The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-08
Heads of European Nations Will Be Guests of America
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HOUSE SOON READY

Paris, December 7.-The town house of Prince and Princess Joachim Murat. placed at the disposal of President and Mrs. Wilson during their stay in Paris at the request of the government, will soon be completely renovated and ready to receive the American chief execu- tive and his wife.
 The Rue De Monceau, in which the house is located, while one of the most fashionable neighborhoods of Paris, contains all sorts of houses. Adjoining the Murat house on the right is the Ste Marie institution, a large school for children, consisting of many buildings and a playground. Across the street lives a woman artist and doctor and there are a group of offices and a butcher store. On the corner there Is three familiar little French cafes with few iron tables and chairs on the sidewalk in front, where signs an nounce that wine and beer are for sale.
 Although the Murat mansion is rapidly becoming known as La Maison Blanche De Paris" it Is not white, but brown tint The house itself Is hid den from the street by a stone wall 10 feet high, in which there are two narrow wooden gates and in the center a big double door for vehicles
 Inside the gates is a large graveled
 
 bet stationed. A low ornamental iron fence on the side away from the school separates the court from the spacious grounds and gardens stretching away for half a block and enclosed by a stone wall, giving complete privacy.
 BROAD WALKS
 Broad graveled walks wind through green lawns under trees of great size. A stroll around the gardens gives a view of elaborate conservatories at the rear of the house. At the rear, also, are the servants quarters, the garage and other outbuiIdings, which are reached by a passageway under the house on the side nearest the school
 In the house itself an army of work men and servants were busy today cleaning and replacing furniture, paint ings, portraits and beautiful marble statuary. The carpets and rugs were rolled up in the great hall, which Is considered ono of the most elaborate in Paris.
 There was smell of fresh paint and soap everywhere.
 Americsln s6adiers were doing all sorts of things in the mansion.
 Great lorries rolled up and unloaded switch boards, telephone instruments and big reels of lead covered cables AC iocloChI anu llAS cuIlp VIII nave their own private telephone exchange as well as private telephone wires.
 On the lower floor of the mansion, in addition to salon, ballroom, dining and breakfast rooms, there are a pri- vate study, which the President will use, the offices for his personal staff The upper floor contains great high ceilinged sleeping chambers and other rooms wonderfully decorated with priceless collections of antiques.
 In the sleeping chambers are enor- require little steps to enable the oc- cupant to climb in.
 Stern old gentlemen, some in the uni form of the days that are past, and many beautiful women in the costumes of the times in which they lived, look down from nearly every wall. Golden cherubs peep from above the handsome tapestries in one chamber.
 There Is profusion of ivory minia- lures and all manner of vases and orna- ments gathered from the worlds four corners. Every room contains at least three long French windows, delicately curtained.
 Princess Murat expects that her home will be in readiness to receive the na- tion.s guests by December 10.
 TO REACH BREST FRIDAY
 On Board the Steamship George Wash lngton, December 7.-(By Wireless to the Associated Press.)-At the present rate of speed President Wilson will not land at Brest before Friday. He probably will reach Paris Saturday. His con ferences with the French statesmen are expected tp begin promptly Tuesday after an exchange of official visits
 It was expected that the Azores would be passed tomorrow but the George Washington and her convoy of warships arc blowing through one squall after an- other. which are heavy for the southern course. As consequence the Azores will not be reached before Tuesday.
 The superdreadnaught Pennsylvania is ;teaming more than mile ahead of the Presidents ship. The destroyers, which make up the remainder of the convoy, often are hidden from sight in the val eys between the great rollers which are washing them so frequently that the crews scarcely can cling to the decks.
 The George Washington. however. is keeping a comparatively steady course In the heavy sea and none of the of Hcial party has been seasick thus far The President took constitutional on deck after his mornings work. after which he again took part in a boat drill