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handkerchief and fan which had belonged to Mrs. Sarah Angelica 

 Van Buren, wife of President Van Biiren's son, received from 

 Mrs. Helen Coles Singleton Green, of Columbia, S. C. A dress of 

 mole-colored velvet worn by Mrs. Jane Irwin Findlay, wife of Gen. 

 James Findlay, one of the mistresses of the White House during the 

 administration of "William Henry Harrison, received from Mrs. Wil- 

 liam Torrence Handy, of Cynthiana, Ky. A dress of blue brocaded 

 satin made by Worth in 1844 and worn by Mrs. James K. Polk, 

 presented by Mrs. George W. Fall, of Nashville, Tenn., the niece and 

 adopted daughter of Mrs. Polk. 



As further relating to the White House, the Museum is indebted 

 to Mrs. R. R. Hoes and Miss Maud C. Gouverneur, of W^ashington, 

 both jointly and individually, for the loan of many memorials of 

 President and Mrs. Monroe. Among the articles, which are too 

 numerous to specify in full in this connection, are a mahogany side 

 chair, red satin footstool, a standing dresser mirror, and a Chippen- 

 dale table brought from France by Mr. and Mrs. Monroe in 1796; 

 a superb silver chocolate pitcher and cream jug, and the only piece of 

 Monroe china known to be now in existence; a number of badges, 

 chiefly of the American and French revolutions; many pieces of 

 jewelry, including articles pertaining to personal attire; a letter 

 written by James Monroe on March 2, 1786, announcing his mar- 

 riage ; and a dressmaker's bill made out to Martha Washington and 

 several articles which had belonged to INIrs. Maria Hester Monroe 

 Gouverneur, including her seal. 



Dresses other than those pertaining to the White House were 

 received as loans, as follows: The wedding dress of Mrs. Porter, 

 wife of Rear Admiral D. D. Porter, United States Navy, March, 

 1839, from Mrs. Charles H. Campbell, of Washington ; a black velvet 

 gown and the robes worn by the celebrated American actress, Char- 

 lotte S. Cushman, in her impersonation, respectively, of Catharine 

 and Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII, from Mrs. Allerton S. Cush- 

 man, of Washington; two dresses of Mrs. Charlotte R. Myers Jack- 

 son, together with slippers, gloves, and lava jewelry, from Miss Fan- 

 nie A. Jackson, of Yonkers, N. Y. ; a purple satin dress of Mrs. Sat- 

 terlee, wife of Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee, from Mrs. Satterlee, 

 of Washington; the wedding dress and an evening gown of Mrs. 

 Dewey, wife of Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, from 

 Mrs. Dewey. 



A loan of exceptional interest, mainly associated with colonial 

 times in Philadelphia, received from Mrs. Thomas Hamilton Wilson 

 and Miss Abercrombie, of Washington, contains a bodice and the 

 material of the skirt of a white satin dress embroidered in rose buds, 

 which was worn by Mrs. Patterson, wife of Gen. Robert Patterson, 

 as hostess at a ball given in Philadelphia in honor of Gen. Lafayette, 



