The age-herald., 1901-01-02
THE NEW YEAR AT
 THE WHITE HOUSE
Presidential Reception More Brilliant Than Ever Be-
 fore Diplomats Pay Their Respects
Farland, the Misses Ross, Mrs. Ienney Ross, Mis- L. H. Beach.
 Arrival of the Guests.

Arrival of the Guests.
 After the receiving party had taken their places the long line of guests began to ar rive and began to move. First in line came the ambassadors and ministers from for elgn courts, accompanied by their full staffs
 At their head was the venerable and dig nified Lord Pauncefote British ambassador and dean of Jne diplomatic rank. With him was Lady Pauncefote and the ambassado-) rial staff Following them came Baron Fa- va the Italian ambassador; Dr. von Hol- aoben, the German ambassador; MT. Cam ben the French Ambassadors; Count Cas- sino. the Russian ambassador, and Senor Don Aspiroz, the Mexican ambassador. each accompanied by his staff and ladies. The French ambassador returned only last night from Paris, having come on at this time to extend to the President the felcitations of the new year.
 The Chinese minister, in his Oriental
 silks accompanied by Mrs. Wu, in elabor-
 ately embroidered gown, attracted much
 attention.
 After the ambassadors and ministers came the Chief Justice and Associate Jus tices of the United States Supreme Court,
 the Justices of the Court of Appeals, Sem
 ators and Representatives in Congress, for
 mer cabinet officers and ministers of the
 United States.
 As the guests now began to move from
 room to room of the spacious mansion
 scene of beauty and brilliancy met the eye.
 From the state dining room the guests
 passed into the Red parlor, where the rich red furnishings, tapestries and walls
 were set off with wealth of foliage and flowers. Along the mantle were arranged the fragrant red begonia and the flaming
 poinsetta, while below the center chan
 deer arose superb clusters of American
 beauty roses and orchids
 The Blue Room.
 The Blue room was the center of attrac- tion, for there the Presidential party re- ceived surrounded by the members of the cabinet and their ladies and those invited to assist in receiving. The curtains were drawn and the shaded electric globes threw a soft radiant light on the delicate blue of the room and the brillialt assembage. Across the front of the room, line of lounges formed an aisle through which the long line of guests proceeded. Immediate ly to the left stood the President and Mrs. Mckinley receiving each guest as Colonel Bingham. master of ceremonies, announced the names. From the Blue room the line passed through the Green room and then into the spacious East room. Here the windows mantles and walls were miassed with tall palms and towering plants. One of the pleasing incidents of the muSi- cal programme was the eighth number, en- titled "Fantasa of Timely thoughts a i medley of Mrs. McKinley's favorite airs compiled in her honor by Director Santel- man, of the Marine Band.
 
 | marine corps, brave in gold lace, appeared According to custom, the army had prece- l dence over the navy, and this contingent l was headed by Lieutenant-General Miles | and Adjutant-General Corbn, each in the | full uniform of his exalted rankSThe naval | section was headed by Admiral Dewey and l his staff and the marine corps by Briga- 1 dier-General Haywood. The colors of the 1 various arms of the army service, the red, | yellow and white of the cavalry, artillery 1 and infantry, respectively; the deep blue l of the navy, and the light blue of the ma l rine corps, with the plume-graced chapeaux | and helmets, now sifted through the as- | semblage and gave it additional color and 1 life. The reception at this point was at it's 1 height.
 Secretary Hay Entertained. The members of the diplomatic corps soon l after departed to attend the function at
 the residence of Secretary Hay, who enter l talned them at breakfast.
 At noon appeared the regents and secre- | tary of the Smithsonian Institution, the | commissioner of fisheries, the civil service commissioners, the members of the Inter- State Commerce Commission, the commits | sioner of labor, the assistant secretaries of 1 the various departments the Treasurer of
 the United States, commissioner of pen-
 sions commissioner of patents, director of
 the census, comptroller of the currency and
 the heads of bureaus.
 | They were followed at 12:15 by the Asso- | ciated Veterans of the Mexican War, now 1 but half a dozen In number; the Grand Army of the Republic, the military order l of the Loyal Legion, the Union Veterans | Union, Spa sh war veterans and the mem- | bers of the Oldest Inhabitants Association i of the District of Columbia.
 , At 12:3O the general public was admitted, 1 and for an hour in one continuous stream l the people passed through the parlors ex- | tending their greetings to the President. Throughout the remainder of the day the l wives of the various Cabinet officers, the | commanding general of the army the for l eign ambassadors and ministers and other high officials held receptions at their sey- | eral homes. The day was notable for the general observation of the time-honored