The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-13

Jefferson rode on horseback to Monticello
and John Tyler had a cottage near Fortress
Monroe, while Andrew jackson used to go
down to the little rocky island between
Norfolk aud old Point Comfort to fish.
The cottage at the Soldiers home. which
was occupied by Lincoln and others of the
Presidents, is now the home of d military
officer. The result is that the President
has to get a cottage outside, and il he pre-
fers Cape May, do not know why he
should not go there. The value Of the cot
tage, it seems to me, has been over-rated.
1t certainly did not cost over 1900, and an
economical builder could put it up for, a
much less sum. The most of the money
has been spent on IT'S interior The eXter-
Tor is too dark in its sombre drab and very
dark lead coiored trimmings to please the
eye or add TO the beauty of the landscape.
The seashore, with its blazing sun and its
clear skies, has all the effect of the tropi-
cal countries, and it needs the brig htest of
colors to harmonic with nature. Grays
and drabs are not picturesque colors when
the marshes stretch fatty back from the
sea to the woods. The Presidents cottage
is a square house with two story piazzas,
and a high roof with dormer windows add
ing third story. The very dark paints
give the house heavy, solemn appearance
Even the roof is on the brown shade. Had
that been venetian red it would have been
some relief to the body of the house. The
piaZzas extend around the four sides of the
house, and they are a thing of comfort if
not beauty.
THE INTERIOR OF THE COTTAGE.
The moment one enters the hall, how
ever, the sombre exterior is forgotten. 1t
is broad nall running back some forty
feet to the fireplace, which is finished with
tiles and oak mantel Perhaps the only
fault to be found with the interior of the
cottage is right here in the fireplace. 1t is
pretty, but too small. 1t is a city fireplace
in country hal, and is not the generous
fireplace for the old-fashioned blazing logs
or pine knots. The hall, and indeed the
whole house, is finished in natural woods,
poplar and oak, showing their beautiful
grains Rugs are laid here and there over
the polished hall floor, and the chairs and
settees are of rattan. The hat rack, hay
ing mirror and low seat, is of oak. The
long parlor on the left has two sets of
double doors opening into the hall. 1t is a
pretty room, simply furnished, but in good
taste. The floor is covered with mating
of the natural or straw color. Most of the
chairs and small tables are of white rattan.
A sofa and easy chairs of oak with tape
| tied upholstering give variety and color to
the summer furniture. a small upright
piano is in one corner, and the white walls
are reviewed DIV pictures, enEraNlDgS anO
water colors. Some of the water colers are
Mrs. Harrison's painting, and one cluster
of rare white orchids form particularly
lovely study. Across the hall are the re
ception room and dining room. commune
eating by double doors, each room opening
! into hall. The former is similar TO the
parlor, having mating on the floor, and
| furniture of cane and spindle oak The
dining room is one of the prettiest rooms
The table and sideboard are of oak, ana the
chairs of bent wood. A corner cupboard
holds the pink and white china, glass anC
silver Above the sideboard is an cab
clock, and on the walls are pictures, inciud
ing Moonlight Duck Shooting and {
Fishing Match" II is homelike room
and fully equipped. The buffers pantry
storeroom, kitchen and laundry are neal
perfection in their completeness of con
venience and equipment for housekeeping
In the pantry are closets filled with table
linen and plain white china.
| The oak stairway is set well back 10 the
hall at one side of the fireplace, so that it is
not seen as one enters the front door. This
part of Jersey is not yet too worldly Il
| dispense with front doors, therefore / sa,
front door. The upper hall is already the
coy family sitting room. Necessity COM
pels the use of the upper hall at the White
House for sitting room, and choice makes
the cottage hall the most delightful room IN
the cottage. Long windows open on the
piazza, and here one steps out to sit or wall
with the unbroken sea view ever present