Memories of Mrs. M'Kinley in the White House
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t was inrlnir tho Snanlsh war nt the lunch table. their beds sho had a bouquet placed ench
III when one morning some 'person h0 was dreadfully embarrassed, but sho morning on the president's desk nnd In
1J . i.. . n.n.i.i MnKininv ...... ni,.i. . i i. in, every room of tho house. At one tlmo tho
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at tho executive mansion "the tUcre, piled a pinto high with the best tho ' " ' V" ' -.U. ' " LVV, Y , . "V. '
t 13, table afforded. Tho food disappeared with enrysa uiemum, u u.b wuiio oCuuly. wu.i;.. . w . r...www ...a
...,o W1 nn..rn,1 tlin RrrvlcO nnd WhO a,,r.,rlln rnnMIt r n,1 !.., hta lltlln CnilCU 1110 mrs. .llClYllliey CHI jrnuumw-
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youngest volunteer," a lad of 13, tnljlu afforded. Tho food disappeared
)ldtty and when Ills llttlo " -"t.u .w .mnto ncniinliitnncea. These with vim. unci 1 must no." and no sho did.
wished to pay his respects to tho chief Btomnch was full sho began gently plying mum; 1 , , ni..tnr nf timm drives were usually conllncd to the smooth, although It completely upset tho cntnmlt-
executlvo. Mr. McKlnlcy was busy (and hlm wlth questions. Under her grnclous sno irequonuy "J101" c,u""" , asphalt streets of tho city or out a lltlio toe's plaiiH, and at tho Inst moment required
when was ho not busy during those trying tmiucnce he forgot his embarrassment. Al- c .,," .n,h ' ,. ,ho non.nVvft. w"'8 ovt,r 11,0 '"'y'''K Sho cared t10m , rrnngo another carriage for those
days?) but not too much so to glvo tho raost without knowing tbnt ho was doing a" JnJn , lhn " ii "moor- "''"' for nnlnmls or pets and for that wm wcr t0 Jmvu ridden with tho prcsl-
llttlo fellow tho henrtlcst wclcomo and to 80i ho told hcr tno Btory ot tho hardships 10 ry. , g :Hnn ,,nv nor to rcnson dld not c,,Joy Kol"B tlir,,uh 1,10 dent. Uttlo did sho drenm when oho was
Inquire nftcr his welfare. of his short life, of tho death ot his father ",n,""B." " h ,." , vornn'n nrthat Zuo- onu ot Washington's most charming ,)118BlK tho hall on her husband's arm
"Whoro did you como trom and what aro and of tho widowed mother ho was trying " "B,, " w'v.riinrv 22 vlrnon ul luul driveways. In nn hour or so sho would U mttaU) tlml u tll0 wretched C7.o'gos
you going to do?" ho nsked. to caro for. Deforo he had finished tho urao nnu on 1 ouruarr return, but whenover It was. tho president couW UlV0 rcnclt,d thur 8lllu llu woll,i navo
"I belong to tho Twelfth Michigan and I tears wcro running down tho face of his To hospital and church fairs Mrs. Mc- know to a moment when to expect her. Ho B,)0t tM(j ,irtwlllcllt lleml 1)cforo llcr vory
nm going out to fight tho Spaniards with nympathotlc listener, nnd when ho loft her Klnlcy frequently contributed hor own always left his offlce to meet her: If n ,
tlin rnat nf thn snldlnrs." tno t)OV rODllca nhn rpm wllh hlm n frnnnrnitR hnmnnr uuuumuift. hue iiuhio nu uimmi luvuitue,
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quickly. Then, as tho laugh at his answer packed to Its utmost capacity with tho good "'m. ". i "-' yv . i . -. uluh..v ............. ...
