The times., 1899-02-09
GUESTS RECEIVED
At THE WHITE House
Congress and Press Entertain
ed by the President.
Thousands of Visitors Passed
Down the Line"
LoGan-Hnrbnugh Marriage mt Trim
ity Episcopal Church-The
TrentcnOvc Musicale.

The President and Mrs. Mckinley hel,
their last card reception of the season a
the Executive Mansion last evening. th
guests of honor being members of Con
gress and the press.
About one thousand persons faced tn,
rigor OF the night Gay scenes were en-,
acted. The Mansion was as bright as ;
summer noon. Hundreds of electric sun,
blaZed in crystal chandeliers and made the
gold in the ceiling and the columns gilt
ter. They brought out the red. pink, anL
blue Of the flowers. the green OF the palms
and vines, and the varied hues of the
gowns, as clearly as though the great light
OF the skies were shining on the scene
| The throng swept half idly, half restlessly
through the beautified corridors and
| rooms. Music from two bands doomed and
murmured in melody.
Inside the Executive Mansion it was
summer; outside it was winter. A biting
| wind swept down from the northwest car
ryins with it blasts of drifting snow
| Horses stamped upon the icy concrete in
| protest against their exposure to the cold
Their drivers, hidden under hats and capes,
beat their hands against their bodies and
| blew warm breath upon their chilled fin
gers Mounted policemen from the Fifth
ana Eighth precincts walked their horses
| up and down the driveway to keep out the
! frost Platoons of police stood around the
gates ana the east portico. and hardy
though theE are. complained of the night
Though majority of the guests came in
carriages, many came on foot Daintily-
ciad women muffied in cloaks trimmed along
the slippery sidewalks to and from the
place of reception.
The bare trees in the grounds whistled
a winter Song.
lhe decoration of the rooms was lavish
and artistic. The White House copserya
.ofy ana the Propagating Gardens were
levied on for flowers. The market value
of cut flowers used last night was approx
lmateiy S2,5CG The value of the paIms
ferns. crotons, and other plants was many
thousands of dollars
The color scheme wrought out in the
East Room was white, green. and pink
Ihe three long windows in the north front
were fringed with Southern snilaX and the
sills were Banked with ferns and crotons
Throesh the depths of green the gold
curtains shone. The two north mirrors
We're edged with green and the marble
mantels were banked with pink and white
azaleas, hyachinths. tulips. carnations and
lilies. The windows and mirrors at the
south front were similarly decorated The
4.44l diO4Is lHe east walls were half
Velled with Southern smilaX and the man.
tells were packed with cut flowers. The
three crystal chandeliers were made half
green with smilaX and this vine was also
iestooned under the electric lights that
burn in the ceiling The semi-circle above
the door leading TO the main corridor ' as
hlled with Yari-colOred crotons and pan
danis- The white and gold pillars were
entwined with ferns and vines. Great
n hn pula nf
The central corridor was decorated with
rubber plants. ferns, and azaleas
AT the foot of the east staircase the
Fourth Artillery Band was stationed +.
Bugliono welded the baton. In the con-
servatory at the west end of the main
corridor the Marine Band under Conductor
Santelmann was posted. While one band
rested the other played.
AT O'Clock bugler sounded the Pres
ident's call and the Marine Band burst
forth with Hail TO the Chief" The re-
ceiving party, headed by Colonel Bingham
and Captain Gilmore, entered the Blue
Room
As usual. Mrs. Mckinley remained seated
throughout the evening in one of the blue
and gold chairs that separated the receiy-
ing group from the guests behind the line.
Her toilet was superb combination of
black velvet, point lace, and jet passemen-
teries, and her ornaments were diamonds
and pearls Instead of shaking hands, as
mas been her custom at previous recep-
tions, Mrs. Mckinley simply gave s:niI-
ing bow 10 the thousands of guests as they
passed down the line, while her hand rest
ed llghtly on huge bouquet of white car
nations she held in her lap. Mrs. Hobart
stood beside her, gowned magnificently in
orchid pink satin, with panel draperies of
renaissance lace. Diamonds flashed amid
the laces of her corsage and colIaret of
the same gems adorned her handsome
neck. Mrs. Hay was represented bv her
lovely young daughter, who wore a girlish-
ly dainty gown of white net and silk
trimmed with baby white ribbon. Mrs
Alger, white satin, with bodice of TURQUOISE I
velvet. embroidered in silver: ornaments. |
diamonds and pearls. Mrs. Griggs. peach
blossom satin and white lace: pearl neck
lace, from which was pendent diamond
star.
Miss Long. light blue silk. with touches
OF white lace. Miss Wilson. white satin (
ana point lace. unrelieved ~ any color
other than a strand of pink coral beads
i,o'H nirs. cage and Mrs. Smith, as well as !
Mrs. Hay, were absent from the line.
Among other strikingly effective toilettas
was that worn by Miss Mabel Mckinley
who was radiantly pretty in white silk I
NelIed with white gauZe. its skirt and |
bodice draperies caught with jeweled stars.
Miss Alice Hay, white silk with artistic |
touches OF watermelon pink: Miss Barber
blue silk: Mile. Cassini. blue and white
satin. brocaded with cameo pink; Miss
Farnsworth, pink and white silk: Mrs. I
Claude Swanson. blue satin yelled with
black letted gauze; Miss Lyons. an ex- |
quisitely dainty combination of white satin /
and turquoise velvet; Miss Mitchell white
net spangled with silver; Mrs Pioda
salmon and green silk: Mrs. Sternberg.
white satin and diamonds; Miss Foraker
mauye satin and orchids: Mrs. Hazeltine
amethyst velvet; Mrs. J. Addison Porter
mauve and white brocade.
The guests invited by the President and
Mrs. Mckinley to stand behind the line
included the Vice President, family and
guests; the Diplomatic Corps, the Cabinet.
families and guests; United States Su-
Dreme Court, families and guests, Secre-
tary and Mrs. J. Addison Porter. Mrs.
Stanley Mathews. Miss Mitchell Mrs. Jus.
ice Miller, Major General and Mrs. Nelson
4. Miles, Miss Miles; Colonel and Mrs r |
i. Bingham, the Speaker and Mrs Reed /
Miss Reed; Brig. Gen. H. c. Corbin
Solicitor General and Mrs j. X. Rich
'rds, Senator and Mrs. NJ A. Hanna. Miss
Phelps; Brigadier General and Mrs J. NJ
Wilson, Miss Waller; Capt Charles l.. Nc
;awley. Capt. J. c. Gilmore. jr. Major and
Mrs. Henry o. S. Heistand, Rear Admiral
md Mrs. John A. Howell, Brig Gen. and
Mrs. J. C. Gilmore, Miss Gilmore; Hon.
md Mrs. John Sherman. Hon. George S.
Hon. and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh,
iiss MacVeagh Hon. John A. Kasson. Hon
Hilary A. Herbert. Mr.. and Mrs Micou;
irs- Grant, Mrs. Sartoris. the Misses Sar-
oris; Hon. and Mrs. John W. Foster Mrs.
1. l.. Johnston, Mrs. w G. Moore, Mr..
nd Mrs. J. Stanley Brown, Mrs. Sheridan.