The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-02

son al the national capital. none. perhaps
was more brilliant than tine one which to-
day ushered in the Twentieth Century. And
perhaps no feature Of Il was s. universally
gratifying to the distinguished thrOng
which ,ams to extend the greetings Of the
new year to the chief executive of the Re
public ~ the fact that the mistress Of the
White House was able To- participate In the
happy occasion and. ~Irh the President.
receive the Fluctuations and w-il-WisE~s Of
all.
The grounds z the mar~iou presented a
stirring seen. as the carriages began 20
arrive. and the long line 81 army and naval
officers. In full uniform. formed 70 the left
Of the massive pnrte-cOch-r-. Within. under
the glamour Of myriads OK elec;rir lights.
which were reflected In the happy faces u
the shifting thrOng. all was briiliancy. The
Marine Band. stationed under the stairway.
discoursed national air and lively march-s
throughout the m
Cabinet M~mbers' Wives Came First.
The members Of the Cabinet and their
wives. together with the ladies Of the re-
ceiving party. were the first 10 arrive. They
laid aside their wraps in the stat" dining
room and ascended TO the private apart
ments Of the President. where they eX-
chaneed greetings with Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley. The ladies OF IN. receiving party
entered the red and blue parlors. and took
their places behind the line.
Meantime. the Ambassadors and Ministers
Of foreign countries. with the attaches OF
the various legations. in their gorgeous and
resplendent court uniforms. had gathered in
the state dining-roJm
Promptly at II o'clock the bugles sounded
the approach Of the presidential party. AMI.
led by Colonel Bingham. the master -
ceremonies. and Major McCauley of the
Marine Corps. the President and Mrs. Nc
KinIey descended the main staircase. fol-
lowed by the members OF the Cabinet and
their wives.
As the party passed along to the receiv-
ing-room the President reflected In his
smiling face his health and happiness. He
bowed repeatedly TO the crowds assembled
in the corridors. greeting many Of them
with well wishes of the day. Mrs. Nc
Kinley also bestowed her gracious greet
inCs upon many in the throng. and when
three sweet-faced children near the front
chirped a Happy New Year" 10 the first
lady Of the land. she took a handful of
buds from her exquisite bouquet OF white
roses and tossed them 10 the children
The party passed into the blue parlor and
took their places. while the fun Marine
Band burst forth with the stirring strains
Of Hail to the Chief.
Ladies' Who Assisted I'm Receiving.
In addition to the ladies OF the CABINET
the following ladies were invited 10 &C
cupy places behind the line. and nearly all
of them were present:
Inc 1lLSSt5 my SlAcs -AAEb 80
Misses Griggs. the Misses Hitchcock. Miss
Catlin. Miss McKittrick. Mrs. Abner Nc
KinIey, Mrs. George Il. COrtelyOu. Miss
Kinds. Mrs. T. A Bingham. Mrs David j.
Hill Mrs. +. W. Hackett. Mrs J. h. Rich-
ards, Miss Steece. Mrs. Fuller. the Misses
Fuller. Mrs. Aubrey. Mrs. Hugh c. Wal
lace, Mrs. Harlan. the Misses Harlan. Mrs.
Gray. Miss Brewer Mrs. karTick. Mrs
Brown. Mrs. Shiras, Mrs. White, Mrs
Peckham. Mrs. McKenna, the Misses Nc
Kenna, Mrs. NJ. A Hanna, the Misses Han
ma. Miss Phelps. Mrs J. C. Burrows. Mrs.
!. NJ. Cullom. Miss Ridgely, Miss Fisher,
Mrs. Stephen 3. EIkins. Mrs. Charles w.
Fairbanks. Mrs. ]. X Jones. Mrs keSn.
the Misses Kean. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge.
Mrs. A. L. Gardner. Mrs James MCMILLAN.
Miss MCMILLAN. the Misses Morgan. Mrs
o. II. Platt. Mrs T. c. Plat. Mrs Red
field Proctor, Miss Proctor. Mrs. Henry NJ
Teller. Mrs. Joseph Is. Foraker. the Misses
Foraker. Mrs. William b. Bate. Mrs En-
gene Hale, Mrs. ID. Il. Henderson,, Mrs.
