Telegram-herald., 1889-08-04
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Il - New in the Hands CT Decoxa-
tors AID Mechanics.
IT'S MEMORIES aSD SHTIxBIS



El1uey ll-s 80 aols8 a8 cafs.sis n sszlloEllg
20 - rspairs 40 aas f-r1laatnsx Probably
To ia .sIisq 4f r-alfers ~fl ~ ssl- lfiss1 ~
.e1fl ta4z -hs g.sarau,el1 14s 4p ~ dats
sfell l11rs l114 5s1 nll-lols ~ 1--ars "a
tas sz1os4tlss 1Alal.n. .aE t1ls A. r1s rlck
Waea Zoo house. s4s arst oeEn las p~opis
eallss1 g GA-aos, All s4cl lc nay havs aD-
Deafssd ~ -1em la 1L8l DAY ~ sIr8plicitF.
fiis zsyveruaa-us las lev-r le-n iaTizh ia IA
.KIs.slallls1z-. 80 -lasa-s1a. All f1rtng to
A-sL s~e,ltg "a sluey Yeals taere nas aos
nael4 tlI1e IL ~nll1 sollleoostf aas u0L CRIT
lci.-d lns A.--ss - t-ssr-1s ID lne nation.
u asfta4nls 8as never te-n mlcn IL psslstcs.
though u las sVa40~sd up to nsiisous of
daflAn. snos tt va bulE. h-Eis issas than
esansslry ayo Nov Marshal " ilsoa has pre-
per.i plan Tor sulArging TIE structure.
s1sc1. .leagen Knows, - z-ssiei badly enough.
Itls = Ehs first 5fficlal recognition q the de-
nlAnd mere . and lng has D.-en for new
sE~cuavs aafalol all4 lh-re Is SONS prospect
tEA1 t1s matter ~lA nos - tak-n ap ~ con
gre~s al pusne'trtnrough- A great deai Il
ssIlI4Ll4elt al lla17 historic memories ching
about tas CHI house. and a coVr-s there
wosid b. . y-n-fsA protest against the de-
molition q the structure. Happily mat Is
rot n.s-eaary. Is can Do enlarged without
nlr1.aH A-Il4 ttAl - AEAA.fr an NA-A NlA'ta'
conlmo,iious suarcsrs f1r the family II the
prssllsuE tnd a stronger line of d=narkarion
teJ~oen TIC private and puhlc parts n The
boass. ths s.d structure might b. mads % DO
very veil far another century or Two.
One great uroabie with fhs house As it nov
sfanlls Is tle mixing q the pubhc and pri-
vs6s lsas The visitor wh0 . granted tbs
favor "a q boa through tas house under tas
ssco4t ~ 1d Penda.l resilze- this a. every
atep After leaving ths LOBBY and too oig
Eat room Yol az AZ tno uIns Ia the resi-
1ence ot the president tnt ais family None
% rh- members II tls family ara 70 oe ssen,
bar you ca1r zet the impression out 0f your
mind that you are Intrnding upon 5hs pri-
vacY Il an American seatiemans household.
AM you wonld nor - slrprise.l as anv mo-
menr - coms suiisuiy upon the president
asleep on loun.,e with his coat aud shoes OF
sni nesspaper slipped over his face % keep
ths ti-s away. or uo1n Mrs. Harrison trying
IN rruo granilaorherlY fashion 70 lull little
Ben amin INTO a. afternoon nap
THIS unpleasant impression l. heightened
hy the actions Of Old pendsiL As he isais
you sbout be seems 70 - o. tlptoe lsst he dis
tarte somebody. aat when hs SPEAKS u Is n
mblgsd. almost tinid tone. When 30
opens he door laatlng from the state diuing
room 70 the corridor Ia The family end d tas
house b. fairly gives o2e a chill Cautiously
opening the door an rnch or two ne peers
through the narrow opening Ike boy VINO
r. after conrraoand isn In a forbidden pan
try Not I'll he nas satisfied himself H.
