Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-12

In spite of its intimate history
whereby the White House enters so
essentially into the life of the people,
at is it's decorative setting that first
appeals to the visitor 1t is the man
ner in which Major L'Enfant's century
old dream has been realized that is so
wonderful. The capital is famous the
world over for it's avenues and viStas,
Its canopied foot-paths, stately build
ings, parks, and splendid monuments.
The White House is essentially part
sof the general layout of Washington.
1t is tied to it; it belongs to it. No
sympathetic visitor would isolate it for
zone moment. 1t is part of the Wash
ington park scheme, as much as the
Ipalaces of France or Italy or any 9TH
er Old-world official residences are a
portion of their setting, of their sunk
ien or walled gardens, their fountains
or terraces. Nature has done little
for London and hardly more even for
Paris, but much for Washington. 1t
rs interesting to see to what fine use
"a remarkable site has been put and
the way in which the best has been
made of the opportunity. The charm
INSPIRES every visitor. He is forced
TO recognize how well it all goes to-
lgether.
However often we may look at the
slaaint old woodcuts for the detail of
.she White House when it was build
ing isolated and alone, destitute of
trees or shrubbery, the site outlined
in primitive fashion by a wooden
Epaling, we are compelled to see that
The idea was right. That is to be
seen today, now that the White House
is tied to Washington and to it's Won
lderful park scheme, just as it is to the
history of the people by wonderful
network of policies, the ebb and flow
of ambitions, and by the change of of
ficers, who, like figures in a great
pageant, arrive at intervals, dominate
things for time, and then pass on.
Viscount Bryce in his own gracious
fashion voices the idea of the fathers
when he says, Washington is the en-
tOdiment of the majesty of the whole
nation, and the man from Maine and
Minneapolis and Florida must feel
that Washington belongs to him." Con-
itinuing, that distinguished ambassador
compares this ideal city to Constants
nople and Calcutta because of their
park systems. He calls attention to
the beauty of Rock Creek valley, re-
Gently set aside as park, joining the
woods that stretch along Potomac
river. He says, washington seems
lconsecrated to society, to the delight |
lof human intercourse"
We hear q great deal today of Amer
lea as commercial, material. Is not |
this an occasion for congratulation? |
May Americans not well be proud of |
the success which gives happy homes |
ito so many thousand families? In this !
ut follows closely the history of the
dim eastern empires of Athens of |
Rome, and in our own time, of Eng
land. Still, the republic claims uni
lversal salutation to the thought that /
idealism is still the characteristic of |
the American people as it was In the
colonial days. To dispose of the sub
ject in a colloquial manner, the great
heart of the people is sound, though
dt has fiirted at times with false gods.
! We have but to look at Washington
for moment to realize in the counte-
nance of the average citizen the de-
light in great ideal. He is proud of
the city. A visit to the District of
Columbia will remove in an instant
any element of doubt as to American
generation for the spirit of magma
Ition and ambition.
Like every country house the execu-
tive mansion grew from the ground up
and not from the drawing office down,
and yet, in this particular instance,
the drawing office played a very es-
ssential part in the general arrange
ment of things; for the scheme is so
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