Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-08-18

D L RENCH COMFORT ABLES, maze OF eJtfO
materials and ertra corerS /: $l60
boxes, at $3.50 10
$40
Received payment in full.
A. LECHAMBER.
{ Voucher No. 6, embraced in abstract No.
/, of payments made by L. l.. Smith,
agent for purchasing furniture for Presi-
dents House from April 10 1887, to
10 May, 1889
In the ninth century, the immortal Al
fred sat on three legged stool, and
'swdyed his sceptre Ger the English
realms" but Mr.. Van Buren,, sin this our
day, us not content with a seat of such
homely and rude construction. He must
have " Turkish divans" and "French CON-
foriables." Thousands Of the Peoples
dollars have been lavishly expended for
Gilt and damask satin covered Settees,
Gilt and damask satin covered Sofas,
Gill and damask satin covered Berge-
res.
Gilt and damask satin covered Eau
teals,
Gilt and damask satin covered Chairs,
Gilt and damask satin covered Otto
mans,
Gill and damask satin covered Tabour-
els,
Gilt and damask satin covered Music
stools,
Gill and damask satin covered Foot
stools,
Gilt and damask satin covered Pillows.
Still MI. Van Buren, was not content !,
he longed for the "Turkish Divan" and
she "French comfortable" A good loco.
foco democrat, methinks, might have been
pretty well satisfied with crimson dam
ask sofa and a pillow of soft down encased
in silk cover. And bulky alderman,
/ tits said, after enjoying his turtle soup, can
snore away his six hours, at perfect peace
with all mankind, by placing bis corpora.
ton within the generous dimensions of 9
bergere. But neither the crimson damash
sofa and soft down, silk covered pillow
! nor the capacious bergere would conten
DIR. Van Buren,. What was to be done
I The ottoman has no back WHEREOF
: a hard-handed democrat wearied witt
the cares Of State, can lean, and the
r tabouret is part and parcel ofthe Cour
regGtsa, and may be soiled by two fire
: quent use; the music-stool and tn,
loot-stool, albeit covered with damasI
satin, are too low for a favorable dis
j, posal of the extemities. What coult
e be done, sir, in this dire emergency
Il but 10 pay down $27O Of the People
: cash that Mr. Van Buren, may EMO
) the luxuries of the Turkish 'divan
o and the "French comfortable, made {
$ extra materials ?" And as these fip
e articles were doubtless bought edo
le cheap and especially Gas every do
le has his day. in these 'sDoG days" n
le good locoloco can ungenerously witt
d. hold from his hard-handed democrat
friend the delights Of daily "lounge
: on a s'coMFoRTABLE." But opin
/ Mr.. Chairman, that although many
4 these honest locofocos would beplea
y. ed to see american comfoYtables intr,
to duced at the palace, they will hard
to admit the propriety Of the true repr
sentative Of the real hard-handed den
ne ocracy sending the cash ofthe Poop
q q across the wide Atlantic for the pu
e chase Of "Fxench comfortables," at
Z time, too, when thousands Of Americt
cabinet-makers and uphoisterers, wi
in are quite as ingenious and quite
10 handy, in their respective crafts, as Il
RI artisans ofParis and Lyons, are out
n n, employment, for the want of mark
l'' for their beautiful fabrics.
q. Twill not detain you, sir, longer
the green and yellow drawing roor
IS than Just to direct your eye in retir
ing from the latter, FIRST to the elega
mahogany gill mounted piano for
= and then 10 the heary gilt bronze ma
tel time-piece, representing Hannib
20 & the celebrated Cartbaginian Gener
I I at the battle Of Came.
nd There are no other apartments
~ the FIRST floor Of the palace except
is the 'scoag levce or bdaqueting roo
ne and the family dining rooms with 50
~ dry store rooms, and plate and CHI
~ closets between them. ! shall c
IS. your attention. Mr.: Chairman, to i
ICE Court Banqueting ROOM bnt i