Ten years in Washington : Life and scenes in the national capital, as a woman sees them . in tags, taken home byrelic-hunters. Over these hang draperies of crimsonbrocatelle, surmounted by gilt cornices, bearing the armsof the United States. The walls and ceilings are frescoed,and from the latter depend three immense chandeliers ofcut glass, which, when lighted, blaze like mimic the walls hang the oil portraits, in heavy gilt frames,of eight Presidents of the United States. Opposite thedoor, as you enter, is the portrait of Filmore. On theother side of the mantel, that of Lincoln. Next
Ten years in Washington : Life and scenes in the national capital, as a woman sees them . in tags, taken home byrelic-hunters. Over these hang draperies of crimsonbrocatelle, surmounted by gilt cornices, bearing the armsof the United States. The walls and ceilings are frescoed,and from the latter depend three immense chandeliers ofcut glass, which, when lighted, blaze like mimic the walls hang the oil portraits, in heavy gilt frames,of eight Presidents of the United States. Opposite thedoor, as you enter, is the portrait of Filmore. On theother side of the mantel, that of Lincoln. Next beyondthe bay window, that of Washington; all of life the further mantel is that of Franklin the door opposite, one of John Adams. Abovethe next door, of Martin Van Buren; the next, of Polk;the last above the entrance door, of John Tyler. The carpet on the East Room, last 3^ear, was presentedto the United States by the Sultan of Turkey. It seemedlike one immense rug, covering the entire floor, and filledthe room with an atmosphere of comfort, grand, soft, and. THE GR£A1 EAST ROOM.
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