The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-15
THE WHITE HOUSE BRIDE,
Making the Mansion aIorc of n Home and Less
of n Club House.
(From the New York Sun.

(from the New \ ork Sun.
The daily routine of life ut the White
House has not been altered much since q
bride came to preside there A writer
in the Now York Sun says that the Prcsi-
dents habits have not yielded to the
change i'll his domestic affairs. There is
one more servant, German girl whom
Mrs. Hoyt brought from Fayetteville
with her, who will remain as Mrs. Clcvc-
lands maid. But the presence Of mis-
trcss ut the Executive Mansion would
not be perceived by the casual visitor.
close inspection of the private portion
Of the house, however, shows that a
woman's dainty hand and refined taste
nave passed over it, and the rooms look
less like club house and moro like a
home. Mrs. Cleveland and her friend
have been ovcrhauling the antique furni-
ture, pulling one piece out of this room
and pushing another into that, and at
the west end Of the private corridor they
have fitted up little snuggcry, where
they SIT sometimes and exchange con-
tidonces. piano has been taken ND
INTO one OF the south chambers and that
part OF the house, which has so long been
gloomy and forbidding has now become
muslca' and merry under the touch of
the PRESIDENTS library nowadays hear
lnaccustomcd sounds, snatch of song
disclosed by an open door, or an echo Of
laughter, or few notes of piano gayly
played.
When the President hears these sounds
he often looks surprised and many n
time leaves a pile Of official papers on
his desk, looks into the adjoining room
tn what n ori,,l l., II.
arc up to and then returns to his work a
happier and more contcnted man, A
Cabinet meeting was interrupted the
other day and grave matters of statccraft
were laid aside by q little confusion in
which two girlish voices were apparent,
but the interruption passed suddenly
away and divcrtot attention was restored
to the consideration of the fisheries uucs-
ton.
Breakfast was formerly served at the
White House at eight o'clock and the
President was often at his desk an hour
OF SO before. Now the breakfast hour
is nine o'clock, and only once or twice
since his marriage has Mr. Cleveland at
tended to any official duties before going
down stairs. He usually passes into the
library Oh his way to the dining room to
take what kilograms or letters are living
upon his desk and runs through them
while waiting for breakfast to be served.
He gets into the official harness about an
hour later than he used to do, and it is
generally ten o'clock nowadays before he
begins work, when nine was the hom
formerly. He pulls steadily along until
halt-past one, when, on every alternate
day, he receives the public and then goes
to luncheon, and aftcrward chats with
the ladies for q few minutes as he smokes
cigar.
During tho morning hours Mrs. Clevc-
land sees nothing of her husband, but
spends her time in reading, sowing, az
ranging things about the house, wander
ing III the conservatory and goSsiDing
with the gardener about the flowers, OF
which she is very fond. In the attic of
the White House is wonderful store of
old things, and the young women have
been overhauling them, dragging to
light relics of Jcf1ersonian simplicity and
Jacksonian severity and throwing them
into contrast with the artistic modern
ness that has prevailed since General
Arthur and the Tiffanys renewed the
Presidents quarters While there is no
necessity for Mrs. Cleveland exercising
any supervision over the domestic affairs
of the place, as the servants arc well
trained and numerous, scarcely day
passes without consultation with the
steward or visit to the cook, who, with
the rest of the household, admire their
young mistress as much as the public do.