The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
twenty-four dozen plates and five dozen
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twenty-four dozen plates and five dozen
conec cups, which cost sSSa in addition.
Inc glass ana china came from France.
When the mistress OF the White House
wants anything new for housekeeping pur-
poses, she does not have To ask her hus-
band FOR money to buy It, All she has
10 do is TO summon the official who acts
as master of ceremonies under the admin
isarAtion. That gentleman $ always an
'nslneer officer of the army. aud he has
charge OF all affairs In relation to tn.
eNecui We mansion. He acts rs disburs-
ing agent. handling the cash which con-
Eress provides for che maintenance of the
presidents establishment. The amount
mus furnished varies somewhat. but 1t
AVERAGES about 5000 per anilum. ii $
supposed TO be expended according to the
wishes OF the president and his wife. In
aduiTen. congress gives at intervals con-
Siderable sums for rcfurnishing and re-
pairs. During Mr.. Clcveland's first term
$4,000 was appropriated for such pnr-
IT IS wonderful, wha, a lot of moeny has
been poured INTO the White House since
1t was first built It has cost Che Nation
date, and OF this amount 500, 900 has been
expended for furnishing. Each year there
s IN aucron OF articles dispensed with,
which brings I'm $500 or $500.
richer than when they came n. Hayes
was very likely an exception. He spent u
great deal of money on ent .rtnsnins' no',
W,tlstanding what was snecrnEly SAID
about hts refusal to ftr ,ish wine on stale
occasions. one spread cost him $500. He
II rnshea refreshments at his receptions,
which IL not usual. General Arthur GER
tanly saved nothing out of his salary; he
was Il free giver of excellent dinners. and
the wines he Offered to his guests were
of the most costly sort. Drlnkables Mefe
lrrsmuch as the State dinners are given
officially. the Nation being IN theory tho
hosj. they ought to hc paid for out of the
public moreys. In fact. however, the bills
for these entertainments are liquidaie d oft
Of The presidents private purse. They car
hardly be given for less than 500 each
l1aieisor employed n caterer TO prepare
and st rye them. but Clevelan1 employs
II definite orosr Of precetence.
The new president VII lrug nothing
with him to the White House beyond Il
few trunks fun Of personal belongings. He
viii fetch no furniture, glasswas. or linen
Al such things. including every article re-
quircd for housekeeping. are provided hy
the nation. lnolc sam even pays for WASH
ing the linen. we'll as for the house
cleaning. The mistress of the manson
can walk out of the west door directly
into the thst OF se,i of conserv ato-
r.es witch are filled with troricai plants
rare orchids and beautiful flowers OF every
Imaginable kind. If these are not enough
she has at her disposal the entire product
of the propagating gardens OF the CITY;
which Will futnish her With roses and
Mics by the CARLOAD The conssrvatorles
ARE nlslint aimed and the stan of gardeners
paid out of the public funds.
IL can not lac Sall tilat lll' w ill't il'b~'
is n very commodious place of res d,'nce-
Tho wife of the new president Will nave
only five bed rooms at her disposal, III
addition to "A dining room, sitting room
and parlor. Tho paflor is otherwise known
is the red room Lincoln slept IN II. ana
so did Grant. The Prince Of Wales occu-
ped II when he was "A guest at the eNcHn-
live man sion. The east room, blue room.
green room and state dining room are
orly used for public receptions. chief
executive with a large family would ma
himself much crowded In fact, nodr,y
the whole of the mansion is given up 10
Offices and public reception rooms. The
bed rooms Open irto n wide corridor forty
feet long. which has been turned by Mrs
Cleveland INTO a pleasant apartment for
receiving her friends. with the aid or
~nr,icres. rugs and easy chairs.
The new president whether republican
or democrat, will be poor man. Quite n
number of the occupants of that great
Office have been very rnch. Grover 'lcve-
land undoubtedly possesses quito n large
fortune. James Buchanan was wealthy
man. AMI SO WAS Martin Van l'uren. Jef-
ferson was n large slave holder and II
rich man. John Adams and John Quincy
ADAMS wcrc both wealthy. George Wash
inGtnn was one Of the richest Americans
of hts day BENJAMIN HARRISON is worth
n good deal of money now He saved
most of his salary while In the White
House. Rene Bacne.