The Washington times., 1902-10-02
INSPECTS HER new HOME
Mrs. Roosevelt Views Reno
vated White House.
PLEASED WITH THE CHANGES
Work Is Progressing Rapidly, and Man
sion May Be Occupied
by October IS.

Mrs. Roosevelt saw the interior OF
the White House proper yesterday for
the first time since she left there last
June for Oyster Bay She called to in
spect the improvements in course OF
completion and to learn how soon the
mansion would be ready for the occu-
pancy of the President and family. Miss
Alice Roosevelt and Miss Hagner, the
White House social secretary, accom-
panied her.
The party was escorted through the
mansion by Superintendent French, who
told of every detail likely to interest
the mistress of the White House. From
the main entrance on the north front
an aisle had been constructed toward
the right by stretching crash along the
second line of scaffolding supports. The
new marble tiling was swept clear and
bright and the whole general appear
to be gained. gave bright promise of the
interior grandeur to come.
The first room to be inspected was
the private dining room. which was
reached through the small ante-room
adjoining the main hallway. The stucco
decorations OF the dining room are prac
tically completed. and. with the new
dome shaped ceiling, give the apartment
greater appearance of coziness than
it previously possessed. The mural
adornment is yet to be finished. Similar
knobs and key sheaths have been put
into the doors instead of the former
beautiful blue and drab enamel work
The State Dining Room.
After look had been taken into tie
pantry. Mrs. Roosevelt obtained a
glimpse of the new state dining room,
which now includes all the space form
erly given to that room with the adii-
tion of the corridor space next to the
private dining room. Though the arti-
sans are still at work here. it was pos
sible for the visiting party to see the
beauty of the new ceiling. on which has
been expended greater effort than in
any other room. Mrs. Roosevelt COM
mented especially on the splendid pro-
portions of the room, and the stucco
eagles with flaring wings came in for
share of the praise from the rest OF
the party.
Continuing through the first floor,
int ha
where the handsome garnet hangings
had been already pat in place. This
was a most agreeable surprise to Mrs.
Roosevelt who had been informed OF
the delay to the work in general through
several labor disputes and hence was
fully prepared to find the finishing
touches less advanced than had been
anticipated for this date
After a short test of the new eeva-
tor had been made by Superintendent
French merely to show it's cozy run
ming style, the remaining parlors were
viewed and the new wood paneling in
the East Room inspected. The, second
floor was then visited and all the fam
together with the old library, which the
President will retain as his study in
the main part of the mansion. Even the
new rooms created in the attic by the
insertion of new and higher dormer
windows were visited and every detail
of the work carefully noted.
Suggests No Changes.
When the tour of the building had
been completed, Mrs. Roosevelt ex-
pressed the highest degree of satisfac-
tion with the progress of the work and
the plans for its completion. 1t was
afterward- learned that no variations
whatever had been requested in the
plans as adopted, and that both Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt felt that
their comfort and that OF every men,
ber of the family would be assured
when the interior of the building is fin
ished.