Historic sketches at Washington : containing a full record of the origin and early history of Washington City and its founders, together with a detailed account of its growth, its public buildings, the style and extravagance of living there, and a description of the inside workings of the lobby, and the various departments of the government . m dame, who hasa smile and a pleasant word for everybody. Her sisters, and Mrs. Washington, are like the two merry wives ofWindsor ; but as to Jemmy Madison, ah ! poor Jemmy ! he isbut a withered little apple-John. Francis Jeffrey of the Edin-bu
Historic sketches at Washington : containing a full record of the origin and early history of Washington City and its founders, together with a detailed account of its growth, its public buildings, the style and extravagance of living there, and a description of the inside workings of the lobby, and the various departments of the government . m dame, who hasa smile and a pleasant word for everybody. Her sisters, and Mrs. Washington, are like the two merry wives ofWindsor ; but as to Jemmy Madison, ah ! poor Jemmy ! he isbut a withered little apple-John. Francis Jeffrey of the Edin-burgh Review, who came out in 1812 to marry Miss Wilkes ofNew York, said—Mr. Madison looked like a schoolmaster dressedup for a funeral. When Mr. Madison asked Jeffrey on his pre-sentation— what is thought of our war in England ?—the latterreplied, it is not thought of at all. Mr. Madison was small in stature and dressed*in the old style,in small clothes and knee-buckles, with powdered hair—was unos-tentatious in his manners and mode of life—but very hospitableand liberal in his entertainments ; with great powers of conver-sation, full of anecdotes and not averse to a double entendre,though of the utmost purity of life. He was a thorough-bredVirginia gentleman, Jeffrey to the contrary notwithstanding. SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON. 85. TATLOE MANSION—MADISON 8 RESIDENCE. In August, 1814, the White House was burned by the British,and Mr. Madison removed to the Octagon, the residence of Colonel John Tayloe on thecorner of New YorkAvenue and Tenthstreet—now the Bu-reau of Hydrogra-phy. Here he heldhis New Years le-vee, in 1815, andhere he signed theTreaty of Ghent, inthe month of Febru-ary of the same year,in the circular roomover the entrance-hall. In 1816 and 1817, Mr. Madison occu-pied the house at the north-west corner of Pennsylvania ave-nue and Nineteenth street, and here received his guests on thefirst day of those years. Mr. Monroes first New Years reception was held a
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