The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-14
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THE WHITE HDJsi. BRIDE,
Making the Mansion More Of n Home and Less
Of ClIib House.

(From tie Ny Yo,h Sun.
Tho daily routine Of life at the White
House has not been altered much since u
bride came to preside there. A writcr
IN the New York Sun says that tho Prcsi
dents habits have not yielded to tho
change III his domestic affairs. There is
one moro servant, a German girl, whom
Mrs. Hoyt brought from Fayetteville
with her, who will remain as Mrs. Clcyc-
lands maid. But the presence of n mis-
trcsS at tho Executive Mansion would
not be perceived by the casual visitor
close inspection of the private portion
OF the house, however, shows that n
woman's dainty hand and refined taste
have passed over it, and the rooms look
less like club house and more like II
nome. Mrs. Cleveland and her friend
have been ovcrhauling the antique furni-
tnrc, pulling one piece ont Of this room
and pushing another into that, and at
the west end of the private corridor they
nave fitted up little snuggcry, where
they SIT sometimes and exchange con-
ildcnccS piano has been taken M
INTO one OF the tn chambers and that
part OF the house, which has so long been
gloomy and forbidCling, has now become
lnuSical and merry under the touch of
Their hnScrS. Visitors who arc shown into
the Presidents library nowadays hear
llilaccuStomcu sounds, Il snatch of song
disclosed by an open door, or an echo of
laughter, or a few notes of Il piano payly
played.
When the President hears these sounds
he often looks surprised and many n
tune leaves pile OF official papers ON
his desk, looks into the adjoining room
to see what the girls, as he calls them,
arc mp to and then returns to his work q
happier and more contcntcd man. A
CABINET meeting was interrupted the
other day and grave matters of statccrart
were laid aside by n little confusion in
which two girlish voices were apparent.
but the interruption passed suddenly
away and divcrtc attention was restored
to the consideration of the fisheries uucs
ton.
breakfast was formerly served at the
White House Mt eight o'clock and the
President was often ut his desk an hour
or 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 on his way to the dining room to
take what telegram or letters are living
upon his desk and runs through them
while waiting for break fast to be served.
lie gets into the official harness about nj
hour later than he used to do, and it is
generally ten O'Clock nowadays before he
begins work, when nine was the hour
formerly. He pulls steadily along until
half-past one, when, on every alternate
day, he receives The public and then goes
to luncheon, and aftcrward chats with
the ladies for few minutes as he smokes
cigar.
During the morning hours Mrs. Clcvc-
land sees nothing of her husband, but
spends her time in reading, sewing, ar
ranging things about the house, wander
ing IN the conservatory and gossiping
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 ovcrhauling them, dragging to
light relics Of Jciicrsonian simplicity and
Jacksonian severity and throwing them
into contrast with the artistic modern
ness that has prevailed since General
Arthur and the Tiflnnys .nncwcd the
Presidents quarters. Will there is no
necessity for Mrs. Cleveland exercising
any supervision over the domestic affairs
OF the place, rs the servants arc well
trained and numerous, scarcely dav
passes without q consultation with the
steward or visit TO the cook, who, with
the rest of the household, admire their
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