The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-10

heavy administer, is splendid piece Of work
manship, II is.trom Scottish loom'n Gla'-
gov, the only one in Europe capable Of weay'
ing A carpet Of this size. Medallions, vases,
wrenthes, and flowers form the figures OF this
truly artistic piece Of mechanism The cur
,gns o' the eight window also constitute
an attractive feature Of the room. The inner
ARE Of the richest needewrought lace OF
Switzerland, over them, and suspenaed "
massive glt.cornices, are dark cr'm''" cur
tsin., brocatel., with gold fringe h'sh'
large mirrors also aiurn the walls "i th'S
apartn,ent From the east room we pass m
N the Green Room so called from the color Of
the paper with which It's walls are ornament
ed. Il also has been recently carpeted and pa,
nered. Next comes the Blue or the prcsi.
dents reception room, the room in which the
president receives his visitors uu state oGca
sion, Then the Red Room, properly Mr..
Linco!n's reception room. Here every thing
i, fresh and modern, with the exception Of
fine oil painting Of Gen, Washington, \ well
known incident connected with this painting
lends an additional interest TO IT, In the war
Of 1872, when the British threatened Wash
inglou, Mrs. Adams, who was then occupying
/ the White House among other yaluabIrS at
| tempted to remove this painting. The frame
however being fastened 10 the wall, she wa-
unable to take it down, but determined not
to be thus thwartei, the energetic lady whip
ped out her scissors, and cut the canvas from
it, frame The painting was aftcrward. re-
stored, u slight additional beading cynrcaIne
the ruyagc- Of Mrs Adams patriotic scIs.
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The guest $ room, now known ~ the princes
room, since its occupation by the Prince #
Wales, has also been rclurnlshcd. The pa.
pori- light purple and gold TIL" principal
feature Of the room is the bed Of solid rose.
wood, eight feet wide and nine feet in length,
quite procrustcan affair, If the guest he's to
stretch himself 10 its proportions. Twenty
feet from the floor, and oyer-preadjug the
whole bed magnificent canopy hangs HuS
pended from the carved work above, the
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