The sun., 1888-09-16
FOUR CHARMING HOUSES. |
GLTMPSBs or dTTRACTITE HOMES
NEAR WASHINGTON.


NEAR WASHINGTON
CountrJ Places BeionrinE to the President,
Secretary whitney. ES-Seeretnry No
Cuiioch. and MrA Kate Chaso-sprarue.
One OF the most charming features OF
Washington Is its country life. At distances OF
from one to ten miles from tho capital are
dotted the summer residences OF people promi-
nent In politics and society
RED Tor.
A twenty-minutes' drive from the city brings
you to the most modern and probably the pret-
tiest suburban residence we can boast of-Oak
View, or as It was famitiarly called, Red Top"
the Little Trianon" Of our first LADY,
where the President reaxes and plays at farm
Ing. and Mrs. Cleveland enjoys herself In hor
own way.
The President is very proud OF his small do
maiD and takes as much interest In everything
that ia done there as poor department clerk
In the tiny homestead he.acduires.
Some time ago called there, and while walt
ing for Mrs Cleveland. who was out behind the
sorrels. the President drove up with Miss Will
lard. and, after calling her attention to some
recently discovered natural beauty OF the place,
took her by the arm and fairly skipped into the
parlor umagne that 800 pound skipL exclaim-
ing as he pointed TO curtain across tho doors
leading to the library, There's our new our
tain. How do you like it p
1t was worth about IS, but judging from the
pride and pleasure in his voice you would have
said 1t was about a 10000 tapestry.
He greeted me cordially, and went to investi-
gate birds most to which the page was call
ing his attention. and then busted himself by
petting Kay examining the clover which was
being cut, and wondering where Mrs. Cleve-
lana had gone and when she would return.
Il IA nj nal 10 oil nj nd fhar To
little ceremony. If you call In the morning or
afternoon you may have to ring several times
before the page Ia bright boy OF IL or 14) puts
In an appearance, and then, very likely. he will
apologize by saying he was up tree back Of
the house eating fruit
The President comes in to the White House
about o'clock. necessitating an 8 o'clock
breakfast. Mrs. Cleveland lunches between
and or whenever she gets in from her morn
ing drive. when she is alone, and dinner is
served at G.
The house is very pretty. 1t is not large. and
Is built OF greenlsh gray stone that harmon
ICES well with the dull red hue OF the irregular
roof 1t faces south, and has q wide porch
along the front and west side that presents q
number Of light rattan | rockers % and % easv chairs
and ool-looking couch. with afghan and pill
lows. sociably arranged about the front door.
Inc hail. for a country house. fs rather mar
row. On the right of 1t are the pnrlor and H.
brary, on the left a small reception room and
the general eject eject cheerful The rooms % are fur fur
nished .pretily. with, IN eye to comfort. but
The pSor ana bssy are earpeed with
light moquette which has not been trodden
n%pon upon sufficiently to r natten the seams, and
two at the side. with wide lodges that make
good q loungng places, and two French opening
ndine striped in blue and gold and cream. that
has COOL airy effect The furniture is up,
with ewers 'S'y small tabe IN ene
holds fancy lamp with home made shade OF
ribbon and M lace, some books, * and large photo
draped with . light blue scarf q material simi;;
open iTspaee Is {lsd With eiit and 81 Silver tins
N af" % Ss dases Sass Sg Msa
Cleveland on one Of her rambles. Beside the
oat msnto is bdainsy assrs stand e, cvsd
isd with Mrs. tleyeIands doraf liza isyortes'
pansies This is evidently her corner, for, be.
ing-a French book the first few, pages Of which
Are pretty m well th%pbed as though the the fret
hard ss time getting her lesson n and H copy of
Adam Badeau's book about the English aris-
pace e, marked ,% an With az enyelope
scope. which she uses, no doubt. in studying
bugoogy and botany. There are two or three
competition for uglness would give three-dol-
lar chromos a close race.
tional. The dining room ia inviting. with It's
oval table covered with the whitest Of linen
na the sysf of &
there isn't decnnter in sight
The Presidents and Mrs. Clevelands Sleep
brarWy. bra W Miss Willard during hersvisits Prefers
the tower room. and there Is always room re-
When Mrs Cleveland came in from her drive
the President gave her q Jolly, ,affectonate
sale and sound She has b beeom@e @ Quite S slender es @
and looked, young and girlish In an ecru India
silk dotted with blue, made with an almost
solid blue. Her black hat was on the Gaines
greatest charm is. the fresh. apparently deep
interest she takes In whatever interests those
aGnd 3Sn her That she gotten used
Lip whenever she, feels she is under inspection.
came into the Presidents possession. There
are mere trees and Of Iate number n Of out
here at a roof-raising for the proprietor to fur
1ish the workmen with keg ef beer: after
Tie Yhsh hsK ss lis
new barn about week after his nomination;
He honored the custom by observing it; and
hoisted in @ flag flag With bandanna huttsrinG from
whole city is in sight, with the Capitol spread
inG out its marble wings In the centrs. and on
particularly fine day, you can see the winding
river and even Arlington.
GRASSLANDs.
About half or three-Quarters OF a milo
further on Is Grassands, which Secretary and
Mrs. Whitney have made famous by their
boundless hospitality; Its name is most ap-
propIiate, for almost the entire hundred acres
Is Sn e. u1,dTla1inG n, bed oi veysty turf There Is
slight. attempt at farming, It is one of tine old
places, The house was built In 1906 by Ad-
mir nyhh nd {u In oil Mi nj fula
Did its old yellow walls but possess the power
OF phonograph, there could be ground out
who was first sheltered by them, and may
hap some State secrets. ponderous views. and
spicy gossip OF ante-bellum days.
Seyenty-1ve years ago Capt. Loughborough
was born In tho room Secretary Whitney now
uses as q library, and. as boy. attended a
he first gr!pped fortune by the wrist and told