The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-25

though President Harrison's grandfather
used TO start out every morning and walk tc
Georgetown and pick out the choicest cuts
for his own table. The President now has q
steward, and don't suppose that either
Mr. or Mrs. Harrison have any idea what
they are going to eat before they sit down
at the table.
5000 FLOWERS AT A DINNER.
! Il must take nearly half an acre Of glass
to cover the flowers Of the white house con-
servatory. IL keeps two men busy all the
time to take care of it, aud the finest Of all
kinds of flowers from orchids to roses are
continuously In bloom here There are broad
| india rubber plants, which are worth from
$50 to 300 apiece. ana there are some
flowers which are absolutely worth their
weight in gold On the night of a white
house dinner or reception the whole man
sion is decorated with flowers, and at one
state dinner not long ago there was floral
piece on the table which used 5000 flowers
In its making. At dinner TO the supreme
court 2, 200 flowers were used to make a
temple OF justice, aud at the last diplomatic
reception the mantels OF the parlors were
banked up with flowers, and at another time
they were covered with immense double
tulips rising out OF the banks OF green.
BILLIARDS AND RUM GALORE,
There is a nice billiard room down in one
corner Of the basement, which. If the next
President can handle the cue, will give him
lair chance TO play with his cabinet when
the good people think they are discussing
the affairs of state. and there are no end of
good wine closets, which can be properly
stocked for a consideration. These closets
have seen good liquors III the past 1t was
IN them Andrew johnson kept his favorite
Bourbon and the sherry of which he was so
fond. Here John Tyler stored away his
Jamaica rum and the Madeira which he
imported himself, trading shiploads of corn
from his Virginia plantation for it, and 10
was here that Thomas jefferson had bottled
up the S11 900 worth Of champagne and
other liquors which he served up while he
was In the white house. Jefferson spent
more on liquors than any other Presidents
on record, but Arthur was noted for his
fine wines, aud Andrew jackson spent a
pretty penny on punch during his admins
tration.
A DAIRY IN THE BASEMENT.
It was down here that Andrew Johnson's
daughter had her dairy when her father
was President, and here she made her own
butter and gave her guests a drink of but
termilk fresh from the churn. At this
basement door it was charged that Mrs.
Lincoln peddled out extra milk Of the white
house, and down here Buchanan's servants
ate him almost out of house aud home, and
gave, so it is said. some of the best porter
house steaks to feed the stable dogs.
THE BUSINESS PART OF THE WHITE HOUSE
In the Presidents business Office you will
find half dozen clerks, and you can reach
out you finger and touch any part of the
world. There Is a telegraph operator whose
key is connected with the cable and tele-
graph wires OF the United States, and there
is a clerk who does but little else than at
tend to the newspapers, and the President
gets his papers from everywhere. In one
large room there are a number of clerks,
and among these Is Col. Cook, the cashier of
white house. There is an elevator in white
house, and, all IN all, the old mansion is
packed full Of interesting things.