The morning times., 1897-01-15
ALL THE DIPLOMATS THERE
A Rarely Brilliant Reception At
the White House.
The Charity Ball of the Hebrew
Societies a Success-Dr. and Mrs.
ID. T.. Clarke > Golden wedding.

The first official reception of President
and Mrs. Cleveland for this season took
place last evening. without it was cold and
forbidding, a slight snow being on the
ground and the trees about the building
dropping their white wings Within all
was radiant and luxurious and warm. Hun
dreds ofpalms, large md small, were placed
about the brilliantly lighted rooms.
The Executive Mansion has rarely been
20 beautifully decorated as it was last
evening for the diplomatic reception. The
walls and ceiling of the east room were
festooned with smilax and the same gr1ce-
ful vine enwreathed the magnificent crystal
chandeliers. The large east window was
arranged with tropical profusion OF palms,
crotons and ferns OF many varieties.
The north mantel was banked with red
roses, white hyaeinths and Golden Gate
roses in beautiful arrangement. The south
mantel was banked in bride roses, with
rich hued pansies clustered among the
roses.
III IOoth was
filled with richly dressed women and hand
somely uniformed men some time before the
hour set, O'Clock.
The President andMrs Cleveland, with all
the ladies OF the Cabinet, formed line in
the blue room, where the presentations
were made, first to Il ne President, and then
to Mrs. Cleveland, by Col Wilson, T. S. A,
the guests continuing into the east room.
Passing down the line OF Cabinet ladies, the
guests usually only bowed unless they were
personally acquainted with some OF the
ladies, when they shook hands. Mr..
Cleveland shook all by the hand, as did
also Mrs Cleveland Behind the receiving
line was a brilliant bevy Of young matrons
and debutantcs, making beautiful back
ground.
In the blue room the decorations were
entirely of palms ana ferns, excepting the
eagle just over the doorway, OF russell
imm ortelles, with outspr cad wings OF
white, and underneath a red and white
scroll bearing the inscription, ''E Pluri-
bus Unum.''
At o'clock the Marine Band, under
the direction OF Prof. FanciulIi, rendered
tht w iiah bit dpBfdi
of the President and Mrs. Cleveland and
the receiving party.
Mrs. Cleveland was radiantly beautiful
in gown OF robin's-egg blue pompadour
silk, brocaded in roses. The bodice was
of the new rose velvet, with magnificent
rose point Iooped about the shoulders and
fastened with superb clusters OF diamonds
and jeweled butterflies. one of the but
arranged in its usual simple but effective
fashion.
a superb diamond necklace clasped the
beautiful throat, and the gloves, which
completed the toilet, were of robin 's-egg
| blue.
Mrs. Stevenson was in black mousscline
and satin. with diamonds OF unusual
| beauty and brilliancy. Mrs. 0iney stood
next in line, in q beautiful creation OF
| delicate lavender satin brocade, with trim
| mings of velvet OF a darker shade. Mrs.
| Carlisle was very handsome in lilac bro
| cade, point lace, and diamonds.
| Mrs. Lamont was gowned in black satin,
| with trimmings OF Jet and chiffon; Mrs.
| Harmon, in yellow brocade and jet; Mrs.
| Wilson, in black satin and brocade; Miss
| Herbert, in gown of white pompadour
silk, with tulle and pearl passementcrie;
! Mrs. Francis. in white satin and chiffon,
and Miss Morton in lavender satin and
| black lace.
| Sir Julian Pauncefote was the first to
| enter the blue room, and Lady Paunce-
| fote followed, in a gown of black brocade
| and jet. The Misses Pauncefote came
next, in dainty gowns of blue satin and
| mouSsclIne dc Sole.
All the members of the diplomatic corps
| then followed in their respective order, and
after being presented to the President and
| Mrs. Cleveland, passed behind the line,
| where they were Immediately joined by
| the young ladies of the Cabinet families
| and guests OF the White House.
| Some of the most beautiful gowns worn
this season were seen for the first time
| last evening.
| Madame Toru Hoshi and Madame Yang
| Yu were conspicuous in the native dress
| of their respective countries.
| Among those who passed in line were
| Col. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Peck, of
| New York; Miss Peck, Miss Deering, Mrs.
| Richard Dole, of Philadelphia; Prof. e. r.
| Rawson, of the U. S. N; Mrs Charles
Isham, Capt. and Mrs Ennis, Miss Ennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate, Capt. and Mrs
r. q. Getty, Gen. Fiagler, Mrs. Wray, of
New York; Prof. and Mrs. Walcott, Mrs.
| Irwin, wife Of Capt. Irwin; Miss Agusta
Pratt, Mrs M. A Robbins, Commander and
Mrs. Chadwick, and nearly all of the
United States Senators and their families,
| as well as many of the seasons debu-
tantes, who went into raptures at Mrs.
| Cleveland's beauty and grace.
| The fifth annual ball given for the bene-
| fit of tie United Hebrew Charities was an
| emphatic success. Never before in the
history Of these affairs We're the arrange
| mentS SO perfect, the decorations so taste
full and the women so lovely. Beauties of
| all types, from the sunny-haired blonde tt
the darkcyed, darktressed daughters of
the tribe OF Judah, slender, graceful girls
/ nd Iunaesnue rnln trnn gin Iii