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July 8, 1887
The Mitchell Capital
Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
A July 1 Washington dispatch debunks a false London Weekly Dispatch report claiming First Lady Mrs. Cleveland mandates keeping gloves on during state dinners as a new etiquette rule, noting no such custom exists and criticizing the unfounded rumor.
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Mrs. Cleveland's Gloves.
WASHINGTON, July 1. The Weekly Dispatch, "printed and published at Wine Office court, Fleet street, E. C. London," gives the following item of news which is quite "fresh:" Mrs. Cleveland being young, is ambitious, and she seems to make her husband's reign over the republic of the West famous by introducing several novelties into her code of etiquette. She does not, it seems, remove her gloves at dinner, and this custom must in future be rigidly observed by those who dine in-state with President Cleveland. If the rule is to apply to men as well as to women, it will add new terror to the presidential dinners: and the friends of Sam Ward the prince of transatlantic gourmets, will rejoice that he was permitted to die in peace before he was put to the torture of eating a state dinner with his gloves on. The ladies of Washington must have ugly hands, otherwise they would rebel against a ukase of the presidentess which compels them to conceal them. When Mr. Cleveland's sister presided at the white house she forbade ladies to appear at table in low necked dresses. A presidentess who would dine in her gloves would, if she were a queen, go to bed in her crown. This is a sample of the news of this country published at London. It is false. There is no foundation for the statement made as to gloves, hence no excuse for the comment upon the handsome hands of the women of Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 1. The Weekly Dispatch, "printed and published at Wine Office court, Fleet street, E. C. London," gives the following item of news which is quite "fresh:" Mrs. Cleveland being young, is ambitious, and she seems to make her husband's reign over the republic of the West famous by introducing several novelties into her code of etiquette. She does not, it seems, remove her gloves at dinner, and this custom must in future be rigidly observed by those who dine in-state with President Cleveland. If the rule is to apply to men as well as to women, it will add new terror to the presidential dinners: and the friends of Sam Ward the prince of transatlantic gourmets, will rejoice that he was permitted to die in peace before he was put to the torture of eating a state dinner with his gloves on. The ladies of Washington must have ugly hands, otherwise they would rebel against a ukase of the presidentess which compels them to conceal them. When Mr. Cleveland's sister presided at the white house she forbade ladies to appear at table in low necked dresses. A presidentess who would dine in her gloves would, if she were a queen, go to bed in her crown. This is a sample of the news of this country published at London. It is false. There is no foundation for the statement made as to gloves, hence no excuse for the comment upon the handsome hands of the women of Washington.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
White House Etiquette
Mrs Cleveland Gloves
False News
London Dispatch
Presidential Dinner
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Cleveland
President Cleveland
Sam Ward
Mr. Cleveland's Sister
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Cleveland
President Cleveland
Sam Ward
Mr. Cleveland's Sister
Location
Washington
Event Date
July 1
Story Details
A London paper falsely reports that First Lady Mrs. Cleveland introduces a novelty in White House etiquette by not removing gloves at state dinners, requiring others to follow; the claim is debunked as entirely false with no foundation.