Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-07
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uo1Ofhten anew luhfue anu outsiud hhu |
ogerhauled as has not been done for
several years. Although the workmen
have been busy ever since the President
lett town, II will be several weeks yet
before sill the repairs, renovation and
alterations viii be completed. But care
has been taken TO attend first to those
more private portions OF the mansion
which me appropriated 10 tho personal
use Of Che Piehidsnt end Mrs. Cleveland,
and no matter how soon the Presidept re- |
turns 70 Washington he will find them |
ready for him. The entire exterior OF |
the baildiug haR been painted 90 white as
to justify the popular nanae Of the Execu-
tive Mansion. Tie iron fences around
tho house have been painted and the
spenFs on top of the fences have
baan fiided. inside, all the carpets
hAso been hitad from the floors,
thoroughly cleaned, and carefully
pot down ag,in- None OF the rooms have
iieen entirety repainted, but the walls,
ceti,nRs and eornicos of each have been
touched up with paint and gold leaf, and
nle Or two Of the more obscure rooms,
such rs Miss Cleveland's room, have bad
their ceilings newly papered. The room
which has come TO be named Miss Cleve-
lands room from the fact That she oocu.
pied il while she was mistress of the
White House, ia on the second floor, near
the southwest corner of the building. IL
Is the room where President Garfield lay
during his illness, and it is the room
which Mrs. Folsom now occupies when
she comes to Washington. To the west
f. Of 1t there ia long narrow apartment,
used on dressing room on suite, On the
east also, looking out southwark upon the
White Lot and Potomac, is the state bed
room, with massive rosewood furniture,
crimson hangings, and high over the head
of the bed is q gilded canopy like that
which caps royal throne. This is the
Prince OF Wales room, at least that is the
room his Royal Highness occupied when
hc YVES TIC guest OF the While House.
In many respects the upper story of the
Executive Mansion is most interesting,
mainly, perhaps, because being more
private il is less accessible thnn the apart
ments on the gtpnnd floor. A marked prac-
teal improvement has been made i'll the
main corridor mp stairs, where tick several
antique clocks and the walls of which,
like the wells of the main corridor on the
ground floor, are deeked with life-size
paintings of former occupants of the
White House, varied by busts of distin-
guished men on brackets or in inches.
Mr.. Oleyeland's principal contribution to
the art ornaments of the upper corridor is
stueco bust of the late Vice President
Hendricks, which is very good likeness.
Reaching the second floor by the main
staircase, which rises OF the western end
Of the grand corridor on the ground floor,
and walking along the second floor cor
rider from west to east, the frat room on
the south side is Miss Cleveland's bed
room, with boudoir attached, than the
Prince of Wales room, then the
Presidents oifiee and library, then the
cabinet room, then another room or two
where clerical work is done.
Opposite Miss Cleveland's room, on the
north side Of the corridor, is the Presi-
dsnts-0ed room. Adjoining it and cor.
responding to Miss Clsvelanl's boudoir
is NARROW apartment which Mrs, Cleve-
land uses for a dressing room She used
it as such before she went away, and will
lind it ready TO be used MS such when she
returns. But the furniture has heen en-.
tirely changed. Only the pictures on the
wall remain az she left them, and the
little hundred year-old Dutch clock
which she brought from Europe. Til,
pictures on She walls ARE large crayOn o
the President, which gets Inc place o
honor over the little white marble fire
place q er8yon of her brother, take
when he was handsome young mar
with hne, heavy moustachA;
small steel engraving of Mr.. S. W
Rissell, Mr.. gleyeland's law partner
and a Photographic group Of the FolsoI
family. Tins room il in tile north Yves
rs 1.1s ! l..
dow looking out toward Pennsylvania
avenue and another looking toward til
State, War, and Navy Building, Tho fun
niturs Of the room is not extravagant, Blu
il has been selected with taste neatly al
ranged md tie room is cherry. Til
principal articles OF furniture arc yer
plain bureau with mirror, a fuii lepgtl
l,tifrur in the corner, a small cabinet,
elnaAer writing des6, an easy chair il
E A4 tegs taa hurH.
A Nl5 Mus ryy lug
Hai.QIr paGi u tl.e room. on Il sl,.n
natr the ig0ut siEdOW thnro il very fil
dressing eaae, containing sGGa d9alGs
ARTICLES O. mounted in auher It Isl
WedaiN saut from n dear friend, IN
the pa Is 5p, open II Mrs GltreM
left tuaiy little kuictnsets there vile
Sue WcEt 4wtytpcy hayauit ba urtmoYt
Gnri1R h"r ah4onae.
Ihe room IT. tho ror.h side OF the co
ridpt baGiHniug IL the west and comiI
s.st me tho Presidents bedroom, vii
Mars, Clayelpnd's dressing room adjoinir
on one side and Mr.. Clevelanl's bat
room On the other: the Blue Bedroom
which used to ha occupied by Neil
Arthur; Mrs. Cleyeland's maids be,
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