The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-03

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The White House linen varies with the
fashions. The immense square napkins
that are used at state dinners have W. H..
embroidered in one corner in pink
A great deal of the table silver has dis
appeared, but there is still some which
finds place of honor at the state dinners.
One of the most beautiful parts of the
whole service is the solid silver service.
which was bought by President Monroe,
The shapes of these articles are curious
and beautiful There are two soup tureens
with covers, and these tureens are affixed
to large, oval shaped, fiat bottom stands
which spread out beneath them like walters
There are silver cake baskets, silver gravy
boats, solid silver coffee and tea urns, and
there are fine cut glass claret jugs. with
silver tops. One of the most curious
pieces of the White House silver service is
the silver Hiawatha boat bought at the
Centennial Exposition of 1876. This is
used at most of the state dinners and is
always filed with flowers. Here are also
the gold spoons and forks which were
bought by President Van Buren and which
formed Il campaign issue when President
Harrisons grandfather ran against him.
The glass of the White House is also very
fine and it takes considerable for wines
used at the state dinners. Much of the
glass was manufactured in this country
and New York firm made fifty dozen
pieces at one time few years ago. These
were ordered early during Mr. Cleveland's
term and some of the articles have an
American eagle cut upon them The
American eagle perched above the words
'.E Pluribus Unum' is the coat-of-arms of
the White House, and you find it upon
most of the decorated ware Many of the
light glasses are Of gold, ruby, or amber
ware, and there are dozens of punch glasses,
goblets, tumblers, champagne glasses and all
of the other articles which make up the
complete table service This glassware
is the finest that can be made in this
country
The second story of the White House
contains the business offices of the Presi-
dent and his private apartments The
library room, where the President receives
his callers during the day, and the Cabinet
room, where the members of the Cabinet
consult with the President every Tuesday
and Friday, are the principal public rooms.
it is at present during the administration
of President Fillmore, and it is stated that
Mrs. Fillmore selected most of the books
which fill the cases. 1t is large oval
room, with two long windows looking out
upon the south grounds, and contains ma
hogany furniture upholstered in red leather.
There are numerous book cases around the
room and on the walls are paintings of the
early Presidents.
The President uses massive desk con-
structed of oak timber taken from the ship
Resolute, which was sent to the arctic re-
gions in 1852 by the English government
to search for Sir John Franklin. The
desk was presented to the United States
by England in 1881 for use in the White
House.
The Cabinet room has long table,
around which the heads of Executive De-
partments of the Government sit when
they meet for consultation with the Presi-
dent. At the head of the table the Presi-
dent sits, and at his right hand sits the
Secretary of State, and at his left the Sec
retary of the Treasury.