The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-31
Our Washington Correspondence.
~F-7,,ss4 WASHINGTON, July 20, 1856.

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Our washington Correspondence.
:, ~P-7,,ss1 WASHINGTON July go 1896.
THE NEW LADY OF fIx &nrff foysE ..,~
has very quietly taken of her quarters and as
there have been receptions yet and will not BIO until
Congress meets in December the public not familiar
with her style appearance and we do not yet hear
many critic SINS much gossip She need not hope to
escape these these things however, as the position Is too
prominent for seclusion Mrs Johnson, when the Pres
dent Governor of Tennessee, before the war;
to Nashville at all during her husbands term Of
Office but resided in the small country town Of Green
ve pcrorrng Its quiet and secusion to the gayetas Of
The capital. None Of the Presidents family, believe
lived in Nashville during his first term OF office Mrs
johnson from all accounts is lady very much like the
late Mrs. Henry Clay, caring nothing for city life
or gay society, but finding peace and content
in the calm, unobtrusive pleasures Of the domes
tic life Of her family circle Mrs. Patterson
the Presidents daughter, the wife of the Senator
from Tennessee Judge Patterson WILL 1t is said do the
honors CO the White House. She seems u lady every
way able Of appearing to advantage in that high and
difficult sphere of life.
THE WHITE HOUSE CUT OF MOURNING.
The heavy black draperies and symbols of morning
have all be n removed from the Executive Manson-as
they call it in dry official documents-and though there
appropriation made by the last Congress to reur
nsh (which 1t stands sorely in need Of by the way
nothing has as yet been done in that line The stray
soldiers and ubiquitous relic hunters have damaged the
curtains and furniture very much. The custom Of
allowing every Tom Dick and Harry stroll into the
house with dirty boots and hats upon their
heads should be stopped II has not
the ordinary deceHcy TO remove his hat and
wipe his boots before entering the residence Of the
President of the United States the usher should be
instructed either give HIM these necessary hints
forbid his Your correspondent las often
rough strolling about in the handsome East
Room with carpetsacks in their hands, cracking
whips tn their hats on and tapping the furniture to
II twas really solid mahogany only vcnccrcd. II
the usher fitted for his place he would take that
such people, II admitted at all directed how to be-
have themselves.
REFINED DEMOCRACY.
Demo:racy-true democracy-should level up, not
down. Some people go the Presidents house in
tunes in which they would not presume to call upon
their intimate friends Mrs Lincoln adopted rule
last winter at her receptions that no lady should be ad
mitted unless in evening dress It created good deal
Of talk and stir among a class Of women
cloaks, shawls and bonnets. Fancy such things
1t private evening party. Bonnets and
ricans who desire to their contrymen and country
women comme IL fdta IN social matters especially in
Washington, where strangers and foreigners are always
ON the lookout for something to crtcise. Your cor
respondent never criticises never darcs to do such
naughty thing Aren't all Americans pcrfectS Are not
sarthY OF course thoy are the members OF Con.
gress especially The most Of them perfect models
Of department. native Turveydrops only they will chew
tobacco with their knives instead Of their forks
I mean the rural N. Cs, OF course.
PRESIDENT AND SOLDIERS HOME
It Is said that the President, contrary TO the fashion
OF all the former ones, has refused to re-
move to- the beautiful suburban residence at
used TO spend their summers, riding out
In the cool of the day. and returning in the morning TO
town. The President says that he has no more right to
take up his residence there than any other citizen
IL intended for the old soldiers and they should not
be deprived Of IT, There five or six separate build
ings out ere however and has always been the
tom to reserve OF them-a handsome white marble
cottage rae for the President and family II Is OF
the highest and heathes Spots about the city, three
miles distant, and commands charming views down the
Potomac and over the surrounding country.
COUNTRY RESIDENCE FOR THE PRESIDENTS.
II TO be hoped that some appropriation will be made
30 purchase suitable country house for Presidents
during the hot months Of summer Arlington, the
gested; but 1t is very unhealthy place, although II
looks high and airy and besides this IL Is now sur
recently laid out for the soldiers who have died OF their
wounds in the Washington hospitals paid visit to IL
balmy morning Of this week. and found 1t very
fully kept and tastefuly planned There more than
six thousand soldiers buried there All have small white
painted headboards with names regiment and company
necessarily fragile and porishablc these will enable
those who wish TO remove their relatives or friends to
Identify them II they do not care 10 exhume them,
they replace the wooden headboard with stone
marble many have done The graves extend In long
under the shade OF old trees where Lee once walk
ed perhaps In peace and happiness dreaming dreams
of guilty ambition Of base ingratitude TO the country
that had educated and nrrsed him to be soldier Let
him come back to the woods OF Arlington now and be-
hold these six thousand graves that should haunt him
forever
Al the Soldiers Home Just back Of the pleasure
lilo dva thoua m 81
fruits guilty and damnable ambition. Yet we are
told that Lees descendants will yet return to Arlington
and take possession Of their old home Never II would
DO such insult that tho mutudinous bloody graves
might we'll give up their dead and the gbbering ghosts
stalk upon the door steps OF Arlington House at nigha
yRsEpMRss VILLAGE
Is just about half mile from the cemetery which s In
The immediate neghborhood Of the former house OF Lee
and Is laid out In Streets with well built wooden houscs
The work bell rang al seven O'Clock srolled along
through Underwood Row"-the fashionable quarter Of
the conrabands-and they all started OF 10 work on the
government farms by. As mere speculation the
Thing is said to pay the government very we'll.
ARCHITECTURE IN rus cAFrTA.
Alphabetically considered the city of Washington pre-
sents curious study. Nothing ever appears 70 be
finished here except the Smithsonian Institute and just
Il took fire and burned almost half Of the building and
great part OF the contents The monument 70 Wash
ngton has been carried up TO height Of about one hun
great scaoldng upon the top Of IL relieved against the
blue back ground Of the clear sky The plan familiar
marble tower The original design finds very little favor
with tho generality OF people The beautiful grounds
pasre for armv cse snrns ,hs war ma
One young trees have been entirely destroyed But 70
seturn TO the public buildnga The Patent once 10 not
yet entirely completed externally, being In need Of
portco upon the north front which the architect esti
mates will cost seventy eighty thousand dolars II 10
en- immense buildng-4l0 feet BY 275 with an inner
quadrangle 1856 feet by 1885, and built OF white marble,
except the central portion which s Of yellow sandstone
painted WHITE s also the White House and the older
parts Of the Capitol The architecture OF the Patent
Dce Doric but the building Ia not we'll placed being
Zoo the street and built upon the side Of hill The
Post Office Department has the fault one front
being Ave or six feet lower than the pavement thus
giving the otherwise fine CornthIan architecture OF this
structure the appearance Of having been In the
ground Tho Post once building Ia also incomplete.
The Treasury in the condition, though the regi
Beem striving their utmost TO hurry along The style
OF the Treasury Is Ionic and the material granite
BARSuM ON RECONSTRUCTION. The irrepressible Bar
mum, whom neither Gre water can extinguish, has
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