The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-15

America, through the President, enter
tanned the representatives, of the foreign
Powers last night at state dinner given
| by Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley in honor of
the Diplomatic Corps.
This annual courtesy, apart from It's
official significance of international good
| will, is always the most scenically in
! teresting function in the calendar of Ad-
ministrative banquets, the dress and dec
orations of other nations contrasting pic
| turesquely with the sober garb of our
own.
! As usual. on such occasions, the East
/ Room was jungle of palms. The mirrors
were garlanded with smilax caught with
/ huge clusters of annunciation lilies, and
I scarlet trumpet blossoms, and the rests
I beneath were banked with fern, starred
/ with carnations and roses shading from
/ pink to crimson. and hedgeG with a snowy
/ line of white hyacinth blooms. The satin
/ fauteuil in the centre of the floor was
! surmounted with a gracefully branching
/ palm and round plats OF exotic plants and
red azaleas formed rich shubbery on
! appearance of landscape garden in some
| Southern cline. The Presidents hospi-
| tally last night was of so graciOusly gen.
! erouS a character TO overflow the
! boundary lines of the state dining room
| and a table sixty feet long was placed in
| the main corridor.
The central floral mound before the
Presidents seat consisted of pink and
mauve orchids bedded in Italian moss and
fern.
From one end of the vast table TO the
other were grouped massive candelabra
of gold and silver whose lights burned I'M
der crimson shades. Plaques of pink
primroses alternating with tall crystal
vases of white roses formed the addition
al floral decorations and grouped about
at intervals were golden epergnes bear
ing pyramids of foreign fruits. The guests
were relieved of their wraps on the second
! floor and after descending to the East
Room were received by the distinguished
host and hostess. Colonel Bingham made
! the presentations, assisted by Major Nc
Cawley. each wearing the full uniform of
his rank.
Owing to the absence of Lady Paunce.
fote. who is in court mourning, and of
Baroness Fava who is in New York the
honor of being escorted in to dinner by
the President fell to Sonora AZplroz, wife
OF the Ambassador from Mexico. Mrs. Ne
Kinley was escorted by the German Am
bassador. Herr Won Holleben. The full
list of invited guests was as follows:
The Ambassador of Germany.
The Ambassador of France.
The Ambassador of Russia and Com
Jesse Marguerite cassini.
The Ambassador of Mexico and Sonora
de AZproZ.
The Minister of Guatemala.
The Minister of Austria Hungary.
The Minister of Switzerland.
The Minister of Denmark.
The Minister of Portugal and NiscOun-
tess de Santo Thyrso.
The Minister of Haiti and Madame Lee
ger.
The Minister of Belgium and Comtesse
de IichterVelde. @
The Chinese Minister and Madame WI.
The Minister Of Turkey.
The Minister of Brazil and Nine. de As
sis-Brasil.
The Minister of Chile and Sonora de
Morla Vicuna.
The Minister of Costa Rica.
The Minister Of Spain and Duchess de
ARGOS.
The Minister of Nicaragua.
The Netherlands Minister
The Minister of Japan and Nine. Ia
kahira.
The Minister of Peru and Sonora de AL
VareZ Calderon.
The Minister of Bolivia.
The Minister Of Persia
The Minister of Uruguay
The Charge d'Affaires of Venezuela.
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General and Mrs Miles
Senator and Mrs. Cullom.
Senator Lodge.
Senator and Mrs. Clark.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker.
Senator and Miss Morgan.
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MI ana MIS- mckinley introduced a
very aellshdul innovation by inviting a
AuAiDer Of young people. married and
SihsIe. 10 canoe after the dinner, the
state dining room being transformed into |
q balFoom Ior mat purpose. These ad- !
ditlohal guests were;