The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-06
1.-THE HE'D ROOM

passed splenaor. The lofty ceiling O.
thia magnificent apartment " divided into
three panels, ombelliShcd with costly dec.
| orations, from each OF which, hangs chan.
aolirr OF cut glaSs. It's floor Ii covered
with Il costly velvet carpet. AT intervals
| aroundt The room stand eight mirrors III
gold and white framcs, supported OH
carved mantcls.' Here, too, Is the portrait
| u Washington, by Gilbert Stuart, which
Mrs. Madison cut from its frame and car.
ried away with her in her flight ut the nd.
| vance OF the british In tlSl4. IL had beer
The property Of tho Government eleven
years at that time. The painting Of Mrs
Washington, by i. F.Andrpws, was bought
in 1878. Tho Green Room is entered from
the larger apartment. its nnmo indicate,
tspeeuliariiy. all Its furniture. and ,lecora
Ions being pale green. The painting OF
Mrs, Hayes, III out which 50 much wa
said tlroe or four years ago. hangs in thi,
room. Recently the oak frame OF that
celebrated painting, made. by tic ,Cincn.
natl School Of Design, md which, sand-
ten feet in height, was removed, and
the painting Itself it is scnrcel,
necessary To- say that tho canvas i
seven feet high, and Tho porlri,, by
Huntington. gives n full length nicturo q,
the stately lady who Is lis subject. She
is richly dressed in crimson velvei, with lace
AROUND ckandarnlsandholds bunch
OF roses In her hand. The blue Room,
as is also the Red Room, named from its
prevailing color, is. oval in shape. Here
the President rccciyea his guests ut fccep.
tons. Family life Mt the White House has
it, centre, so to speak, in the Rcd Room,
which Is The well used parlor OF the man
sion. Some remarkable things in it are Il
fine portrait Of Abraham Lincoln, which
hangs above Tho manlel.piece, and q ma
hosany table abou. u hundred years old,
possessing the deep rich color and fine
grain Of mahosauy, and by its massive
ness and honest character presenting a
rebNse TO the comparatively "ahackiGy"
character oithp so.eal'el mahogany tables
OF these degenerate days. ~ ~.
The corridor into which the State par
lors is open is hung with paintings oithe
Presidents, nna It intervals rare plants
arc placed along its sides, Guests find Its
tempting length 'oi promenade relief
from the restraint OF the crowded parior in
which receptions are held,
TIE STATE DINING ROOM AND A STATE DIN
SER.
The maguitlcence OF Republican sim.
plic!ty finds it, highest expression on
those occasions when tho President Ell.
tertains the diplomatic corps, his Cabinet,
Senators and Representatives, the Justices
Of the Supreme Court, and home and
foreign notabili,'es not dlstinsuishaelc
into classes. rlcsa great OCCASIONS are
celebrated in the State dining room, Sit
uated Mt the western end OF the corridor
into which all the state rooms open. Tho
dinper hour is eight, Shpn the President
leads the way to the table, BY eleven
the banquet Is over. During lts oontin-
uance charming muscis performed in the
vnstihNle. The sumptuous entertainment
is served on y table set with the White
p. louise ct'iha, Showing ne iauHaanH fora
II the American continent IN It's designs,
md massive silver and dainty vessels OF
,mt glass. Light Is dit!used irnm wax
candies in gold and silver candlcsticks,
mirroredseonces insilyer frames set in the
walisoi the apartment. Everything in
the room is costly and magnificent.
Guests are elegantly attired, in many cases
a proportion Of lhcmipgorgeol,s uniforms
Or court costumes, and the ladies' i'm
prove the opportunity Of augment
Ing their charms by wearing the
finest toilets. There is nothing want.
ing to the pcriscinn Of tn" en-