St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-19
The Presidents Wife Made No
Bones Over Her Disap-
pointment,
But Accepted the Result Like
the Womanly Woman
She Is.
The Close Personal Relations
Of the President and
His Wife.
Her Popularity With Guests
and Sight-Seers at the
White House.

That Mrs. Cleveland was disappointed
over the result of the election she very
frankly admitted to the intimate friends
who gathered about her On the evening
of the 9th OF November, when the day
was lost and won, and electricity was
flashing the returns over the wires to
the White house, writes S. E. Archer in
the New York Epoch. She sat in the red
parlor with her mother, Mrs. Folsom,
Mrs. Villas and her daughter, Secretary
and Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Endicott,
and chatted over the disaster which was
plainly predicted after the news from
New York and Indiana had been re-
ceived. To those who were trying to
find topics of greater pleasantness to
discuss, she lent ready smile and CHEEKY
word, and when some one would try to
offer an explanation OF the astounding
news she would dismiss the subject
with quiet reply, and talk to Mrs. En-
dicott of her daughters approaching
marriage. With girls enthusiasm she
entered into the particulars and made
many kind inquiries regarding the event.
Her ready sympathy went out to Mrs.
Endicott when one of the company
asked her if Miss Mary would live in
England, and that lady falteringly
answered in the affirmative. Miss En-
dicott, like Mrs. Cleveland, is an only
daughter, and the latter, with the i'm
pulses of warm-hearted woman. eX-
pressed regret that the couple were not
to reside nearer to the old home tf her
parents. Mrs. Cleveland readily ac-
cepted for her husband and herself the
invitation to be present at the marriage
ceremony, and kept up the dropping
spirits of all present by her animation
and eheerfulness.
The president was busy in his office
and did not join his wife and guests,
and when the latter had departed
MRS. CLEVELAND
went at once to her own apartments to
meet him.
Callers occupied her time for brief
period the next forenoon, but she was
enabled to get away from the White
house early in the day and go to Oak
View, where she was alone with her
mother until the president and Col. La
mont arrived for dinner. On Thursday
morning she returned with the presi-
dent and busted herself with her per-
SOnal affairs until callers came, when
she appeared as radiant as usual and as
apparently unconscious of self. Only
her friends were admitted, and she
seemed to enjoy their presence. To one
lady. for whom she has a strong liking
and is on somewhat intimate terms, she
said very seriously: 81 am sorry for
the president. and for his sake wish it
had been otherwise. but what cannot be
helped must be met"
You will stay among us here after
next March, we all hope?" was said to
her in reply.
TOO early to talk of that" smilingly
replied Mrs. Cleveland. I'VE love our
country home here and we love New
York, and we women follow our nus
bands fortunes, you know"
And you are happy, anywhere" said
her friend.
II have never had cause to be long
otherwise" The old gay manner had
come back and Mrs. Cleveland was soon
laughing and talking with other callers.
This same friend, in speaking after.
ward with Mrs. Folsom, remarked upon
her daughters admirable manner and
behavior, and in complimentary terms
spoke OF her career as 1.-The lady OF the
White house."
MIS-. Folsom listened and then made
the reply that from her earliest years
her daughter had been of
LOVING, JOYOUS NATURE,
and not even sickness could dampen her
ardor. ''She is always tne same happy
nature" was the fond mothers com
m-nt as she looked at her beautiful
daughter.
Lii speaking of the defeat of the pres
ident, this same authority said: You
will never hear of anything imprudent
emanating from Mrs. Cleveland. She is
wonderfully prudent and cautious in all
her words and conduct. The president
has the greatest Of blessings in his
young wife, and he is in heart too happy
to be long cast down byapoliiieal TO t
une. Though older. considerably, than
she, he does not permit her to realize it,
and her affection for him is extreme.
Do you remember George Ehot's saying
that the happiest wife is she who finds
combined in her husband the tenderness
of father with the devotion of a hus-
banu? Mrs. Cleveland looks up to her
IluSUtltt Will tllC u uSb anu confluence
she fet as child in him, and she is
very proud of her hearts choice. He is
indeed that, as you would have seen for
yourself, had you witnessed their meet
ing after one of her absences OF several
weeks not great while ago. Mrs. Cleve-
land saw the c0ach,nan'S livery from
the car WINDOW at the depot, and as she
stepped to the door as the train stepped
she looked to the carriage anXiously. 1t
was empty, and her face revealed the
she felt The president
was directly beside her. ana saw her
eager glance and the look that sue
ceeded it. He smilingly touched her.
and as she caught sight of him she i'm
threw herself into his arms.
The rosy, bluSling face was kissed, and
the president handed her to her seat
and soon the Drancing horses had
dashed away with the happy pair"
Then the story circulated in Wash
ington concerning them had no founda-
ton in fact?'
"Of course not; it Was stated by an
political enemy, and was
not believed for an instant by any one,
not even by those who most industri-
ously circulated it. Mrs. Cleveland is
not only happily married, but she is ex-
happy in her married life.
Her husbands family love her: she is
regular and frequent correspondent
with his brothers and sisters, and her
unselfsh attentions to the family con-
nection have endeared her to all his
How will she like to return to Buff
falo?"
s.Mr. Cleveland has no interests to
take him back there, and he will live
she will be liappiest. Mark
my words as to that point; there is no
question as to his future residence, and
the matter was decided long ago. lie is
not SO ambitious in any direction as he
is for the happiness OF the beautiful girl
who made
HERO OF HIM
hnforn she was ont of short 1rQScpS and