New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
THE SUMMER WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT HARRISON READING NOVELS.
"ouEoPATRA" NOW IN HIS HANDS-MRs' HAN
R1soNs DAILY LIFE AMUSING
CORRESPONDENCE.

is living in the mountains tho fact that not QUO
ofce-seeker has visited his cottage Two have ua.e"
TO follow him into the wood but when told that 'no
President was here for all absolute resi- they nav
taken the first train out only leaving few papers WIN
Private Secretary Haiford, samples OF what lnoS
would be willing to receive
As a consequence OF this courtesy from that pro
verbally irrepressible biped the ofco-seeker' frs
dent Harrison has had second weeks quiet hono,'io
among the Maryland hills. He has even found ""io
from examining state papers for little reanihs' a"1
one morning Burke's Essays were his compahioH''
while upon another he looked into Buckles historJ'
Although the classics are his favorfte BOOKS, nu~
compels the admission that the Chief Magistrate IL ou
OF a good novel He has few summer ho'eis va
hand now that he dips into after the midday uiiho' "
a sort Of appetizer for tho heavy literature per'Ae
TO the pardon and respite cases he has been eAam's
the last week. Again truth comes to the froht OH"
compels an admission. One Of these post-pranuis
volumes Is "Cleopatra," the book in which H. huor
Hsggard does not himself the size OF his ehei
aids the loneliness Of his women, or inc unuus
worthineSs OF his flchings from the untrust"oi"i'
history OF that time Yet the President reah H. ana e
has to bear the Of having introduced IL ih'o NE
peaceful family Harrison says she did not purchase
It, Mrs Mckee disclalms the ownership 50 IL rS''
upon the President The volume that he reads Is Do'
the typcal railroad kind, in which the Imagination ID
not aided by O single picture. The PRESIDENT VIZ
une has the most vivid cuts Of such entclng scchos
as Cleopatra robbing the mummy OF Mehhsra a
Har1nachis telling the most monstrous lion tha' eo
infested the forests of Egypt with single blow Oh NJ,
strong right The ladies of the house VIII roau
this thrilling volume when tho President hhishce S
At present Mrs. Mckee IS reading The hhishVH'
rantD and Mrs. Harrison has not had Time lor "N'
summer novel. She gives her whole morning 10 ar
swering her letters, which have not In the least III
minshed in number since coming to Deer Parh VIM"
in Washington Mrs. Harrison was aided In THIS "oiA
bv Mrs scott-Ior, but here she has no assistance
as her daughters time is almost completely taken up
NTH bousebold cares Among the letters In TINS
weeks mall was one for Mrs. Mckee from girl IN
Kansas This was the gist Of It: You ron III
wealth because your father is President am poor
but have talents 1 think you ought to send me
a niano and some sheet music 1 wish you woud go
| around among your rich friends In Washington anu
ret I'D a subscription to send me TO GERMANY "noio
| could cultivate my talents MIS- N'
laughed when she read the letter, and said that 10"
people understood that she was living on eXac'y no
same income now that she had lived on before her
ta,hor uae President The greatest merrment was
cansed At the cottage by clipping from village pa
per which was sent Mrs. Harrison After ehunieraN
ing lot OF famous pictures that she had paInleu
said that II seemed the only one the author had ho
ascribed TO her was Anllets Angeus-the writer M
sbed the article by ecstatic description OF por
ccIain bath-tub, that 1t was said she was paint
| t. Cor the Mckee babies. Tho flowers that
dorred this marvellous work of art were minutey
| descr,bed and the writer finished by saying baoy
49, nevar goes into the tub without kissing the
eorcrs that his grandmother painted. In MS wiz
t.,nts 10 reach one rose he overturned tub water
| and aus Mrs. Harrison has very strong ehse
of bumor, she gets considerable amusement out Vi
Ron mornings work of reading letters. since me
coming Of tho President the front part OF the house
has been given to his and Mrs Harrison ana MIS-
Mckee receive their guests on the VIDE NeranuA
! Tho Presiden. has his office in tho paror, while
wrtting-tabe has put in the square hallway or
| his nriva;e secretary. This same table Is always
| filled with documents and letters and gives 10 'he
utne cottage a semi working look, not In keeping
With the easy chairs, hammocks and couches oil INC
rest of the house. Mr. Halford sits down 10 this Id
bIe At 80 and, taking an hour for dinner raiciS
leaves IL until 3 p. Blu. this constant WORKING oi
President and secretary is to have some cessa'on'
Ex-senator Davis and Mr.. Elkns are trying 70 ar
ranp,s grand hunting and fishing excursion INTO the
| West Virginia mountains for few days next week.
