The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-11-12
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he cannot get married. Ofemase
the elaborate "hSing that a going
on NJ The White House ncV
carpets, ffeseoing, furniture up
holstcrcd In old gold, ugIlding,
and other exquisite details Of beau.
LITIGATION, may have nothing to do
with y permanent female occupant.
Hut The personal interest taken by
the President In the new installn-
ton Of the old mansion would
seem, NJ least, to indicate that he
knows something about mural de-
coration, and the aesthetic bciit.
mcnts OF the home Of, well let MS
say the Executive Of a great M
ton. Perhaps he will live alone
for three years and four months in
these splendid halls and luxurious
boudoirs, but IL is the most inap-
propriatc cave for an anchorile
that Satan ever invented. Furni-
turc has been ordered from New
York and is expected that every
thing will be completed, and the
mansion ready for occupancy, by
the Goth inst. The East Room,
with which visitors to the Capitol
are most familiar, will be refurnish-
ed throughout, and the woodwork
will be carved in modern and
elegant designs.
All the Government Depart
ments are being repaired and
placed in proper condition for the
winter. But il is not the Govern.
ment alone that is laboring to i'm.
prove the National seat Of govern.
ment, and prepare it for the thous.
ands of visitors who come every
winter to spend a few days, or ;
few months, in Washington, &c
engage in its fashionable gayeties
to view its historic and architectu.
raj monuments to see its art col
lections ; and, especially, to hear
in the two Legislative halls of thu
Capitol some men who, though
living, are historic. Such are til,
power and facilities Of the pres,
that men and history are given a.
it were, by instantaneous photo.
Igraphy, to jewellers in hamlets
and our public men may see thu
Of p%osterity in the crit,
cism or the praise reflected from
the factory, the farm house, ant
the miners camp. To return from
this digression-I began to writ,
something about the private i'm.
provements and the growth Of the
city. Real estate agents say that
such activity has not been known
here for several years. There are
at this time fewer houses vacant
than ever before, and all houses
situated in desirable localities are
readily rented at prices ranging
from five to ten per cent. in adj
vance Of the prices current las,
year. The class ofhouses sought,
too, are Of a higher order than
those in demand last season. The
northwest section OF the city seems
to lead, though in Georgetown
and on Capitol Hill the demand
is steady and the prices a little in
advance Of last year. SO great is
the demand for residences in the
northwest section that many, still
%uncompleted, are already rented.
During the past year a larger
number OF substantial dwellings
have been erected than in any sea-
son for years. The outlook for
building next season is bright,
and argues well for tho advance
ment of,he Capitol ofthe country.