ii.ifir.1. hn mldoil: "I am a member of Mn of .ho whit Tin..n inr.ir. n'Kl suppers oui 01 mo soiicbi nnu muai nom mere 10 uer room, uuipi-u nci '. Knigui errani, wuo uno proiecien ner irum
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the same organization In Detroit, Mr. I'resl-
.Inllnnfo wnnln nf Kttln nnil Cfrnv ilntR ivrnnn nnil nnv thnl Rho wnR Comfortable. nvnfu .i.itf.ii'iir.1 liri.ntli fur n miiirtnr nf ft
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inn 0 K,nuncS9 wn,cn cnaractenzca Mrs. mc- Aftcr brcnkfast, which sho took with Mr. downstairs to tho Tiffany corridor to greet Evcry trbuto of honor nnd homago that
... . u . , ,u ,A ,k K'nley's stay In tho cxecutlvo mansion. Tho McKlnlcy In tho family dining room at 9 her nnd went with hcr upstairs to tho dovotCli nnllon coud ,my Was given hlm.
And, pray what one 1 Is that? said tho sight of n child unfailingly appealed to her. o-dock, unless sho wero too 111 to leave her family rooms. nml wlUl every word of sympnthy that
president, laughing again. Mrs. McKlnlcy's kindness was not lira- bcj flho would scat herself In hor casv That Mrs. McKlnlcy enjoyed going with . , , , , a , l M h r
"Tho Newsboys' nnd Doothlackcrs Pro- ,tcd t0 tho chiMrcn. Hor Invalidism pro- chair and crochet while ho would look over tho president whenever ho left Washing- Xiut'll hoping thus to ml Igato hor grief,
ectlvo association, sir. Secretary Alger ventcd any active participation In char- the morning papore, rending to her a bit hero ton for an ofllclal trip was true, but there "u 1 ' ' ' J ,UB,0 the
helped to- get It up for us boys and then ltab,0 undertakings, but both sho and tho nnJ there, as ho thought would Interest wft8 a deeper motive than tho mere pleas- Ul BU0 " , , ,f wouna
joined It." nnd his voice Indicated tho pride president wcro always thoughtful for tho her. Interest hcr It surely would If It uro of B0,lg. From tho tlmo of his first w "J Bt(,' " " foV,nr al eo nfort
ho felt In claiming so distinguished an alck or unfortunate They were fond of were anything concerning him. Whllo ho inauguration eho hnd nn Innnto fenr that p
associate. flowers and tho historic mansion was al- cared but llttlo for all else tho papers con- EOmothlng might happen him, and sho Kroin tho loved Cutuun homo thoy burtod
Ho withdrew after a llttlo further con- waya turned Into a floral fairyland on tho tnlncd, yet sho wanted to know evorv wnntcij to bo with lilm. It wns not so much him out of hcr sight, and whnt In tho homo
versatlon and tho president went down- nights of their ofllclal social functions. But word In print about tho president, and the fear that ho would bo assassinated as It to her now? Day by day sho sits In tho old
stairs to lunch, whero ho commenced to theso "God's smiles" as tho Germans nothing delighted her so much as to havo wng that Qn accjlint mlght befall him. In fnmlllar sent by tho window. Her oyes aro
tell Mrs. McKlnloy about tho young volun- sometimes poetically term tho flowers had him read and comment to hor on what was a mcnsuro sho felt that hcr vory helpless- strained with tho sight that sees naught
teer. Sho was greatly Interested. not fulfilled tholr mission when thoy had written about himself. nc8a wfls ft protection to hlm. This was this sido tho Bklcs; her care aro dulled to
"Why did you not bring him down hero? ghono In such splendor for tho brilliant Heforo 10 o'clock the president would go anown Nearly when they wcro In Chicago tho voices of loved ones who would cou-
I 'want to seo hlm." assemblages thcro. Not by any means, to his ofllco nnd Mrs. McKlnloy would con- ,aet y(jar , 80mo wny ft Bl)ort tmo ho B00 ,or, for thoy aro listening for tho
A messenger, wns dispatched to find him, The morning nfterward, nt Mrs. McKlnloy's tlnuo her crocheting, or perhaps engngo In foro ho W(MJ t(J gtQrt on tno drivo through sound of tho foolntcps that enn cinuo no
which wns not hnrd to do, ns ho had not order, they wero taken down, carefully n game of crlbbngo with ono of her nieces ihg cltyn wi,ch tho cnblnot memborB and more, but now wnlk the olyslnn Heidi of
yet left tho house, but when ho heard thnt packed nnd sent to tho various hospitals or somo other houso guest, for sho was nenr, n of tno clvc nnd mtnry orgnnl- parndlsn; hcr heart lies burled In her hus-
tho first lady of tho land had sent for him throughout tho city. Thcro their sweet moro fond of cards than nny othor pastlmo t, of tho Bt(Uo woro t0 nccolnpnny him band's collln.
