Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-01

OuCie Jerry, WDO mas Oeen IN tne w mite
House for quarter of a century, always
gets kindly Good morning, J srry," from
Mrs. Harrison, no matter if he sees her hall
dozen times day. He always beams Just
rs proudly as though it was the first time
he had been honored with salutation, and
says cheer ully, 'Mawnin', Mis- Harrison %
DUTIES OF THE STEWARD.
After break asst, which always occurs at
$50, Mrs. Harrison sees the steward, Nc
kim, and gives him the orders for the day.
This means that she tells him whether there
are to be guests and whether she wishes anv
changes made in the decorations of the
private dining room. He arranges the en-
tire menu IoT the day does the marketing
and oversees the servants. Unless it is the
house-cleaniug season that is all
the time Mrs. Harrison gives to her
kitchen, but you may be sure she
has just as much interest in everything go
ing well as a young matron when giving her
first dinner, and she says that the only dif-
terence between her cares now and when she
was private citizens wife is that she does
not need To worry over the preparations for
entertaining.
Sne has introduced numberless changes
which give homehke air to the private din
ing room. One these is TO have the ia BILE
for break asst and luncheon spread with nap
kins instead 0. with one large cloth. 1t
gives the table, which is Large round af-
fair OF very Light oak, dainty effect. Every
dish has pretty doyly, and in the center
there is always a bowl OF fresh flowers,
There are six or eight covers laid as rule
for these two meals, although for luncheon
this number is ten extended to 10 or II
the President bringing In anyone with
whom he wishes to talk beyond the hour set
fOrsluLcheon. Those who usually sit down are
the President and Mrs. Harrison, DR., Seott
Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Russell Harrison and
Mrs. Dimick. Mrs. Aarrison's widowed
niece. high chair is always on hand tor
Master Benjamin Mckee.
WHITE HOUSE DINING ROOMS.
The table has a little history. 1t was
meant bv President Arthur to be used tenn
po arily to take the place OF the cumbersome
one which had been in use during the Hayes
administration, and which was a magnii-
cent affair, lacking in only one particular.
One could set down at it, but not to it, for it
was so heavily carved that the one who sat
at the corner could as easily have bestrided
. bucking horse. President Arthur claimed
that dining table should be round SO that
people could sit near each other, no sharp
points intervening.
Out OF patience with the superb affair
then In use he had this round table put in
as a mskeshi until something more ele-
CANT could be made. The other he ordered
cut up into side tables to hold the silver
and china, for which there was no room on
the sideboards. There are two o these side
boards, put IL by Mrs. Hayes and richly
carved. They are the handsomest pieces in
the private dining room, although there are
two unique sideboards there which date
back 70 Jefferson's day, and do not in the
least suggest the simplicity Ior which that
President Was noted. Mrs. Harrison is bay-
ing an elegant new table made to match the
other furnishings o. the room, which are all
Of Tshogany and richly carved.
HOW CHINA is CARED FOB.
] wonder if this country has any idea