The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-04
CABINET OFFICERS HOMES.
Houses Where the Victims of Ofice-Seek-
ers Find SeclusiOn.

ers Find SecluStOn.
Mr.. Bayard's plain brick house is on
Highland Terrace, near Thomas Circle, only
a few doors from the Chinese Legation.
There is fairly large parlor on the left OF
the hall as you enter, and another one back
of it. 1t is here that the receptions are
held. The house and it's furnishings are
plain, though comfortable. On the second
floor are the family rooms, a cosy sitting
room, a library, which the Secretary uses
as an office, his desk being loaded with
papers and documents OF various sorts. 1T
looks like about third-rate residence, and
has an appearance of having been built
twenty years ago.
Secretary Whitney has, it is announced,
taken his residence only a few doors from
Secretary Bayard's, on the same street.
On entering you are shown, first, into the
library, which opens off the hall. Ii you
are an unexpected visitor you aIe given
seat there until the colored servant dellv-
ers your card, and then, perhaps. you are
invited into the parlor. This is IA larger
room, opening off the library, and hand
somely furnished. Opening off the parlor
is a very large and long room, cut OF
merely by curtains hung over wide arch.
The floor OF this is waxed, and the spacious
room and fine floor will enable Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney to give some very elegant
dancing parties as well as large receptions
next winter. The furniture OF this room is
antique interesting, perhaps, to some
but not handsome.
Postmaster General Villas has very
pretty, but not spacious, house on Iowa
Circle. It is red brick with stone trim
minps three stories high, tastefully furnish
ed and pretty well out OF the way OF office
seekers. He has his long, rather marrow
double parlors, on the right OF the hall,
rather prettily furnished, though large
rug ornamented with sky-blue peacock
tail gives you something OF shock as !o"
enter. The home OF the family Is up STAIRS;
General Bryan, Mr.. Villas law partner and
close friend, who is now solicitor for the
Postoffice Department, occupies rooms III
the house. g.
Secretary Endicott's residence is ex-Sen-
ator Pendleton's residence, near Scott
Circle. and one of the handsomest IN the
city. There are few more elegant residences
than this in Washington. He drives to and
from the War department behind hand
some team OF bays, which are managed by
well-fed colored coachman. HIS carriages
are bright and well varnished-one OF them
a handsome closed coach, another es-
,,ec;ajlv noticeable for it's brilliant red
Wheels and fine finish. Secretary Endicott
hos added to the furnishings and bric-a-
Secretary Manning lives in what is
known as the Army and Navy quarters OF
Washington. His is large house on the
northeast corner of Twentieth and r
streets. E It is better fitted for receptions
than those of most OF his fellow officials.
II has large and handsome parlors on each
.;de nf the wide hall and is thought to have
hsen q yerv good selection. 1t reminds one
uerv mnch Of the Frelinghuysen mansion.
-, ,yb;ch 40 many important state recep-
t;o"s ~ " were held in the past few years,
% The residence of Attorney General Gar
land has been already described. 1t Is
.e, 20" Massachusetts, avenue, couple OF
liocLs ~ from the homes of Secretary pay
arJ o and Secretary Whitney. Indeed, Mas
sachusetts @ avenue might, with propr'etty. ~.
% termed Cabinet avenue just now' lor
pes;Sas pe these three it has the residence OF
the Secretary of War but stones 'nro"
from it's line. ~. only home
% NAN n the Cabinet. He has not yet
Sat.rm;ned .sss what to do with himseL-
uhether uI to attempt to establish resiaence nss
snd carry the annoyanees OF puoic 1, nle.
,sh;ch ~lI are unpleasant to him, or 10 seer
wnl.a sa sacinded retreat where he may take
sou; .'u his hooks when he lays down the burden
OF Office.