Washington
Published by The Neale Company
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Copyrighted, 1900, by Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox

LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO THE DEAR
DAUGHTER WHO DEDICATES
HER LIFE TO ME

CONTENTS

Sancta Claus at the White House in Old Hickory’s Day[ 17]
A Royal Christmas Tree, Berlin, 1847[ 47]
The Alcalde’s Daughter and Her Christmas Lamp[ 71]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Model American Home[ 6]
Andrew Jackson[ 16]
Mrs. Andrew Jackson[ 21]
Mrs. Emily Donelson[ 29]
Rachel Donelson[ 33]
Martin Van Buren[ 41]
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin[ 49]
Louise, Queen of Prussia, and her Sons Frederic William and William[ 53]
The Old Sans Souci Mill[ 61]
William I., Emperor of Germany[ 65]
The Alamo[ 73]
The Alcalde’s Daughter[ 81]
San Fernando Cathedral[ 89]