The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-02

green brocade, white lace and sable; Mrs.
Letter. plum velvet, white lace and dia-
monds; Mrs Sheridan. black lace with a
yoke Of white lace; Mrs. Hit, black vel
vet. white lace and diamonds, Mrs. Dali
zell, ecru cloth and ecru lace and pearl
passementerie; Miss Kitzmiller, of Pitts
burg, pink silk: Miss Rosemary Sartoris,
yellow crepe; Miss Vivian Sartoris, white
crepe and chiffon; Mrs. Lindsey, black
brocade and velvet. Mrs. Anderson. Of
Cincinnati, black lace; Miss Nancy Letter,
old rose silk with a great diamond among
the laces at her throat; Mrs. Bingham,
white with knot of scarlet velvet in her
hair; Mrs. Fuller, black with touches of
white lace; Mrs. Harlan, grey silk with
elaborate insertions of black thread lace;
Mrs. McKenna, brocaded pink silk, trim
med with lace and sable; Miss Fanny
Fuller. her debutante frock of misty
white; Mrs. Foraker, pink velvet with
blue satin vest and white lace; Mrs. Tai
mage, a stylish gown of tan cloth; Miss
Leila Griggs, cream silk lace; Miss Fora
ker, light blue silk and white lace.
The Diplomatic Corps.
Secretary Hay stood beside the Pres;-
dent and presented the members of the
Diplomatic Corps, after which that office
was turned over to Colonel Bingham.
The diplomatic courtesy of the great
nations OF the world was incsrnated in
the forms of the foreign dignitaries, who
passed bowling and smiling down the line,
their gorgeous court costumes making a
brilliant contrast to the conventional
black of the American statesmen and Off
cials, who followed in their wake.
The first foreign dignitary to shake
hands with the President was a tall,
broad shouldered, and Enthusiastically Eng
lish gentleman, resplendent in a black
uniform gorgeously wrought in bullion
and gold lace, and wearing across his
rather portly body a wide crimson sash.
+ il was Lord Pauncefote, the Ambassador
from Great Britain, and Dean of the
Diplomatic Corps. He was accompanied
by his wife and daughters and the at
taches of the Embassy, with the ladies
of their households.
Lady Pauncefote wore black silk with
bodice touches of blue velvet and white
lace. The Hon. Maude Pauncefote's black
toilet was relieved by a collar of ruby
velvet; the Hon. Sybil Pauncefote was
dressed in a modish carriage gown OF
light grey, and the youngest daughter of
the house in dark mirror velvet and fur.
Count de Cassini. who is the first Russian
diplomat to be elevated 10 the rank of
ly appearance in his national court uni
form. For the first time he was unac-
companied by his captivatingly pretty
adopted daughter who has not yet re-
turned from New York
The well known figure of the Chinese
Minister, whose variegated brocades big
diamond, and shave smile are always
feature of Presidential receptions, excited
a buzz of comment as he paid his respects
to the President and receiving party.
gently guiding before him. as usual his
quantity picturesque little wife. Madame
WI. The Minister wore skirt of glow
ing crimson Powered satin and his ma
tive coat of black silk. Madame's native
costume IVES of mingled chocolate and
delicate blue and her coal black hair scin-
tillated with gems
Among the diplomats the most gor-
geously arrayed was Gen. Isaac Khan, of
Persia, who has but recently arrived and
who was plainly absorbed in the events
of the day. His dark blue coat was fair
ly ablaze with richly wrought flowers and
symbols in gold thread and it must have
required something priceless in the way
of nuggets to furnish the glitterirg metal
from which his medals were made.
Nine. Azpiroz wore black velvet coat
and rich skirt Of dark grey; the Baroness
Hengelmuller, wife of the Minister from
Austria Hungary, beautiful costume of
brown velvet; the Duchess d'Arcos. wife
of the Spanish Minister, a coat and skirt
of black satin, with Persian trimming;
Countess de Lichtervelde, wife of the Min
lister from Belgium, splendid carriage
costume of black lace, with woven de-
sign of oxidized silver.
The Supreme Court Justices.
Following the diplomats came the JUS
tees of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice
Fuller being accompanied by Associate
Justices Harlan, Gray, Brewer, Brown,
Shiras, White, Peckham. and McKenna.
After them we're the judges OF the Court
of Claims, the Justices of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia the
Justices of the Court of Appeals, ex-Cabl-
net Ministers, and ex-Ministers of the
United States Among the ex-Cabinet
members was former Postmaster General
Gary
Among the members of Congress who
came next in order were Senators Morgan,
Lodge, Allison, Wetmore, Shoup, Daniel,
Lindsay, Mason, Hale, Hawley, McComas.
Stewart, DoIliver Hansbrough, Quarles,
Culberson, Carter. Teller, Jones, Towne,
and Clark, Representatives Ketcham, Joy,
Fowler, Dalzeil. Mcclellan, Parker, Long.
Burton, Olmsted, jenkins, Aldrich, Grout,
Cushman, Boutell. Grosvenor, Rixey. Fin
ley, Thropp, Newlands, Kahn, Southard,
Fletcher, Mondell, and Delegate Wilcox Of
Hawaii.
Behind them were Commissioners Mac
farland, Ross, and Beach, with their
ladies'.
The long line Of officers of the army and
navy in the gorgeous and sparkling uni
forms attracted marked attention. Gen
ara n cd hNr
eral Corbin. lead the column Of distin-
guished military men, and Admiral
Dewey, the highest officer Of the navy,
was at the head of the naval pageant.
Heads of Departments.
Next in the procession which fled on
past the President and grasped his hand
were the various heads of the different
Government departments, including the
regents and secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Commissioner of FISH
cries, the Civil Service Commission, the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the
Commissioner of Labor Assistant Secre-
taries of Departments, Assistant Post
masters General. the Solicitor General,
Assistant Attorneys General the Treas
urer Of the United States Commissioner
of Pensions, Commissioner of Patents,
Comptroller of the Currency, the heads of
bureaus in the several departments, the
President of the Columbian Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb. and many others
The various veterans associations and
patriotic organizations were largely rep
resented, and included members of the
Associated Veterans of the War of
1861, the Grand Army Of the Republic,
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion Of
the United States, the Union Veterans
Legion, Union Veterans Union. Spanish