, 1891-10-06
THE cleveland BABY.
National Interest in the ex-
Presidents Little Daughter.
She is a Brunette with Hazel
Blue Eyes.
Har wearing Annaral q Dream
Her wearing Apparel a Dream
of Tasteful Elegance.

New YORK. Oct. 4.-The handsome
four-storied and gabled house which is
the home OF Grover Cleveland was
stared at by many curious eyes today. The
soft Indian summer air with its autumn
haze brought thousands to Central park,
which is only one block from the Cleve
land home. Hundreds sauntered from
the park through Sixty-sixth street to view
the house where Gen. Grant was SO long
sick before going to the mountains to die,
and where his widow lived. Turning
into Madison avenue the sight-seers
strolled up the avenue to look at the
house where. according to the morning
papers, a new born baby was. Opposite
the house across the street all the alter
noon were lettering curious people who
stopped in little knots aud groups to look
at the house whose open window was to
let in the soft air which gently lifted the
curtains behind the window. There were
many messages OF congratulation during
the day, but the doctor and the messenger
boys chiefly made up the callers.
Word came out from the house that the
little one and her mother were in s~atisiac-
tory condition. The little ones grand
mother (Mrs. Cleveland mother) left the
house for a brief airing during the after
noon. The most definite description OF
the child is to the effect that the baby has
light hazel blue eyes and there are indica.
tions that she will be a brunette. There
is no doubt whatever that she will have a
dImple, If all the statements OF those who
have seen her are to be believed. because
they all agree on that point. They also
agree that she will be a beauty-not as
great a beauty as her mother. possibly
but still a beauty. The babv's outfit Of
wearing apparel is said to be a dream OF
tasteful elegance and millinery skill. She
will have no use for these pretty things Of
silk and satin and velvet Tor some time to
come, but when she does make her ap-
pearance in public she is likely to take the
shine off some of the babies on the
block"
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland vent to Buz
yards bay early in the summer. They
we're full of hopes then. Gray Gables,
their country home, is a lovely place. The
house stand upon a wall, with the water
on three sides of it. The nearest house
is a mile away. They spent a very quiet
summer.
Early in the summer Mrs. Cleveland
would drive to Marion. The queer little
town Is eight miles from Gray Gables and
the road is a beautiful one. They are
very fond of Mrs. Cleveland in old fash
toned Maryland. But in July the drives
to Marion became less frequent. BY the
LIST of August they had ceased altogether.
Then Mrs. Cleveland rarely left the
grounds about the Gray Gables. When
Mr.. Cleveland was away she would lie in
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andah all the long summer day. The
summer waned and the summer visitors
at Buzzard's bay sought their home, but
the Clevelands remained at the Gray Ga
bles. The wind began to blow chilly.
Mrs. Cleveland could only sit on the YER
andah for a few hours each day. Then
Mr.. Cleveland sent for the family doctor
to come to Buzzrrd's bay. When DR..
Joseph d. Bryant arrived in Buzzard's
bay he directed that Mrs. Cleveland re-
turn to New York.
The home coming was upheralded.
There was no one in front OF the house
to see them. As the carriage drove up
the butler opened the door. Mr.. Cleve-
land gave his wife his arm. They walked
slowly into the house. The doctor said
1t was not wise to let people know OF their
return to the city.
And so the curtains in the lower part
of the house have been kept closely
drawn. Mrs. Cleveland was in seclusion.
The crowd that passed that quiet house
never dreamed of the anxiety which
lurked behind the heavy curtains that
guarded the windows. There were pre-
parations, all those delicate and exact ar
engagements to be made which make
women whisper together when they are
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a sphinx-like silence about all these
things. During the past fow days those
who noticed closely say that the wind
blew aside the curtains which hang in
two broad windows on the second floor.
Now and then they could catch sight of
the square shoulders of Mr.. Cleveland.
During the greater part of Thursday and
Saturday he sat there.
Dr.. Bryant gave a dinner at his home
on Tbirty-sixth street. There were a
number OF famous professionals and other
people of note there. The guests had fin
ished their dinner and we're smoking their
cigars. It was after 9 O'Clock. A mes
senger came 10 the door and rang the bell
imperatively. He demanded to see the
doctor at once.
When the doctor returned to his guests
he excused himself. saying IN a bored sort
of a way that 1t was q professional call
and that he must go at once. Not to a
single guest privately did he explain what
the call was. Straight to the Cleveland
mansion DR.. Bryant went. They were
awaiting him anxiously. Mr.. Cleveland
was banished to the library.
1T is a girl" they said. Mrs. Cleve-
and is all right" He took it very quietly,
simply. saying. thank YOU" The little
girl was born at exactly 1906 Saturday
morning. Just before daylight the mother
fell asleep.
The glad news could be kept no longer.
Mr.. Cleveland must share his joy. The
butler glided out of the house with yellow
slips of paper, different kilograms to rela-
tives and intimate friends. The news
was slow in reaching the world at large
because it had been SO carefully guarded.
Hours elapsed before 1t reached the busy
people who we're SO anxious to hear it.
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