Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-06-11
sketch of the Bride.

The Butfalo Courier, claiming to speak
by authority. publishes the following
sketch of the Presidents bride, stating
that many errors have crept into the I'M
authorized sketches hitherto published:
Miss Felsom-whose christian name BY the
way is not RANGES, but Frank-was bern in
the year 1864 and will be twenty-five years
old the 2lst of July. As child she attended
Madame Brokers French kindergarten. AT
the time of Mr.. Folsoms death in 1878, they
were living at the Tiff Ilouse. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs and Miss Folsom were in
Medina when this sad accident happened. At
ter the funeral they went to Medina, W here Mrs.
Harmon, Mrs. Folsom's widowed mother, re-
sided While in Medina Miss Folsom was 4
pupil at the high school
Returning to Buffalo in few years Frank
entered the Central School, and she aud her
mother boarded with Mrs. Jonathan May hew
One Of the Central School teachers has said Of
her that Frank learned very readily aud seem
ed to remember equally well, and that she ''aI-
ways put little OF herself into her recitations."
" bile enrolled as a pupil al the Central her
name used often to get transferred TO the BOYS
lists, and SO 10 order that it should sound less
masculine she temporarily inserted the initial
letter { after Frank, calling herself Frank
Clara. This explains why her name often er
roneous v appears with the Initial c. She was
regular attendant of the Central Presby teriaa
Church, of which she is a member. Her Cen
trail School certificate admitted her to the ssph
omore class al Wells College, which she catered
without preliminary examination in the middle
OF the school year.
Miss Folsom WAS great favorite at Wells
College, and her power OF winning the love
and answering allegiance of maay friends is
direct inheritance from her father, for a more
genial, generous hearted and comprehensive
man than the late Oscar Folsom never lived
Her tall, commanding figure, trankness and
sincerity made her the queen OF the school.
She was graduated from Wells in June, 1888,
her graduating essay taking the form Of story.
The hampers of flowers sent TO her nearly ev-
cry week, beg inning atsut the second year OF
her college life, from the Executive Mansion al
Albany, and the particularly abundant supply
that came from the White House conservaIories
when she was graduated, were but one Of many
little attentions paid her, the knowledge Of
which her college-m mates spread sbrosd on scat
,ering TO their distant homes for the summer
vacations thus exciting public gossip concern.
ing Mss Folsom relations to the President
Miss Folsom has always been in the habit OF
spending her summers in FoI,omdale, Wyom-
ing county two miles out of Cowissvils at
the residence of her late grandfather, Colonel
John B Folsom. Ii is the typical homestead
Il rambling farm house, set down amid the
lovely scenery OF the valley.
Miss Fosoms character is thai Of an uu-
spoiled, ingenious girl, full OF se.f-pessession
and with too mach common sense 10 be over
come BY her sudden elevation. Her chief char
acteristic is intense loyalty TO her mother, ~ho
i. a charming woman. Between them exists
that perfect confidence and sympathy too sell
dom seen between parent and cblld. Miss Fol-
SONS life has had its deeper side. She 70 old
for her years and too observing and tAciful 10
make many mistakes, which evea should they
occur would be forgiven in one so Young aud
Inexperienced, obtigsi suddenly TO regulate her
life by the complicated etiquette OF society At
the Capital. One Of her omplshmsat is q
rare gilt for leiter-writiug. In dress her taste
IS very simple Her common sense is shosn
in naming an early date for her weddlug. A
posiponement would have brought even more
annoyance ia the way Of press gossip asd fire.
the moment of landing TO III. day o. the we'd
ding every movement Of The President and the
orIde-elect would have been subject 10 the %
pionaEe OF Prying newspaper corrapon dens
Mss Folsom, outside Of very limited circle OF
intimate friends, is little acquainted in Buffalo
and has never mingled in society there, De-
cause since she was schoolgirl she nsvsr
spent but day or tre al q time in Buffalo.
ne Pao!lsh-d pTius ana photographs OF
Miss Folsom do not greatly resemble Ter. oGe
of the oesi lksaesses of ner is by an amateur
p photographer. Her hair is soft and brown, Of
>-ssri4 +. IA ~ II. 60 a.-k Isl. years
e wary ,endrils escape here and there. She
ne violet blue eyes and a rather large sose d
eyebrows are very heavy and nsaTly meet I
" chief and striking beauty OF Der face IS
lie mouth and CHS. Mr.. F.rah,m, the sr,i
Of oacs said that Mss Folsom h.d the mos. bes
full mouth ne bad ever seen.