European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              First ladies take up housekeeping on massive scale on the hot d kln0 and re Corlna Dolley Madison Pace in Washington social Jacqueline Kennedy emphasized Fine arts in White she and late or Eilden Kennedy entertain Andre French culture 1will wife and Mother second the first said Jacque line Bouvier wife of the ssh Marina the nations orig Inal pint would have been the Al Rel to add thai ims is easier said than administering the of Wile and homemaker tar the president can often mean relinquishing ones private life to the my Possession of the Ameri can the role of first lady carries the responsibility Tor supervising a massive Hoos Nom planning menus Lor receptions numbering As Many As Guyeau and setting the Pace in manners is Hion Tor women throughout the a Lew of the first ladies eagerly accepted this Many each first lady put her individual stamp in the White Rouse and its the Washington social season fluctuated from extravagant Galty to somber for melt depending upon the nution s nov 1 the history of the first ladles and their Impact on society is explained in tile White House Book by Janet Halll Duy just published by the pictures and menu on this Page Are reprinted with the permission of miss Ervin has updated he Anginal while House Cook a bestseller in and included Many of the household homilies it Moe than a it embodies a household guide to the new Bride who has just gone to housekeeping in the late 19th to contains household cures for directions for Mak ing Lavender water and social etiquette for helping a lady alight from a Carriage dont step on her life in the White House proved to be a Boon to some first ladles and a Drudgery to Mary Todd Well bred und locked Forward to her reign As first she entertained sumptuously und dressed cd True even during the Lark Days of the civil John h years old at inc time of her marriage to inc 54yearold wrought an in stunt change in the previously staid while House entertainment begun to resemble european court life and Jullus Tyler As she loved to lie guests while seated on a raised platform resembling u Theodore Roosevelt and his family transformed the White House into what some called a perpetual circus with six children and assorted Guinea Field cats and ponies roaming the grounds Lor eight Lively there were other first ladles who rued he Day their husbands won the president Taylors wife retired to her private apartment and left the social obligations to her Jane Pierce had tried to stifle her husbands career and had refused to go to Washington with him when he was elected to when she Learned by Messen Ger that he had won the presidential she Many of the problems inc firm ladles encountered in the while Huuki were similar o those of the bos ton but on a larger when Abigail Adams moved into inc Hull finished while located in u swampy Village of culled Wash she found it dump and without a Yard to Hung her she Drew on her new England resourceful Ness and turned the great East room into a drying because Eliza Johnson was an her took Over her household duties when they entered the White she faced a massive Job of cleaning the mansion for the new years Day soldiers had been quartered in the mansion during the civil and souvenir scavengers Haj even Cut pieces from the housewives across the nation threw their funds up in horror when vermin were discovered in the East a3 he White Hmil regime chant 4 every few old customs were d curved and others Monroe discontinued the custom of making und returning Calls und became known us u John Adams adhered to the sometimes making 13 Calls u Julia Grunt entertained with lavish and elaborate dinners which sometimes run to it one of her smaller printed on White Satin listed the following courses for her wed Ding breakfast May 1874 soft crabs on Toast Chicken croquettes with fresh peas aspic of beef Tongue broiled Spring Chicken strawberries with Cream wedding cake iced with and wedding Bells ice creams and ices fancy cakes punch Coffee chocolate Frances Cleveland held three receptions each week and once Shook hands with stopping occasionally to rest und Hutc her urm contrast his with Leunor yours in he White House when scram bled u Annily were served every sunday no Mailer How important the guests although their Vrcic Kljun lists often numbered and they had huge elect no ranges in the Kitchen which could Cook More than 200 dinners it one the dined simply when alone and served Plain american such As hot dogs to the King and Queen of England on a visit in the Public enthusiasm for the first ladies Rose and fell Frances Cleveland was probably one of the most popular first ladies to occupy the White gracious and the Ameri can Public Iron text her us a new idol her picture could be found in almost every Lucy Hayes was Annizer favorite and captured the Lanc of a Vii except perhaps the dubbed her lemonade she got most of the liquor was tanned from the while House Dolly Madison vivacious personality und flair for entertaining made her ladles were intrigued by her social successes and by the she dips you signs of the times were reflected in the activities of Many of the first Lucy Hayes was the image of the new woman in a devoted wife and she was also interested in woman civil service Indian welfare and rehabilitation of the Wilson served a beatles and meatless meals daring world War l she set in example for All women As a red Cross Volunteer and Relief other signs of Progress were reflected by the White House fill first lady from ism to was the Al Rel to Benefit by a hotel size Coo stove which replaced the opon fire places with pots and pans on Hooks and Al the same a Bathtub und Urr pipes were installed in the White alter Garfol colds guests marvelled at inc electric Light at the Entrance to the the Harrison family was but somewhat frightened by the electricity in the while Aglet a lengthy family con one of them might dare to touch a switch but it was generally agreed that it was much safer to Lei the Engineer turn the lights on in the evening before he left and turn them Ufa in the morning when he came to Pom Martha washing tons White House to the while House of Ludy Bird Johnson mirrors Many of american although readers today May find it hard to believe that Pryst Deal Taylors wife was rumoured to smoke a earlier first ladies May have Broil surprised in Soe Johnson  an outdoor Barbecue for Al mini  or climbing out of a Mccallum poor 14 the stars and stripes december 1964