The times., 1898-01-27
THEDINNERTO DIPLOMATS
Splendid TdIfbfms and Flashing
Jewels Make a Striking Scene.
All the Representatives of Foreign
Powers Feast Amid Palms and
Orchids at the White House.

America, through its Chief Executive
entertained the representatives of the
foreign powers of the world last night
at a State dinner given by President
Mckinley in honor of the diplomat,
corps
This annual courtesy, aside from its
official significance of peace and goed
1 will, is always the most scenicaily in
teresting incident in the calendar OF
! administrative functions; the foreign
dress and decorations of other nations
contrasting picturesquely with the so
4 her garb of our own.
The Presidents hospitality last night
was of so graciousiy generous charac-
ter as to overflow the boundary lines of
1 the State oning-room, where such pan
quets have heretofore been given, and
+! a table sixty feet long was placed in
I the main corridor on the first floor TO
meet the require. ients OF the company,
who. with the President and Mrs. Nc
/ kiniey numbered siXty-two.
Palms and bay trees We're grouped
down each side OF the crimson carpeted
hall, and from the great crystal chan-
deliers swung Sarlands of smilax IL
Illuminated with electric lights in the
national colors. From one end of the
vast table to the other were grouped
massive gold candelabra, their clus-
tered candles burning under shades OF
daintiest pink. The accustomed floral
center piece was conspicuous for it's
absence, there being in its stead four
floral mounds set at regular intervals
down the board; each composed of
mauve orchids bedded in mosses and
rare ferns, and each twfnkling with
electric lights that shone like glow
worms half hid in the velvety green.
The guests entered from the East
Room and were taken, by elevator. to
remove their wraps on the second floor
The President and Mrs Mckinley met
them as they descended the official
stairs, and the way TO the inprovised
and distinctly literal banquet hall was
elliiYened by the Marine Band which
was stationed in the conservatory:
their scarlet uniforms making a splen-
did mass of color against the back
ground of tropical green. President
/ Mckinley escorted Lady Pauncefote
and Mrs. Mckinley went in to dinner
with the British ambassador.
The other guests followed in dazzling
sequence, each diplomat wearing the
costume OF the court he represented.
ana their wives magniticently jeWelfi
and gowned. They were:
Ihe German Ambassa dor
ne ffe men A AmDa Ssau1r.
p ne Mexican Minister and Madame
The Netherla nds Minister
Inc Minister of SweCen and Norway.
The Minister of Bra I'll and Madame Men
The Minister of Guatemala.
The Minister of Chile and Sonora de
Cana.
Inc Minister Of venezuela and senorita
Elisa Andraae-
Tne Minister Of Austria Hungary ana
Madame Won HeHgelmuller.
Ine Minister OF switzerland and Mrs.
Fioda.
The Spa Eish Minister and Sonora Dupuy
de LONE.
The Minister of Denmark.
The Ha waiian Minister and Mrs. Hatch.
Carlo.
The Ministero of Portugal and Viscontess
de Sa anto I liyrS4p-
9 The Minister OF the A rgentine Republic.
The Minst er OF ia pan.
The Minist er OF Ha It'll and Madame Leger.
The Munster OF Belgium and Countess
de Iichteryelde.
The Chinese Minister and MIS-. Wa.
The Minister of Peru.
The Minister OF Costa Rica and Sonora
de Caive.
The Charge d'Affaires of Italy.
The Charge d'Atfaires of Colombia and
Sonora de Reugi,lo-
The Charge d'AffaireS OF Turkey.
The Chsrge d'Affaires OF the Greater
Republic of Central America:
The Secretary 0t STATE and Mrs. Sherman.
Sena tor and Mrs. DAVIS.
Senator and Miss Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. HIT
Mr.. DinSmoTe.
The A Assistant Secretary of State aud Mrs.
Day.
Mir. and MIS-. Mcwillians, of Chicago.
Mrs. Sheridan.
~
Senator and Mrs Elkins were the gra-
cious host and hostess last night at a
reception which they gave in honor of
the President and Mrs. Mckinley. the
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, the
members of the supreme court and
their wives, the members of the Senate
and their wives and the four Represent
atiyes in Congress from West Virginia
and their wives. Mrs. Elkins. regally
handsome in grey velvet and pink tulle,
was assisted in welcoming her distin
guished guests by Mrs. Hobart. other
ladies' in the receiving group being
Nine Patenotre, Mrs. Radcliffe. Miss
Julia Grant and Miss Grace Davis.
The occasion fulfilled with most bril-
liant success the mission for which it
was arranged-that of giving the fami
lies of the Cabinet, Judiciary and sena-
torial circles an opportunity of knowing
each other better, and of finding out for
themselves what everyone else knew be-
fore, how very delightful they We're.
x-President Harrison and Mrs. Har-
rison were among the early arrivals.
One Of the prettiest teas of the win
ter was that given by Mrs. John ".
Bayne and Miss Bayne to present Miss
Mac ASthZ RaVna society Yesterday
afternoon.
The debutante, who is the daughter
of DIR. John w. Bayne, a representative
of one of the most prominent residen-
tial families in the District, as he is
one of its leading physicians. was girl
ishly dainty in white liberty silk over
white taffeta. with which she carried a
bouquet selected from the many re-
ceived. Mrs. Bayne, gowned in grey