The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-28

t~ration. There is also a handsome
lacquer cabinet in this room which
was presented by the first japanese
minister to the United States, in
1858. ~
The red room. whose walls and win
COW draperies are of red, contains the
two vases presented to President
Pierce by the French government,
also a cabinet Of mahogany and gold
containing seven exquisitely dressed
Japanese dolls, presented to Mrs.
Roosevelt by the Japanese minister.
1t also contains the portraits of Wash
lngton, Martha Washington, Jefferson.
Polk n Benjamin Harrison. The pic
ture of Washington in this room is the
one Dolly Madison cut from the frame
to prevent it from falling into the
hands of the British, pom their inva-
sion OF Washington in 1914.
In the state dining room, the walls
or which r paneled in richly carved
dark English oak, and decorated with
heads Of American big game. are two
rare tapestries OF Flemish workman
ship of the seventeenth century, de-
p1ct1ng a country scene and having in
a panel q verse from Virgil praising
hunting. One hundred guests can be
seated around the massive mahogany
table without Inconvenience. which
stands in the center Of the room. The
table service Of silver, china and cut
glass, were specially designed for the
White House. One set Of china to be
found in the White House, selected by
Mrs. Hayes, and decorated by Theo-
dore X. Davis, the war artist, with ex-
qulslte paintings Of American flowers,
fruits, game, birds and fish, numbers
$500 pieces. Each of the 500 or 800
pieces OF cut glass In use is engraved
With w the coat Of arms Of the nation;
mouse provides, from an appropriation
made for this purpose, all or part of
the china service in keeping with her
own tastes, and in consequence there
are IN the closets today no less than
parts of six or seven distinct services,
representing administrations as far
back as that Of Lincoln. Some of these
services include many pieces, and the
OF color and design. In all this great
array of him and glassware, however,
there is none that is not modest in
size. shape and design. White house
is best in these respective trades.
The floor above that OF which the
red, green, blue and the east rooms are
located, is devoted to the living rooms
of the stairway is the presidents pri-
vate office and study. which was for
merly used and known as the cabinet
room. The presidents desk, of richly
q gu IHdIIoSd1S anu u~dl-LOppSU,
stands nearly in the center Of the room,
around the walls Of which and in the
spaces between the ndoW are set
low. open bookcases.
A beautiful marble mantle with open
fireplace stands in the room. The man.
tie bears the following inscriptions:
This room was first used for meetings
Of the cabinet during hi administra-
ton Of President Johnson. 1t continued
to be used until 1902. Here the treaty
OF, peace with Spain was signed" A
door from the study opens into a Ii
brary.
AS on the main floor, the family
has a large, corridor, richly car
peted, running east and west, connect
ing two large sitting-rooms and COM
municating with the bedrooms. There
are seven of these, each with a bath
adjoining. A narrow" stairway leads
from the northwest corridor to a pri-
vate dining room on the floor below
4 noiseiess electric elevator, running
from the basement to the attic, ad-
joins the stairway.
In ali the rooms on the family" floor
will be found the finest of furnishings.
The furniture has been selected with
greatest of care, the bed and other
is of the finest texture and the
are the richest to be had. No
finer quality can be found, for every
is the best that money car buy.