The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-11-23

the White House nearly every night,
and the Chevalier Wykof was her
right-hand man. But, although anxi-
Gus TO shine" Mrs. l.. was not at
all anxious 10 "spend,o so she gave
up the timc-honore,l custom OF "statc
dinners" and substituted for them the
inexpensive and more noisy "recep-
tions,"
AFTER TfE Death OF MR.. LINCOLN
his widow remained five weeks Ia the
White House. With all her faults,
Mrs. Lincoln was chasie wife and Il
devoted mother. She never entered
the guests reoln," wherein "lilllc
Willie died." after his death, or the
green room, where his dead body had
lain. And now in her sorrow aud
humiliation she deserves only aid
and sympathy, for her great husbands
sake, from the great American peo-
pie.
ts AMONG THE LADIES
who lived in and who lett the White
liouse with the most general popu-
lsrity and the most stainless reDuta-
tions, were the female members OF
President Johnson's household, EN-.
bracing his invalid wife and two
daughters, Mrs. Patterson and the
Widow Stoner. The White House.
somewhat strange to say, was consld-
cred moro agreeable place TO visit
during the stay in il of President
Johnson tnsn at any other period,
partly because Jchiiseu and bisladies
were free from the restraints i'm
posed By official etiquette (Which
bore 40 conspicuous part in the adj
ininistralion OF Buchanan's house
hod) or the would be fashion and
ambition which were 30 painfully.
characteristic of Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin. Partly, also, because there were
so many children and young people
always at the White House. No
President ever before had in the
White House SO many children Az the
five grandchildren OF President john
son. Nrs. Stoner was generally
popular with trades people, sewing
women and servsnts. She had the
good taste to wear high neck dresses
al public receptions, though she had q
luxuriant bust OF her own.
THE Last DAYS OF THs JOHNSON
REGIME
at the White House we're also etrik.
ing compared 10 those under Mrs.
Lincoln. There was no accusation
against the johnson family OF furni-'
iurc or ornaments unfairly or secretly
removed from the White House
The President and his family refused
all expensive presents, and they took
nothing away from tho White House
that had not belonged to them before
they occupied it. II seems strange.
but is unfortunately true, that y sim,
liar statement can not he made in
behalf OF al the families that have oo-
cupicd the Wlritc House. H
Mrs. Patterson, when "o!f duty"
wasa simplc-liying woman, rising
carly and skimming milk and attend.
| ing 10 her dairy in person, and in
calico gown, before break fast, and
making with her own hands tho best
preserves and tca-cakes in the coun-i
Try. But when ION duty Mt public
receptions, she could hold her own
with any woman. Mrs. Johnson,
the Presidents wife, was confirmed
invalid. bur sho must haye been made
OF more than ordinary etuG TO have
reared two such daughters as Mrs.
Patterson aud Mrs. Sloncr.
GEN. GRANTS CAREER
in the White House is still too fresh
in the public mind to require aught
but passing reference. Ii may not
he generally known, however, that
Gen. Grant was the youngest man
who has occupied the Presidential
office. The life at the White House
under Grant was of two kinda, like
the rcligion of the Egyptian priests
esoteric and exoteric--one life for the
world at large 10 see, the other re-
served for the "Washington rings
\ the "Wall.street clique" The "Long
Branch set" and above all the "Dent
family" who were the, real parties
who controlled the White House,
which would have been dull indeed
without the vitality impaired to II BY
| Nellie Graht-"Princess Nellie" E
UNDER MR.. HAYES REGIME
economy and temperance have besa
the watchwords, aud President Hnycl
at the 4th of March next, will leave
tho White House at least $l50,0cC
richer than he entered II.
Such is the domestic history of th'
mansion of the President. Wha
Gen. Garfield and family will d.
with il remains to be seen.