The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14
CHANGES MADE AT
TIE WHITE HOUSE
All of Them Are Not Commended
by the People Generally.
A ROOM OF BAR0N|AL STYLE
It's Said to Be a Mere Copy o. the HALL
in the Home Of the Duke Of
Oevcn-hirc of ths Tudor
Style.
A ROOM OF BA20N|AL STYLE
tspecial Dispatch to The Times,

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 10
Washington is not q Very radical sort Of
place and it is seldom that Washingto-
n.ar,s take a very decided stand upon any
question They arc, in fact. apt to be
Too lenient and easy going. TOO much dis
posed 70 let things so as they are, WITH
oul hother.1C themselves 10 make the
ci.a3t necessary TO force the powers thal
b. To 90 or undo anything that the res
idents OF the city like or dislike. IN Inc
matter OF the changes in the WHITE nous
however there has been al unuslahH
siIoIE expression oc opinion. ana II t;as
beer unanimously and emphauca''S
against the so-calied improvements
the new Offices of the President are
lad enough, and the exterior OF me " lilte
House itself cones il for its sfaEe OF
criticism. but The chief object Of burning
wrath is the interior OF the historic ana
beautiful building which has Tor 50 iohS
been the home Of the successive heaCS OF
The government.
The primal object of having the changes
made was to give more room 10 the FAM
!lr OF the Executive As result Two
bedrooms have been added and the state
G.Y.ius-roon has been enlarged
SCREEN IS GONE.
The first change that greets the eye OF
lie visitor as he enters the front door OF
ance Of the large, colorei glass screen,
which ran eltiIely across the front hall
OF vestibule. separating il from tho back
hall or corridor into which the green
room the red room and the blue room
cLsneG. allG which vas occasionally used
rs a dining han when there was large
rartv .. esent The TWO horrible white
1r1anteis which We're on either side OF the
trent vsstibuie. and Upon which stood the
wsll known gilded plaster busts OF WASH
;rEion and Lincoln. are also gone. but
no one mourns them.
III place of The screen are TWO Corlnthlan
columns. and where the ,nantels stood are
two beautiful mirrors. eighteen feet nlsn
and four feet wide. They are framed IN
-s.ite and gold. The walls OF the vesti-
l,gle are done in colonial buff instead Of
red. as formerly. There has been some
criticism of the colorins Of the walls in
the restibule, as it is considered rather
too yellow.
The East Room is considerably charged
The strictest attention has been paid to
the carrying out OF the colonial style in
lie fitting out of this room. The first
move was to take down the large and
beautiful chandeliers. which cost three
Thousand dollars ana which have long
been most ecstrara gantiy admired by all
who Saw them. In place CT these Two
colonial chandeliers have been hung. Inc
and white. and an effort has been made
TO reproduce as nearly as possible an ole
acio:sial Gra wing room. The four dark
,,..iTteis Of French marble have been con-
sside-abiy enlarged. The hreplaces have
also been increased in size. and In them
have been placed enormous brass and
irons. Great complaint has been made Of
tle removal OF the chandeliers, and SO
iGestlffed are they with the government
thai they have been sent TO the Senate
one Tor the room of the President and
the other Cor the room Of the president
OF the Senate.
The curtains Ia117berquins and portieres
ere all copied after those of the colonial
period and the paneIiing is in the same
stv'e The floors are Of oak and walnut.
in parquetsy effect To such an extent
have the lreplaces and rantels been en-
laTgad that there is no room left on the
walls for the handsome paintings of
Washington, Martha Washington, Jeffer-
son and Lincoln, which have long adorned
them
The -reen room, the blue room and the
red room are not finished yet, but there
VIII be little change in them as compared
TO the rest OF the building. The same
c9lor scheme VIII be followed out as es
lists al present The walls vii! be In
velvet with dados OF tarmonizing colors,
and the furniture will be practically the
same as heretofore. The side brackets
viii be made to represent silver candle
iabra of the colonial period, and with
the new chandeliers will contain irnita
ton candles. OF course. electricity VIII
be used for Lighting purposes. but very
fine bulbs have been provided for this
DyrDosa and a very mellow, candle like
light has been secured
II may be mentioned that the color
schemes of t'lnSe three rooms. which run
along the east side OF the White House
and which are used as reception rooms.
are the suggestion of Abigail Adams. wife
Of John Adams. Starting from the east