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Cil.V::i COOLIIx;;; G:1AO:E 0000!:DE COOLDXZ de;poel\ or 'book& 1n tbo Wb1to liou.llo, end tlloae booka 1'0NI rotunod temporlll'Jl.Y to the ai:ore.s• J'OO!JI of ta• Library. l3Ut 9'1l.l the J.dmlnietratiou•.a pa.reel& or hook•" a.a the old. Colonial in-.entorioo "ould MTt lbtH 'tbmt, nre aot a4-quately" llbelt11rad.. So PNlldea1i C00114£e b.&4 aade tor hia sin<J¥ 'three book oaeu. d;it ohtl.To11 high, with procticlll a.lidillg IJl,uo clOon, to Bllpplent -me earlt&r low oaaa. For tbe very reason that .rN814el1t Oooliclgc ozclered. thcao high bookebolvco, Prad4o:o.t lioo'l'Or 2l6 moved them into tbe Eaat !:nd coJ.Tidor beoauaa abelt room .d.17 wu ncDd.acl. SO new bookahel"vea ere bu1l-t in around Preeident XOOTer•a nn St.w!J' ( Wh1cb had bean Pree14eat L1J1C,Olu•a) eca:,e. ot thm low, acme high. MIO the old book CUDS of PNside».t C0olidgo 1 a IINI atllildtng Juet outside the Study 4001', a.king mDSt uoatul &dditiou• to the oorrt.dor. .Anotb.or purchatie t"or tile Stucb' wna an Iren l"U8• B.lt this __. r.p.1Ace4 by' Hre.. 0oo1Uge lat11r, witb the Booae Rig llo. 12 nlt 1"l!,g :tS"Olll th• Red BoOtn: 'Whan that mt.4- ,ray tor th■ DH !Ltbuaaon. The Iro 11:1 DOW 1a the .\llpoiatmont Room ot the a:rowid noo1>. 152 1"18 179
ne 0001148• pll'1o4 al.ea lld\1.tld to the scu«y 'OJ'M ...U inOODIIJ)iCUOUO uh-ata:ndll in ubosim:r1 matching the Hard1DS alb-atanda. 'Dlft;e etude atill ait about ei tb.e elbow ot \he BUO!lt, ID)ld.ii,g- hh d'br-41Jm,or oigor ia. con. venation ,,1th hi■ hoa;.
!tra. Coolidge tound h■r eeoond r1oor Ol'el HDom. at1ll l.ackin& tea-'tRblea. The :tannli,y second floor toa•tabl.ea, do oignecl e,J.10 tor lUZ10heon tray,, bad b--. se:nt don to 'Cb.• stet• tloa.r by- era. Rooane1t. 'I'll• .Roo11nelt toa-tablea, or thet de l1Shttul double-dect. tne .o becOD.ing to a. poUl'ing hone■■, n••4• ed aaalatcce. taa ooolldge added a ttlroe-Uerad Dltt1n etand 1md two er.ell mlboSexi.v aet11 or ne�.uag 1iables. Tbese are aU.ll � Hl-1� in tho 0Tal Boom, th.a D.tftin atand holasJg audw1ch 144-146 plate.. .1.t ert9l"DOQll. 'lieu t.bt emal.l tables ere quietly aot out by the chair er the wll,ite,-,gloved gwset, tar h�r pl.ate, ber CUR, ll•:r glass ot O.r-1Jl69 Jutco.
