Evening journal., 1888-06-14
summER DAYS AT OAK VIEW
How President and Mrs Cleveland
Enjoy life.

How President and Mrs. Cleveland
RRioy life.
A Washington special has the follow
ing: The President and Mrs. Cleveland
have passed q quiet week, most of the
time at Oak View, which now wears
all the glory Of the early summer in
this latitude. The President grows
steadily fonder of his charming coun-
try villa, and has taken to carrying
home with him when he drives out at
night great patches of official docu
menis, over which he works for an
hour or 30 each morning that he may
lengthen his stay in the delightful at
mosphere CT Red Top. Mrs. Cleveland
is thoroughly enjoying these warm
days She beguiles the time by
dozen devices, and daily hits upon
some little novelty in the way OF
amusement for herself and her guests,
for she ia rarely without some. Just
at present Miss Kate Willard. who has
long been one OF her most intimate
friends, is spending a few weeks
with her.
Life at Oak View partakes OF the
simplicity Of its rural surroundings.
Both the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land have always been early risers.
Breakfast is usually served at 8 so
and after an hour upon the broad
piazza, the President with his papers
and cigars, and Mrs. Cleveland and
Miss Willard with their knitting-for
both knit famously-tho horses are
brought to the door. and the Presi-
dent starts for the White House. Mrs,
Cleveland frequently accompanies
him, and after leaving him under the
big porte cochere of the Executive
Mansion, she mods bright "Good
morning." and drives down the avenue
on a shopping tour. The storekeepers
unite in praising Mrs. Cleveland's
skill as a shopper. She always knows
exactly what she wants, and If she
has a weakness for any particular trifle
Of feminine attire, it is for gloves. She
knows all the best makes, and chooses
the quiet shades for her own wear.
Mrs. Cleveland usually spends the
afternoons with Miss Willard in walk
ing or riding about the charming
drives in the neighborhood OF Oak
View Neither thinks anything OF a
ivs-mils tramp. On starting out upsn
these expeditions Mrs. Cleveland never
fails to supply herself with a handful
OF pennies. They are intended for ths
numerous footpads in the shape Of lit
tie barefooted darkies who infest the
highways and "hold up" all psdes-
irians. They are armed with great
branches OF Towering dogwood
buaches OF azlleans aud other wild
flowers, which they willingly surren-
der In exchange for "coppers." These
dusky midgets are objects OF never
ending curiosity and delight to Mrs
Cleveland. Reared in the North, she haI
had few opportunities Of observing this
cllored race, and she takes the great
est interest in their habits of life. The
shining faces and glisHning teeth Of
the little fellows who offer their wild
flowers for sale OF volunteer to execut'
more or less artistic break. downs in the
dusty road for tho smallest possible
considerations afford Mrs. Cleveland
endless amusement, and her merry
laugh rings out with the abandon Of
school girl at their ludicrous pranks.
The President returns to Oak View
late in the afternoon in time for leis
urely dinner which is served at
o'clock. Then he dons his gardening
suit and spends an hour among hi
flower beds. Mrs. Cleveland is yer.
fond of flowers and often assists hin
in trimming the long row OF ros
bushes that lines the driveway and con
s,itutes his chief pride.