National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
improvements Tint Have Been Made
New Furniture and Carpets.

The improvements that have been GO
ing on in the White House for the last two months
have entirely changed the aspect Of the interior.
The colors have been retained In the three rooms
which are known as the Red, Green, and Blue
Parlors, but the furniture has been recovered and
new carpets and new hangings added 10 them.
The Green Room is exquisitely beautiful with It's
new furniture. The walls have been papercd with
the pretty shade known as Nile green, the paper
having gilt figure in II. The centre of the carpet
is Of dark, rich colors, with border Of green to
match the paper. The furniture is covered
with heavy satin OF the same delicate
shade, the large square chairs being finished with
rich fringe about six inches deep. The curtains
are Of the same material as the covering Of the
furniture The paper OF the Red Room has not
been changed The furniture Of this room has
been covered with dark crimson plush and the
windows draped with the same material. The
wide franc of the mirror over the mantel is also
covered with plush. The carpet harmonizes with
THE BLUE ROOM
has been very little changed, with the exception
Of cleaning and painting. The grand old East
OF all but the hand of the uphosterer and the
brush OF the painter have also been there The
same carpet remains upon the floor aud the same
uce.CurtHins at the windows. The furniture has
been recovered with n rich sikcn material of
old gold, brOCuded with shaded brown leaves.
The centre corridor is to have new carpet be-
Of the President are receiving their furniture and
finishing touches. The chairs of the executive
Office and ante. room have been recovered with
dark maroon leather, and the lambrequIns for the
windows are made of handsome rep OF the same
shade. Altogether the house has been made as at
tTactNC inside MS labor time ana tnste can make IT,
VISITORS TO THE MANSION
while the repairs have been going on have dis.
played considerable Impotence and dsappoint-
ment on being denied admittancc. The White
House has always been Mecca" to the stream
Many OF them are here only for day, aud may
never he in the city again, and 70 miss entering
the Presidential Mansion when they are on the
disappointment what Interest centres about
! the old place! Every nook aud cor.
may appropriate the money for aud architects and
artisans muy plan and build IN n more hcalthiu
| spot a far more imposing structure, but II viii
| lack the charm surrounding the present site
Those tall forest trees shading the broad gnvelet
| walks have seen the coming aud the going Of thu
! distinguished men aud noble women of the pas
! eighty years, whose deeds and lives make mp So
| large
PART OF THE CouSTRY's HISTORY.
That wide portal has opened to receive countless
multtudcs of American citizens aud distinguished
representatives of every civilized country upon thu
face of the globe. Fire, war, ana the tempest have
| ragged around II. Fashion has held high revelr!
| there. Intense suffering within those walls ha
! excited the sympathy ola Nation. The spNciou
! rooms have been the abode alternately OF hope
sorrow joy, hnppiness, pain, aud ambition. lsun
fil hearts have plighted their trOth beneath tn
old ROOT, and the sacred mystery surrounding tn
entrance into life and the exit from
has lowered over 1t. No single tongue or pen conl
| begin to reCitc IL, story or the wOndrOus change
Of tic estate belonging to this old family Mansion
President Arthur will not take possession until tn
TREY ready. Tie gossips' have not vet settled til
question MS to whom Will belong the honor of be
Ing the fist lady of the land, but as the Prcsden
has shown himself equal to greater emergcnCe
than thi., 1t is presumed he will be equal TO thi
one also.