Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
THE NEWT WHITE HOUSE
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/, some paneling and beautiful mirrors.
/ New mantei pieces are icing put III. ana
! the room is promised TO exceed IN eie-
! Sance many Sucn rooms IN the palatlai
! mansions Of European rulers. The arch
| fleets and buiuers are sure OF one thing,
| and that is that the foundations OF the
room have been Srengthed so that thou
! sands OF people can occupy II at one time
| without danger of a collapse. This was
one OF the menaces in past receptions and
| induced curtai.ing OF the number Of
! invitations sent out.
Where the Money Has Gone.
y have seen 4 number OF criticisms
or the amount of money that has been
spent on the work SO far and the poor
showing made Tor it,. said d man con-
necleu With The work TO Dispatch cor
respondent the other day. People do not
know the amount OF money that has been
spent in making the underpinnings and
iounda tons of the historic White House
absolutely secure. Why, we have put in
l.5.G0O new brick under the East room and
other portions of the White House. be-
sides the steel jOiSls and Eirders. The
brick we have put in where they are not
seen and therefore unaccounted for.
would build respectable brick mansion.
Yet the public wants an accounting of
where the money is gohe. Another thing
is that the old tin rour had to be com
p.etely removed and a new one put on.
The roof was in such poor condition that
a deluge of rain might nave poured down
upon the President and family. and upon
the interior OF the White House at any
time We also had to remove the ancient
guitering so as to prevent a possiule
deiuge at any time.
The Two Wings.
Outward evidences of the expenditure
Of close to s500.000 in the work in and
around the White House will be seen In
the two wings that have been constructed.
These wings run east and west from the
main building. AT the terminus of the
west wing is the executive office of the
President the new building which the
President occupied Wednesday for the
first time. A portion of the wing leading
to the Presidents ONCE is really the
remodeiled foundation Of the old conser-
va tory of the White House. The top of
the conservatory was removed and the
lower portion was allowed to remain and
to be converted into terrace. The south
portion of the terrace will contain colo
made and in the lower portion Will be five
or SIX rooms for the laundry and domestic
purposes of the White House. Some of
the rooms may be used for servants
quarters. if desired. The President uses
the walk along the colonade In going to
and from his house to the office. He |
has nothing to do but to go right out of
the lower part of the White House down
the colorado of the west terrace and |
through a small hallway into his Office. |
He movements will be absolutely private, t
unknown to any one.
Beautiful Bnlustrade.
A feature of this colorado, as well as
that of the east terrace. will be a beau /
tiful balustrade. The terrace has parapet |
walls about two and nalf feet high. |
forming balustrade of unusual attrac-
ton. The parapet walls will be adorned |
with electric lights and potted plants. and
whenever Mrs. Roosevelt sees fl she can
give any social function. like a tea. on
the balustrade with great pleasure to
herself and guests The floors of the
balustrade are OF granonehic cement. A
leads from the baustrade down
to the little hallway entering the Presi-
dents private Office.
On the east side OF the White House
will be similar terrace. the main pur-
pose of which will be the comfort and
of the invited guests to the
Dig winter receptions and other social
functions. All guests to receptions and
dinners will enter a porcochere at the
extreme eastern end. If the weather is
air they may pass along colorado. like
he one on the west side. until they enter
he basement of the White House Q:
hey may enter any door to the long
DOM opening to the colonade. This room
S to be given over entirel yto quarters
or cloaks. hats. and wraps during recep-
ions.
For Twenty-Five Hundred
Accommodations will be provided for
he apparel of :,50J people This is 500
more than vas formerly provided for by
he crude methods which existed up to
his time AT every social function at the
White House for years. when the attend
nee was large a nu.n1er of big hnxes