The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-03
CLEAN HOUSE
FOR HARD|NGS
Repairs and Refurnishings at
White House Will Cost
$4,000.

refuTui6ulnS was sthTtcu. ~ haS
been customary to renovate the
mansion completely every four years.
COST To EXCEED $4,000.
While exact fgures will not be
available until President Harding
submits his recommendations to the
office OF Public Buildings and
Grounds, II is estimated that the cost
will exceed $4,000 in addition to the
yearly appropriation for the ordinary
care. repair and refurnishing. This
ordinary expense Is about $4,000 a
year and the appropriation permits
of very little extra refurnishing, as
the fund is expended for the pay OF
the servants.
Four years ago the President and
Mrs. Wilson spent $4,000 for re-
furnishing and repairing the Execu-
tive Mansion, the sum being made
available by an extraordinary" APP
preparation by Congress. Although
the ordinary wear and tear has been
at a minimum during the past two
or three years because of the illness
of the President and the absence OF
big social function. II is believed that
a larger appropriation will be neces-
sary to meet the needs and comforts
OF the Hardings.
REPAIRS FOUR YEARS AGO.
Some of the Extraordinary" repairs
and refurnishings done four years
ago are shown in the following re-
port given today at the office of pub
lie buildings and grounds:
mine portraits of the Presidents
were cleaned and Vanished and
twelve portraits were refined and
supplied with new stretchers where
needed. The frames of these por-
traits and four mirrors were toned
down and frightened. The frames OF
400 brentwood chairs which are used
at musicales, and the frames of 2
sofas, 1 centerpiece, 4 armchairs, 8
side chairs, 2 stools, and 1 screen
were regilded and the velour pads
used on the Brentwood chairs were
dry cleaned. repaired, and supplied
floor. main corridor and usher's room
with new tying ribbons.
I'm the entrance vestibuleS first
on first floor, ~ divans were reup-
holstered and recovered and new
doors were hung. The ropes used at
the doors of the parlors were covered
with new velvet.
"In the east room on first floor, new
draperies were replaced at the seven
windows and the frames of 13 win
dow divans were regilded and re-
covered with new material.
I'm the green parlor on first floor,
the walls were recovered with vel
vet, new draperies of same materials
placed at the windows and l sofa, 10
armchairs, 4 side chairs, and pill
lows were recovered with new tapes
try and 6>chairs recaned.
'In the blue parlor, I sofa, 4 arm
chairs and 10 side chairs were re-
finished, reupholstered, and recaned
where necessary, and together with
foot-stools and 3 pillows were re-
covered with new material.
NEW DRAPERIEs HUNG.
"In the state dining room. new
draperies were hung at the windows,
2 chair cushions were recovered and
SO dining chairs were refinished, re-
upholstered and recovered.
I'm the corridor on ground floor 4
settees and 2 arm chairs were re-
finished, reupholstered and recovered.
with new silk rep.
'In the oval room on ground floor,
2 sofas, arm chairs, s side chairs,
= stools and one center settee were
recovered with new silk damask and
2 pairs of new window curtains and
/ pair of door portiers were hung.
VIC CHCSlCIhClu 6Olo anu Sbo|ii
were purchased for the billiard room
on ground floor.
"In the reception room adjoining
the oval room on the east 1 sofa
and 3 side chairs were reupholstered
and recovered with new material.
I'm the ushers locker room on
ground floor 81 new steel lockers for
clothing were installed.
"In the library on the second floor
the frames Of 1 stool, 2 davenports,
couch, and II chairs were REIN
ished, and these, with pillows, were
recovered with new silk damask.
an one bed room and sitting room
adjoining, new window draperies were
hung, 1 valance. 1 door curtain, a
lounch, armchairs, and / ottoman
were covered with new material and
new covers furnished for table and
stand.
"a new canopy was furnished for
the beds in one room, chairs and
1 couch covered and 2 new table pads
furnished. In one bed room. a sofa
and 8 chairs were recovered and new
rep curtains put up at the windows.
"In another bed room, new window
draperies, new bed canopy and cur
tains were hung, and chairs, fre
screen, and 2 pillows recovered. In
the dressing room adjoining, 4 pill
lows, couch, window bench, and
2 side chairs were recovered.
NEW RUGS PURCHASED.
"Six large floor rugs were pur-
chased for the corridors, billiard room,
room on east of oval room, all on
ground floor: the main corridor and
the State dining room on the first
floor and the library on the second
floor"
The landscape about the White
House also will be subjected to ex-
tensive changes, and Mrs. Harding
may also rearrange the gardens and
flower beds to suit her own tastes.