The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-28
Mrs Cleveland a Fine Example
OF American Wonanhood


ed homes in Princeton with unlimited
patience until she had found Just the
mansion which her fancy painted.
The Library Is Joy Forever.
Mrs. Cleveland believes In furnish.
| ing each room and nook In the homo
with definite purpose and TO carry
out a certain ideal. Her library has
been the theme of many eloquent dis.
courses. 1t is so big and sunny. and
f, adorned with such deep neutral tlnts,
that 1t would be as difficult to tire Of
/. the coloring as of the browns and
Srays and greens of the deep woods.
I. 1t is all mahogany, the bookshelves
/. low and handsomely carved, with fine
engrarings and bronzes and some care.
fully chosen pieces OF porcelain. The
walls are deep ecru. with frames in
natural woods or tinted dark brown
Or green; not a hint OF gold or gilt In
the entire apartment. Mr.. Cleveland's
desk is as large as the ordinary hall
room bedroom.
Mrs. Cleveland is homekceper who
makes n science and an occupation OF
her farorite avocation. Her maids
and men are the envy OF all Prince.
ton and her home seems to run by rule
and measure. Twice year every
thing receives a thorough renova.
ton, and those drapings which need
renewing are restored in the same
shade. She scorns the modern ten
dency OF changing the home like the
passing fashion in garments. Her
home Is Just the same to-day as when
she removed there from the White
House. Her children will have the
unique experience of possessing q
home like those of the Old World. IA
miliar to them through long years OF
pleasant associations with the same
objects.
Delights In Her Children.
! Mrs. Cleveland and her young
daughter. Miss Esther, are great
chums, and the neighbors say that
some of the bitterness of losing her
eldest daughter. Miss Ruth Cleveland,
is passing away in the pleasure which
she is now taking in the society of
the younger girls. Miss Ruth had
been with her mother constantly. She
wis n shy child and cared little for
the society OF girls Of her age. The
others are more Independent. Miss
Esther Is the only one of the five
children of the former President who
was born in the White House. That
interesting event occurred on scptem.
her 8, 1889. She is. therefore. Just
past IA. and is a tall and wolldevelcp.
ell girl for her years. She is fond Of
driving, more so thnn any Of the
I clecclands, and has n pretty pair nj
ponies and high English dog cart.
"Dick" Is a Mixer.
! The second daughter Marion, saw
light at the Gray Gables mansion, at
Bllzzards Bay, on July Z, 1895. The
youngest child. Grover Cleveland, Jr,,
was born at Gray Gables, also. July is,
1908. The older son. Richard Folsom
Cleveland. was the only one born in
the Princeton home. and his birthday
Is recorded on Octlber 30. 1897. This
Young fellow is the only mixer In the
Cleveland family. He knows the en-.
tire Princeton population, and is
merry, happy little fellow, who al.
ways shows signs of inheriting his
il'ustrious sire's talents with rod.
! Mrs. Cleveland has always employ
cd governesses when her children
were In the nursery. but later they
have gone to private schools In the
nelehborhood. She was college girl,
and her record at Wells. Aurora, Cay.
uga county. y. Y, was brilliant one.
Mrs. Cleveland Is proficient in the
urtS III when every SentlewOmen must
be vcrsed. She paints and draws well.
and her musical education has not
been neglected. though she has long
ago given up the habit of practlcing.
She cmbroiders eXquisitely and adorns
all her fine linen napery. As all the
world knows, the slender girlish mis-
tress of the White House has taken
on quite a matronly look in the 81
years since that eventful June even
ing when she pledged her VOWS in the
East Room. She Is still very youthful
looking.
Letter writing is not lost art with
this former first lady of the land. She
writes to scores of friends all over the
country. and she has kept up the ties
Of many early and precious friend.
ships. ..y
| When all is said 1t must be admit:
ted that Mrs. Cleveland furnishes tho
3lmost illastrious example in Ameri.