John Dalzell, Miss Kitzmiller. Mrs. Charles
II. Grosvenor. Mrs. s. E. Payne. Mrs
George w. Steele. Mrs. Robert X. Hit, Miss
Richardson. Mrs. J. H Ketcham, MISS
Ketcham, Miss Wilson. Mrs. W. $. Kerr,
Miss Kerr, Mrs. y. y. Cox, Miss Cox. Mrs
i. q. Sibley, Miss Sibley. Mrs. Miles. MIS-
Parsons. Mrs. j. NJ. Wilson, Miss Waller
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg. Mrs. w: N
Van Reypen, Miss Van Reypen, Mrs. L. D
Grant. MIS-. SdTIOFlss II 1AlS-cS
Mrs. Philip Sheridan. the Misses Sheridan
Mrs. Daniel Manning. Mrs. Charles q.
Dawes Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, Miss
Kennedy. Mrs. ]. Stanley-Brown. Mrs Car
field, Mrs. James G. Blaine. Mrs h ;: b.
BeaI. Mrs. Emmons Blaine. Mrs Bucklns-
ham. Mrs. s. Rand. Mrs. Nicholas Ano@F-
son. Mrs. James Mcmillan. Mrs. George
Fabyan. Mrs Walsh. Mrs. III. .. Heistand.
Mrs Henry Matthews. Mrs Letter. the
Misses Letter, Mrs. Townsend. Mrs H. b.
p NacFarIand, the Misses Ross. Mrs. Ten
nv Rose, Mrs. ii. l. Beach, Mrs. Dewey
Mrs. p. NJ. Rixey, Mrs. English
EIeaaet Toilets of the Ladies'
The elegant toilets of the ladies In the
receiving party formed a feature Of the
brilliant spectacle. Mrs. Mckinley wore a
gown Of her favorite color. pale blue. Inc
material was heavily embossed with satln
and panne velvet and was trimmed with
pearl and turquoise bands and a profusion
~ noint lace. She wore a diamond neck
lace. a diamond brooch. another cleaning
ornament in her hair, and carried a large
bunch of white roses q,
Mrs Gage wore black velvet. trimmed
with spangIed lace and touches Of blue vel
vet.
chine. in which insertions OF Renaissance
lace showed the pink lining.
Mrs smith wore coral pink silk. with
black velvet trimmings .
Mrs. Hitchcock wore Hsnt DrOcaoe anu
Miss Wilson white satin. trimmed with
rows of gilt braid and edges Of dark fur.
Miss HAY wore black net. with insertions
20 yellow lace: Miss Alice Hay, white
brosdcIoth: Miss Root, yellow crepe; Misses
Criggs. In light silk toilets; Mrs Cortel-
vou white satin, trimmed with gilt paSse-
menteries; Mrs ID. ]. Hill. pink silk; Mrs
! C-ay. purple silk: Mrs. White. ofve-green
| MORE; Mrs. MeKenna. mauve brocade; Mrs
BUTTONS. white lace; Mrs. Culiom. black
velvet: Mrs. Fairbanks. mauve satin; Mrs.
K.an tack velvet; Mrs. Henry Cabot
lodge. black silk; Mrs. Harriet Lane john
tom, black velvet: Mrs. Letter. purple and
Flemish lace, with superb emeralds and
| diamonds: Miss Mamie Letter. pink silk
18th accessories Of gilt cloth: Mrs. Thomas
II walsh. Russian lace over white. win
touches Of pale-blue panne, diamond
ornarnents: Mrs. George Fabyan OF chi
cago. white satin princess dress. win
\ duchess lace. hat OF white roses; Miss Sar-
| toris. white cloth: Mrs. II. r. HIT. sap,
nhire velvet. with a half skirt OF black and
| yellow lace; Mrs. Robert Mccormick, white
| satin and lace. Lady Pauncetote wore a
ouI.t toilet OF black silk. Her daughters
were In cloth dresses
Mrs. Azpiroz wore an elegant Dress OF
black silk and a short wrap of tetted-black
velvet and a black hat Mrs. Perez was
sxesedingIy attractive in a walking dress
az heavy corded white silk. trimmed with
SIX sppllques. A large black picture hat
u,as also worn. Miss Duque. who also ac-
/ comuauied her relatives. the Ambassador
/ OF Mexico and Mrs. Azpir0z. wore a lighi
| silk and 4 becoming tuile hat. Mrs. Hen
4 eeImuiler wore brown velvet with a nun
and boa Of pink chenille. NiscOuntess San
10 Thryso wore dark blue silk with a yoke
Of beaded red SILK
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