member = the family Il present does NJ ven
ture 70 open the door for your passage. Il
wish 1 ~srs ont OF tais, tho visitor involun-
tariiy excala,s % himself. Il don't ike this
=
Ssnts1aans ooass. Icing members Of bis
family ike a u-rhr'f maids lover r. is a
shame hat we s1or .t compelled % DO thi F,
in ths hot.ss - tt prssident x ths Unitea
States
Without doubt old Psndeu thinks in the
same way Bat be has been spying around
- long that as doeSus mind it any more
Pended Las been In the White House about \
quarter ~ a century. ard 10 L. worth a zood
deal b. hear hfr describe the furniture of the
mansion and to bear hun saw IN a sort OF
gui,ie hook voice. 'Ou this spot Mr and Mrs
Cleveland wore narrie-l.' OF. ia the East
room. "flSht here. facing Ike this, Nellie
Grant vas married 20 Mr. Sartoris.n con
this very SPOT" continues the guide. ''Mr
lincoln stood and gave ne some parting di-
recfions about the luncheon he Nas ~ have
after coming back from The theatre ths night
ia vent 70 tha play house and was shot
Faor man, tbat luncheon Nas never ate
R.Eht hero Gen. Garfield stood on the morn
i1< ia was going away Vi-h Sc-r-tarv Blaine
srt shoos my rant Rs 30 said -ooi-by An
horr later they brought hiln back from the
railway station fatally wounded Pendelrs
~ruse of locality uast De strong. FOR there Is
uot spot IN che W hira House that does not
have some such ASSOCIATION in his mind Anj
al
lamps. shadcs. pictures and articles OF bric-s
brac Is rrodix.ons fle reueEnhers by what
president or presidents wifs everything ia
the louse vas purchased Mrs Clev einnd
ssiec-sd rhis vase ana tlat lamp. AMI Nj
Aftlnr I'll IS picture and that carpet. IS the
f8ithfu. ami Intelligent ssrvant runs over tho
in- -atacsCl3 whirh hs knows 50 wei ls
seris to tae listener that President Arthur
must have done great deal for the " bite
truse
There IS rot much IN the house that j.
prst.y and ARTISTIC thar was not bought by
3ir Arthur. snd everything that Arthur
bcugft II pretty AMI I'm ths o-St u taste He
was She arst nodern prs<isient Who bad the
knack ~ makuy oid things look new. vao
knew bow 20 brighten I'D the dark corDers
srt w1o wsS familiar with tia values Il color
tones Ia psper and d.cors tionS When Arthur
came la taa cid coiars II dead green. blue
and rsi. .itfie fsfst. out stiu stroux encuEh
~ give ofTanse to an artistic seuse. gave raF
O. the rich Poup~uan shades whicb 1yr
aaoru fhe Raj room. O. fhe r0hans sgy blue
ami silver woich are delight - the eye iu
t1r Sine rem. snd so rhe Me xrssn Rnd god
which make tns Green roonn - artistic. As
sr svicsrce ~ Arthurs Suacx ~ resrr>r zinC
~ rEs. ths fa.s n taa eld sxtenssou iirfug
table. efy whAch presidents 20 -le ruusber of
naarlV s,ore bad eaten. mar - citssi. t.
-as rnissrs able sxrase f1r State ii1inE
tahle 1rd Arthur had is zazen ,u-. but uCs
s.-rilr-~i Pas,desl nov shows vissors a
really hsnciSe,ns saebosri and convenient,
s-naI lining tsbie made cas- ~ the eft--e ma
hoxa,v ulsisr Which john Adams vas The
first PRESIDENT - stretch his ierS
farisii steps his visitors n the Ci~rcn room
ard ~errsr'rs In = t.re that Is inipr essive te
csr~. ..lrst Vsrulrhrai. There srs ths pcr
traits ~ two FORMER mistress = ttis nou~s
~fo have '-sf Fief ~ftHfn fs- DAYS = esch
.fhrr lf-s Hayes ,ra Nrs Tyler TIE two
r.nrnits har- fsoirg res,h rtber. snd rict
s---s - ,arfs.rr-s i-v.nis a Ar,sr-csn s-orren
r.a~ an Sr~- Ms Says s-,-h 70 has
t,s-s- -rs.1a Nora ths, evaf e~raresf r1ar she
was -,e - f1s most rcreiar r'isfr-s-es fhe
waste, 1nr-s ever sal SABA a. er1nio~- n
+a -r-. Ms Hares ~es ta- nlcs- .oveo's
., ever knew Sa- vas mother e.
-f -.., r.arr men eFnrirvsd eeTe ls cana
- - -af-raI t, ,e~ as h~eechinz On
-ssesvf,- 80 rsei sc 80 an cad fashioned
r---~-~~ dinner In ere s--le isnins rcom "a,
-.-h - ~--a al invited ~f.f cur wiTss
t,a~sr "a zezg 'T-,-s 'r ---1r~n