The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-03


There is now'a room in the White
House devoted To the display of inter
eStlnS bits of china which have come
down from previous administrations
As Uncle Sam gives to each First Lady
OF the Land the privilege of ordering
china for her regime. these relics are
OF peculiar interest in rejecting the
taste Of former miStreSSeS of the White
House.
Mrs. Mckinley began the work of
Tracing the history of the various
pieces of china during her last year in
the White House. The work was cnr-
rled on by Mrs. Roosevelt. who first
gathered the china into collection for
an exhibit for visitors. Mrs. Wilson
conceived the idea Of setting aside a
room for the exhibit and this has been
! done.
MIS- NaShingtOn'S famous Cincin-
natl dinner set is represented in the
collection, as well as the delicate
Adams service, Dolly MadiSon's blue
ana god set and bits from the admin
iStrations of Polk, Jackson. Tyler and
Taylor, including Dandy Vans" gold
knives which created Il furore in con-
gress. There are Specimens from the
Lincoln and Hayes collections. as we'll
as bits from later administrations.
Room Will Be Filled.
Inc room which is to be used for
the collection is directly at the south
or the main stairway in the croI,no
hoor corridor. To prepare it for the
new cabinets the walls and ceilings
were tinted a deep cream color and tho
WOODWORK was painted ivory white |
Eventually the four walls of the room
VIII be lined with the cabinets. but rs |
yet only one has been put i'm. II ey-
tehdS the full length of the west side
OF the apartment from the south wall
10 the door leading into the diplomatic
waiting room.
Inc cabinet is Georgian in STYLE and
III perfect harmony with the architec-
ture o1 the mansion. The woodwork
is hard pine. The long glass doors are
divided into colonial panels and the
SheiNes are lined with ecru velvet
winch gives good background for the
emma as well as for the silver ana
glass a simple carving decorates the
pedlnent on which is lettered in silver
the legend, China Used by the Presi-
dents"
The relics are arranged in chrome.
Ioslcai order as far as possible. ac-
corning TO the presidential admins -,
Lratlons. Two open sections mark tho
center of the cabinet and the relies =,
ire placed from this center To tho rim,
md To the left.
On the upper shelf of the cer,ar 7
section are some of the oldest pieces of :
'ii'er III the mansion. They include
he Won Tuyll coffee and hot wafer
'otS, and one of the Won TuylI round "
'read trays, besides some fiat pieces
resident james Monroe purchased The
et OF silver to which these pleces of
liver belonged originally from do.
artlng Russian envoy, Baron Won !
uyll, In 1873. The old chests bearing "
ne Darons name are still preserved in -
ne White House stOrerooms, and eocb VI
] the pieces of plate they originally
obtained is engraved with his coot of =
rms. .
Washington Relics Shown. .
Inc Washington relies are arranged .
the same section with the old sill .
er. Ibe Cincinnati plate, presented .
the collection by Miss Mary Custis .
ee, who is the last living Nartbo o
ashihSton descendant of her genera o.
on mas the place of honor, while near N
are the blue and white platter and o.
ate winch were given by the Misses oil
thompson of New Jersey and which sl
ere part of dinner set which u.os III
'ed by Washington in the first nro.i OIL
'ntS house in New York. 81
On the cabinet wall at the hock of 81
{ glassware hangs a silhouette of oil
Ilgall Adams, and it is of Interest 70 81
te that this Is the only picture of OIL
= hrSt mistress Of the White Uouso
iicN tlie executive mansion contains s
Ie John Adams goblet. presentad 81
me years ago by Mrs Harry Read
Lowell Mass, is placed diractIv N
low the silhouette These tyvo IT,. .
institute the President John Ad,r,s
llblt at present but as some of Mrs I.
ans lovely Sevres, which WAS rho
i emma used in the White Housa e.
sui In existence it is expected thar
patrlouc descendants of the 500
chlef executive will add Some Of
china TO the collection. at
IN the first shelf at the left of rho I 5i-'.
shlhStonlana is the weU-knovn ~,
lerson blue and white Cantonese ~
celain, which was presented to tho guy -,
lie House by the late T. Jefferson no I :