and the President may yet forget all care as he lays
for the black bar that 1t IS sad sill pro"lS mar
what was once Dobbins farm, but IS now the Village
~ Flkins Mrs Harrison Is undecided about accom-
panying the President on his August trip ehe says
| her indecision IS caused solely by the Thought ol
! q living in trunk for three weeks. A summer
tourist VIII understand her reason. AS yes MIS-
vcKc, * the only representative OF the Presidents
| family a. the hotel hops and bowling parties. MIS-
Harrison although at all times accessible 10 callers
| has not been entertained, except informally Oy her
old friends, Senator Davis's and Mr. ElhlIss ram
| lies All who call upon her express adh'ira'o"
! of her afabiity humor and unaffected good sense
| Quite the prettcst young married woman al the
| Thursday night hop the Presidents daughter
Mrs Mckee has that boon Of many women wax
| ing instead of waning beauty. She wore gown OF
sof. gray texture, with tone of violet, that was
wonderfully becoming TO her olive skin, with It's
quite unusual flush Of red. Mrs. Mckee Is usually
pale but the exertlon of dancing gave color TO her
cheeks as well as briillanoy to her brown eyes
woman picks the chiefest charm OF womans race
and woman who had watched Mrs. Mckee n'enuy
Thursday night concluded her observation by saying
II is the brow. The Madonna of Gabriel Max couIu
not rival the Presidents daughter In purity anu
sweetness of brow"
In the ball room at the time with Mrs. Mchee
was secretary WINDOWS young daughter. she was
not As beautiful the group Of girls arouhu ho'
but could be proof against the wee bit OF INC
od-fashoned girl that still fingered about her. ANY
would select her as the sweetest woman IN .lo
group and no one could doubt the choice when Miss
Window spoke. Her voice is full of tone charInlsS
modulatcd and with ring Of sincerity that maAe'
the Of her companions soulless and ahece,
81 most excellent thing in woman indeed. Addeu
TO the charm OF voice. Miss Florence Window nhcrS
from her father kindly courtesy, against which none
is proof. She bids fair to be the genuine iaVorlto
in the Cabinet circle next winter. Mrs. "lhuom j
| rarely without her daughter. lhoy "anuor va
into the woods together the daughter accompanies
the mother in her calls and the mother goes win
the daughter 10 the ballroom. Their devotion one
To another gives a bit Of view into the intimate
life of the sccrotary's family the Germans won"
describe the relationship " nnig' the French as
intime.' .,
Mrs Hartson's visit TO the Swimming Pool Wcdnes
day has inspired young and old 10 take lessons IN
swimming and the plump woman who Is not learning
10 float and the Snowy one who does not praglso
Owing and swimming. unheard Of. Mrs. Harrison
viii not venture but her daughter means to take
LESSONS each morning. so that when benjamin III
must needs learn 10 swim she can assist him. Next
10 the naatOrium the tennis courts arc I'm favor ana
| this week We had Instance Of young girl VINO
danced every night saying with littlc sigh at ne
Thursday hop, No. cannot dance 10 night. am III
lie bit tired. PLAYED eighty games OF tennis 70 DAY:
Private Secretary Halfors daughter Is agile tennis
player. She shares the championship with MISE