. Book of the Royal blue . .1 criDI: Td \\.\SIII\<!T()N. 17 inspection between a. m. and p. m. due of the noteworthy features of thisbuilding is the magnificent frieze extending entirely around the building at the level ofthe second story. This sculpture is three feet high and 1,200 feet long, and was exe-cuted in terra cotta by a Boston firm. It represents a marching column of infantry,cavalry and artillery, about a quarter of a mile in length, showing the line and .staff ofthe army in campaign. The building was completed in 1885, and an idea of its magnitude may be had fromthe
. Book of the Royal blue . .1 criDI: Td \\.\SIII\<!T()N. 17 inspection between a. m. and p. m. due of the noteworthy features of thisbuilding is the magnificent frieze extending entirely around the building at the level ofthe second story. This sculpture is three feet high and 1,200 feet long, and was exe-cuted in terra cotta by a Boston firm. It represents a marching column of infantry,cavalry and artillery, about a quarter of a mile in length, showing the line and .staff ofthe army in campaign. The building was completed in 1885, and an idea of its magnitude may be had fromthe fact that at the Inauguration Ball that year, nearly 18,000 people thronged the floors. WHITE HOUSE. The White House, or Executive Mansion, is situated on Pennsylvania avenue, atSixteenth street, one mile and a third from the Capitol. The East Room is open tovisitors from a. m. until p. m., except Sundays and holidays. Usually thePresident receives visitors in the East Room at p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays. THK WniTK HOUSE. and Saturdays. The side parlors are on the first floor and are reached from the greatvestibule into which the main entrance door opens; the East Room is the largest apart-ment in the house. The ceilings are lofty and highly decorated, and the furniture andsurroundings are most elaborate. Adjoining the East Room is the (Ween Room, socalled from the color of its furniture. Following this is the Blue Room, furnished inblue and gold. The next room is the Red Room, furnished in red and used as a familyparlor, and occupied generally by the President as a sitting room. THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT. The Washington Monument is situated in Washington Park near Fourteenth street,and is open to visitors from a. m. to p. m. It is the highest piece of masonryin the world, the distance from floor to apex being 5.).) feet. The lower portion is con-structed of New England granite faced with crystal marble; the upjier section being 18 A GUIDE TO
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