The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-05

D
itors viii be citizens OF the United
States, and as such are all to be re-
ceived with equal courtesy. You will
not receive any gifts whatever and you
viii allow no one to approach you on
the subject of office or favors."
Mistress Elizabeth was the beauty
of the family. She had fine eyes, an
exquisite complexion. a wealth of soft,
waving hair, and all OF the superior
charm OF a Virginia belle. But ner
reign in Washington was destined TO
be very brief. Her father had become
president in April. 1871. and on the
last day of the following January she
married in the east room William
Waller of Virginia a granddaughter Of
the Scottish earl of Traquaire.
The first daughter OF a president to
I be presented to society at the White
House was youthful Maria Monroe.
who, although only fourteen when her
| father became president. improved
her time in the White House to the
extent OF being woOed. won and we'd
I ded before she was eighteen. It was
/ in March. 1920, just three years after
her father had entered upon his first
term. when pretty Maria set the pre-
cedent for the east room weddings.
the groom being her cousin, Samuel
/ GOuverneur Of New York.
They were married New York
/ STYLE" according 10 chroniciers Of the
] event. The ceremony was witnessed
by only the attendants. relatives and
a few old friends. Then the brides
maids were dismissed until exactly
/ a week later. when they assisted the
bride at a brilliant reception given in
the White House and during which
President and Mrs. Monroe mingled
with their guests and left the bridal
/ couple to act as host and hostess.
Two other bellies OF presidential
/ households were General Washing
toms daughter. Eleanor Custis. and
President Buchanan's niece, Harriet
Lane. Nelly" GUSTS (whO was Mrs.
lWashington's granddaughter by her
first marriage) was never White
House belle. for. the simple reason
that the WashinEtons never lived in
that mansion. She left her finishing
school at Annapolis soon after the
capital was established at Philadel-
phia. and when the first president
took up his abode in his small brick
house next door TO a hairdresser" his
foster daughter began her social reign
under that roof. But the social reign
OF this first American princess was
cut short by her marriage before she
was twenty to President WashingtOn-s
nephew. Lawrence Lewis.
OF all the White House bellies, she
who had the greatest social response
biuties was Miss Harriet Lsne. the
wealthy orphaned niece Of President
Buchanan, who made her bone with
him when he was minister Go England
and president. While living with him
i'm London she became favOrite at
court and while presiding over the
White House I'm 1850 she acted as
hostess 10 the young Prince Of Wales
(afterward Edward VII during his
five-dsy stay under President Blu
chanan's roof
The prince several times suggested
a dance during his visit, but the bach
elor president forbade such diversion
on the ground that many good people
would regard IL as "profane gayety in
the salons Of the state" all of which
must have bored the royal visitor ex-
ceedingly. However. he managed at
last TO get his dance with Miss Lane
. and her girl friends. the deck of the
boat that conveyed their parents TO
Mount Vernon being cleared for that
purpose. After returning to London
the future king OF England sent his
former hostess a set OF engravinEs Of
! the royal family. Five years after
leaving the White House she married
, Henry Elliott Johnston Of Baltimore.
All of these former White House
!
, the Roosevelt girls and Nellie Grant
But We still have with us quite a
number Of the little American ''priu-
/ cesses" who once were White House
girls. although too young to make
their debuts in that historic mansion
Esther and Marian Cleveland have
lately been completing their education
, labroad; Ellen ("Nclly") HerndOr
Arthur was married seven years age
, TO Charles a. PinkertOn, aud with hel
husband holds a high position i'm New
York society: Molly" Garfield, after
leaving the White House. was sem
! away to finish schooling and theT
! married Stanley Brown, her father,
, private secretary. They make theil
home in Washington. And Fanny
, Hayes. several years after her fathei
, left the White House. married Ensigr
. Harry Eaton Smith, l. s. y, who foi
the past seven years has been a pro
, fcssor OF mathematics i'm the. Nava
j academy They live most Of the yeal
. at AnuauolfS