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A Week At Washington

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
January
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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The following extracts are from a letter received by Postmaster Bogardus from his daughter, Mrs. Clinton Eider. The Francia Wilson Opera Co., with which Mr. Eider is singing this season, has just closed a most successful engagement in Washington. Said Mrs. Eider. "The President and wife. Postmaster-General Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were in a box Thursday night. Francis Wilson told me where they would sit, so I secured a seat directly in front of their box so I could see them all the evening. They seemed to enjoy it immensely, and while Cleveland wouldn't smile at the personal jokes at Bryan, yet he would wink at PostmasterGreneral Wilson. He held his sides laughing over the general political jokes, especially a new verse about Spain which ends 'There'd be no duty to pay on a fine Henry Clay, If I were really a king.' He's a mueh better looking man than I expected, and she is the loveliest, most dignifled, yet smiling woman you can picture. Wlien they entered the box the audience applauded until they rose and bowed, and when over left all hallways and entrance clear until their party passed out. Friday we called at the White House but it was 'Cabinet Day' and we were told to cali Saturday at 11. We were shown up to Mr. Thurber's private office and were most cordially greeted by him. We were shown through the private rooms of the Executive Mansion by the oldest and most respected attaché of the House, a man 73 years age, who has been there during and since the term of Abraham Lincoln. It was all so interesting! The public parlors are open on general reception days, and it was a great courtesy on Mr. Thiirbur's part to have us shown all the private rooms. The guide explained all the rooms- the vases and clocks which were gifts from other nations, showed us just where the President and Mrs. Cleveland stood in the celebrated blue room to be married. The red room is the family sitting-room and has recent ly been done over in Mrs. Cleveland's taste. It is more homelike and cozy than the others. The guide exp'ained that it was in that room where Abraham Lincoln reátí h s las't newspaper after dinner, and walked out on that fatal Friday night. He also spoke most affectionately of Garfield. (rant he spoke of as the jolly. patiënt President, and Cleveland as the good master. Their portraits hang there, and each one looked a great man, Arthur by all means the handsome one. The children came down ths private stairvvay going out to drive, and Esther was raising a good row with her nurse about something, declaring 'she wouldn't do it, there!' lluth is quite a tall child and baby Marión awfully cunning. We went through all the greenhouses, where there are some wonderful orchids and palms. We have been to the House and Senate twice, went out to Arlington to the Lee mansion which is in the soldiers' cemetery. Went to Phil Sheridan's grave and many others. We go to Philadelphia tomorrow for three weeks."

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Ann Arbor Democrat