Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-19
PRESIDENTIAL PLUMBER.
Souvenirs of the Recent swing Around the
circie-A Glittering Array.

Circie-A Giittering Array
washington Evening star.l
On Saturday when Mrs. Harrison had
her trunks unpacked all the sotfuends OF
her journey were brought 70 light. one
has them all arranged on the tables up
stairs in the corridor, and they make
glitteripg arrey OF precious metals. Inc
presents made 10 the President are also
among the display, and between them al
the number must certainly reach four hun;
bred. On one long table are arranged all
the gold and silver sottre'irs., Their value
is very great and in size and variety they
range from the superb silver sal
yer, presented TO Mrs. HARRISON
by the ladies of San Francisco, TO
tiny bit of a silver baby carriage, not
much over an inch square, but beautifully
wrought in flagree work. which was en-
trusted 10 the President 20 present 10 ms
grandson, Benjamin Mckee. In Utah the
President was given the freedom OF the
State in the presentation of g silver map
of the State nearly O foot square. In pan
Francisco the invitation TO the Palace
Hotel banquet was on thick gold card,
his menu card was another gold plate. and
the freedom of the city came on superbly
wrought square of gold. From the
launching of the Monterey Mrs. Harrl-
son has several elegant mementoes.
q large silver ladle with q picture OF
the shin in the bowl, and the third ham
mer made from ono of the first r1yets
placed In the ship. Mrs. Harrison had also
o spoon to show for nearly every town ana
city she visited in the silver States. Inc
salver from the San Francisco ladies has
the card of invitation for the reception at
which ID was presented on its face, wreathed
in grape vine. From different cities on
rhe coast she had elegant gold and silver
knives and spoons made in odd and att-ac-
tive shapes, A miners lamp OF silver was
a present in another place. Little dishes
OF filagree work are reminder IN another.
OTHER SOUVENIRS.
In addition to the dozens and dozens of
these elaborate Souvenirs in the precious
metals there are charming "reminiscences
of the Journey embodied IN albums OF the
most elaborate description, containing IN
MANY cases attractively mounted photo
graph views of the luxurious homes and
places in the towns visited, albums filed
with the fora of many States. more OF them
filed with elegantly-engrayedp poems OF wei
come. There are cotton bales IRON Gal
weston and specimens OF ore, quartz:
minerals. coal, wood, and every sort OF
metal from every other State put in most
attractive shapes. One enterprising man
presented box studded over with bright
bits of glass, which had inside Il cake OF
silver polish, while another wrapped mp IN
red, white. and blue ribbons contained
several bottles of liniment which he
wanted the President to use after the IN
Jury he received from a bouquet hitting
him in the eye. There are dozens OF
sonrenir medals. dozens more of banners
and flags and water-color sketches of
many beautiful places, all handsomely
framed.
There is a pyramid of the bark of the
big trees and another made OF dried fruits.
There are wild flowers, pressed flowers,
shells. and every other conceivable shape
in which a suggestion taken OF an industry
or of State product could possibly be
given. Several newspapers on the Pacific
coast printed sOtlreni,' editions on white
satin on the dey of the Presidents visit.
These came to the presidential party all
tied up with satin ribbons and in most
luxurious shapes.
The President and Mrs. Harrison have
not vet made up their minds as TO where
they will place all this elaborate collection
so that the public NAV enjoy 1t as much as
their friends. II has been suggested that
rs the aggregation Is in so many ways en-
tjrely unique and so truly representative
Of American industries as well as Injuries
that they permit 1t to be shown at the Ma
tional Museum.
Mrs. Harrison's description of the Won
derful sights along her journey is an abso-
Lutte treat. In California the ordinary, won
derland WAS changed into rose land. At
Mrs. Stanford's reception there were 1000
Gold of Ophir roses suspended in canopy
over their heads. At another reception the
ladies stood on balcony where 1000 Gala
lilies formed a great bed around them.
Mrs. Dimmick had been IN California be-
fore. but she says that the memories of the
tourney with the President are something
that can never DO obliterated.