ccomplishments, and much that
would command esteem, she seeks to find in the
excitement of travel a solace for her wasted life,
and in intercourse with strangers forgetfulness of
her woes. She is said to have come hither from San
Francisco via Cheyenne, and that during her stay
here she was known as Mrs. F.

One more example of the same kind. The President is about to be
married. The following is from a London paper, and though not so
stated, it is, I trust, only inserted as a picture of the American
system of lionizing any celebrity. The name of the bride that is to
be is given in full. I substitute an initial. I conceive the article
is taken from a New York paper, but this is not clearly stated, only
that the source is American.

President Cleveland's approaching marriage is now
regarded as a certainty. It is understood that the
engagement took place during Miss F.'s last visit
to Washington. If Mr. Cleveland is married at the
White House, in June, it will be the second
marriage of a President during his term of office.
Mr. Tyler was married while he was President, but
his marriage took place in New York. The best
portrait of Miss F. now in Washington is a large
one, which hangs in the President's bedroom. Miss
F. was very averse to giving a sitting to the
photographers when she was here, and has a great
horror of publicity. When she was in Washington
last, a number of paragraphs were printed about
her school life, which she traced to one or two of
her school friends. She quarrelled with them for
it. It is said that she went away to Europe so as
to be out of the range of possible gossip and
criticism during the engagement period. Miss F.'s
hair (says a correspondent) is soft and brown, of
a shade between light and dark. It is combed well
back from her full forehead and loose wave
tendrils fall away from their confinement against
the ivory whiteness of her face. She has violet
blue eyes, a well-shaped nose and mouth, and a
full, round chin. The warm pallor of her
complexion contrasts with the deep red of her full
lips, in which all her colour concentrates itself.
Her shoulders are broad, and her bust and waist of
classic proportions. She has finely moulded hands
and feet; not small, but well suited to her
height. With one