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In other Ol!lSBs, as "1th Clevol.and camlAg ea a bridB, lUl4 Mr•• Coolidgo who did not d.illlWltle hel' Northmpton home, the inoQldng tienui may havo little to bring or 11he, ,nu, aell•d "brio a-brac" ln Kr11. OlnoJ.aad.•u tii:IO. And. tbo gNa.t ape.co� ot the 1h1te HOLlH us ■MIil ye.wing ,ride c,tytog .tor awt!dug touohel!I ot tbe beaut.itul, So r.:ra.. C!OOlidgo toun4 her Oval m-awtne room. q_,.11ie •_pty ot ISi:1811, Ol'IUIID9nt-. Ita mentol elu,lt WU euill'&l.;,- bare, She GbOH tor tbe pl.ao• a peir or candl.Hticka ot bro.a:.• ttauNs or 02'1 Qu.een 11.iznbath :iitanding on aQuare marble buoa. DILliTeJJed for th• l'etieotion o1' 11Sht by • eirole of ocy1t:nl pendants. 'l'b11aa an now on the mDDitl ot the, B>• Jlr6W1US: l'OOII, ho ama.U sirt piooH ot 111culpture are Jll'Oacntad to 1he Whit■ liOUH by their arttate durins; th• ohatela1nes• of Coolidgt1 • One waa doetlned tor 1be OYel RoQa. n wae a smol.l arble bue\ ot • wcman., the head tu:ud a 11tU. 1112d look1.Ji& aown. qr, Charlaa 1,,:oore at the line Atta CCIUllliBBion, tJuough whom the 4onor. Mr. o•eomior, J>N■n1:•4 the aitt -co tile mi.tt• HOU.._, it 1a "th• head ot • little :rrcnoh aab.t" by an unlmown aculptor.. It h no longer 029 in the OVe.l Jn,ll'fr11241 rote. having el 10 been aarrled ott W1u, Oi8 -the o<\her t\&miobinga trom that room 1Dto tho 1treMDi mall�, OiQ more 1'0l'lnal 4:t'awinerOao. -io the eastward, Where itls Gallio aillplicity dooontoa tbo tine old Jlonroo Pl"OMh table ot the bru..,triJlll:ed column, and tbe round 1: ebl.e marble top. The othar gift ,.;u tho lyrio pair of winged tiguroi, oalloa Aacondina tlo:rn and .Deaendins: Night, 11'?'01l6bt at tho pmama...Paeitio :t:xpodtion in SU. ?rancii,co, in 1915. Tb.see .amallar copies. two teat Ugh were ghen by thelr •oUlp110l', •• .t.. �e1mun, a member ot the Flll• .Art• oomm.1•• ai® at 11.11.ehizi«ton,
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Tho1 wol'O tirat pleced ill the Croen Room. 1.,e:ber, "hen that .l'OClll wa:s redecorated, ttie)' m1mt to tbe ground tl.O<ll' corridor• .a.it wl.on tho ,.eet E».d. Sitting room oa the- eecolld. f'loor wu tuneo into an indoor garden--room f'or Mrs. lioonr, th-tte greeu-bron� tis- ures ..r• the oiaot notes needed tor c�letblg ita living groon chanl. Now 0 on e table 1n tl:at p� murt their glorious ltnee lU't cd droop age.1Ju1t °'be sNat weat wiuaow, o. d.eli_.1t to all ea pa11a Dl1 their ay.
The 'Ab.1 te uouas u •1D6UJ.e.rl1 l.e.cktns in orna:um:ca end in the mall lllllltll,itiH ot tumiture nm tuniidtinga that po�er o;ilDiG.D 18 apt to tat-ck epell t.b8 .Ord. ?Leae.. Tb.loNUctally, tllia is all ri&bt, aa the Jnooming ho•teaa "lMl:I ha.YO oloaed her own homo tor tour 79a.ra, may even han liTod. ill ..-ubington tUalt, P4 11hua OIID brlr.g .... th her thOH l.al'H ad .Pft.atH that will lllOko tho boau.tUul guest houaei homa to he...�olf on4 hor :fatd.}z.
.both"1' ornm.cmt onme to grace the oillplicity of' the Cool14ge stud;V 'that muet ban 11:1.de, 1n 1ta praot1aal baokgraWlS, • a� ot mo:rc--tban�Ori�tol aplondor, .like tho Persce•s hri in iihcs 9t.0I7. '... hi.a lllelldGJ" goldltn UJ'D., 01· tntr11Jate Chlne:M wo.riQunshi;i, llitb mil.in,: Goke-'ood1od drsa,)uo tor bt111dlcs. end a tU11' 032 t•1atad 4raQO!l., ecru.Chant, rw 114-top 1a tbe "IJ(JDy cup," p:reaen.t&.! by Pri.Dce Lene "on bobal.t at '\be Imperial ChiDeoe OoH�D.t, ,o till• u. 'J. Na'ty ori. th• oooutr-n oi" ti.. viett- ot th■ Scsaorul Squadron at Battlesbi�.11 to A1J¥TY, Chin.a, on the t'l::lrl4 Battla abip CN.iae in ivoe." Hotr1Ter, the J1•1" urned that 4•lirl"ttul oup. It 1a {and tb11 1lleDD6l'l11ty tbn.reot len4o H 1t pal'ticule.r i;prtgbtly glet,111.) 1 e tootl>all t"l'Ophy, tor -.bioh the hueJq aeilordo;:ii
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J. low ftl.J:lut 001"t'e...eh11d1 wt th &robed GaJ'nd lerge, ie Mra. Coolidso'a cllaice el.110, althoU6h, 111 hu 11'fH\ua�e4 to the ions tlall nowada3ra.
