The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-10-18

The family OF President Roosevelt
Is the largest that has ever occupied
the White House at Washington. A.
the house has only 1--WE bedrooms the
Roosevelts with their six children and
several servants are said to be suffer
ing great Inconvenience.
How these people are going TO be
accommodated in house which only
contains Ave bedrooms. n sitting room
a dining room and a parlor. is one OF
the mysteries which confront Colonel
Theodore Bingham, u. S. A.
He. by the way. also acts as master
OF ceremonies at the Presidents pub
lie receptions.
The White House was the first pub
lie building erected In Washington.
and its first cost was paid by the states
OF Maryland and Virginia. President
Washington selected tile site.
A prize OF $500 for the design was
awarded TO a young Irish architect
named James Hoban. who modelled his
design after the castle OF the duke OF
Lelnster. near Dublin.
The corner stone was laid on Oct
10, 1892, and although the mansion
was not completed. President John
Adams and his family took possession
In 1900.
In 1914 during the British invasion
the White House was almost guttod
by Are and was only saved from total
destruction by a thunder storm.
The work OF restoration was not
completed until 1918. The building
is 40 feet long by SO feet wide, and
the private grounds contain 20 acres.
II consists OF a rustic basement, two
stories and an attic.
Having the peculiar characteristics
OF a public office. which is at the same
time the home OF private family, the
wear and tear upon It's household be-
longings are almost incredible, and
each year has brought some material
change in the decorations. The gov
ernment has spent nearly S2.5O0,OO0 in
repairs on the building.
AT the present time the FIRST OF the
state apartments is the east room
the nations parlor-whloh is decorat-
ed In white and gold. Full length por-
traits OF President and Mrs. Washing
ton, Jefferson and Lincoln occupy tho
panels along the east side. and eight
large mirrors, with three chandeliers
Of cut glass add greatly 70 the mag
niflcence OF the room. From the east
room a wide corridor leads into the
state parlors.
The firGS OF these. called the green
room, Is used as a music room, and IL
furnished tastefully In pale green
plush. Next the green room is the
blue room, an ellip,ical room in tn,
center OF the suite. The blue room
ia the Official audience room, where
the President receives foreign minis.
ters on their presentation OF croden.
tials, and other distinguished guests;
and on such occasions. at public recep-
ton and often at less formal gather,
ings, the presidential party stands In
line at the upper end OF the room.
West OF the blue room Is the ROD
room. which, being the family drawing
room, seems more home-llke than the
other parlors. with ifs towering plants
shaded lamps and brlc-a-brac. Though
red Is the dominant color. II Is used
only in subdued tones
Beyond a screen partition is IN,
family stairway; on the right Is the
private dining room, handsomely fur
nished in carved mahogany, and at IN,
end Of the corridor is the entrance e
The conferyatories. On the left 10 The
state dining room, lately remodeled
where the decorations are In yellow.
and harmonizo with the lavlshiy-gild.
cd table ornaments.
Tho eastern portion OF the uppol
floor Is devoted 10 the executive OF
does. The end OF he central corridor