The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-27
DANIEL HOGAN
Corner Broughton and Barnard Streets.

House now echoes with the voices Of
children, and on every side there is
an atmosphere of the health, vigor
and happiness. youth and hope, which
go to make up the ideal
home life of the nations
ruler. During the past week
the two younger Roosevelt boys arrived
Archie, who began his school days
here on Monday, and Quentin, the 4
year-old baby, who. by the way, is a
native Washingtonian, having been
born in the n street home when Mr..
Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy. Miss Alice Roosevelt, now
visiting in Boston and Theodore, Jr.,
who is a pupil at Groton, Mass, are
the only missing members of the fam
lily. Miss Alice has changed her mind
about returning to Washington,
and will remain some time
longer in New England. She will be
here later, however. to assist her moth
err in the coming White House func-
tons. Mrs. Roosevelt has remained
very closely at home since her arrival
in Washington, and only her most IN
innate friends have been admitted to
the residence portion of the White
House. With the exception of her
daily drive and attendance at church
on Sunday mornings, she has not been
out at all. she has Hei
energetic and capable hands full in
trying to stretch the inadequate space
of the moldy old mansion to accommo-
date so large a family without making
radical changes, which she has con-
scientiously avoided. And this is how
she has accomplished it, to the COM
plete satisfaction of all concerned. The
large, oval library on the second floor
will be the general sitting room of the
family. 1t is directly over the Blue
Parlor, that best-known of state apart
ments, of the same size and shape, and
is perfectly adapted to its present use.
Its three large windows look to the
south, commanding an unobstructed
view of the beautiful grounds in the
rear of the White House, the tall shaft
of the Washington monument, the his
toric Potomac and the Virginia hills
beyond. Low book cases line the libra
ry walls, which are papered in lux
urious design upon a background of
bright yellow. Chairs and couch up
holstered in green velvet, mahogany
tables and other accessories belong to
the room, and Mrs. Roosevelt has made
personal additions in the way of pic
lures and a piano.
The new lady of the White House
has selected as her own apartment the
large chamber on the southwest cor
ner, which, until the coming of Mrs.
Mckinley, was always used by the
Presidents wife. The present occu-
pant has made no change Of furniture,
but has naturally added many of the
belongings of herself and hus-
band. Opening from this room and also
facing south is the nursery-a most i'm
portant portion of the Roosevelt estao-
lishment Miss Alice Roosevelt will
occupy the large Blue Room on the
northwest corner known in the past
twice refurnished and re-decorated to
suit that lady's taste. The smaller
chamber opening from it and also dec
Grated in blue, is occupied by Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. A handsomely APP
pointed bath is included in this suite,
for the exclusive use of the two young
ladies. The one guest chamber at the
disposal Of the President of the United
States is a large room in the middle
of the house, looking east and almost
directly over the front door. All the
rooms on the second floor open on the
wide crrdor which runs from east TO
west, through the building. Consid-
erably wider than an ordinary room,
and long as three or four, II occupies
a good deal Of space which might be
better employed with lis Turkish
rugs and upholstered chairs and couch
ea set al regular intervals ~ straight
lines around the walls, II looks Ike
the grand saloon Of steamboat or
the public reception room Of DIG no.