Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04

number Of the window draperies. Of
which there is vast number.
Need of Special Fund.
This special. or Extraordinary" ap-
preparation, as it is known. will be
necessary because the regular ap-
maintenance of the White House is
barely adequate for its regular pur-
poses. such as paying the small army
of domestic help and the making of
minor alterations and repairs. This
appropriation for the next fiscal year
present year. In fact. this appropria-
ton was found to be insufficient to
pay for the White House coal, and
several years ago it was found neces-
sary to make this purchase with a
separate appropriation. For the past
two years it has been $4,000
The White House has not been
treated to any real refurnishing and
retouching in the interior since four
years ago. when Congress appropri-
ated $4,000. Although this APP
parentiy large sum was stretched out
to go long way. it was found to be
trifle insufficient. In the meantime
the constant wear and tear have left
their impress on the rugs, carpets
and chair coverings until now. al
though by no means shabby. it is easy
to see that another 100000, if not
in frSt-cIaSS condition.
Magnitude OF Job.
The officials who are preparing to
make an estimate for this appropria-
lion propose to make a thorough in
Spection. To give some idea of the
letails of this job they point to the
extraordinary refurnishing" done
our years ago. Six large rugs were
purchased, for corridor. billiard room
DOM on east side of oval room. all
IN ground floor; the main corridor
md the stcte dining room on first
foor. and dining room on second floor.
New canvas duck was pla ced on the
awning frames at thirty-eight win
'o,ss and on twenty frames on the
outh portico.
Nine portraits of the Presidents
we're cleaned and vanished and
-welTe portraits were refined and SUD-
died with new stretchers where need
d. The frames of these portraits and
f foHr mirrors were toned down and
Frightened. The frames of 400 bent
WOOD chairs which are used at mu-
steals. and the frames of two sofas.
one centerpiece. four armchairs.
eight side chairs. two stools and one
screen were regilded and the velour
pads used on the brentwood chairs
were dry cleaned, repaired and sup
piled with new tying ribbons.
In the entrance vestibule. first
loor. main corridor and ushers room
on first floor, twelve divans were re-
upholstered and recovered and new
draperies for four windows and four
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 placed at the seven
windows and the frames Of thirteen
window divans were regilded and re-
covered with new material
In the green parlor on first floor the
walls were recovered with velvet. new
tt-aperies of same materials placed
1T the windows and one sofa. ten
armcbairs. four side chairs. and two
pillows were recovered with new
tapestry and six chairs recaned.>
In the blue parlor, one sofa, four
trmchairs and thirteen side chairs
we're refinished, reupholstered. and
iecaned where necessary. and to-
sether with four footstools and three
pillows were recovered with new ma
erial.
In the state dining room. new dra-
Jeries were hung at the five windows,
-Wo chair cushions were recovered
and fifty dining chairs were refin-
:shed, reupholstered and recovered
In the corridor on ground floor four
settees and two armchairs were re-
finished. reupnolstered and recovered
with new silk rep.
In the oval room on ground floor.
two sofas. four armchairs, eight side
hairs. two stools and one center set
tee were recovered with new silk
damask and two pairs of new window
curtains and one pair of door portieres
were hung.
One chesterfield sofa and two chairs
were purchased for the billiard room on
ground floor.
In the reception room adjoining the
oval room on the east one sofa and