The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-23
Ladies Of the White House.

The present is an era Of kindly seu,i-
ment, aut as ono token Of it We are
happy to observe In more than one
journal pleasant notice Of the late lady
of the White House Yrs Grant seems
10 retire from position Of consider Ole
responsibility H!,h tie best wishes IF
all who knew hrE Undoubtedly she is
not sorry to 20. A. good housewife
she has not probably found the Exetu-
tive Mansion very convenient place Of
abode
All reports coBeur in representing
that renowned eoi.ioe 10 be IN = coudi-
ton somewha diiapidated, and actually
vergIng upon the shabby. Ia fact. for
eight years M Grant had no house Of
her own, and has really been ii the
head of large Office maintained iur the
use and benefit OF tue American people.
The modest little structure which she
left AT Galena was doubtless far pleas
antcr and in great deal better repair.
We are inclined To believe that Mrs.
Hayes will also think with regret Of
her snug. elegant. and conmodlous Ohio
home. as the auction advertisements
say. with all modern improvements"
We know at least from her correspOn-
dcnce that such was the bomcslck feel
ing Of Mrs John Adams. who was al
ways longing for the cid fashioned resi-
dence. hai. villa and half tarm house.
which she had left IN Massachusetts,
Both the ex- President and the Presi
dent are married men. Several Of our
Chief Magistrates have not been 50 for
tunate Mr Buchanan. for instance, a
bachelor Of the oldest kind, would have
fuuud his domestic arrangement sore'y
trying but for the tact grac. and ele-
ganec of his niece. Jefferson, when lie
became President, was still mourning
his bcautifui wife. too esriy lost, in
deed be never CEASED to mourn for her.
The charming manners audIpersoial cle-
gance Ut Mrs. Madison are matters OF
history
When Mrs. Jackson. in the quiet of
the Hermitage, heard of her husband's 5
election to the Presidency. she said
simply: well, for the Generals sake.
a,n glad for my own part, | never
wished it" She was dead soon after.
she Wen, TO narrower home than the
White House, aud 1t was told that the
General was never the same Man after
ward -one ot his friends said that he
grew twenty years older on the night
of her death. Mrs. Tyler came by the
accident of death 10 the White House.
aud she died there. leaving its domestic
arrangements somewhat at hap hazard
So Ia. IF tho f.ttet.l f..rf of h.r
husband.
Mrs. Pierce arrived AT Washington
under the shadow Of II great aad recent
bereavement. her only child, fine lad
of thirteen years, having been killed
by railroad accident the preceding
January. Mrs FILLMORE, it will be re-
membcred. died just after her husband
went ont Of office. and political disap-
poiutmcnt and domestic grief clouded
his last official days. We have not
mentioned the stately lady, OF the true
aristocra'ic Nirgini, blood who WAS the
w1ie IF Washington, and will always he
remembered with him. She WAS never
lady Of the " bite House.
We think il creditable 10 the charac-
ter of American women and an evidence
of their tact and ability, gracefully TO
adapt the selves to circumstances, that
no Pr,sidcut's wife has shown any par
ticul,r inoapacity for the position
through want of good breeding and
dignltl,d manners, Usually all the
ladies Of the Presidents House lave
been respectfully treated by the press
ant the public aud there has been little
scandslous titt.e- tattle about any of
;hein Two or three of them have been
remarkable for deeply religion char
acicr. We are sure the best wishes IF
the uation attend the coming of the
new mistress Of the Whit House. aud
that in her hands ITS traditional dignity
and iecorum Il life will he preserved