Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-17

OuticA, d SctOuQ DuIleF anu HOFFMAN.
as well as a man of all work and sew
eral laborers. One of his three as
sistants waits on the table when the
family are dining in private and the
others are employed for this purpose
according to the necessities of the oc-
casion. At state banquets the stew,
ard and all his assistants are engageG
and often outside talent is employed.
Cares for Presidents Team.
The presidents coachman is select
ed by him and paid out of his own
pocket. He has entire charge Of the
presidents stables, which are located
in the reservation south of the state
department. The coechman has under
him the usual staff of hostlers and is
assisted by the footman who waits Or
the table. All Of the horses used by
the president and his family, togethe:
with their harnesses and the carriages
and traps are owned by the president.
In addition there are other horses and
wagons utilized for various purposes
connected with the executive mansion
which are owned by the government.
The stable expenses, except for the
presidents coachman, are also paid
by the government.
Part the Women Play.
The female part of the household
comprises a housekeeper and several
maids. These are paid from the gov
eminent appropriation. The presence
of the housekeeper relieves Mrs
Roosevelt from the active work OF
looking after the ordinary details of
her household life should she not be
so inclined. She has charge of the
linen closets and sees that the bed
rooms and parlors are kept clean and
well aired.
Last, but by no means least. is the
chef, in this case a woman who is said
to be of German extraction. She is
assisted by an under cook and the
maids, all of whom are paid by the
government
The personal servants of the presi-
dents family are limited to Mrs.
Roosevelt's maid, the children's nurse
and the presidents valet should he
have one. These are all paid by the
president personally.
1t is probable that Mrs. Roosevelt.
will play much more important part
in the domestic life of the white house
than that taken by Mrs. Mckinley
Owing to the latter's i'll health she was
compelled to rely entirely upon her
steward and housekeeper. and in addi-
ton commanded considerable personal
attention from the housekeeper as well
as from her personal maid. Both the
housekeeper and the maid accom-
panied her to Canton and will prob
ably remain in her employ Mr.. Me
kinley had no body servant, as he
shaved and dressed himself He had
however, personal messenger. sta
toned outside his door. on whom he
called for such service as valet rem
ders whenever he wished, and he also
utilized the services of the steward
and footman. 1t is expected that
President Roosevelt will do the same
House We'll Appointed.
Mrs. Roosevelt will find her mousse
quite well appointed. For many years
the silver service, the cutlery and
glassware and even the table linen
at the white house were quite shabby
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. who had
ideas of her own on this subject, and
who personally superintendent most OF
her domestic arrangements, finally
shamed the government into purchas-
ing an adequate supply of these ar
ticles. Mrs. Roosevelt will find the
private accommodations of the white |
house very limited, though she has the |
most magnificent drawing room in
the famous east room. |
with its walls paneled with portraits, |
its floors carpeted with the softest
piles, its ceiling magnificently decor
ated. and The whole lighted by some |
of the finest chandeliers in the United |
States. For her own private use she |
will have the red. blue and green par
lors, where she may receive her call. |
ers with absolute privacy. Those who |
are more intimate with her will De |
shown to her private sitting room |
upstairs. The entire lower floor of |
the white house was redecorated dur !
ing the Harrison administration, and |
no expense was spared. as may be |
Judged when it is stated that the bro
cade silk with which the walls of the |
three parlors are hung in place of the
ordinary wall paper, cost s12 yard |
Upstairs are the library, the sitting
room. the children's nursery. and the !
family bed rooms and guest rooms.
Household Management.
The preparation Of the meals will be
left. it is expected. largely to the cook
and the steward. Under former ad-
the lady of the white
house has frequently taken it upon her.
self to give her personal time and at
tentiOn to the details of her household.
but while Mrs. Roosevelt is almost as
energetic a woman as her husband is
a man. it is altogether likely that her
social duties in conjunction with the
,are of her six interesting aud some
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