Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-26
JENKINS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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OPPOSITE WILLIARD's HOTEL,
WASHINGTON, April y, 1850.
This has beel a comparatively dun day
at the White House. The President rose
at 7:3l-just one-half minute late. He
4 dressed himself, and at 8 precisely sat
down with the members of the White
/ House family to breakfast. His appetite
/ being uncommonly good, he was helped
! twice to tsh5als. He takes very little
mustard with fshballs, enjoying the pun
gency which it imparts. 1t may be as
well to state that the President does not
sit in his shirt sleeves at the open win
dows OF the White House before breakfast
TO see the WOrhiDgmen 20 by at I in the
morning. President Arthur forgot to tell
MIN that it had been long custom for
Presidents to pay this homage TO the
horuy-handed sons of toll, and he has not
yet learned that the tradition is still sup
posed by some Of the newspapers to be
kept up.
At $3.50 standard time, Col. La
mont walked across Lafayette Park
from the Arlington Hotel in some
haste. He brushed two crumbs of
toast from MS musUache rs he entered the
White House. The usher at the door,
who is a very truthful man until after 6
in the evening, told the Colonel that it
was a very good day. Finding a fresh
bouquet upon the able of the private
secretary he instantly ordered its removal
and called for the bouquet Of the day
before, after which he sorted the mail on
his desk. At present be uses both hands
in performing this task, but hopes TO be
able to do it by and by with his feet, so
as TO be free to use his hands for the dis
patch of more urgent business.
Having disposed of the mail in two
minutes, he reported at O'Clock to the
Pre- sldent in the library. The President
gave him a bulletin Of answers TO ques-
tlOns to be put by interviewing newspa-
per men who might appear during the
day. All nquirers were to be told that
the Cabinet did not intend to resign; that
the President did not intend to go to New
Orleans, or Alaska, or Florida, or the
Yellowstone Park, or Cincinnati in May;
that he did not propose to recall ali the
foreign Ministers appointed and confirm
ed, and that he had not made any bargain
with Ben Butler which required him 10
send the Peoples candidate as Minister
to Patagonia
At noon the President received num-
Der of callers in theS East room. To each
one he offered his hand. 70 those who
had expected aim to offer his foot this was
a genuine surprise. a visitor arrived at
the Executive Mansion at II ID, with
baggage. 1t was contained in two trunks
and valse. The trunks were medium
in size, bore the owners initials, and
We're secured with straps Of the ordinary
kind. They were not lett on the front
stoop, but were, tor convenience, taken in
TO the house.
AT 1880 the President took lunch.
Your correspondent was unable to learn
the bill of fare. Contrary to general be-
lief, the President sat at lunch, and con-
versed all ibly with the members OF his
family at'table.
a number of ladies' and gentlemen call
ed upon the w hite House ladies during
the afternoon. They entered by the front
door and were allowed to go out by the
same way. The statement that the Pres
ident mas four new wrinkles in the back
of his coat Inns been investigated, and
may be pronounced without foundation
in truth.
The President and Col. Lamont were
out driving at 4 O'Clock. They met many
friends and acquaintance, and astonish-
ed them by RAISING their hats. The Wash
ingtOn people are gradually becoming &C
customed 10 these cOurtesies, which are
now observed by most people who desire
to be considered well-bred and polite.
The drive was by the roads, the President
preierrng them to the open country. On
his return he required Col. Lamont to
prepare a bulletin Of the route Travelled,
to be furnished to the press.
After dinner the President received
several members of mis- Cabinet, who came
in disguise, and before midnight consd-
cred and agreed upon new foreign poll
cy; decided to make eX-AldeTman Kirk
reform Collector at New York; to put
John Il. Mclean in Mr.. Manning's place
at the head OF the Treasury Department;
make Gen. Rosecrans the successor Of
Gen. Sheridan; ordered his new team of
horses, with one tailsbanged and the other
long, to suit the factions of the Demo-
cratic party, and gave some attention to
his correspondence.
The President will have a new mosquito
bar FOR his bed. He is said to prefer
white netting to a pink one. Full parti-
culaIs will be given when the bar arrives.