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ot tho Lou1a1ana, Obio, M■oo:ao1n1 :z:eo:raege, ::J.uO\U'i, Ill.i:a.0ia, Ke:ntu.�l..;( 1 Cueoe.1 end V1l"g1nie. aompetea. Appropriately, tho S..ttlHhiP V1i-sJ.tda., Npnaeatative ot ibe D)ther-atat• ot ?re eii14entn, ac:m off ytat:reea t and our1o4 ho-r cup abO\lt .amor1qan waters till ebo wu 4aoQ11111J,u1one4. Tht!A tb.1■ t.rophy wnt abOUt IID1Jl£ tho .&a1a1'1c neet wi1.U l�tl, ,rba _. oantul. ea.Uo:r izt. e.uthority- d.ia»atohd it to the 11&"1 l»Jlartme!lt ill Jash1�on ror 1n1.ta•Ue-piag. Perl:l�a tho l'laTY had heerd ct the ommacntleosnesa � tl:1• �it• Houee. Perhapa it :telt; that Kra. Coolidae and her auc coe10ro won o:zperb a.t i,.,re-lr:Gaping; i,arbnpa tbe tang ot tbtt rootbal1 1&lu1QD pen11trate4 oven tlJa yault.11 of the stB.te War and Ne.vy QJ.ildJ.n& .na. iAeRU'IJd. 90118 Hcl 1•4 ou.-todi.c towud a gold.en K!tBti..ra. Whatenr th& �ae, on the twont,-noowl at Non11be.r1 tweaty y•Bl'• attn tt •u won, t�e .krti:>Y aup ar.r1vac1 wtth peJ'llDe.nl mmaarandll. iA tlle 1:D01.rU-n Ottioe ot the Pndlleat � ihe unttea StatH t 1111-d wu, we t1•,111i, bo:m, .PIU"•ona...11 to tu HatSng p1a0:a on tho PrHidclntiel. bookabolna. Nowdeya it wanders about to -wl:l.atnel' lnel plan •--- to need. a tOJch or a,re-tb.u-Oriente.l aplon.sor. �be;re liko tll• Paraee•• ha; U mi,y retleot tho rllJ'll, ot tbe aettJ.DIS wa.'l'brte gifi.e -to be aeen in 1iha public eround :rloor arc or Goolid&a podod,. one ie tho aet ot a ix oolored gla(le 11edel. uon1 ot the Coat- of Ar.na ot '\htJ luh1ltgt;oo t-.11,y, that now rum& o.se1D.at tb.o pnn.011 ot t.bll ',ieot ,Z.rraoe wUld.ow.. 'l'hl1 01',7-50 were preunted by the Cazmitttee prepa.:r1JIS tbs Bi-Cllllten01.53-� niel colebratton ot the Bi.nhkr ot OGol'S• tra.ehill8\an. J'f U• .requell1: the Preai4ent reo.•1YBd these 4eDOretion• tour yeere before ill.a Bi-<1ontann1al 1t,i&lf I end bad them. h1mg wbere Qe enier1ng public lllip:ht sea tbsro ud be rm.ind&d or ti. Fd:her or hia Oountr✓ lho hac1 helped "to plan the White ·:ouDe the public oo::a.es ta ue..
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The second gi:tt preaanted by 1ta ,tla.inter. _-h1lltpe de I,uzlo. Thie la • riohlY oolortul. Jainti.llG or tbe t..ou.• Clook lbom (Salle d•Jlorloge} 1n tbe !"Nmlh lo:reign Office 1n tbe Qu.8.1 t>'Oraa:v 1 that wu 'th.a ecene or tM •te;a.1� ot thll Ol-'O Kol.logg Peace het iii 1926. Scc:ro'tu,- K•llOM •ho eis,.1ed. tor th• VDJ,t.d st■tH bl'Oagbt tlle ;picture to tha •.hite et: tho reqµH1 ot the donor. lb 1930 tho :Peeco Paot waa aiaPd again ta. tM 1.n JIOOtl, atter :rat1t1oat1on b.7 tbe sena\e.
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'l'be tbird &11"1i is a ch.air•• an old Chippendale aids chair witll a pa.iutea rope ... ,. Ite danoi- -..a.a 11:r. 11. •• BH-okinr1dge ot Brook]3D, Iowa, -who preesn,ed it on th1' twenty-t:lrat ot October, 19.26 u o. P•Ot1Cal »root ot bl■ OOD.'9'1GU01t 414: tbat the Wbite House ebould oo�\atn mtb.ctio axmaplea ot old. furniture OUl'l'OD.t at the t1Dt8 t.b.a b.ouso •e.o bu.t1t. Th1a chair haa a ht■to:ey, ho••nr, beaide • dat.. n U!' at leut u old. N l'ltl., ma •u or1gt.D.al..l.y 1n tho old Breolmu-idsa hG:18 1n B8D.D1ngton, V!!rmont, whore 1.he state of' Vc:mont rirat ouo iuto bc1.Jlc!!:. ot'idGll.y aacepte4 by Aat of 0011gNM , a.ad. plste4 Wi1:h 1h Jio. Ol'°, aoe l'l4te XXIX
dono:r'a name. this hendaomo chair 1s on dlaple,- 1b tho Hilltoric Cbille. .Room ot the Cround noor,. Rug l!5
.1,DOthaJ> gif't, O&Nt'Ully p,,at ••1.7, 181 • hpe•try presant• ed. b:, tbo Society- ot Norao-J.merioim. 'io,i::larieA, It 1e a con of a tau>l18 ol4 tape•tl"t, the Baldlual.
