, 1888-11-24
LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs Grant and Mrs. Hayes-The Last
Good-by-In Europe.

Good-by-In Europe.
when the time came for us to leave
Washington my heart was broken
When Mr.. Hayes was elected 1 invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes to come directly
to the White House, but they refused
On the Sunday previous to the inaug
uration l gave a dinner for them, so
that Mrs. Hayes would not feel a
stranger. The dinner was lovely and
everything was arranged ~splendidly.
There were seventeen of my own fam
lily at the dinner and a large number
OF prominent guests and the Legation.
ard cabinet officers. | shall never
forget Mrs. Hayas when she entered.
The large doors were thrown open and
the general and l advanced to meet
them. She was walking by Mr.. Hayes,
but did not hold his arm. She was
dressed in white silk and her dark hair
vas combed smoothly over her ears.
Her soft, black eyes shone like dia-
monds and her cheeks were as red as
roses. l took her hand in mine-it
trembled a little-and said, Welcome,
Mrs. Hayes, to the White House, and
then my guests surrounded us and she
was 500 at home. After dinner the
chief justice administered the oath of
office to Mr.. Hayes in the parlor. On
Monday | did not go to the Inaugural
ton, because 1 was busy burning old
letters and papers that my father had
owned, some bearing the date of 400.
| had seen two inaugurations, those of
the general, and l did not care to see
any more. 1 had a lovely luncheon
ready for them on their return and /
also ordered the dinner and the break
fast for the following morning, so
Mrs. Hayes would not have that worry
the first thing. Then l told the stew
ard he must go to Mrs. Hayes for
orders after that.
After dinner, as | was still hostess,
Isaid TO Mr.. Hayes: Shall we return to
the p~arlor2' and he gave me his arm
and Ulysses took Mrs. Hayes. When
we got in the parlor | said, 81 hope,
Mr. Hayes, that you will be as happy
here as we have been for eight years
and then l said, 'Good-by,' and we
drove away. 1 told Ulysses as we
were driving away that had intended
TO say to Mr.. Hayes what Gen. Buck
nor said to him when Buckner vacated
Fort Donelson: My house is yours
but l forgot it. Ulysses just put his
arm around me and said he was glad ]
had not. All the servants who had
served me during our term gathered in
the hall to say farewell, and they were
crying and l cried with them. After
two weeks of hourly festivities. l
might say, we left Washington on a
special train. My car was filed with
flowers, and after we had been escorted
u it a senator made a speech thanking
me for so successfully filling the posi-
ton of mistress of the White House.
Then another senator, a dear friend of
rline, said 1t was wrong that we ever
should leave it, and somehow l began
to think it was. They went out and
left me and ! began to cry, All my
pcnt up feelings burst forth at one
bound and, as I tell you, my tears
would have foated the ship of state if
easily forty miles, and then the gen
eral came in and said:
Why, Julia, my dear, what is
wrong2'
I feel like a waif, Ulysses ISob-
bed, 4 have no home
Never mind, we will soon have
another one. Remember what a re-
lief it is to me to be released from that
position. Now we can do what l al
ways wished to do-visit Europe and
maybe travel around the world before
we return
And SO he cheered me, and I never
felt a regret afterwards. 1t washed it
self away in those first tears"
And he had his wishY" l said.
Yes, we travelled around the world
and were received everywhere with an
ovation. What was the most interest
ing place to me? The crypt where lay
the bodies of Ferdinand and Isabella.
Livery school child in America knows
the story of Ferdinand and Isabella, /
said to the dear old priest who was our
guide, audit seemed marvellous to him
that it should be so. Invent down into
the crypt where they lie. Just think,
Ulysses, they have been here for 400
years Julia, come away he said,
for he always hated to think of death.
But think, Ulysses, 400 years.
Julia, l will leave you he replied,
making for the door. But, Ulysses, l
want you to think Julia, I'll
shut you in he said, so l flew to him.
Then the dear old priest showed US the
jewel box containing tn. jewels which
Isabella pawned in order to send Co
lumbus to America, but some of the
party thought it looked suspiciously
new. Then he took down a heavy
silver crown which was dotted with
jewels. 1t was heavy and not at all
pretty. He said: Now, it is only
right that the queen of America should
veal TIE crown of the queen who was
instrumental in finding America So
l bowed my head and he put the
crown o my bonnet and IsabellG's
acopter in my hand, and l waved it ct
cur party. soon got him to take it
OIL, and right glad l was to be clear Of
it, for it was very heavy and not at all
pretty. Nelly Bly's Interview in
New York World.