The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

and easy in manners. and dressed with
aristocradc care.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the
new President proceeded to the Executive
Mlns.on, or 1.-The Palace as 1t was called
at that time.
Washington. at his first inauguration.
set the style which has since been follow
ed at frequent intervals by succeeding
Presidents, of wearing clothing of native
manufacture. Jefferson wore his every
day clothes" upon his inaugural, but the
! place of their making cannot be ascer-
taiEed with any degree of certainty Be
fore the end of his service as President,
however, he appeared at his New Years
/ reception dressed in an entire suit of
homespun. Madison carried the matter
a step further; for it is related that. as
he passed down the aisle of the House OF
Representatives to be inaugurated he was
I "a walking argument in favor of the en-
couragement of native wool" His coat
had been made on the farm of Colonel
!ijiIslphries, and his-waistcoat and small
clothes on that of Chancellor Livingston.
all from the wool of merino sheep raised
in this country. John Quincy Adams says
in h s diary that the House was very much
/ crowded, and that its appearance was
( magnificent, but that Mr.. Madison read
his address in a tone low that it could
scarcely be heard. Contemporary descrip~
/ lions of Madison picture him as small.
modest, and jovial man. Washington
Irving spoke of him, in 1872, the time of
his election TO the Presidency, as a with
cred little apple-john," and an English
writer said he was "a little man with
small features, rather wizened, but occa-
sionaIly lit up with good-natured smile
He was habitually neat ard genteel in
his appearance.
Morroe's Inauguration In 1917, was
chiefly remarkable for being the first one
held out OF doors since the seat of gov,
/ eminent had been moved TO Washington.
| when Washington was installed in New
York there had been opsn-air exercises,
but all his SUCCESSORS up to Monrce's time
had been inaugurated indoors. Some au-
thorities say that the proposal TO change
( to the open air was the result Of a long
! and bitter contest between the two legis-
latve bodies as to the division OF seats
/ in the House at the ceremonies, a discus
sion which has come up during this pres
( ent occasion. Agreement being found inn
! possible, on the instance OF Mouroe's in
auGural some one suggested that by 60
: ing out Of doors room enough could he
/ found for everybody, and the idea was
acted upon forthwith. An elevated plat
| form was erected for the occasion under
I the unfinished portico of the Capitol ana
from this Monroe delivered his inaugura!
( address to the largest assemblage thai
| had ever been gathered in this city up to
/ that time. The weather was balmy and
beautiful. There were no outdoor exer-
cises at Monroes second Inauguration. the
weather being stormy, with rain and snow
/ falling throughout the day. The attend,
/ ance on the latter occasion did not exceed
| 200 persons. John Quincy Adams was
! naugurated indoors, and 1t was not until
! the advent of General jackson, in Is2y,
! that the outdoor exercises became the. es-
! tabushed custom.
Certain writers have likened the scenes
incident to Jacksons entry into office to
the descent of the barbariaLs upon Rome.
a huge multitude of people flocked into
| the city from all over the country. and
the result was a human inundation to-
! tally unprecedented in the history of
{ Washington. Webster wrote, several
/ days before the Inauguration. that the
| city was fun OF specd!atlons and specula-
tors there being a great multitude, too
! many to be fed without miracle, ana all
| hungry for office. 1 never saw such q
crowd before. Persons have come $50
miles to see General Jackson and they
really seem 10 think that the country is
rescued from some dreadful danger"
The multitudes surged through the
streets shouting Ifirrah for Jackson
They swarmed around iGatsby'a Tavern
where the general lohged in such masses
as 10 completely hem that ed.ice in Ga
all sides, and makes ingress or egress to
or from the building well-nigh impossi-
| BILE. When Inauguration day arrived, fully
1000 people gathered about the eastern
| portico Of the Capitol. (which was to be
] used for the first time for the ceremonies,