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WHITE HOUSE AS A HOME ABOUNDS IN CHARMING MEMORIES
Till. White j ? thaton
the nation, ateeped In a? ntlmc
ad and aweet meraoriea of
sboundlng In historical asso
and a v< ritable treasury ot art
the h< of ; at tb< tamil) t?>
it? its envi
Went W :- . -.hola:- ami hietoi
: "in?- time to enjos hi? n? ar ho
but his cultured wir.- and three tales
ten Iflaaci Margar? t, ?least?
-i?each with her individual t;..*
cllnatioi s and all frith theli
? : lev? of ,?:t ami literature,
... ...
?itions of tin- hist..;.. ma
*?..;. and corn? r there la aom th
* back to
....
;'it spots in tic- nation's lite.
i it is with ad.I'd Interest thai I
Wilsons now read and hear of tie j?
rjrtefa, th? Mrthe, mania
. th'.- festlvitlea and mournlnsa ??
?ve and laughter and daily iii>
an and women who occupied t
Then la
enchantment about living amid I
"i ? renta eo memorable?an m
attached to the talea and tradltlo
that i- altogether satina t?? t
:." m< mi- ?s "f the ?President'? fa:
Uy.
WHITE HOUSE TREASURES.
Hi of art in the White How
tori ainl artistic decoi
?afford the greatest plea
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Eleanor, t
haring her mother's fondn-ss f
painting. Mra Wilson is a ?gifted artii
: .1 having t?-?.n a Mud--nt at the A
In New \ oik when s
i. ? the future ?President *?? the Unit?
??' - i.: .?, ?;? has atudled at t!
?Peanaylvanla Academy <?f Fin? Arts
i h. and her in <th> r --r?j.
i- th?- rich ?"!!' ? t."ii Of alt ai
to which they now have ara? s
Most prominent ??f the paintings are tt
portraits ot ail th?- Presidenta, Includlt
ti.- famous on.- ,,i IVaahlngton which wt
cut from its Ham?- and pneerved by i"?n
?n when the Britlah burned ti
W hit? Hoe ?? in lMi. Ad,lining tn? aral
? -?on aie ai.-?? th?- portraits '
tie nivea "f most ol the Presidente, l'i
m lira Roe . v. it > tun?- these palntlna
- distributed pron?sotiously about th
White House, but they were rearrange
her anil hung in tin- lowet corri'i"
. aas with th.- beautiful ?portrait ot bei
self by Chartran.
The famous pamting of ?Waablngto
now ham's over th? inaute]|?iee?. m t..
Red Room, and was one ?>i the first poi
traits mspectsd ClOOSly by Mrs. ?WIlSO
I bar daugbtera. ?Otber portraits in tn
room an those ?>i Jefferaon, Job
*iuiiu y Adams. Madis?ii. M??iii ???-. Oran
and Taylor. Martha Washington's pol
painted by AMdtnwa from an pa
iravlng in UM, hansa with th" ??th'
ladled" in th?- low? corridor, i
. -n Room are the portraits o
Van Buren, William Henry Harrison
Pierce, Btmlmaaa, Jaicaeon, Unceln.an?
.loin.?on, and a second <?f ?lohn Quine;
A.ums. Taylor ? portrait is in the privat
dming room, While in the main Hour ?or
...n be tounil the portrait.-? ot <?.<!
kid, Ailhur, i'ley.dan'1, Henjamin liar
iison and McKinley, those of Presiden
Roosevelt, a dubious likeness by Sargent
and of Pr?sidant Taft, an omettent Hkv
t" *-s. b'ing the tirst to greet om as h?
Wten the main door.
THE SILVER AND CHINA.
An inspection of tho extensive Poll.
tioi, ?,f .--ilvcr and china and gla.--w.ir
fili"i th?- new mistress <?f th?- White
House and li.-r daughters with d? light, as
th?: rich ami elegant tabla ?enrice la not
Mrpaased m point of historical Interest
and beauty of design. The tat?i< Unen. ?'
??'i'-sl teXttin, and th- iiap<ii?s ttSS
I l'--?s..<l, but tho china mini??-, ?'??v. ring a
Side range <?f color and i?.-i-?kii and re?
?acting tn?- mor?- ?.i- i?--?? dlscrtmlnatbis
tastes of inlstr'ss. ol other times, was
i'r-.haii-. more Interacting.
