The morning times., 1896-08-02
GRAY GABLES
NEW NAME
nrS. Cieveland'S Visitor Sketched
By Young Artist.

Buzzard's Bay, July 81 The man WHO
thinks the President or The United States
taEes hoiiday from June To October,
spending five months out OF the precious
Iwene .oinS LolLing. alters that opin-
ion after taking tie boar to Marion and
spending few days there at the little
hotel.
From the time the President arrives
until lie departs upon the same boat
many noEiis iater. there is constant
string or visitors TO tile little place on
tile Massachusetts coast. The boarding
houses do Il business that raises them to
tile dignity of hotels, ana the landlords of
the public hostelries become naughty. rs
befits inen who turn a way guests every
day all summer.
hail string of people are Doll
ticiahs who have favors to bestow upon
the Prcsident-and TO ask or him The
other half are attaches of the government.
WHO are expected to report at Gray Gables
as reliSiously as at the White House. 1t
is The Little White House moved North
for the summer.
And that reminds one of a Marion story
told To-Day at The wharf. A .auinet OH
GER, bearer of one of the most trusty
portfolios, called On the President the day
before he left Washington lis there any
thing you will wish to consult me about
before FAM" asked the Secretary.
ol. no, Ssuu Inc fEeslueut, easily,
''nothiBg until see you at Gray Gables.-
but, Mr.. President. was Intending to
spend the summer at Newport"
"Oh, very well, >" replied the President.
But you can report 10 me every week at
Marion
THE LITTLE CABINET"
Secretary Thurber has resigned him
self TO the Inevitable and is occupying Il
cottage at Silver Shell Beach, not over a
few minutes from Gray Gables, whittier
he repairs every day Tor letter writing.
There are days when he and the President
are closelec all day in the study with the
window looking toward the Lodge.
Other familiar Cabinet faces are those
of Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle who are
visiting Assistant Secretary Hamlin at
Marion. The Omeys. too, are here. or
nearly here, having a very nice place along
the shore, where they entertain Mrs. Cleve-
land very frequently, Mrs. Glney driving
to the station TO meet her with her carriage. |
Nobody drives far here. There are so many |
little stations scattered along and so many |
landings that train or boat is taken, ard |
then a carriage or private yacht meets |
you
The youngest man at Marion is MIR. |
Joseph jefferson. At a dance at Gen
Taylor's summer villa lie led The Virginia |
reel with the prettiest girl, and when you
drive along the road you are sure TO see
him with a spanking team and some pretty
maid or natron beside him encouraging |
the horses TO their best pace.
An Interesting summer guest is Dr.
Bryant. whose visits always niean some |
thing in the Cleveland family. The doc
tor fishes and shoots with the President
and drives with Mrs. Cleveland and the
babies. Marion is full of pleasant summer
and Mrs. Cleveland is If Icssible
more aiored than ever hereabouts.
1t Is cool here, even cold, and at Crows
Nest, on Mr.. JefferSon's private piazza |
there is stiff breeze always blowing. |
Mr.. jefferson and the President fish On
rainy days and sit on the Gray Gables
veranda sunshiny ones. 1t is an ocd i'll
lItt.ac. u -, OF ti.,sc IVA men. and VIXEN |
you complete the group with L. c. Ecne-
dict, the millionaire banker. and DR.. Bry-
an. you have one of TIE most interesting
Dtimacies in tie world.
MRS. CLEVELAND's HORSE.
Mrs. Cleveland drives from Cray Gables
TO Marion every day with a pretty girl
beside her. She hanales The ribbons smart
y over little rrsSet- Co!orcd horse. Wien
she taxes he Victoria the pretty ciri sits
alongside The Presidents wife. and opBo-
,ite are piled tie little Cleveland girls
They are all now fulfilling Il mothers
iream of ipfantic snar.ness, being ..on \
HctF 1eet- Marion, WHO was Il year old |
n July, stands alone upon the carriage
seat wi u hard ichi1d tier: ard Esther
vino will be three years old in September |
laS good control of herself. lu.I. II tive
S very mature in manner, hcfitting TIE
ldest daughter. They ar. well brought
p children, as shown by the haSty berry
Dg trips they take along the road The
arriase iialts, all are lifted out and thcn
Hrs. Cleveland, the pretty girl guest, and
Hiss Ruth minister TO the babies, all Jf
whom appear 10 come in for taste of
whatever plumber is going
Il is said that Sorrento would net re
sorrento without Marion. And Sorrento
lamS that Marion would not he Marion
without the little colony up in Maine.
Anyway, about live hours further along
he coast dwell the remainder of the Cab
nctand oifiCialg group. Herr the StevensonS I
i've in Il picturesque wooden house close
o Chief Justice Fuller, and here Secre- {
ary Lamont dwells in summer. neigh | I
or TO Gen. Grcely, who prefers cold Iati- /
aides since his trip 10 the coolest spot of |
II. 4 II the Sorrento people come down
o Marion TO make their duty calls, just !
$ they 20 over to Bar Harhor to enjoy a