Evening star., 1921-01-23
House Possessed Many Kinds of Odd obbe
FOR William Henry Harrison Took Special Pride His Dinners So
Market Himself Carried Home His PurchasMs Wash
Skilled in the Cncoco of Herb Ton While Her Husbands Par
Was Good Horse RaceVan Buren, Fonne for Carriage
Observation-Disclosures and Cleveland Were NmrodLns Choice
Reading Matter and Rooseve1ts Love of Outdoor

Lind was here and paid a visit 20
the White House. where she sang.
Mrs. Polk. remembered for her beau
ty, optimism and vivacity. was yet un-
alterably opposed to dancing and
never permitted it in the White House
while she presided. She was also
unique in being the first woman sec.
retary to a president, having imposed
this upon herself as a labor of love.
Pierce devoted himself to philan-
thropies. and gave literally to insti-
tutions and projects that enlisted his
sympathies.
With the coming of Tyler. another r
agriculturist a assumed the duties and
responsi bilities Of craftsmanship. His
hobby was peaches.
Buchanan shared honors with Grover
Cleveland as nimrod. Cleveland.
however, combined fishing with his
hunting. One waggish admirer figured
out that through one hundred hunt
ing trips President Cleveland in his
first administration exterminated over
1000 ducks
DRESIDENT LINCOLN found solace
in reading, using humorous stories
as an antidote for the terrible melan-
cholia the carnage of the war made
habitual with him. After reading
comica1 story to his cabinet one time
just prior to acquaintfng them with
his emancipation proclamation. he
told them that if he did not laugh he
would die.
All historians agree that Mrs. Lin
coins hobby was social honors.
If ever a man had difficulty IN hno-
ing his true niche of usefulness IN the
world, that man was Gen. U. 8. Grant
Having made a failure Of several at
tempts at making a competence, ne
tried military pursuits; and once ne
got an opportunity to give rem 10
his military knowledge and intuition
he swept the land of war and himself
into the presidency on the support Of
the admirers Of his military prowess.
When not studying strategic maneu-
vers for an army or wrestling WIN
state problems, he played billiards
and rode horseback.
Mrs. Grant had home -makns
was infused into all of the functions
Of state. She also started the Gus
tom of having the ladies, Of the cab
met, Supreme Court and Congress
assemble in the drawing room with
her to make the receptions more en-
tirely government affairs.
The Hayes administration stands
oct alone, clear and distinct through
the years Of the past, for Mrs. Hayes
took a stand that no one else had
ever assumed before, and ohe that
required considerable personal cour-
age to maintain. She banished all
wines from the mansion and would
not permit the use of them at any
function or for any purpose during
her regime. Neither criticism nor
praise could move her in her de-
termination to set the precepts of
prohibition before the people of the
country.
Mrs. Hayes was Of a bright. happy
temperament. Sunday was observed
with religious care. and along with
her love Of books was a passion for
flowers. A botanist Of more than
amateur pretensions, she gave ex-
preston to her love of wild flowers
by endeavorfng to perpetuate the
colors growth, form. etcs OF the flora
Of the United States on her china,
and the set of dishes she ordered for
the White House was therefore one
of the most original and distinctive
in design of any that has ever been
bought for it. Her husbands chief
amusements were riding horseback
and raising chickens. and he also en-
joyed poking about old shops and
stores in search of antiques and
curios.
WITH the coming Of President Nc
w Kinley was revived Martha
Washington's love of knitting, for