Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-04-29

entirety-bowl and standard-it meas.
ures fully two feet in height.
Its decorations are in blue and gold.
rover curved rim of the blue, followed
by wide band of small gold dots,
outlined with threads of blue and gold
Medallions of gold decorate the bot
tom of the bowl and the same design
is carried out on it's standard.
At this time some of the china of
eight administrations is still in use
at the White House, besides num-
Der of pieces unidentified.
Two cabinets have been secured to
display the specimens Of the china Of
the eight administrations. They have
dark walnut frames with glass doors
and sides. Were they entirely Of
glass with glass shelving the china
would show to far greater advantage,
but as it is they have awakened the
interest of hundreds of sightseers who
daily throng the public part Of the
White House.
They stand in the east ground floor
hall of the mansion, one on it's north,
just at the entrance Of what is known
as the picture gallery of the house.
Hanging on the walls near them are
the paintings of Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Hayes, the second Mrs.
Tyler and Mrs. Polk.
On the upper shelf of the cabinet
ON the north side of the hall are
specimens of the latest additions to
the Presidential ware-the Roosevelt
set. 1t is beautiful china in both tex
ture and design. 1t is Wedgwood,
and each piece bears a simple Colo
NAL device in gold, with the observe
Of the Great Seal of the United States
enameled in color as the decorative
feature. The display includes large
dinner platter, dinner and breakfast
plate, an exquisite round dish for
chilled oysters, and coffee and tea
cup in their saucers.
Mrs. Mckinley selected but little
china while she was mistress of the
Executive Mansion, but the cabinets
include three of her plates, two with
green and gold borders, and one hav-
ing deep wild rose design outlining
it. There are also two tea cups and
saucers matching them.
Like President Arthur, Mrs. Cleve-
land selected large number of plates
to supply the White House table, and
of these there are displayed in the
cabinets specimens of what are known
as the Cleveland red, green, gold and
porcelain plates. Besides these there
are a cup and saucer decorated with
rosebuds and gravy bowl bordered
in red.
Six plates of what was called the
gypsy set and two dainty cups repre-
sent the Arthur selection in the cabi-
nets. Mrs. Harrison was nothing If
not patriotic, and this was shown even
in the decorations of the dishes which
she designed for the White House.
The margin of each dish of the set
bears the American golden rod and
Indian corn, as well as the coat of
arms Of The Omitted States. She also
selected o quantity of cut glass, and
two or three pieces of it are included
in the cabinets with the dishes of her
selection.
The Grant china is white French
ware with a pale yellow border, and
each piece of the original set bears
the coat of arms in it's border and
an American wild flower in it's center.
OF this set long fish platter, large
openwork fruit dish, small compete,
breakfast plate, tea plate, and
small butter plates are shown in the
cabinets.
Of the Lincoln china, with its red
dish purple border and dainty seal Of
the United States, there is compare
lively little left in the White House,
but Mrs. Roosevelt has put into the
cabinets a large fish platter, tall
fruit dish, one of three remaining
water pitchers and two plates.
This completes the collection as 1t
now stands, be. as the way opens to
secure more of the historic ware other
cabinets will be added. and it is the
earnest desire of the mistress Of the
White House to make the collection
complete by including some dish from
the administration of each of the Pres
identa-New York Sun.