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By THERESA REYNOLDS
Democrat Special Writer
The man who came to symbolize a blend of European refinement and American resourcefulness was beloved by aristocrat and frontiersman alike, but he shocked some visitors by receiving them in his old clothes.
Thomas Jefferson had highly cultivated tastes, but he believed stongly in democratic ways.
He disturbed diplomats by seating them anywhere at his table, without regard for who was more or less important.
He brought a French chef to the White House, who introduced Washington to waffles, ice cream, and macaroni. At Christmas the president’s guests sampled his vintage wines and passed trays of cheese, anchovies and preserved fruits.
This remarkable man loved children, and his six grandchildren were the beneficiaries also of his egalitarian ideas. They stayed up with the White House guests, wandering at will around receptions and dinner parties. In fact, one socialite observed that he sometimes seemed more interested in them than in the adults.
At one formal holiday dinner, Jefferson took out his violin and played for the children.
At another, he encouraged a guest to accompany him on her tambourine.
At his beloved Monticello, Jefferson observed a rigid schedule,, “even , ” bn$ gi^st remarked.
The great man arofee at dawn and worked on his ibrrespondence. After a breakfast of cold ham, bread, butter and coffee, he mounted his horse (this he did even as an old man) and rode for the greater part of the day around his estate. Sometimes he carried a packet of fruit and cheese with him.
Dinner was at four, and Jefferson made it last, as it was the only time he was available to his company.
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