The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-02
BRILLIANT NEW YEARS RECEP-
TTON HELD AT THE
WHITE HOUSE
Wis L CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY
TO GREET THE PRESIDENT AND
MRS. M'KINLEY, WHO STOOD
BESIDE HIM
WOMEN WERE FINELY GOWNED
Toilets of the Receiving Party Filled
the Blue ParIOr of the Exec
utive Mansion With Spar
kIe and Color.

kle anu SOSOFs
WASHINGTON. Jan. LIN the long
line OF New Years receptions at the
White House, which each year inaugu-
rate the social season at the national
capitol, none, perhaps, was more brilliant
than the one which today ushered IN
the twentieth century And, perhaps no
feature of it was so universally gratify
ing to the distinguished throng which
came to extend the greetings of the new
year TO the chief executive of the repUb
lie as the fact that the mistress Of the
White House was able to participate in
the happy occasion, and, with the presi-
dent, receive the felicitation and we'll
wishes of all.
The day dawned dull and gray but the
air was soft and balmy. Toward II
o'clock when the reception opened, the
sun burst through mist and cloud,
frightened the white walls and pillars
Of the historic old mansion until it shone
like alabaster and touched the stripes
of the glorious American flag that
floated over it into streaks of flame.
The grounds of the mansion presented
a stirring scene as the carriages began
to arrive and the long line of army and
navy officers, in full uniform, formed to
the left of the massive porte-cochere.
Within, under the glamor of myra,ds
IF electric lights, which were reflected
ln the happy faces of the shifting thrOng,
all was brilliancy. The Marine band,
stationed under the stairway, discoursed
national airs and lively marches through
out the ceremony. The members of the
cabinet and their wives, together with
the ladies of the receiving party, were
the first to arrive. They doffed tn sir
wraps in the state dining room and as
cended to the private apartments of the
president, where they exchanged gre5t-
ings with Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley. The
ladies of the receiving party entered the
red and blue parlors and took their
places behind the line. Meantime the
ambassadors ana ministers of foreign
countries with the attaches of the va.i-
Gus legations resplendent in their gorg
oous court uniforms had gathered in the
state C-ning room.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF.
Promptly at II o'clock the bugles
sounded the approach of the presidential
party and led by Col Bingham, the mas
ter of ceremonies, and Maj. McCauley,
OF the Marine corps Ahe president and
Mrs. Mckinley desceXded the main stair
case, followed by the members of the
cabinet and their wives.
As tes party passed along to the re-
cCiVing room, the president reflected in
his smiling face his health and happiness.
He bowed repeatedly to the crowds as
semblcd in the corridors, greeting many
cf them with well-wishes of the day Mrs.
Mckinley also bestowed her gracious
greetings upon many IN the throng AMI
when three sweet-faced children near
the front chirped 'happy New Year"
to the first lady of the land, she took a
handful of buds from her exquisite bcu-
quet of white roses and tossed them to
the children. The party passed into tie
blue parlor and took their places, while
the Marine band burst forth with the
stirring strains of Hail to the Chief
In addition to the ladies of the cabinet,
the following ladies were invited to oc-
cupy places behind the line and nearly
all Of them were present:
THE RECEIVING PARTY.
The Misses Hay, Miss Cox, Miss Root
MISSES Griggs, the Misses Hitchcock, Miss
Gatiin, Miss McFIttrick Miss Abner Nc
1Nlnley, Mrs. George B. Cortelyou, Miss
Kinds. Mrs. T. A Bingham. Mrs. David
J. Hill, Mrs. f. W. Hackett Mrs j.
x RICHARDS, Miss steece, Mrs. Fuller,
the Mis- ses Fuller, Mrs Aubery Mrs
Hugh c. Wallace Mrs Harlan the
Misses Harlan, Mrs Gray Miss B!ewer,
MRS. karrick, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Shiras,
MRS. W hite, Mrs. Peckham Mrs Nc
Kenna, ihe Misses McKenna Mrs. NJ. A.
Hanna, the Misses Hanna, Miss Phelphs,
mrs. j. Z. BURROWS Mrs. Shelby M. Cul-
Gtan d9in; Miss IRSiifdgely, Miss, Fisher, Mrs
banks, Mrs j. K. JONES' Mrs Kean, the
Misses Kean. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge
is' ;nI : -. NStIuher, MIS-. James McNlil-
Ian, Miss Mcmillan. the Misses Morgan.
Mrs. Q. II. Platt, Mrs. T. c. Platt. Mrs
Redield Proctor, Miss Proctor, Miss
henry he GIsSas NJ. Teller. r Mrs JOS B. Foraker
mrs. Eugene Hale Mrs. D. B. Henderson,
MRS. John Dalzell, Miss W. Steele, Mrs
Robert R. Hit, Diaz Albertini, Miss
Richardson; Mrs. John H. Ketcham, Miss
hetcham, Miss Wilson, Mrs. w. S. Kerr
Miss Kerr. Miss N N Cox Mrs. Cox
Mrs. Mrs !; s. G: C. Sibley, Miss sibIey, Mrs Miles
MaIlel' Mrs George NJ Stern5erg, Mrs.
Dewey, Mrs. p. NJ. RiXey, Mrs EngIish.
:, 5 iss ss+ N, N.Y. W. 6 Van Rteypen: Mrs. o. S.
Mrs. Philip Sheridan. the Misses Sheri,
dan, Mrs, Daniel Manning. Mrs. Chas. 6
Dawes, Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston. Miss
garfield, Mrs. Jas. c. Blaine, Mrs. II.
S. B. Beale Mrs Emmons Blaine. Mrs
Buckingham, Mrs. S. Rand. Mrs
NNlcho9s NSTs Gs,s andersen 95 on Mrs Jas; Mcmillan,
u. :. p t1elstand, Mrs. Henry Matthews
Mrs. Letter, the Misses Letter Mis-
11G0Whseq6, Mrs II. B. F. Mcfarland, the
Beach. >0'' WI .
After the receiving party had taken
thelr places the long line of guests be,an
to move.
THE MIDWAY PARADE"
First in the line came the ambassadors
Rnd ministers from foreign courts 9cS
ccmpa1ded by their full stats.
AT their head was the venerable ard
hignihed Lord Parncefote. British am
bassador, and dean of the dinlonoatio
corps, in the full uniform of his hio,h
diplomatic rank. With him were T,adp
Pauncefote and the Honorahle Misses
PaHncefote and the ambassadorial star
Following them came Baron Fava thn
italian ambassador rr. Won Holleben tha
German ambassador, NJ. Cambon the
French ambassador, Count Cassinj tha
Russian ambassador, and Senior Don Az
piroZ, the Mexican ambassador, each ac-
companied by his staff and ladies. The
French ambassador returned only last
night from Paris, having come on Mt
this time to extend to the president the
fluctuations of the new year.
The blue room was the center Of at
tention, for here the presidential par
ty received, surrounded by the members
of the cabinet and their ladies and those
invited to assist in receiving The cur
tains were drawn and the shaded cleo
trio globes threw a soft radiant light
on the delicate blue of the room and
the brilliant assemb!agS. From the su-
perh chandelier hung a profuslon of
smiiaX and from the apex or the festoo1s
burst q gorgeous mass of flowers. Across