Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-01
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star Staff Writer

are seldom completely happy
with the end result - even
the President of the United
States.
The fourth edition of the
White House Guidebook is
now available with So new
pictures including a formal
one Of President Kennedy in
the back Of the book.
In fact, in the four edi-
tons Of the book. three
different formal pictures Of
the President have appeared.
The new color likeness of
the Chief Executive shows
him seated at his desk in
his office thanked by the
United States flag and the
Presidents flag. He is wear
ing a dark blue suit and a
dark blue tie with a small
stripe.
A spokesman for the White
House said that the latest
change had come about at
the suggestion Of President
and Mrs. Kennedy who felt
that the new photograph
gave more of the feel" of
the office of the Presidency.
The two earlier photo
graphs were three quarter
portraits - the first with
the President in a dark blue
pin striped suit with a fig
ured tie. In the second the
pin-striped suit became a
more somber plain dark blue
and the tie, Of a lighter blue,
lost most Of It's figure.
New Changes
There are many other re-
cent changes In the w htte
House, done at Mrs. Ken
nedy's direction, that are
shown to the public for the
first time in the new edition
Of the book.
Another thing the publica-
ton proves is Mrs. Kennedy's
love Of q bright shade of
yellow.
This shade has been Law
ishly used in the Family
Dining Room on the
first floor and in the formal
oval drawing room In the
private quarters on the Sec
ond floor. (They also have
an informal living room.)
q The oval room on the Sec
ond floor is directly over the
Blue Room and has served in
many capacities In the his
tory of the White House.
It was used as q drawing
room In Thomas Jefferson's
administration and when
Dolley Madison was First
Lady 1t was known as the
Ladies' Drawing Room with
the furniture upholstered in
yellow damaSk and the cur
tains with festoons and FIRM
geS made Of the same ma
terial.
Today the color yellow has
been repeated on the walls,
the draped and fringed win
dow hangings, the carpet and
most of the upholstered
pieces of furniture. The lat
ter were donated to the White
House last year and are pre-
dominantly In the Louis XVI
style, the same used by JEFF
ferson.
French Art
There Is q bronze-dore
chandelier hung with chains
and drops Of rock crystal.
The paintings include a por-
trait of Benjamin Franklin
by the 18th-century French
Painter Greuze and two
paintings by the French
impresSionist, Paul Cezanne,
that were bequeathed to the
White House.
The room today is playing
an important backdrop to
history. This is the spot
where President and Mrs.
Kennedy meet the visiting
heads of State before a State
dinner as well as special
guests on other occasions.
Although these are their
private quarters the great
aura of the presidency is
thereon either side of the
door are the flags, one Of the
United States, the other, the
Presidents.
AS the President escorts his
guests down the red carpeted
staircase, they are preceded
by servicemen In full dress
uniform carrying the flags.
The Family dining room
on the first floor mot to be
confused with the one in
the second floor private
quarters) is on the north
west corner Of the mansion.
1t serves as the setting for
small official breakfasts and
luncheons including those
that the President frequently
has for congressional leaders.
This room has also re-
Gently been completely re-
decorated and refurnished
more In the style and date
OF the mansion. The walls
are bright yellow which is
accented with white wood
work and decorative cornices.
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