Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-27

ries to recall Of the day they coTnmemo-
rate and its wedding That marriage
gave great satisfaction TO the country.
and especially 10 hr Cleyelard's own par
". Dan Lamont prides himself on the
part he played I'm the affair, He often
says II was the best piece OF work he
ever did, and he and Mrs. Cleveland have
many a laugh over the faithful Private
Secretary's attentions TO the brides COM
fort. 1t was Lamont who arranged every
thing. even the wedding-day. 1t was he
who met the Noordland way down the
bay, smuggled Miss Folsom aboard the
cutter Chandler, and then started on a
chase with her toward the city. Mr
Lamont says the bsst Joke he ever played
on the press OF the country was whe2
he and Mry Cleveland TO be. in the dead
OF night. gave the newspaper tugs the
slip. and hs manoged to land way up
town and get hfr 10 the house of fEends,
while the newspapers couldn't locate her.
a wINsoME. BRIDE.
Naturally MA. Cleveland has memories
such as other women have Iot. because
ffey ans not Intended by such eStfdOrdi-
nary conditions. Ii was Mr.. Lamont who
bought wedding presents and took out
the rnarriage-license. and finally turned
her over to the President winsome
bride.
Then she was less than %. full Of
vlvac!ty and anxious TO crafty the whole
United States. Everybody devoured the
slightest detail OF the wedding with per
feet avidity. Rumor had the pair mar
ried everywhere except I'm balloon. The
marriage really did occur In the Blue
Room al the White House at o'clock in
the evening of June I'd. Mrs. Cleveland
chose Wednesday, "the best day of all, -
for the event. The Dlue-Room was
superbly dressed for the occasion. IL mad
taken two days 10 arrange the White
House In the Blue-Room pansies were
first introduced 20 the public in the role
which has clung TO them ever since OF
Mrs. Cleveand's fayorite flower" In q
bank of purple pansles under mirror
was the date June 2. 1886" in pure-white
pansies.
a solid wall Of finest green foliage made
a background for the bride and groom,
who reversed the usual order at %eddinsG
and faced the spectators, instead of turn
ing backs on them. II was all very
quiet The Cabinet Ministers and their
wives. Mr. and Mrs. Lamont, the Presi-
dents mother and sisters, and a few of
the brides relatives and iriendS were
the only persons who saw the knot tied.
The brides veil was six yards long. and
held by myrtle and orange blossom coro-
net. II is all treasured very carefully.
Mrs. Cleveland's favorlte photograph Is
one taken in the wedding drcss. with
a pansy brooch at her throat.
IN GREAT DEMAND.
Souvenirs of the wedding were in great
demand, and as a result some funny in
cidents occurred Many OF the friends
and neighbors Of Mrs. Sunderland. the
wife of the minister who performed the
ceremony, eager for souvenirs, hit on the
idea of getting her to wear various ar
ticIes of theirs. The things poured in on
her would have stocked fine trousseau.
She insisted on her right to wear her own
clothes and objected to jewels. Still she
MANAGED TO accommodate number OF
the tmportunates by carrying plenty or
handkerchiefs and fans. When Mrs. sun
derland revealed the situation al the Wed
ding, another guest confessed that
she was IN the same situation, and that
about the only thing she had on that
hadn't been worn TO oblge friends VINO
coveted something worn at a President
wedding. were her dress and the shoes
she stood ia. Even the silk hosiery she
wore were destined for souvenirs. The
two Lamont girls will also have souve-
mother. with much forethought. bought
two peacock-feather fans. both OF which
she carried at the wedding. AS they were
alike nobody knew the difference. and
by and by they will come into the pos
session OF her daughters.
. One family in Washington had box
fnI OF the rice that was thrown after
President and Mrs. Cleveland that night
when they started on their wedding-tour,
and also some of the wedding-cake in one
OF the lovely silk lined boxes that were
proyided An odd device was shown In
the cake-boxes that may give a sug-
gestion 10. some of the brides this June.
Instead OF having the intertwined mono
grams OF bride and groom there were au-
tographs OF both bride and groom en-
grayed in silver on the cover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland started out
with the idea that they would always
have a quiet little day 20 themselves on
their wedding anniversaries. When one
Is President one Is not always free
agent. and the Presidents wife doesn't
always have her own sweet way. Still.
the Cleyelands have fared pretty weii.
CAUGHT A SOAKING.
The first anniversary turned out rather
amusing, and was little out OF the run
of such celebrations. The President and
Mrs. Cleveland, with Mr.. and Mrs. La
mont. were In the Adirondacks hunting
and fishing ut Paul Smiths where they
occupied one OF the cottages, June %
there was little pic-n excursion to
Noers Pond. Imagine spending the first
anniversary OF ones wedding surrounded
by plenty OF tar oil 70 keep away the
bugs ana fiicsi The party went trolling
and Mrs. Cleveland had all the celebration
10 herself. The President caught nothing
"a the nnny line Mrs. Cleveland caught
the llrst and second nah. and was nigh
hook With flve while the whole party
chught soaking from thundeF-etorzn
fh1f oxertpok them u the afteFnoon.
when fhey reeched their cottnse the Nle.-