jaunty little
cap on her head and carried feather brush
in her hand She looked at the strange lady
for a minute or so and recog lized her as from
Buffalo. OF course the lady was only too
glad to claim acquaintance, and che man
aged to see about over the hou1". The maid
grew quite confidential, AMI finally. wren
talking about Miss Folson,'s new e .otht 5, III
said $50 much has been said about Miss
| Fraukie's trousseau that | think it is about
time some one mentioned all the new things
the President has bought" The lady said
she would like to hear about the Presidents
trousseau and the following description was
furnished by the maid;
| .Of all the new clothes two suits puzzle
me the most | don't know which one is to be
the wedding suit One is an evening suit, with
swallow tail coat, and the other has a
Prince Albert coat. Both came in separate
boxes, all done up nice. The evening suit
has rich doeskln pair of trousers and broad
cloth coat. The vest is cut very low, and
rounded at the buttons. 1t has three buttons.
The coat is lined with satin, but the lapels
are plain. In the box was pair of white
kid gloves "a is the Presidents size.) The
gloves are stitched up the back with broad
black stitching. A white necktie completed
the out fit in that box. In the Prince Albert
or morning suit box was a similar pair of
gloves and cravat. / laughed when | saw
| the gloves, for | knew how the President
hates to wear gloves. The Prince Albert is
fine diagonal CLOTH bound with narrow silk
brad. 1t is very full 10 the skirt, for you
know the President is very large man. The
trousers are very wide, and of black material
The President always wears black clothes,
and SO | am surprised to see among the other
suits-and he has several new ones-a light,
thin summer cashmere suit 1t is sack
coat, and | think the President would look
well in it, You see, by his getting two suits OF
clothes, both fit to be married in, you cant tell
il the wedding is going to be in the day time ol
night. Shoes ? Yes, he wears a large shoe
his shoemaker told me he wore No. 8, last G.
whatever that means. He wears a Congress
gaiter. A new pair of patent leather shoes
have come among other things which | think
are for the wedding. You ought to see hi
new handkerchiefs. | would show them t.
YOU. but he has locked all his things up anC
keeps the key. All his things have com,
from New York. One dozen of his handker
chiefs have hi, monogram embroidered OF
them. Only few have fancy borders. II,
always wears plain shirt front and a blacl
cravat. which he ties himself large DO,
of shirts, collars, (No. lS) and cuffs, hav,
come and are carefully put away. Mr.
Cleveland does not admire fancy hose, ant
some of his hose have polka dots, but NOR,
of them are of solid colors" The maid men
toned a number of other pieces of wearing
apparel and declared all the trousseau was o
the finest material. In the matter of hat
Mr.. Cleveland is modest He wears a sill
hat and in summer white one. From wha
| the lady from Buffalo says, "best man" Bis
sell has spared neither pains nor expense t
fit the President out in the finest style.