Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17

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presidents stables, which are located
in the reservation south of the state
department. The coachman has under
him the usual staff Of hostlers and is
assisted by the footman who waits OF.
the table. All of the horses used by
the president and his family, togethe;
with their harnesses and the carriages
and traps ale 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 Iatter's i'll health she was
compelled to rely entirely upon her
steward and hOusekeeper, and in add1-
ton commanded considerable personal
attention from the housekeeper as we'll
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.. Nc
Kinley had no body servant, as he
shaved and dressed himself He had
however, a personal messenger, sta
toned outside his door, On whom he
called for such service as a 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 Well Appointed.
Mrs Roosevelt will find her mouse
quite we'll 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
Washington, the famous east room
with it's walls paneled with portraits
it's 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 be
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 $12 yard
Upstairs are the library, the sitting
room, the children's nursery, and the
family bed rooms and guest rooms.
r1ouSSHOiu management.
The preparation OF the meals Will be
left, it is expected, largely to the cook
and the steward. Under former ad-
ministrations 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
man, it is altogether likely that her
social duties in conjunction with the
what precocious children will fully
occupy her time. Mrs. Hayes and Mrs.
Harrison paid considerable attention
to the domestic affairs Of the white
house as did Miss Rose Cleveland and
Mrs. Dimnick, afterward Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison. when they reigned over
the domestic part of the white house.
Mrs. Cleveland was bride during her
husbands first administration and dur
ing the second found the care of her
young children sufficient to occupy
her time. During the coming winter
wi .. ltoOoCFCII Will nave ILL I1iiiu-
rem to dispatch to school each morning
in different directions, and, in addition,
busy preparing for the debut of her
step daughter. so it is scarcely pos
sible that she will undertake the act
i've management of her domestic house
hold this winter.
The Presidents Table
The president pays for all he eats,
as well as all his family and his
friends eat while under his roof All
the expense of public entertainings, as
far as the table is concerned, comes
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