New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
STORIES or MRS. CLEVELAND.
LOYALTY To HER FRIENDS AND HER LIT
TIE GIRLS TWO OF HER CHAR
ACTEEI5TICS.

All during Mr.. Ccveand's two terms as Presl-
dent Mrs. r.cvcaud's most Intimate associates were
tso-e whom sAr knew before m.rritse, says u
writer IN the June "LAdlcs Home Journal" zone
Of them Vas tho vie OF clerk IN the Treasury
Deparfm,n. VINO lived In ono o. The most modest
ntt- homes IN Wasnlngton's most untashlOnaole
district. This made no difference TO Mrs. C.eFe-
land. Osteu the White L.use carriage called l.
pick up the friend for drive. Another " her IN
innate friends in Washington young woman
VINO taught music 10 support herself. Mrs. Cove
land obtained many pupils FOR her. Another was
the wife OF A struggling lawyer. and each week
bouquet OF White House flowers came TO cheer the
hou- OF the friend o. schoolgirl days a fourth
was me teacher ot sma'. detsdr'eh' VINO "'iei
transferred her school to the ate House. and the
sn1 g the families OF Mrs Che, mrs friends
OF The friends OK the President. ! dme her pupils.
OF her husband while he President was the
appointment office OF the husband OF her college
part OF one summer President and Mrs. Glove
land spent ut Woodley, Their suburban nome. near
dcncc had I'm her employ genuine 'beIo de wan
Virginia auntie, whose cooking was tle deieht Oh
tr,.s guests. Her pickles ana preserves
were incomparably fine, and even to possess one OF
her recipes was regarded AZ Piece o. b s9oS raoh
1870 fr;n Amt Charlotte IL was "A sight that
delighted the old co.ored woman 70 see the first
ndv OF the land walking up the lane. her gown
Witt umbrella TO shield her from the sun. Aunt
Charlotte would execute series OF profound
courtesies and her face would glow with Joy as Mrs
Cleveland approached Then tnc first lady OF the
land would peel skinned onions. slice tomatoes
or chop cabbage for pickles. or she might he seen
standing over "A glowing brazier OF charcoal trOr
thrs. preserves were made In real old Nirglnian
stylcD armed with a long wooden spoon, stirring "A
kettle of peaches 10 prevent their burning. as eager
lv Interested as though she were young house
keeper with limited means
Mrs Cleveland used to bc somewhat sensitive over
the general regret freely expressed before the
birth OF the last child that there boy In the
family Il seemed to her to imply lack OF appre-
riafion OF her three little girls. friend. who Is
married. aud has a son, visited the White House
one dav and when the children were brought In she
.xcla.med " nat n pity they are all girls.
'.Ouick rs Il fash Mrs Cleveland knet put her
arms about the children and retorted:
That shows that you do not know how nice IT.
tie girls are
shortly after the removal OF the Cleveland fam
,Iv 70 Princeton an unmarried woman close friend
NJ Mrs Cleveland. was visiting her. one day while
The TWO women In the nursery with the three
little Cleveland girls, the friend said jokingy 10
Mrs. Cleveland - - -, .
- Mercy me. Frances. how are you ever soihs 10
get all your daughters married on? You see from
me that mamma could not do IL In New YORK
Exactly. replied Mrs. Cleveland But what
better place could there be than college town ike
Princeton, should Ike to know!