I!Or � sta.i:e noor, home me.kill6 touohH '"" not need.ed. Bnr oinco tho:r had hatl \ho ct:ire ■oco:aO: tloor to tbe:u,elvee, tch.e aucceaeive adtQi.u1aUat1ona have kept the.t .tonual meiu t"loor tor ',.bite Bouse entorhJ.maont■1 od tboir bucJceb hff• oueJ.n•d ODl.J to'A.1'4 me.1ntllin1Dg U.11 Hte.bltahed d1gn1ty. Houaek&e.»ill&, net beme Wlldng, bae been. Nqui:ro4 - nw curle.jna, new oarpet■• nn (IOYfflnga have been }n'OTided.. •1 tb no neaeaa1t1 tfJr a.n camtorla ot -.mden. co.n-,-onio».cee. BU.t tM kind. blV'l of .... CCol14ge f'OUlld • long overl.Ookad cornor even on the State J'loo:r, mid coneoquontly thrae lMhOBellY erm Cbaira •P»•ar• in. th■ Ulbu•s att1ca 1 ill plac• ot the Old 546--540 Jktoanel-tim etuipacm.t that ho4 not Deen prori.4&4 tor t.wo uab.ere on dutV end a auooeaatoD or oee,et sen-1 ce ment oaret\lll,y we.tobiDS the cloorwey behind tb.eil' 11apera tor a PN•id•11,:t OI' a .U-at Lady to NMJ'gt,, or • ciu••tlonabla ohanctar to a11pxoach the portal.a,. )C-11. OOolidge•o Ee.st Roca oo:ntributioil waa: a matt■r or neceH1t:, end n,r,:7 rather tban.· en SnduJ.a:mce ot taat■• :D.lrina her -t;enaru:;y once mec.trer ot the tour pe,tr11 ot delicate Sovrea vaeu gi?OA tbe Xa■t: Boon b7 .aml,uaadcr J'an.8Nl'a.n4 ct1DJ to • tatal 099 en.4 1 - 1'atal be7ond. the ability ot the J11Cn4or to Neto�, H f7equenUy oner lbite Botlae vu.ea hu15 been restored.. Ita blvo a:nd wh1to china -.to wu l"OlG!Sa'l" to an upriaU"e berlrom a:n.4 a. pa1r ot m:mal.l 1111.rbltt mantel urne 1 of 11 daaign .ad :period 1n pertoct accard 111.'\h tbo !cot BDom nplaHd. tho two oh1na 1'0891, Howevor1 thel'O •aro no• the rswkward a.rray ot tll.No pall'e ot sen-es Ya111t1a end bo 1118l"ble uru to be d.iatribuhd abou°' motr1o.Uy o: t'oUZ' mmtele.., It H■-4 allDpl.e, to Nl.esate all eis ve:aoa t.c the decoration on the grol.U1d .tloot- l"OOillllt.1 and to oa:ny off tbe -two A&ll aaarbl.e maial.-wn1, 'tO tba 1!Clld .Roca aantel.
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But one coAtribution �. Coolidge did malr:e to gratify bllt' tutaa tor a bemti:rul bouu ed. th■t to th■ pertteu.la d&_p&l't.. ma.t thot: b tho prtdo ot a:o.:, Whita Sou.ea miatreea, The otgbt eih-6% canclleattuk:a ms uaea da1l:J in the stet. Dtn1D& 1'0all.,- wroall7 tour OD tho table and. tom- at tha :,ide tab.lea ... woro ob.0110.D by ltra. Coolidge.
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Arter tb lh1M HDU.8& roor fued1 the tirat aone14e:r- e.tion in Ill houe with a Rew !il&l,e».4 toll&Ut t.f!iOin, a hundred. end t1JS11t1 1H'l'a e.t'ter ita ttrat Jhl■ �e.4 tanan:t. Preaidiant 1.dSIU� he4 co�inod to Dongroea at bis root - ed. the oloerie trero built and the aerv.si,• rOCIU ware atUnda4 to. th■Nl WI.I etUl a au.'I. left o·Hr t� 111'opairs ond upk.ce1h • t:JllkOOp he appl.1oablo to 30 11161!.7" Mo. 099. aee I-la.to 'nI