Th<- rat <?f china aelected ??? Mr-. Hayea
?nd originally numbering U**t pteeea is
*"P??ilally inter? sting to Mrs. Wilson aii'l
Ml?? Bleanor bacana? <?f th.- painting? <?f
fioweis-, ii int. game ami Bab, It if known
| ?*" th.- ''flower set" from th?- tStti that
naari) every well knoarn Amarioaa iiow-r
i |K .apreaented, each pISCS being ?1? ' ?>' A I ? ?I
?-iffeieiitiy. Theodore 1'?. Du via, th?; vNar
did the d? co allons Oth
orate pi.-, es of cl
the seta ai let t< .1 by Mis. Lin.
lira ? ir int. both eeta bai Ing dial
features The coat?, f-arm? of the .
or th? national colois .,?- lotrodi ? ?1
er In neii Iv all Um '? i?
rJous. i bins.
.Mrs. Wilson and bei daugntera '....4
dlaplaj ? d greal Int? rest In the hlstori
1. ,-t Room, int" w hi? i, th? dail)
tourists is ushered. Tl ? at ite ?
slate of the Blue, Red and Green roonu
Man) memoi able 1 rent? have tak.
m th? Baal Room, and the Wll
-? .4 Interested In sll Its I
.ml history. The room was firsi open?
to the public on tn.caslon "i the mai
oi Pi ? aid? ni M
Miss Marie, to Samuel 1. Gouvei
Now York, it wsa siso the scene "i tl*
marriage of Nellie Grant, known aa "thi
daughter of the nation ' to Algernon 8ai
loria, ti,- wealthy young Englishman
wlMse father was .. member <.f Parlia
nient?th<- culmination "i an " ?an ro
man? -, the 1 ouple ba* ing :.,? : ?
a liner from Knglaml t.. \. \ \
the wedding Of WOddlngl In the Whit?
Mouse, the msrrtag? ot Alice t-faMsevel
to Representative Nlcholsa Longwortb
...r Ohio.
WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS.
ipropoa of White House weddlnga, th?
Misses Wilson have their litt!?- jest atnoni
themselvee, while the nation at lai
naturall* wondering what will happen in
I the n-xt four 4. ais There hsv? been
I ten weddings In the Whit- lions-, and it
has bssn g.1 naturedly hinted thai ii
!'i-sid-nl W 'ils.m 1- really consistent
about the number ''thirteen'' being lucky
for him, the wedding bella mus? chime
thrice during nia administration, sltho igb
there la now naiy a sign of little l'an
? Cupid am.nul the mansion.
lia i-l-ntall;.. h-r- Il a list "f the White
House nuptial events:
Miss Todd. a niece "i Dolly Itadlson, to
Representatlv? John ... Jackson, great
uncle ol "Stones 1 ' Ja. kaon.
Miss Man- Monroe I" Samuel L Gou
verneur.
Mis.- 11. '-h Jackaon to John Adam. ?
son of John Qulnc) Adams.
Misa Lewis, a friend of Prestdenl Jack.
's,,ii, p. Mi Pageot, h. attaohd oi Ihe
! I'l-nch l-galion
Miss Bast?n, niece ol Prealdent Jack?
eon, to Mr. Polk, of T< I B?
Miss Klizabeth Tyler, daughter of I'
' id-nt Tyler, to William Waller.
Miss N-lli- Ci.nu to Ah--! 11. in Sarlotis
Miss Kmily Platt, a t.i-c- of l'l-sid-nt
Hsyes, t.. Osneral Hastings.
Miss I'tan--- C. Kolsoni to I'l-id-nt
1 1.v.-?and.
President Wilson, His Wife a
Beauties and Comforts of
Pleasure Also from
Venerated Hist
id Daughters, While Enjoying the
the Spacious Mansion, Get
Its Traditions and Its
?rical Associations.
Mi-s Alie?.- Roosevelt to Kepp'Si'iitativo
Ni? h< la- Longworth.
Leaa than twenty ehlfltaea have been
born in the ?White House, tin? >>nly Child
of a i'r?nddenl being tba aanond dausbtor
of President ?Cleveland, Miss Bather, but
many of them have he?-n christened in
tli<- man-ion, tho l-.a.-t RoOfU usually hav?
ing been Um si-en?- of these cereroonlea
Tba account of the ehrlatenlns of Itary
Emily Donebmn, daughter 11 a nephow
in-iaw of President Jackson, eapeclally
Interested tba Wilson girls. The chris?
tening was attended by high < ?ti?? t.?l*-*. '
diplomate ami "etshl ?Presidential aspb*
reata," and was one ??t tba brilliant social
?venta of the ?Tacbaon administration?i
and "Old Hickory" made tiling? hum in
his homely way bul tba atory of this
White House baby is ?tinged with path' s,
aiin?ist tragedy, as jreara afterward, re- :
duced fron affluence t?< ?*?overty, aba re?
turned to \\'asiiingfoii a widow and :n'
cepted a small derksblp to aupport her
aelf and children, sotas only once to the
Whit.- House, and than only for a mo?
ment, t.? gnaa aadly on the acene ol b?w
? ! rlatenlni
?White the Beat Room haa been the
seen?. Of mUCh ?a>.ty 11 has also b"?n I
the acene <?r doepaal mourning? Th?
