Show MRS HARRISONS DAILY LIFE the rho routine of the day begins early at the executive mansion says A J halford in an interesting art article icleon ou mrs harrisons life iu in eWhite Th rouse house iu in the march rome home Joun journal nal breakfast Is 16 served promptly at half past 8 in the family dining room on the north side of the house adjoining the conservatory ghis is followed by prayers either the president or dr scott conducting devotions the family then separate for the day the president proceeding directly to life his room mrs harrlson harrison and the ladles a es retire to the living room of the house which is not a room at all it is the north end of the main hll on the second flor floor separated from the office or public portion of the floor by ban a rather rd ther severe not to say furbie d ding g black walnut partition half the height of the walls mrs harrlson harrison finds here her mail which is attended to with promptness and regularity so far as ai the work of answering letters can be delegated it is given over to mrs sanger banger tha stenographer but a large portion of her mail mrs mm harrison answers herself many of the letters can tx be ati answered by means of a form that has been composed for the purpose the consideration of her mail over mrs mra harrison receives the superintendent of public buildings ingmand and grounds at present col oswald M ernst cf the engineer corps who is charged with the duty of disbursing die bursi ug the appropriation matie made for the maintenance of the executive mansion with him mrs harrison d discusses biscup ses the needs of the house and her desires which must be made to conform to the amount of the funds on hand many and long are these conferences and oftentimes they result in a shifting about and repairing of the furniture and fixtures lix tures that would astonish some persons who imagine that the life of the lady of the white wb i to house is 18 without care and a continual state of bliss after having dismissed CoL CoI Ernst she devotes herself to the domestic branch of mhd establishment in conference with the housekeeper huso keeper the menu for the day is 18 arranged at this conference and in consultation with the steward mrs harrison maintains an intelligent supervision over the kitchen but the stories current in some circles representing her as devoting much of her time to actual participation in the work of the dopart department part ment are exaggerations although a good cook she does not fi ud ad it necessary or desirable to usurp the functions of that individual in the white house and so as to the marketing having arranged in a general way for the provision of the day it is left to the proper person to see that it is procured lunch is served at but frequently the president is detained by callers office seekers or cabinet meetings and lie fie does not sit down sometimes until an hour later ills it Is rarely the ease case that some one is not invited to join in this a wholly informal manner a i abl babi net officer with whom the ident may thus continue conference or some friend who is asked to extend his stay over the hour for fo lunch in tithe the afternoon for an hout houi or thereabouts mrs airs harrlson harrison receives friends who come by appointment and who visually jsu ally have some relative or visitor to present pr later in the afternoon mrs harrison usually takes a drive often with the president and when not him she takes lakes mrs mckee and the t babies or some friend who might be in the house the variations from this gramme pro will include lessons in china painting in chii h art mrs harrison displays rare talent talen taud and skill din dinner is served at and as was the case at lunch almost always the family is joined by some friend president and mrs M rs harri son are plain livers preferring the dishes of od kentucky aulty aunty au nty to the more elaborate menu arranged by a french chef in the evenings out of the sea son the white house is a very quiet place president harrison rarely has an opportunity of spending anytime any time with his bis family except at meals and after dinner he is usually to be found at his desh deo again if mrs harrison Har ripon is free from any social duty she utilizes the evenia evening ofa hours by reading being fond of a good theatrical theatric ul or cr operatic performance she occasionally graces one of the theartres theatres the atres with her pres res eaje accompanied by two or tta three ree friends the president has bas little taste for this class clan of amusement especially opera so is seldom seen at these places he is fond of meeting friends in a quiet way and when mrs harrison is entertaining callers in the eveni nghe comes down from his room whenever business permits him to do boand mingles with them in a delightful informal way |