Evening star., 1912-11-24

ascended, and returning to the western
sitting room space, the new chatelaine
enters the last bedroom on the north side
Of the house. This. like the first one
she entered, directly across the house
has an ample dressing room with private
bath This was the bedchamber of
Arthur and Of Cleveland, who for some
reason preferred a north to a south eX-
posGre The dressing room used to he
Mrs. Cleveland's boudoir. and the suite
was the nursery in the days of Benjamin
Harrison and Baby Mckee. The private
baths on this floor are all new. They
have marble floors and tile walls
There are yet two rooms downstairs
which precedent will permit the Wilson's
TO devote to family use. One is the pri-
Nate dining room, sometimes Seel by the
sightseer although he is never allowed
4 peep at the chambers upstairs. An
other is the red parlor, which recent
presidents have used as an after-dinner
smoking room for guests. The other
meEts-the great east room. the green
parlor. the oval blue narlor twhere
Presidents receive) and the remodeled
state dining room. In the basement Mrs.
Wilson will find a kitchen as completely
equipped any in the world, for a house
of equal size and in the pantry she VIII
discover "A dish-heater. controlled by
electricity, which will heat 1900 plates at
one time.
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The Wilson's will be the first presidential
family to bring three martiaSeable
daughters to the White House. John
Tyler had four daughters at the time Of
his Inauguration, but TWO Of them were
married and one was only child. If
every member of the next Presidents
family occupies a separate bedroom there
will always be two Su n chambers To
spare for guests. and some of the bed
rooms already contain twin brass beds. it
VIII be easy matter to provide four
guest rooms.
During part of February the Taft fam
lily Will pack all Of their private belong
lnSS in boxes and trunks tagged to their
Cincinnati home, and the White House.
for fortnight. will undergo a thorough
housecleaninS. from roof TO cellar that
everything may be spick and span for
the rev tenants. There would be a prece-
dent for Mrs Taft's inviting theh Wilson's
to come stay at the White House during
the few days that they will remain in
Washington prior to the inauguration.
The Cleyelands extended such an invita-
tion to the Harrisons in 1889 but the
President-elect declined the honor.
However this may be, Mr.. Wilson will
call on President Taft on coming TO
Washington, and President Taft will re-
turn the call. Then Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
will entertain MIR. and Mrs Wilson on
the evening of March 3 at White
House dinner, and this may be the first
occasion on which Mrs. Wilson will in
ture home. The next day. after returning
from the Capitol President and Mrs.
Wilson will entertain eX-President and
Mrs. Taft at luncheon in the private din
ing ROOM This. at least, VIII be done IL
the Tafts care to revive the custom ad-
hered to until four years ago. when Mr..
Roosevelt declined to return to the White
House with President Taft after the in
augural ceremonies
Many of US are wondering whether Mr..
Roosevelt would have paid President Taft
the customary pre-inaugural call had the
progressives been victorious November ).
When Andrew Jackson refused to make
this call on John Quincy Adams. Adams
refused TO escort his successor to the Cap
itol or to take any part in the inaugu-
raj ceremonies. Mr.. Taft has said since
the election that he would have done his
part. in the exchange of eourtesies, had
Roosevelt been elected.
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