The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-01-01
LIFE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
How Mrs. Cleveland Took the PO-
litical DeEeaa-Pets Of the House.
hold.

of the inner circle such as is not usually
accorded TO correspondents He says:
"Tbat 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
November 6, when the dav was lost and
won, and electricity was flashing the re-
turns over the wires to the White House
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 clearly pre-
dicted after the news from New
York aad Indiana had been received.
To those who were trying to find
topics of greater pleasantness to discu-
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 Enaicott of her
daughters approaching marriage. With
a girls enthusiasm she entered into the
particulars and made many kind inquiries
regarding the event. Her ready sym
patty went out to Mrs. Endico.t, when
Ole OF the company asked her if Miss
Mary would live in England, and that
LADY, falteringlv answered in the atfirma-
tive. Miss Endicott, like Mrs. Cleveland,
Is an only daughter, and the latter, with
the impulses Of warm hearted woman.
expressed regret that the couple We're not
to reside nearer to the old home Of her
pare. ts Mrs Cleveland readily accepted
for her husband aud herself the invitation
TO be present az the marriage ceremony,
and kept up the dropping spirits OF all
present by her animation AMI cheerful
ness.
"The President was busy in lii, Office
and did not Join his wife ami guests, and
when the latter had departed, Mrs Cleye-
land went at once TO her own apartments
TO meet him.
"CalIers occupied her time for brief
period the next forenoon. but She was en-
abled to get away from the White House
early in the day and 90 to Oak View,
where she was alone with her mother IN
til the President and Colonel Lamont ar
rived for dinner. On Thursday morning
she returned with the President and
busted herself with her personal affairs
until callers ceme, when She appeared as
radiant as usual and as apparently un-
conscious Of self. Only Der friends We're
admitted, and she seemed TO enjoy their
presence. To one lady, for whom she
has a strong liking AID is on somewhat
intimate terms, she said very seriou>lv ":
am sorry for he President, and for his
col Isb E4I I,tt n
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on VIII stay among Us mere after
next March, We ali b"lt, was Sild 70 Ter
IN reilly
- loo early 10 tax Of that sml.lngly
replied Mrs. Cl'-'eia'-H " { !oNe onr
country nome mere AZ" We love Ne"
ork, ana We Wo1""r t".!'" our hu>-
bar Is FORTUNES, y"n Know.
" '.tnd you are happy anywAcre.' said
Der friend.
80 have never had ca9-p 70 be Iong
otherwise. TIE oh gay manner had
come ba"k. anb M. Cleveland was soon
Laughing &u.! taking with other callers.
Thi, sam .ri-,.i. IT, -p-akinr afterwarl,
with Mr. F1.-sIA, remarked upon her
daughter admirable manner an beha
yioF, AMI III complimentary terms spoke
OF her career a, the lady Of the White
House
. Mr-. Folsom listened and then made
reply that from her earliest years her
daughter bad been Of loving, JOYOUS
nature, and not even sickness could