Social life in the early republic . state-ment is to be accepted with reservations, as thesum appropriated for the work was the modestone of five thousand dollars. An additional thou-sand was granted Mr. Latrobe for the curtains,chairs, and sofas of the drawing-room, which wasupholstered in yellow satin damask, the sofas beingstiff and the chairs high-backed. In this room,whose walls were hung with mirrors and whosefireplace was ornamented with a gorgeous risingsun in yellow damask, Mrs. Madison received herown friends, her husbands, and those of her coun-try, men and women of all sorts and co
Social life in the early republic . state-ment is to be accepted with reservations, as thesum appropriated for the work was the modestone of five thousand dollars. An additional thou-sand was granted Mr. Latrobe for the curtains,chairs, and sofas of the drawing-room, which wasupholstered in yellow satin damask, the sofas beingstiff and the chairs high-backed. In this room,whose walls were hung with mirrors and whosefireplace was ornamented with a gorgeous risingsun in yellow damask, Mrs. Madison received herown friends, her husbands, and those of her coun-try, men and women of all sorts and conditions,with a delightful impartiality of manner that wasthe wonder of her day and the envy of her suc-cessors. A distinguished group of statesmen surroundedMr. and Mrs. Madison at this time. In additionto the Presidents official family, which includedthe Vice-President, George Clinton of New York,William Eustis of Massachusetts, Paul Hamiltonof South Carolina, William Pinkney, GideonGranger, Albert Gallatin, and James Monroe,132. Mrs. James MadisonMiniature by James Peale
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