The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-05
MISS FOLSOM'S RETURN.
The Presidents Bride-Elect Ar
rives from Europe.
A Summer Home Near Washington
Bought by Mr.. Cleveland.

Miss Frances Folsom, bride-elect of Presi
dent Cleveland, arrived at New York from
Europe on the ocean steamship Noordland on
the 9th. She is described as tall, hand
some, and in complexion a light brunette.
Her eyes, which are blue, are large and
beautiful, with long black lashes Her COM
plexion is very clear. Her manner is frank
and winning, and is remarkably free from
affectation Of every description. Her fellow
passengers all express themselves as having
been greatly charmed with the future mis-
tress Of the White House.
Toward the close Of the voyage, says
New York paper, the cabin passengers of the
Noordland published single copy edition OF
q manuscript newspaper called the North
Atlantic Spray. Miss Folsom was one of
the contributors to this journal. Although
be contributions were all anonymous,
it was generally understood that
Miss Folsoms literary effort was an
original story, the heroine Of which
Is "Little Moll," New York news
girl, who has aroused the sympathies Of
The "criminal reporter" of one of the daily
newspapers Moll shows her appreciation Of
the reporters kindness to her by preventing
her father hardened criminal from murder
ing the reporter while the latter is dscharging
an unpleasant duty in connection with his pro-
feSsion. Moll is given an educ alton, and is
inally arried to the fortunate reporter.
The story was well told, and afforded much
pleasure to the readers of the little paper.
When pilot boat spoke the Noordland, over
200 miles off Sandy Hook, Miss Folsom was
standing on the bridge near Captain Nickels.
That gentleman then surrendered the COM
mand of the vessel to Miss Folsom, who inn
mediately signaled the engineer to stop the
engines. After the pilot had climbed on
board the vessel was started up at a signal
given by the fair hand of the young Amer
lean lady who, it seemed, was still in COM
nand.
Miss Folsom was accompanied by her
mother and her cousin, Mr.. Benjamin Fol-
som, Buffalo lawyer. Some newspapers
which were brought on board the Noordland
s. Folsom, Miss Folsoms grandfather. They
we're all greatly depressed by the sad news
AWashington dispatch says that the Presi-
lent has become the possessor of Pretty
Prospect" a country house on the Tennally-
town road, near the national capital. The
road is q turnpike road be-
tween Georgetown and some of the outlying
small towns of Maryland. Tennallytown
s little settlement of half dozen houses
about q postoffice, store and saloon.
The purchase Of the property was made
through Marshal A. A. Wilson for $2l 500.
The price originally asked for it was S22S, ,000
The old stone house on the property is quite
= prominent object, as it stands on a little
hillock back from the Tenallytown road,
md is a cool, romantic, homelike struc-
ture The President liked it when he
first saw it. The old house will require
some repair before he can occupy it. Its
rooms are large and well ventilated, but
otherwise the interior of the house is very
Almost as far back as the
known as Pretty Prospect There are few
prettier views than the one which is OBJ
ta:ned from the porch Of the old stone
house. T? ths- south the river is to be
,een far below the Spectator, winding its way
toward Mount Vernon while on the north,
east, aud west the country stretches out
places within sight the primeval forest
Is still standing, this being particularly
the case on the old Carroll estate, The
President has become a property holder
IN quite an aristocratic section. Near by,
and once a part of Pretty Prospect" is
'Wcodley," formerly the home of Philip
Barton Key, and ut present occupied by
Chief Engineer Henderson, United States
Navy. Another subdivision belongs to
Nine. Iturbide, who, when Miss Green. mar
ried Count Iturbide, then Mexican Minister
at Washington. The Devereau1 farm is on
the north and Mr. H. G.. Dulaney's property
Is on the south. About mile to the west
ward is "Grass Land" the country seat pur-
chased by Secretary Whitney about year
ago for $50, 600, while on the opposite side of
The Tenallytown road is the estate Of George
town College.