The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-11
BOTH TRI-C0L0Rs ENTwINED
BRILLIANT INTERN ATIONAL BALL
WAS GIVEN BY THE FRENCH
AMBASSADOR
GOLD LACE WAS PLENTIFUL
Gorgeous Uniforms of the Visitors
Were Set OFF by the Blue and
Gold of the American Sol
diers and Sailors.

WASHINGTON, April 10 - The bali
given tonight by the French ambassador
IN honor Of the French naval officers
and cadets Of the training ship Duguay
Irouin,- now lying at Baltimore was
one OF the most brilliant social events
Washington has seen in a long time
Something of an international signif-
tcance was given to the affair by the
entwining of the French tri-color ana
the American Stars and Stripes. the
presence of nearly the entire member
ship of the presidents cabinet and their
wives and the fraterpizing of officers OF
all branches of the United States mill
tary and naval service with their COM
panions in arms from the sister republic
of France
The handsome interior of the French
embassy had been elaborately prepared
for the occasion. AS the guests entered
the main reception hall they saw at the
further end the superb painting Of Wash
1ngton commanding Rochambeau to be-
gin the attack~on Yorktown with large
American flag looped along the top and
French flags gracefully unfolding from
either side. Throughout the other rooms
the flags and naval emhlems Of France
were literally interSperSed with those OF
the United States. Back of the large
drawing room was reared kedge an
chor with shining steel f1ukes and gilded
stock, surrounded by flags and a wealth
OF flowers and green foliage Profusions
Of flowers were used in the decorations.
The French officers and corps of cadets
arrived by special car from Baltimore
at S.49 p. m, and were escorted to the
embassy for an informal reception prior
to the assembling of the American
guests. The latter began to arrive about
$3.50 o'clock, and from that hour until
long after midnight the scene was bril-
liant. The receiving party was made up
OF Ambassador CanbOn, assisted by tho
entire staff of the embassy, including
Capt. Vignal in the Snowy uniform of a
French artillery officer and Lieut. Gle
Faramond in the uniform of an officer
of the French navy. The visiting officers
and cadets We're also in full uniform
those of the officers being rich in gold
lace and decoration, while the blue uni
forms of the cadets were heavily hung
with guided aiguilettes. To add to the
military aspect of the occasion the
American officers, military, naval and
marin, were in full uniform. With them
alsc were the heads of the war and navy
departments, Secretary Root and Secre-
te.ry Long, with members of their re-
spective families. Among the other cap-
met officers present We're Secretary
Hitchcock, Secretary Gage and Secretary
Wilson. The Misses Hay, daughters or
the secretary Of state also were present. r
The other guests included Admiral and
Mrs. CroWninslield, Admiral and Mrs.
Bradford, Admiral and Mrs. Melville, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Van Reyren, Admiral
and Mrs. Terry, Commander and Mrs.
CoWles Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. Switzerland, Gen. and Mrs Gree
ley, Capt. Sigsbee Gen. Bates, Judge
Advocate General Lem1y, Col and Mrs.
Bingham, the ambassador of Mexico ana
Nine Aspirez, Count Lichtervalde, t.c
Belgian minister, Minister Ali Ferrouh
Bey, of Turkey: Minister Takahira, Of
Japan; Senator and Mrs. Wetmore, SEN
ator and Mrs Elkins, Senator and Mrs.
Mcmillan, the Argentine and Chilean
ministers, Justice Brown, of the United
States supreme court, and Mrs. Brown,
Senator Warren, Mrs Phillip Sheridan,
the Duke and Duchess fArcos, Baron
Herman, of the German embassy; Miss
Roosevelt Mrs Kruger, the Misses Lei
ter, Baron Nishi, Baron An1brosey and
Count de Montegals
AS the guests were being received a
large orchestra, embowered in palms on
the rear balcony, played. At the close
Of the reception dancing began. At mid
night an elaborate collation. was served.
After the ball the French officers and
cadets returned by special train to Bal
tinore.
Tomorrow the cadets will go on the
United States auxiliary yacht Sylph for
a pilgrimage to the tomb Of Washington
at Mount Vernon.