I....I. - of fin- aatlon'a martyred i'l-.siileiits
and Preafdeul f*h velan. 1. an.' in the same
parlor bSVB bsefl r-ceive.l the diplomats
?Vif sin, - the hi me was b"ilt. rresnlent
Hsjrea took the oath of Ot?ee in the Red
Room, which Mrs. tirant used as a pri?
vat- reception room. Bscb room Is artis?
tically furnish-d, combining tast- with
? ? ?in ??? cry side s some reminder
Of ll.- White House f. Ik Of vester.lav, a
portrait or a piece Of china, brie-?-brae
'?r I'm'iiituie?something linking tne pr.-s
?l.t to the past
The stat- dining room Is one of the
handsomest to 1- >- n in any country, its
perfect proportions, lofty ceilings, rich
panelling and atriking decorations com?
bining fe produce an artistic effect rarely
?quailed. As one paaeea from the brill?
iantly lighted Bast Boom, all white and
gold, through the Oreen, Bina and Red
looms and entera the dining room, it is
like ? nterlng the QUlet harmony of the
forest The dark Caucasian oak panelling.
the rich ur-? n bsngiliga and upholstery,
the h-a.ls of Am-ri-nii gam- -deer, elk,
mountain goats, bison and their fellows?
pe?erln*i Sown from the friese, heighten
mi- ?ff?ct .-?-v.irai rare old Plemlah tap-!
?Striee in the WOOi abade? ornament the I
walls, ?m- bearing a text from Virgil's
Vil I la logue.
I'n.ler normal conditions, tw'u generous
mshogsny dining tsMea and a richly
csrved sid? board of the same wood con?
sulate the noticeable furniture of this
?lately room. One of the tables Is nowa
daya ifl daily us- by the President's fam?
ily. No cloth is laid for breakfast and
luncheon. Instead, each place Is marked
1.4 a ?hilly of sullicient size lo accommo?
d?t- th- plat- and silver of the individual,
while small ?'? doUiee are provided for cup
and BSIIOar ami (.lass, the rich shades of
RWhoajsny ? nban? ing the d?dl?*acy of
self. A great range. 13 feet In length, la
its most noticeable feature, though hardly
lam so are th?; burnished copper and steel
utensils, to the care ot which the chef de?
votes the closest attention, the reault of
his careful scrutiny being well set off by
the white tiled walls, which are never
?permitted to show the slightest ?peck of
du-! er stain. Kv.-n the butler's pantry Is
well worth seeing, with its great assort?
ment of china and cut glass. Its drawer or.
drawer of silver, the extensive assortment
of wine glasses?not to fall Into Innocuous
desuetuile? It? handsome ?liver centre
pi ???< s and tall and graceful vanes.
Mrs. Wilson and her daughter? are too
good houseketpeis not to appreciate these
adjuncts to gastronomic excellence, all ao
perfect In themselves as at least closely to
approximate the artistic?to achieve it In
the matter of cut glass and china. Nu?
merous tours of inspection through the
culinary department have been made by
the chatelaine of the White Mouse and
her fair daughters, and each has served to
reveal some new and interesting feature
or device designed to contribute to culi?
nary ?-onvenience and perfection.
To a woman who, like Mr?. Wilson, pos
asesas the innate and generous hospital?
ity of the Southland the great, generous
iceboxes are a source of pleasure, with
their ?fotieas t il<-d interior? and their aug
gestion of infinite capacity, while the
?tona which always occupy their ?helves
aeem to the ordinary housewife sufficient
to feed a regiment. For the cost of living
is a problem ev?-n in the White Houae.
and the steward buys in quantities, that
he may at least ?eenre the lowest price?
compatible with the highest quality.
To hearty, wholesome American girl?
the exterior appointments of the White
House afford a pleasure second only to
?Lincoln, Garneld and McKinley?-have
laid in ateta there, and ti??- Brat White
House funeral, thai <>f William Heerj
Harrleon, who died just one month after
in- inauguration, was haut from the Me?
terle room.
