The Ladies of the White House; Or, in the Home of the Presidents / Being a Complete History of the Social and Domestic Lives of the Presidents from Washington to the Present Time—1789–1881

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS

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This work collects chronological biographical sketches of the women who served as hostesses in the presidential residence, offering concise portraits, domestic anecdotes, and accounts of social duties, entertainments, and household management across administrations through the nineteenth century. It intersperses engraved likenesses and images of presidential homes, details personal backgrounds and domestic routines, and highlights how these women shaped public receptions, private life, and the social tone of administrations. Chapters combine anecdote, social description, and household history to form a continuous social chronicle of the executive mansion.

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE WHITE HOUSE		face title page.
MARTHA WASHINGTON (Vignette)		face page	39
MARTHA WASHINGTON		„ „	43
ABIGAIL ADAMS		„ „	87
MARTHA JEFFERSON		„ „	126
DOROTHY P. MADISON		„ „	171
LOUISA CATHARINE ADAMS		„ „	238
RACHEL JACKSON		„ „	272
MRS. MARTIN VAN BUREN		„ „	333
ANGELICA VAN BUREN		„ „	339
LETITIA CHRISTIAN TYLER		„ „	366
MRS. JAMES K. POLK		„ „	400
ABIGAIL FILLMORE		„ „	457
HARRIET LANE		„ „	498
MRS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN		„ „	526
MRS. ANDREW JOHNSON		„ „	546
MARTHA PATTERSON		„ „	573
MRS. ULYSSES S. GRANT		„ „	603
NELLIE GRANT SARTORIS		„ „	612
LUCY WEBB HAYES		„ „	628
LUCRETIA RUDOLPH GARFIELD		„ „	665
MOUNT VERNON	(wood cut)	„ „	55
MONTICELLO	„	„ „	147
MONTPELIER	„	„ „	206
FIRST RESIDENCE OF ANDREW JACKSON	„	„ „	282
HERMITAGE	„	„ „	287
WHEATLAND	„	„ „	506