Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-05

They we're purchased from the firm OF l.. Yeron d
Co., in Philadelphia. Here is the bill
Suits of Curtains for East Room.
ZIG Yards long silk fringe, $40 40
Al do heavy cord silk fringe, 12l 90
A do do cotton l6 II
2l0 do embroidered eagle muslin, 352 so
100 do satin border 292 90
1866 do yellow silk, GOT 90
1872 do blue silk 377 so
LOT do white silk, 5l7 IA
Mr.. Noen's bill for Gilt Rays, 10 90
A. Lejambers bill of Ornaments, 255 rs
Putting up the curtains, 274 III
1896 50
Profit 10 per centum $40 so
Expenses of Upholsterers in Washington, 80 10
Cost Of East Room curtains, $3.50 30
have no doubt that the more rich and fashiona.
BILE portion of Mr.. Van Buren's friends will urge
in his defence that the curtains purchased for the
blue Ellipical Saloon" are very cheap; that they
composed of the richest materials, and are in
perfect harmony with all the gorgeous arrange
ments in this magnificent saloon. Whereas the
curtains which were there at the retirement of Gen.
Jackson wire merely crimson double silks, that had
been bought from Mr.. Perdreauvlle for the trifing
of four hundred and fifty dollars. and were not
deemed by fashionable gentlemen and ladies sulfi-
cently splendid to suit the other drapery Of the
saloon. Whether this defence will be considered
good for 81 1907 80 Of the Peoples cash, leave
the people themselves to determine.
We shall now, Mr.. Chairman, take our leave OF
The "Bue Elliptical Saloon; !" but before we pass
out of the door, turn your eyes, and take mo-
ments survey of the stout ensemble" not emitting
the highly polished and beautiful marble mante
with its superb but fantastic ornaments, and tell
me whether this sumptuously garnished saloon
bears the characteristics of apartment intended
for the accommodation of the chief servant of a
plain, economical, hardy and republican people !!
Or whether it does not more resemble the audience
room Of a monarch, in which he receives his sleek
and rband- bedecked courties they present them
selves with their humblest genuiexions and pros
trations, crouching like fawning spariels to the
hand which has it in its power to throw him
bone.
On each side of the blue EIiptical Saloon" and
communicating herewith by very large smoothly
vanished doors, is paralleogram drawing room,
of 80 by % feet These apartments called the
''green" and yellow" drawing rooms, and, by
some, are supposed to rival the "Saloon" in the
spendor and richness of their drapery and other
decorations, and with it form a suit of rooms that
many of the inferior monarchs of Europe would
feel proud to pussess. These three rooms were
formerly used for the reception Of company on
stated day Wednesday, in every week, when the
palace doors were thrown wide open for all the citi-
zens of the Republic who were disposed to enter
the nation. But the good old usages and liberal
practices of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe are no
longer Of authority at the palace economy not of
the Peoples cash. but of the Presidents, Is now in
that quarter the order Of the day. Hence, instead
of those old and well.appointed weekly visits
when all the People were at liberty TO partake of
the good cheer of the Presidents House, there has
been substituted one cold, STILL formal, and cere-
monious assembly on the first day of every gear.
At this annual levee, Notwithstanding its pomp and
pageantry, no expense whatever is incurred by the
President personally. No fruits, cake, wine, cof-
see, hard cider, or other refreshments of any kind
are rendered to his guests. Indeed it would mill
tate against all the rules Of court etiquette now es-
tubshed at the palace, TO permit vulgar eating
and drinking" on this grand gaia day. The only
entertainment there served up consists in profound
bows, stately proInenades, formal cvities, ardent
expressions Of admiration for the pageant passing
before your eyes, with anxious inquiries about the
weather-all these good things go to make up what
the fashionable people there assembled call the
feast Of reason and the Gow Of soul" This admira-
bic course levies no unwilling contributions on the
private funds" of the President and, in that re-
spect, squares with his economical notions to T.
The Marine Band, however, is always ordered
from the Navy Yard and stationed in the spacious
front hail, from whence they swell the rich saloons
of the palace with Hail to the Chief" Who'll be
King but Charlie" and other hundred airs, which
ravish with delight the ears Of warriors who have
never smelt powder. As the peoples cash and mol
his olcn, pays for all the services of the "Marine
Band, its employment at the palace does not con-
fic with the peculiar views Of the President in re-
gard to the obvious difference between public and
private economy.
Mr.. Chairman. plain, sobor-minded republican
can have no love forsthe spendors Of monarch's
court, much less can he admire the apeish mimcry
Of royal ceremonies displayed with SO much osten-
tation at the annual levee Of the President, A
plain republican beholds nothing in oil those vain
tormalites which fairly and truly represents the
| hardy and simple character Of the American PEG.
| pie. British noJemcn would doubtless look with
qualification at the gorgeous pageant Of foreigr