Bometimea the ?Saal Room is called "tie
nation's parlor," probably from the fac?
thai the hoata <>f visitors who come to
Washington an permitted t?> Inspect the
siinph' but rich appointments, and archi?
tectural beauty, it la a white and sold
1 i-?.??m, the ?valle i?*irm oovered with wood
panelling, ?iiaimii.-ii. while tba onuunen
tal Celling i- don?* in StUOCO. Set in the
wall- are twelve low relief panela by
ti.- Ptcdrilll brothers, famous aculptora,
the subjects being taken ?from ?Aaop'a
Pables, i m each of tba eaat and weal
aldea <>f tba room an two mantels of
marble, with handsome mirr? rs over them
and candelabva on the ?helve* Thrs?
enormous crystal ? ?handelten I'orm part
Of the ?labor?t?- dec?.ration, together with
four broiiz?' ?tandards baarlns electric
11? Ht s. which an- placed in the corners
I of the room. The wlnihw di aperies are
j of heavy old gold silk damask. While the
I carved and glided banQUOtteS are OOVOnd
with silk vehnirs. Hen. too, Is the "all
gold" plano of arbteh BUMS has li.i u
? written.
j More attractive, bOOSUM m??re private,
are the other principal roonis In the Presi?
dent's ?>fii<-?ai home Under the crystal
ebandelter In tba Bine Parlor took place
tlie ni.rrlab'c o? Ml.ss Francs c. l-'olguiu
IWsre and chllM and tin* brilliancy
Of the s!lv. t ?inly for dinner is there laid
a snow 4 lalib cloth. ?ben Ihe White
: House family .lines alone only one table is
uaed, although it may be aeeseiwhat ex
t. ini-.i if ti., i- be a tew guasta.
? ui state occasions the two dining tables
are brought Into tS-aulritJon and numerou.s
others are added until accommodations
: rOVided at the li. -pital board for any
number up to 10J cov.is. In so large a
,,,iuoan\ there la, "f course, no opportu?
nity for general conversation, and one is
Indeed fortunate if his lmm-diate fellows
.prove entertaining. It Ifl <"i sich occa?
sions that th.* rank whi, h entitles a guest
, to be seated -lose to the I'resid-nt is most
appreciated. The President and Mrs. Wil?
son ocupe s-ats o.i t?pp0fllte sides, but at
! the ml.Lib' of the table inst-ad of at the
j ends. The table Is so laid as to afford
acata for --oui- Bftees people aerosa ?'ach
i ral. This 1-.I4-S a grast space down the
I c-ntre which is always d-c..rated with the
?choicest Bowers the White House green
! houses ;-lf"i'i
Although on formal occasions the White
House table is always lighted by candles
??tr little electric null's ?lisgulscd as such
- ther?' arc also eight silver slilc'ights, or'
s, onces, whi. h illuniinale but do not
make parish this chamber.
As mo> I?* imagined, the White House
kitchen, wh-re th.* food is prepared for
th.* president! ??' family and which is
smote I" "s accommodations to prepare a
feust tat **w VSmttS, ??? tt ???tle world in it
* those of the Interior. The spacious
grounds, the perfect tennis court, th?
great fountain-in which Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, now an April bride, and her
tittle brother Archie were wont to steal
an oe, ?atonal surreptitious swim?the
o'd-fashi-ned gardens, the gentle little
1 hill.?, warranted to tempt even the most
?aflate to a romp; the stately trees, many
of tlu'in with historic associations because
they wan planted by men famous in the
nation s history?all these and other feat
ur? s of the exterior have their charm for
th.- Wilson girls.
CONTRIBUTING TO PLEASURE.
The assort nient of automobiles in the
Whit?- lieuse ganga the horses in the
stable, the abundance of servants always
at hand to render needed service eon
! tribute to make lif?- m tba White House
pleasant And it is Just possible that the
corps of Whit.? House aids?young oth?
ers Of the ??Varal arms of the service,
always reedy to ad as companions on a
ride? play the part of opponents or part
' nan at tennis, furnish ?nlmirable partners
? tor a dan??' and otherwise to make them
aelvea agreeabto?may not fail in their
purpose to make gta m the White House
ettracttve to the ftestdenfa wife and
i daughters.
It is hard to realize without actual ex
! pertoace the ?otntort and convenience to
! those who like outdo?.r exercise of having
i an automobile ever at one's command.
When the President or any member of
his family desires a walk or ride in the
country it is necessary only to don suit?
able costume, call for an automobile and
be whisked away to some point In the
suburbs from which the ride or tramp is
started. The automobile either wait?
there or proceeds to some designated ren?
dezvous and picks them up at the ap?
pointed time and brings them back to
the Whit?- House. In this way no time
is lost traversing the familiar ground
through city street? which moat people
need to cover to get to the woods or rural
bridle path, and the Wilson family, which
lias not always had automobiles at Its
disposal, find? the convenience most al?
luring.
Another feature of White House life
which must prove attractive to all, but
Cestisned en sevestb peg?.