Richmond daily palladium., 1901-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER


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Especial Correspondence
Visitors to the capitol who admire
the beautiful decorative work 10 oe
seen in the roIunda and in the CORR
doFs- especially in the senate END Of rhr
building viii ind additional lntereSs IL
the work q the ai-tiSi " neu a. ie-aFD
the source Of his Inspiration Ter many
OF the female figures that appear u III,
designs. The aged artist t.Tu.aadi
whose brush did most of the uloss
beautiful Of the decorative work 81 t!3t
capitol married in this city Mss len
ME German. a young lady we'll known
for her beauty. which has been peFlrt
uated in many of the paintings vAe
cuted by her husband Features III
tie too well rounded TO b. thorou@hi%
classic. black hair. fair coulpseN.ou
and blue eyes together with a shapely
form, We're the characteristics of Mrs.
Brumidi She was tile third wife OF
the celebrated Italian artist She WAS
greatly admired not only for her beau
~ of person. but for her qualities Of
mind. which made her a general IA
vorite here On. of th. figures in the
ceiling OF the rorunda is said to he an
exact likeness of the artists beautifui
wife. while most of the figures te
painted IN the capitol portray some OF
her characteristics
The Pre.ident's New Team.
President Roosevelt. who has been
securing the country for pair of high
steppers suited TO the needs of the ex
ecutive mansion. has found what be
wanted in Baltimore. They are Admi-
raj and General. cherry bay geldings.
five and six years old. sixteen hands
high and weighing about 1850 pounds.
They are full brothers and were sired
by Abdullah Belmont. by Lakeland Alb
dullah. 35l. by Hambletonian. 10
Their dam was by Red Archie. Jr-. by
Red Archie. The geldings were bred
ami reared in Michigan. They make
an extra high class pair. with fine
heads and necks and a bold. resoiute
WAY of going They are beautifully
hammered, and IL is safe 10 say that no
handsomer pair will be seen in Wash
ington. The sale WAS conducted
through A G. Hurry. foreman of the
executive mansion stables. The horses
were inspected by United States Neter-
iudfy Inspector Brown
Reception For CoIe=idge-TayIor.
Mr. 5. Coleridge Taylor the young
Anglo African musical composer of
London. has written to friends in
Washington of his purpose TO make a
visit to this country during the winter,
and plans are on foot by the colored
people to entertain him. One of the
purposes in view. ii is said. is to form
large chorus Of 200 or 800 voices.
have the singers thoroughly drilled in
the production of his masterpiece of
choral music. "Hiawatha." and to give
public presentation under his direc-
ton 1t is known among musicians
that the colored people of Washington
have among their number very many
good singers and that they have al
ready done considerab bie chorus work
Acting upon the suggestion of Mr..
Taylor's coming and the desire to hon.
or him a one of their race. the leading
colored musicians and citizens general
Iy have formed choral society and
have named it in Mr.. ColeridgeTay-
lors honor.
Repairs to White House.
In his last monthly report to the war
neer officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds. showed that in order
to provide accommoda tions for the
servants in the White House it became
necessary to utilize a portion of the
attic which had never before been
used for living purposes. Two new
rooms were constructed in that part of
the building. and to light and ventilate
them it was found necessary to put
dormer windows in the roof. For heat
ing purposes gas stoves will be used,
and gas pipes were run ints the rooms
on that account. The rooms were pro-
vided with electric lights and were
furnished with beds and other neces-
sary furniture.
President a Good Narrator.
The cabinet has a new rule of proce-
dure. 1t used to be the law that when
that illustrious body assembled at II
O'Clock on Tuesday aud Friday morn
ings business should be taken up at
once But that is not the practice now.
Instead of getting to work at once on
the supposedly great questions of state
the president takes from fifteen to
twenty-five minutes to tell his advisers
the experience he has had with the
gentlemen who have been giving him
hot air about offices and schemes
they want him to recommend to con-
gress.
The president is a good narrator. and
therefore the first half hour is unusual
" interesting. He doesn't tell stories to
illustrate point he is making. as Lin
coin did. but tells everything that has
been happenina that has impressed It
self upon his mind His sense of hu-
NOR Is good. and the humorous side of
the pictures that pass before him is not
overlooked
High Priced Real Estate
A lot at the corner of F and Tenth
streets. which is in the heart of the