Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-02
For the Democrat.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.

ne,, 10 interes, TO the laws which govern
u.. are those Who make the laws; their
spp..rance. their peculiar habits. their
daily live. and their homes Acting on
,hi. principle. the visitor usually Pa.''s
from the Capitol directly down the Az
enue 10 the White House. when .
w.,hins,oni says the Avsnus. he
mean. Psnn.ylvsnia A,enue--ja'' I.
when q ehurchmAn says the Cbareh--
With q capital Chs refers to TIE EPiseo-
pal Chuieh.
Before coming 10 Washington you
may have read account, Of ihs White
House in the Newspapers. You have
been told upon VIA, low land IL "a stu.
ued; how .mall !, 10 and hos meanly
furnished. You have perhaps given free
ly Of your pity to the Prv.iden, for being
obliged to live Ia such hat as Jou have
concluded bis home 20 be. Accordingly
you are .omswhs, surprised when the
hor.e.esr stop. IN froni Of large. com
molioa. house. &c, 10 ample grounds
Thi. is no broken.down hut. OF poor bat
respectable home for q muek.abused.
long suffering Pre,iden,. No Hgns OF
any marh pre.en, ,hem'slve. 70 Jour
enqairing eyes; while the mslarill mi.,'
which have been reported TO envslop the
house. have dissolved into ,hin. heAl,hfal
air. so far from the land being 'wampy.
|, /. dry and green. generally level. bu,
once in a While broken by little bill.
The iron gate. are unlocked aud the
ground, are open during TIE day. The
clerks from the governmsu, buildings
upon both sides pass back and forth as
freely a, they do through the park oPPo'
site the house. Any time you feel in
elined. you may take stroll here. eu,
once ia a while you may 90 by special
invitation.
Oa Ester Monday the PrsIdsn, IN.
,its. the children Of the city TO come snd
roll their sgs. in bis garden. 80 any
time after twelve o'clock on ,h., day.
you NEE, the little boy, and girl' ell 60
lns ,o~ard the White House. The eggs
have been boiled hard and some Of them
have been colorvd. bat most Of them ATE
white. The children roll them around
the ground. aud down the little hills un.
al they are broken. and then some OF
the le,. fa.,idioas eat them. The res,
Of the day !, spen, In play ing all sorts OF
games; black and white minglins to-
s,,her in . way which woali a',onl'h
our Northern eyes. A, six O'Clock they
take their departure. having had a"love'
ly time" and leaving the grass boan,i-
fully .,rewed with ess.hell' and sand
~iehe.. The children like this; the
Pre.id,n, doe. no, object TO Il. and ,hs
head gardeaer eAretally eoneesl' hi'
opinion.
Every pleasant Saturday afternoon in
the summer mon,h'. the Marine Band
si.,. q eonesrt on the grounds te,~eer
I've and .ix. Then the crowd. composed
" all shades aud ranks, from the disni'
fed Senator to his washsr.womsn and
new..boy. assemblies undsr the trees and
listen. TO fir,.elass music AZ the na,ional
expense.
Ba, no, only are the grounds free ,C
all during the day. bu, the house i,'sl
has certain rooms into which stranger
eau wander =, their will. A, rule ,h'
privilege is thankfully received by visitors
but some have 90 little sense OF gratitude
a. to abuse ,hi. favor. The damsge done ,'
the furniture and curtains by visitor
cutting and tearing away pieces Tor me
men,oes has necessitAted having al
~a,. an officer in the public rooms
Beside. destroying the rooms, some peo
pie are inclined TO use them for thei
private apartments. The story Is io!G
Of an offise.seeker who had his boar
and lodging at . hoisl-inferior indeed
bu, equal to bis purse. and who 'pen
bis many leisure hours in the bes, room
ia the White House. reading bis news
papers, writing his letters. and even 60
log to sleep on the sofa. Le. audseiou
visitors. simply passing through. tool
him for Csoine, officer. OF q ssnstor q
least.
While liks the grounds. thu house !
open every day. there are certain time
when you are more welcome than q, 9th
er., and those are the receptions given OF
| appointed Afternoons and evenings. i
you are lady you will probably 90 to q
least one Of the receptions on SsturdA.
afternoons. These are given by the lad.
At the head Of the White House, and al
though the President sometimes comes II
for few minutes. IL Is not safe to depen'
opon seeing him then. or course gen
,lemen may and do 20, bu, the msjorii.
Of the callers are Of the gen.ler 'er. An.
lady may 70, and In her street dress
You haEd your card to the Marshal AM
are then presented by him to the lad.
receiving. 0ne Of the magazines pub
llsneu stofy wv w suee A~HS' -
In which an Enslish lady, accompanies
by her maid. and under the care Of he
| father, was visiting the capital OF th'
United States. 0ne Saturday sflernoo
her father, who had been riding. cams q
her and asked her to 70 with him to th
reception at the White House. She q
6nt declined, because she had allowe'
her maid to 20 out, and she could no
Dire. henelf. But st last, overcome B.
her fathers eniresiiss and her Own curl
o.i,y in regard to American customs. sh
consented to Try to pot on her own dres'
| After various mishaps che vas ready :
20. They reached the White House an
took their places in the line which va
~ioding toward the President Th
Easlish lady vas very much surprised Z
the lack Of ceremony. Nt the street Coz
TUNES Of the lsdiss. and M the mike
nature Of the crowd. But her surPi'
ssvs way 70 honor whsn she saw. - Oh