Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1902 — Mr. Cleveland's Quiet Life. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Cleveland's Quiet Life.

Th* horn* of ex-Presldent Grovers Cleveland, in Princeton, Nr'X, la a modest place for a man so renowned to reside, but it is quiet and comfortable. It las }One of the most homelike dwellings in Princeton. The white house is surrounded by a lawn of several acres in extent, studded with pines and elms, the growth of a century or more. Near the entrance to the grounds is a- large clump of rhododendra of various colors. This beautiful cluster of shrubs is always greatly admired, as it is rarely that they can be successfully transplanted from the wild state. The Interior of the house is furnished in plain elegance. It gives the sense of the proportion of things. ' There is an evident distaste on th* part of the owner for showy or gaudy; furnishings. The woodwork is in white enamel and most of the furniture is in dainty and delicate colors. The parlor Is especially attractive. One of the most attractive and beautiful articles of furniture and ornamentation is a life-size painting of Mrs. Cleveland, mistress of Westland, once the mistress of the White House. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland live quietly In their home. They mingle in Princeton society a little, and once In awhile there Is a dinner at Westland for a few friends. Mrs. Cleveland Is very popular and Is much Interested In works for improving the village, and In charitable and philanthropic works.