The evening times., 1897-02-23

The entire party occupied special car NJ
lS0, formerly owned by the late MI
Roberts, president OF the Pennsylvania
system. The car was attached to the rea
of the train which consisted of an cngin
and seven coaches The car occupied b.
Mrs. Cleveland viii leave the regular trail
at Princeton Junction, where il will b
switched onto the Princeton local arriving
at that place about O'Clock this after
noon.
Mrs Cleveland left the White House a
exactly lose o'clock The President
official duties prevented him from &C
compaBying his wife and family TO tn,
station. He went with them TO the car
riage, however, where he hade all al
affectionate adieu. Mr.. Cleveland ksse,
each of his children several times befor,
taking leave of his wife. Mrs Cleveland
her mother, and little Ruth occupied The
White House carriage, while the othel
children nd the maids followed in another
equipage. Nine pieces of baggage and
other personal belongings OF the family
were loaded on two baggage wagons.
There was quite crowd at the Penn
! sylvanai station when the Presidents fam
| lily arrived The news OF Mrs. Cleveland,
| departure had spread throughout the city
ana many people were attracted to the
depot to catch. perhaps, the last glimpse
| OF the woman who has held social sway
at the White House for years
Mrs. Cleveland seemed entirely uncon
| scious OF the attention she attracted. and
hurriedly passed through the station. She
was becomingly attired in loose-fitting
brown Scotch plaid travelling dress and
wore ruSSet shoes. A jaunty Alpine hat,
with a single feather on the side, com
| pleted the costume.
Mrs. Perfine wore tight-fitting black
tailor-made suit.
Before the train left the children could
be seen perched at the car window They
seemed to enjoy the novelty Of the occa-
sion, and were evidently not aware OF the
interest they excited in the crowd that
pressed almost up to the special car. Mrs.
Cleveland will only remain in Princeton
for few days. returning in time for the
Inauguration. The children will be left
at their new home.
The Presidents future home is on
Bayard avenue, and it and all Princeton
is being rapidly prepared for the reception
of the Clevelands.
Property has taken a boon in that
quarter OF the town. The old dump short
distance from the Cleveland house is being
cleared and ieyeled, ana the town au-
thorities are agitating Improvements in
the sidewalks which are in bad condition
The open field which forms one-half OF
Ba yard avenue from the Cleveland mansion
to Nassau street, will probably soon be
shut out 10y handsome dwellings. Here
tofore it has been used as a football field
for the eolored element of the town.
All these changes are the result OF the
anticipated advent OF a former President.
as is also the remodeling of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad station.
His house viii be hidden from view until
he reaches the Belgian blocks in the ascent
OF a beautiful pebble drive. Then he can
see, in the midst of an irregular grove of
pines, elmS and naples, a modest-lookiag
building, after the fashion of the Colonial
days.
Twenty men have been working on the
property for the past two months, and now
have everything completed.
Four carloads Of the furniture has al
ready arrived, and all the Clevelands viii
have to do is to take possession in person.
changed, and new steam heating put in;
the drainage has been turned in a different
direction, and larger pipes put in, and all
the cisterns have been filled up with earth.
Except four new windows in the third
story, the external appearance OF the
house is the same as when owned by
Mrs Sidell. There are small, elliptical
windows set in the thick, old walls, but
they furnish much needed light for the
small rooms in this part of the building.
The old colonial style, with the wooden
pillars and wide ToTches, and the cream
colored stucco on the massive, square
wall of brick and stone, is unaltered
There are two open verandas on the
south and west, respectively and closed
one on the east end.
In addition to the ma il building, which
is 50X50 feet, there is an L containing
kitchen, pantry and woodhouse and six
rooms overhead for the servants.
In the interior greater changes have been
made. The south or front door opens into
q large hall, with two larger rooms open
ing from it; a library on the left and a
reception room on the right.
The reception room opens into the dining
room, which, through a back hall, con-
meets with the pantry. cellar and kitchen.
The lIbraryis papered with a large design
OF a red rose on yellow tinted paper. The
reception room is paneled with yellow pa
per. gold striped. The dining room is dark
blue. The kitchen, laundry and pantry are
painted gray.
The hall is finished in terra Gotta stipple
work The cornices are tinted and the
white. The work has been done almost
entirely by Princeton men. The stables
have not been changed. Mr.. Cleveland win
bring nine horses from Washin gton and the
same grooms, coachmen and attendants
that he has at present.
This throws Jimmy Callahan, who is an |
appendage Of the property, and now guards |
the building like a watchdog from visitors |
and reporters, out OF a job.
The citizens of the town congratulate /
themselves on their ability to furnish a /
former President with everything that /
he could wish. even to a duck pond There |
S a pretty little pond of five or ten acres
n the valley, a furlong from the house
Then, too, the Marquand Park, they say.
ought to furnish some game for bis sport
It is understood that when Mr. Cleveland
'omes from Washington after McKinley's
to take up his residence in
the Princeton home, he will be accompanied
~ Private Secretary Thurber, who, after
seeing the family established, will go to
Detroit and resume his law practice
Soon after they have taken up their resi-
lence in this city Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland |
will give reception TO the residents of |
Princeton This viii be followed by re-
,eption to the Clevelands by prominent |
Of the faculty OF the university,