The morning times., 1897-03-02

he prohibition, also, and in compliment To
Mrs. McKinley's expressed wishes. wine
is not to appear on the menu of the inaugu-
ration bail.
IL was during Hayes regime that the
custom of dividing the state receptions
among tie 'Classes'' was introduced. and
great deal OF criticism ensued But time
has Justified the innovation, for, unless
the Executive Mansion were greatly en-
larged, it would be impossible to receive
everyt ody at once i'll the old, democratic
way. There Is 'Eothing truer than that
conventionalhjes are never invented or
set up as barriers antil a test case comes
along and makes them imperative Mrs.
Hayes had vigorous mind, and she was
thoroughly consistent. There was no back
sliding in her Methodism She always
had the courage OF her convictions.
The one thing in the White House today
oftenest asked for, the doorkeepers say,
is Mrs. Hayes, portrait, hanging fuil-length
in the Green parior, with Mrs. Polk, Mrs.
Tyler, and Mrs. Caroline Harrison, late
wife OF ex-President Harrison.
Mrs Garfield was as well fitted by
education to pcrfofin the duties OF mis-
tress OF the White House as any of her
predecessors, had she not gone there broken
In health, If not spirits; which aggray ated
the tragedy Of her husbands life, and made
1t the home Of the saddest woman that
ever crossed the threshold. When Mrs.
Harrison was mistress of the mansion Mrs
Garfield recrossed its threshold for the
first time since those last sad DAYS. Mrs
GARFIELD was secured from pucuniary anx-
lety by the literal contributions OF the
general many warm person al friends and
she is passing her days serenely at Mentor
the farmland home in Ohio
President Arthur sister, Mrs. McElrov.
was next mistress of the White House
She is highly cultivated lady, and like
her late distinguished brother, versed in all
the refinements and requirements OF high
society; anu no more elegant lady ever ruled
In the social affairs of the Capital than
she.
The popular mistress Just leaving the
White House for the second time has main
tanned her popularity during this last adj
mlnistration as when she came into the
mansion blushing bride; and the memory
OF her reign viii always be held as one
OF the most brilliant of all Mrs Cleve-
land was married in the White House and
one OF her children was born in it, and the
other two chriStened there, the baby, little
Marion, submitting to that solemn cere-
mony only few days ago in the East
Room surrounded by all the members of
the Cabinet families.
The first Mrs Benjamin Harrison. VINO
came into the Executive Mansion as mis-
treSs between Mrs, Cleveland's $ two reigns.
left her impress upon the house, ma king it
more home in all its appointments than
it had ever been before She entered
broken in health, but she brought with
her an instinct for good housekeeping
and home making, and although she had no
actual duties to perform she looked after
the ways of the household in a manner to
bring about several most important inn
provements in the kitchen and in the do
mestic furnishings. The kitchen was tiled
and put in perfect sanitary condition and
the fine table linen and napery that she
introduced, with additions to the table
ware, were much needed and added ma
terially to the comfort of the establish
ment
Mrs. Harrison delegated all of her social
duties, outsid OF the purely official
functions, to her lovely daughter, Mrs.
Mary Mckee. But she was destined to
sorrow and waste away with disease, even
in these happy surroundings, and a late
October day her, sweet spirit took it's