The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-10


attractive free Iuncl Of crackers and cheese
and cnipDed beet was kept in connection
with this liquid tonic, ID IL s)o4 became
the Acknowledged course Of procedure Tor
anybody who antei TO find Harrison, and
did not find him at his desk, 20 make bee
line for the location Of this simple, yet
gra ulJous, reflection.
These and other matters of a similar i'm
port are so well knO m and understood IN
Washington that WIN Ne. HaF ison came
there IN his latest role AS President the
w ashingtOnians were quite prepared for
the present situation Of affairs w llca from
all accOu ITS includes a very shabblly dresSe1
President, a shabby conducted White
house, shabby horses and earrings, very
shabby menu and the whole aspec Of
matters embellished and festooned with
economical eccent-iciJiss Of the most d.
verse and bewildsring kinds. The soft
carpets which were Characteristic of the
house during the time the house was under
the control of Mr.. Arthur agd Mr.. C-eve-
land have given place 70 cheap and taWdY
Inattings, and these are used not only to
cover the floors Of apart nents, but nave
been pre- sed into service for stair coverings
The main flight Of stairs, which Is climbed
daily by numbers Of olIics- eekers q
Others IS covered by a strip of 2O-cent mat
ting, already fray o II, though 1t has
been there but very short time. The gov
eminent pays for TINS mating, and there Is
no re AsOu why it sd lull not ne Of good ma
terlal, except that the President has an in
sane fond less for cheap tn ngs. The same
spirit Il paIsimony OF cOu SO dictated the
laying of strips Of linen crash across the east
room carpet during public receptions a
contingent of ushers is Furnished with the
crash, and they struct the representatives
OF the great public at intervals something
after the following fash on:
Step along lively here! Keep on the
crash Don't walk on the carpetp
This is specimen of economy at Wash
ingt N under a re ubican admillstra, ion.
The ash, of course CO IS more than is
represented by any possible damage t. the
carpet just as the mating will prove an
extravaganza in the long run because 1t is
soon W Tn out. 1t is cheap, however, very
cheap, and that is a SuTticlelt rec Jmmenda-
ton for our current President.
DINNER-TABLE PARsMoNY.
AS for the Pre,den = dln 4er table it is
said t. be the barest aud most unattractive
seen IN the white house for many long
year. Those who have dned with him and
afteFward dined at am erlain's declare
that he Is absolutely a case where one
thing reminds YOU If another because it is
SO different. The meat AID vegetable
markets of Washington seem to have about
Is posi- lie and keep up Y connection at
all. President Harris N has pretty skiilful
cook in Nine. Pei uard VINO presided over
the cuisine of the ill-itarred Saclville, but
even tirst-class French COOK cannot do
much unless she has something t. put
ito her pa IS and her owe 5. aud Nine.
Pelonard seems to be suffering from
slme such lack Of material as this But the
st teSmen who have diued with Harrison
SInce he bocaT1p Brasi6aut 4 \ NOT o.u,pIoir
50 much of t 10 poverty Of the me IL and Of
the dainty dishes which are not put forward
as they do over the fact that Baby Mckee
is served with each white house dime, more
regularly aud more certainly than anv
other feature of the menu 1t is understood
that Warner Miller, who accepted the
Presidents invitation to di o after much
delay and hesitation, was astounded to find
that he was called upon to meet the Presi-
dents squalling grandchil1 and to have his
CONVEX alton Interrupt and his brightest
REMARKS punctu1,ed by exclamaJiJnS and
outcrles from 50 unusual an adjunc5 of a
state dinner as this Sciol of the house of
Harrison.
But without going any further into the
details 4 the situation at Washington, it
may be SAID th&t general to ,tlm)uy is to
the effect that official life at the White
House is ran down ut the heel 1t is
slouchy, slovenly and bears every evidence
or the Presidents cnosse pairing proci. viii s.
W hep relations c ma to ViSis hi n it is said
that instead Of entertaining them at the
Washington hotels he has cots nut I'D
some of JAe White House aDart me lts never
intended for BEDROOMS For the sake of q
few dollars the President cannot refrain
from transforming the White Hous. into a
house of lodgings, and other ono MES of
his have been of the same IN lignlfisd CHAR
acter. The barber who used TO be- at the
Denison house III Ildiauapolis. and who
attended to cutting and trimming of
Harrison's beard for a matter of twelve
years, now holds some roJtsJn at the
White House With a 81, 900 or 81 POD wear
salary attachment, and it is unders ood
that in the intervals of his duties he acts as
the Presidents valet and pers)aal barber
without al liti0nal com % sation.
Pc hap. for tae sake of the Darso,al an
pearauce of our chief magistra ,e no Obiec-
ton should be made to this arranreno inf
Possibly it would be a forth late thing # he
C uld get hold of a i1uruevman tailor of
taste and ability on so .newAaJ similar te.ms
TIE shabbiue;s of his clothes is notorion;
and tbs reasons for it were made Darfec1l
clear in series Of interviews with the Indian
apolis tradesDeople printed il the World
last year. 1t was shown taen that he was
shabby in mis- attire not because ha was
careless. bat because he hal a daer,-see rad
lection to spending money for decaut, aud
proper clothes. w. d S.aton Mr. Harri
so =, natter. who does bu ,iness at d North