The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-01
New state Dining Room.


The new wings viii be d. -ided into va
sious apartments by temporary partitions,
which may be removed 70 afford a clear
space when the larger additions are suiIt
to complete Mrs Harrison's scheme of
utilizing each eoIonnade wing as q passage
way, with central rotunda for reaching zse
greater adjuncts. The extension OF tie
west side OF the new model IS cssigr
as The official wing" that on the east the
public wing. In the latter aud e. esd
ing from the East Room viii be a =ex- re-
ception-rooH and ample Office apartments
connecting with those now on the second
floor Provision is also made for a new
circular state diuiHg-room sixty eet in
diameter in the vest or official wing"
On the second floor OF this viii be DroYid-
ed five additional bed rooms.
The White House OF 1860 is 10 larger
than t3at Of 1850, although Washington
especially designed 1t 10 be enlarged from
tine IL time When John Adams moved
in century ago If was none TOO large for
his needs Mrs. Adams said that il was
very web prnportiored to the Presidents
salary, thsn 600 year. OF half that
which modern Presidents need in dis0ens-
ing executive hospitality the demands unon
which have more than doubled within the
past century Al his state functions Ad-
ans received but Jhirty-two Senators,
whereas -$sliiam Mckinley must be host
10 ninety Ti'e APARTMENTS ia which were
entertained but I05 Representatives in 1850
must now hold $5e at White House rscep-
lions. The Cabinet, now with eight mem
bers. then had bnt FIVE The DipIomatic
Corps was small handful of foreigners
Adams could entertain his entire Senate
ana Cabinet together in the state dining
room. built TO accommodate but forty
guests. Today President Mckinley must
abandon this we1l-1ighted room intended
FOR state feazTs. He must spread his board
III Ions, narrow corridor running east
and west through the centre OF the build
ing This has 10 windows Ladies in
evening dress cannot escape the chilling
draUghts issuing from doorways opening
upon them in every direction In Adams
tine al officials in Washington could
gather in the White House forming
large fdmIS party each having an orpor-
tC2ity 10 chat with him. At President
McKiHle.'s receptions entering guests
must proceed by way of his private din
ing-reOm 20 avoid conflict with those de-
parting who are dismissed through one
of the front windows OF the other side and
over 3 bridge spanning the deep areaway
surrounding the house.
Adams Wouldn't Recognize II.
The Adamses would not recognize me
White House of today as that which they
occupied in 1900. if viewing its exterior
alone. Then il was prisonlike structure
without a sheltered entrance, without
feces and without lawn There was q
plain chimney on each of the front corners
ard two more nearer the centre. a
straight. narrow path led from the mud
anu slush of Pennsylvania Avenue, then
running back of the Mansion. TO the I'M
preteatioGs front door, now at the rear of
the building. The surface drainage wa
ter fro mthe ? It flowed in a mutfy creek
almost sure finding the house The
ground surrounding was ali oyergrown
waste interspersed with truck patches.
AIonS Pennsylvania Avenue there were
bus Two houses between the Mansion and
Georgetown. and but two more between it
and the Capitol Drinking water for the
White House was pipe5 from a spring in
Franklin PARK. six squares away The
plastering was still wet on the walls. Not
9 room was furnished. The lighting of
the apartments from the kitchen to par
loFs and chambers Is a tax indeed. but the
fires We are oblised to keep to secure us
from daily agues are cheering" wrote
Mrs Adams to her daughter. Bells are
Wholly wanting: l-ot one hung through the
whole house, All promises are all we can
obtSin, she addsd. Few improvements |
had baep made ny Ta7t,arr 1Sa1 zrhsy /