The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-20

Tiers, ice cream vases, splendid French
China vases, olive boats, octagon bowls,
silver tureens, boats, and baskets of very
rich work, golden goblets, table spoons,
knives and forks, &c.
Sir, shall detain YOU no longer with
this enumeration of rich wares, for | am
sure your patience would be severely tried
were TO name even the tenth part of the
curious, the magnificent, and the costly ar
ticles of luxury, of pride, and of show,
gathered into the palace by the various ca
terers who have been engaged in that most
important branch OF the public service.
But cannot forbear, Mr.. Chairman, to
read YOU description of the great ban
quoting hall, commonly called the :" East
ROOM" taken from the United States Tel
egraph, (the Court Journal of the day.
December, 1899. This room had been
furnished, for the first time, about that Pc
Rod, by the predecessor of the present in
cumbent. 1t is 50 feet long, by 46 wide,
and % feet high, and is finished with
handsome stucco cornice. Now, let US
hear the description
"The paper is of fine lemon color,
with rich cloth border; four new man.
tells have also been placed in the room, of
black marble, with Italian black and gol-
den front each fireplace has handsome
CRATE fixed; there were, however, in the
house before, new bronzed and steel tend-
ers, and sets of brass fire irons, and CHM
ney hooks that have been added; each
mantel is furnished with a mirror, the
plates of which measure 100 by 5S inches,
framed in very beautiful style; and n
pair Of rich ten light lamps, bron2ed and
gilt, with a row Of drops around the foun-
tain, and pair of French China vases,
richly gilt and painted, with glass shades
and flowers. There are three very splen-
did gilt chandeliers, each for eighteen can
dies, the sly lie of which is entirely new the
color of the glass and cutting perhaps ex-
coed any thing of the kind ever seen. A
small bronzed and guilt work, correspond
ing with the mantel lamps, the inches and
recesses of which are supplied with eight
French, bronzed and gilt bracket lights, is
for FIVE candles. The carpet, which con-
tains near 500 yards, is of fine Brussels, of
fawn, blue, and yellow, with red border.
Under each chandelier is placed a round
table of beautiful workmanship, with ltal-
ian black and gold slabs; on the centre ia
Bile is placed beautiful thin light lamp,
supported BY female figures; on the end
tables are gilt astral lamps. achpier fill
ed with beautiful pier table, richly bronx
ed and gilt, corresponding with the round
tables, each table having lamp and pair
of French China vases, with flowers and
shades agreeing with those on the mantels.
The curtains are of blue and yellow mo-
rcen, with gildcd eagle, represented as
holding up the drapery, which extends
over the piers. On the cornice is a line Of
gilded stars, and over the semiclrcle of the
door, besides large gilded and ornamented
rays, are "a gilded stars, emblematic of the
States, and corresponding with those on
the cornice. The sofas and chairs, are
covered with blue damask satin. Al the
furniture corresponds in color and style"
The Court Journal awards great merit
for the taste displayed In the selection and
disposition of the various articles, which,
observes the Telegraph, . il Is understood
has received the entire appreciation Of the
President After hearing this descrip-
ton, who can deny that this room, intend
ed for the comfort of our Democratic
Chief Magistrate, Is adorned with regal
4 spiendor far above any Of the grand sa-
looms at Buckingham Palace, Carlton
House, or w indsol Castle ask YOU, sir,
whether in furnishing the East Room with
all its gllded eagles, gIlded stars, glded
rays, golden slabs, gorgeous drapery, and
dazzling foreign ornaments, due regard
has been paid "to the simplicity and pu-
rity Of our institutions, or to the frugal
plain, unostentaclous, and republican cha
racter Of our People, who are represented
in 1t On the contrary, does not all this
glittering display OF costly fneiy, this
binding orr eyes with the blaze of roval
magnlticence, approximate too closely the
pride, pomp, and grandeur Of those Gov.
ernments in which stars and carriers and
shining coronets, confer not only the
means Of luxurious enjoyment, but Of" civil
superiority % | cannot but admire and
wonder at the great number oflamps, can
dies, and bracket lights, deemed necessary
TO illuminate a single room in the PreSl-
dents palace. Let ue see
I "par ofrich ten light" mantle lamps 50 Oh
3 every splend giItn chandeliers, each
for eighteen candles 81 90
/ " French bronzed and gilt bracket
4 lights, each for FIVE candles" 40 90
beautiful hin light lamp, support
ed by female figures" | 90
/ gilt astral lamps, on the end Of
tabes' 90
/ lamps on pier tables 90
l50 90
Here, Mr. Chairman, our Democratic
President shines with the overpowering
lnstre Of one hundred and eighty lights
Had you the eyes Of the fahled Argus, he
wonld blind them all. II really appears as
+ if he had intended not only to bedlzen the
vision OF his democratic friends, but to rival,