LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
A Morning Dream—Wives and Daughters of the Presidents—An Average
Matron of the 18th Century—Educational Disadvantages—A
Well-Regulated Lady—Useful Wife—Advantages of Having a
Distinguished Husband—A Modern Lucretia—Washington’s
Inauguration Suit—An Awkward Position for a Lady—Festivities in
Franklin Square!—Transporting the Household Gods—Keeping Early
Hours—Primitive Customs—Much-Shaken Hands—Remembrances of a
Past Age—Very Questionable Humility—The Room in which
Washington Died—Days of Widowhood—A Wife’s Congratulations—A
True Woman—Domestic Affairs at the White House—An Unfinished
Mansion—Interesting Details—A Woman’s Influence—A Monument
Wanted—Devotion of a Husband—The “Single Life”—Disappointed
Belles—An Extraordinary Reception—Blacked His Own Boots—A
Daughter’s Affection, 177