Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-20
Pleasant Gllmpses Into the
Home Life Of the White
House and Other
HOMES IN WHICH RESIDE
MANY DEPARTMENT HEADS
Social season Does Not Usually
Begin tn Thanksgiving Day
Ushers Il Into Active Lilo.
uy Christine wsaland.



turn ~ the President aud Me- Roose.
vclt 90 the white House early last
week. washington may be- said GO
have shaken on its summer giumhrr
and q new season. lad ug lCginnirF
even though the formal iutiua and
PLEASURE of the socially inclined do
not begin much before the assembling
% congress. or NJ least before Thanks
giving lay. which has long been an
opening date for polite society "a
Washington.
Mrs. Roosevelt. Ike less exalted
ifouseb 6orcra. "a not without troable
IN her annual Homecoming and begins
the peanon with a small army Of me-
chanica attn at work On the executive
mansion whore the rainy summer has
wrought not a little damage to roqfa
plaster and wall paper, just aH ln an
ordinary tcn-room dwelling. Inc state
apartments have an been renovated
without any chanFc "a the general ap.
pearanco OF the always beautiful east
room, where tho marriage of Miss
Roosevelt and Representative Long
worth took place last wintor; the Blue
room. where the president and wife
receive on an formal occasions. and
the GrOen and Red parlOFs, which
serve tho purpose OF ordinary draw.
ing.rooma 20 the presidents family
Mrs. Roosevelt returns greatly Inn
proved IN health by her quiet summer
at Oyster Hay. and will be- funny able
20 Join with the president IN the Ia.
formal and graceful hospitality which
they have practiccd 30 continuously
since thoir Rrsl coming 10 the White
House.
Tho ahsohce OF Mrs. Lonrworth from
the homo circle will of course. make
an appreciable difference IN the
While House where, from her debut
20 hor marriage. Alice Roosevelt
reigncd ono OF the really great bellies
In American history Miss Ethel Roose-
vcit, che only remaining daughter OF
the greHldenl is Just fifteen, and.
notwithstanding the occasional use of
her uume on the top line OF tho de-
buiaute roll. she returned 20 school ON
Monday. Mas Ethel. wno possesses
many 81 the attractive qualities OF
her elder sister. and the same marked
resemblance 90 their father, d. not
likely 90 ho rockonod upon in any SO
cim happening more than a birthday
or Christmas party. Mrs. Roosevelt be.
longing 10 that Wise but on too small
oiaaa of mothers holding the old.fash.
Toned idea that a nftocnyoar-Old girl
should 0nd her chief interest IN ilfe
in her books ana her home
The Vice President and Mrs Fair.
banks. whose home ON X street. op.
posito Faragut Square. was second
only "a the White House last season
Ia the number and brllllancy OF lbs on.
tertainmenia. unless called 20 wash.
VIII plaa the next six weeks az their
Indiana nome All the cabinet fam
lilies are already In their Washington
h0mga with the exception Of the acc.
reta-y of the treasury and Mrs. shaw.
who are On Iowa.
Tho Secretary of State ana Mrs.
Root are noN occupying their sixth
Washington residence, having lust
taken the large house on Rhode Island
avenue owned BY former Vice Presi.
dent Low y Morton, but more recent.
81 occupied hy the former Russian am.
haasedor Court Cagsinit and under the |
reign Of his daughter, the brilliant |
Countess Marguerite, the merriesl
house "a Washington. Slnoe the Cas- |
sini occupancy. the house has been |
completely reiurniahed, 80 that Mira. /
Root viii De- the mistress OF practical. |
lg n new home. 4 luxury she hereto, |
f0ro has not enjoyed IN Washington. al i
though the house she had iast year on /
sixteenth street had been pat in oK-
collent order hy its owner. Hon
hourke CnchrLn. whose lifeliko nor.
trait over the drawing room mantel 4
lent rather an unusual air 10 the con. 4
sentative atmosphere of the Root /
home. I'm fact, Mrs Root has been
oYcr8haduwed hy family portraits 80 /
mnar OF her Washington houses, the /
frs, residence she occupied, when her /
husband was secretary of war. being /
that Of Mrs Albert clifford barney. /
known la the art world AZ Aito bar.
ney one of the greatest amateur art.
lists Of America, a portrait painter Of
national fame, who had no less than
fifteen pictures OF herself aud daugh.
fcfs about her artistic rooms. Later
on. the secretary and Mrs. Root
moved tn the residence Of pnymaator
General aud Mrs Bates. where Bates
porlrRiis were not go much On oYi.
dcncc only lo nniah their first cabi-
net residence IN another roady.fur
nished home on Lafayette Square
where Che ancestors and descendants
OF che owner lined the walls OF an
the living rooms
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs Shaw DO not expect 30 keep
house this winter. but win remain Tor
as much OF the season as they spend
in town at the Arlington hotel The
Secretary Of war and Mrs Taft, the
Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock aud Attorney General
nO0dy are an close 90 each other on
tho most fashionable part OF X street,
near the vice presidents. while the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Corlcl'
you aud the Secretary Of Commerce |
and Labor and Mrs MutCalf are living n
lar Ga The northwest one on Bancroft
place. the other on New Hampshire
avenue
Few Of The foreign embassies and
legations win be opened ln Washing
i0a before November 4. most oi the
ENJOYS. 90 whatever rank. prelerrlng
to remain IN their summer quarierE or
take trlpa abroad before rosuminE
their confidential aud earnest n not
arduoul duties with she white holwe