no wns quiio overpowcrea wtin mo nonor. irngranco nnu ungm coiors were mosi woi- nna wns a ciuvt-r imui. i iw sno ovcrhcard n whisper that tho commit
Ho had como from Camp Alger that morn- come, but tho knowledge of tho kindly pleasant, at about 11 o'clock sho went for becn Wnrncd that an effort wouh
ingj nis mco nnu nanus wcro nono 100 mougni wmcn prompicn 1110 uisiiiikuibuui uer iiiuiuiuk '
clean, his clothing dusty, his hat and shoos givers to send them mado tho long hours president wont with hcr. but his duties usu-
shnbby, but tho messenger took him to tho moro bright for tho wenry sufferers than ally prevented, nnd then she was accomoa-
basement, whero ho scrubbed his face until oven tho flowers themselves could do. Tho nled sometimes by hor friend. Mrs. Itand.
It shono. and then ho nresontcd himself to Whlto Houso conservatories wero a sourco mo who 01 mo puy nmim u. ...
Mrs. McKlnley, who was waiting for hlm ot much pleasure to Mrs. McKlnloy.- From
uld
Sho bad
but In-
bo mado to shoot tho president,
not expected to rldo with him,
stnntly she decided to do so.
"I must go with you, dear," Bbo said to
What Mrs. Roosevelt
HE mistress of tho White House and the Jurisdiction of tho steward reduced
or Mrs. Dawes. Mrs. Hanna or some other hlm. "No ono would shoot nt you If I wcro
Found in the White House
And who cnu console her In tho loss that
Is forever Irreparable? Only tho find who
enabled William McKlnley to dlo tho death
ot a vlctorous saint. That Ho may do bo
tho prayorH of the Christian world nscond.
AI111Y (1. IIAKEIl.
Kitchen
Is moro fortunnto than most,
housewives In that sho can assumo
as much or as llttlo of the per
sonal management of hcr house
hold as sho pleases. Tho government em
ploys a stewnrd, who, If sho so desires,
takes complete direction ot the culinary
department. Mr. Cleveland brought with
him his former cook, a colored man by tho
namo of Sinclair, nnd Installed him as
Whlto Houso stewnrd, a position which be
held with a high hand during both of Mr.
Cleveland's two terms and Mr. McKlnley's
administrations. Sinclair waB a prlmo fa
vorite with Mr. Cleveland nnd ho lot him
run things below stairs protty much to suit
hlmsolf. Mrs. McKlnloy'e Invalidism pre
cluded her assumption of any nctlvo con
trol and when sho took up hcr residence
In tho oxccutlvo mnnslon sho nllowed him
to retnln tho reins of govornment of the
lower nnrt or inc nouso. vt uu m.
tooscvelt s ndvent there was a cnango. bno
did not go about the matter with any
blow of horns or flourish ot trumpets, but
sho brought hor housekeeper from Oyster
Hay, who went with hor over tho house
from garrot to cellar.7 After a few days ot
their quiet Inspection Steward Sinclair was
told that his services would bo dispensed
with and a colored man by the name of
IMnknoy, who had long been In Mr. Roose
velt's employ, was put In the place. Mrs.
Hoosevelt herself will havo a general over
sight of tho houso, tho servants will be
under the supervision ot the housekeeper
to its normal province.
Tho presence of tho six young Ilooio
volts made a change necessary In tho dally
routine that had prevailed In the execu
tive mansion. President McKlnlcy kept
Into hours, frequently going back to his
desk for work at 10 o'clock or later. This,
with Mrs. McKlnley's 111 health, made tholr
9 o'clock breakfast a necessity, but there
INTERIOR OP THE WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN.
aro llttlo folks In tho Whlto Houso now
who must bo In Bchool nt Hint hour and
as both tho president and Mrs. Roosovclt
havo high Ideals of tho duty and privilege
of parenthood, thoy always begin tho day
with the children at an 8 o'clock broakfust.
Then Mrs. Roosevelt sees them off to Bchool
before she commences anything el bo, and
after that hcr mornings aro passed vory
much as any other Aniorlcnn matron's aro
In looking after her household. At 1 o'clock
tho family lunch togcthor. During these
recent bright autumnal days Mrs. Roose
velt haB spent a part of nearly every aft
ornoon driving with tho children over somo
ot tho plcturcsquo roads In tho environs
of tho capital. At C:30 tho youngor chil
dren havo an early dlnnor. with an hour or
two of piny beforo bed tlmo: but dinner Is
sorved for tho othora at 7:30 In tho pleasant
family dining room. At these meals thoro
havo been guests every night since Presi
dent Roosevelt camo Into tho Whlto Houso.
Thoro has becn no formal cntcrtnlnlnir:
ho has simply Invited friends who chanced
to bo in tho city, or somo political acqaint
anco with whom ho wanted a longor talk
than could bo had during tho day In his
office. Mrs. Roosevolt, who la a charming
hostess, Is at her best when presiding nt
theso Informal dinners and has mado a
most favorable Impression as "first ladv
of the land" on those who havo been bo for
tunate aa to meet her thus.
Mrs. Roosovelt'8 kitchen that Is, tho
kitchen In tho president's houso Is some
thing that la of Interest to every woman.
How the president's wife keeps houso Is
of aa much Import to the average feminine
mind as how tho president runs tho affairs
ot stntc Is to tho avorngo mascullno ono,
so hero Is a llttlo description of tho culinary
deportment as Mrs. Roosevelt found It. Tho
present kltchons In tho Whlto Houso aru
directly under tho family dining room ami
butler's pnntry, In tho uorthwcBt corner of
tho basement. Tho original kitchen, which
was used as such from the tlmo that Madam
Ablgnll Ailnms wns Its mistress until Mrs.
Lincoln's regime, wns In the central part
of tho baHcment, In what Is now tho englno
room. Tho great fireplaces, brick ovons
and heating crannies me still there, but
tho room Is Just under tho shadow of tho
wldo front porch, and must have been a
dark plnco for work at Its beat. That was
probnbly tho reason why Mrs. Lincoln had
It changed to Its present sunny corner.
When Mrs. Harrison camo In sho found
It n very different plnco from what It is
now. Tho floor waB then uunkiu nnd
broken, thcru was wooden wainscoting
nnd nil ot tho woodwork wns Infested with
that bnno of tho Washington housekeeper
ronches. Tho rats and mica hnd literally
taken possession uni for a whllo It seemed
that thoy wero going to rotntu It In spita
of nil that sho could do. Sho tried every
exterminator in vain, and then she gave tho
entire basement a general renovation. In
tho kitchens and laundries tho sunken floors
wero takon up and tho remnants of tba de
composed wooden planks, with cartloads
of filthy dirt, woro removed. When a solid
foundation of Potomac clay wns reached
sho had tho present firm coment floors put
(Continued on Seventh Pago.)
