The Washington times., 1902-01-18

Mrs. Roosevelt's reception yesterday af-
ternoon from to G o'clock was made ad-
ditionally charming by the music which
was a special feature Of the occasion.
The distinguished hostess was assisted
by~Miss Root, Miss Knox. the Misses
Hitchcock, and Miss Jones, the niece of
Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne, and
new addition to the bright and pretty
coterie of Cabinet girls.
Zeldenrust, the famous Dutch pianist,
who is the guest of Baron Gevers, the
Minister from the Netherlands, gave a
recital.
The guests who were especially in
vited were:
Mrs. Root. Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Payne, Mrs.
Long, Mrs. Hitchcock Miss Wilson, Mrs.
Cortelyou, Miss Kinds, Mrs. Loeb. Mrs.
Bingham, Commander and Mrs. Cowles,
Mrs. Rixey. Miss Taunt. Miss Adds, Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Joseph Beale, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. ]. Boardman. the Misses Board
man, Mrs H. S. B. Beale, Mrs. Cushman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Brice, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H, buckingham, Miss Freeman.
Hon. Charles Page Bryan. Miss Bryan, Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. 2ayard, Mrs. Walter Cleveland
Cowles. Miss Cowles. Capt. and Mrs. c.
H. Davis, Niss Davis, Mrs. Morton Dexter.
Miss Dexter, Senator and Mrs. Elkins,
Miss Clementina Furniss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ffoulke, Miss Ffoulke, Senator and Mrs.
Foraker, Miss Foraker, Mrs. Lowell, Miss
Gwynne, Mr.. Justice Gray and Mrs. Gray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaf. Mrs. Fred
d. Grant, the Misses Hale, Miss Alice
Lee Senator and Mrs Hanna, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mrs. Hobson. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, the Misses Hopkins,
Miss Cornelia r. Hunt, Senator and Mrs.
Hale. Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston. Miss
Kennedy, Lieutenant and Mrs. Key, Mrs.
Kean, the Misses Kean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blair Lee, Mrs. Leaycraft, Miss Leay-
craft. Senator and Mrs Lodge, Miss Lay,
Mr. and Mrs. James Lowndes. Hon. and
Mrs. George B. Mcclellan, Mrs. Allen
McLane.- Mr.. William P. Cresson, Mrs.
Wayne MacVeagh. Miss MacVeagh. the
Misses Macomb, Capt. ]. W. Miller, Gen
eral and Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Douglas Merritt,
Miss Douglas Merritt Mrs. Paulding, Miss
Pauldng, Mrs. James w Pinchot, Miss
Patterson, Mrs Pierre La Montague, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard W. Parker, the Misses
Routh. Mrs. Schall. Mrs. L. D. NJ Sweat,
Mrs. Slater, Miss Tuckerman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward Thoron. DR.. and Mrs. Roderick
Terry, Miss Turnbull, Mrs. Wallach, the
Misses Wallach, Senator and Mrs. Wet
more. the Misses Wetmore. Mrs. Warder.
the Misses Warder. Mr. Justice White and
Mrs. White, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth, Hon. and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth. Miss Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
]. Woodward, the Assistant Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Sanger. Mrs. Berry, Miss
Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bayard Van
Rensselaer,, and Miss Romola Dahlgren.
Mrs Richard Townsend entertained one
of the most distinguished dinner COM
panies of the evening, when their guests
were the British Ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote the Secretary of War and
Mrs Root. Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Sen
ator and Mrs. Elkins, Senator and Mrs.
Depew, Mr.. and Mrs. MacVeagh. Mr. and
Mrs. Glover, the Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Sanger, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Mum, MIR. and Mrs.
Henderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman, Mrs.
Harriet Lane Johnston. the Danish Min
lister, Mr. j. r. Mclean. and former Gov
ernor Carroll, OF Maryland.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock entertained another notable
company of dinner guests. They includ-
cd the Russian Ambassador. the Italian
Ambassador. The Austrian Minister and
Baroness Hengelmuier. the Director OF
the Census ana Mrs. Merriam. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Newlands, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth. Miss Carow. Miss Fur
Mss. and Mr.. Putnam. The decorations
were in pink and green.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Miss
Wilson gave dinner last night in honor
of Miss Alice Roosevelt The guests in
yited TO meet her were Miss Knox. Miss
elizabeth Kean. Miss Foraker Miss Nc
CauIey Miss Poor, Miss Grace Bell,
Major McCawley. Major Gilmore, Lieu
tenant Heron Captain Rosseau, Mr..
Cumnlins, Mr.. Bancroft. and Mr.. Jasper
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chatfeld-Tayor enter
tanned dinner guests last evening. Gath
cred about the flower fragrant table
we're the French Ambassador. NJ. Cam
hon. the First Secretary of the French
Embassy and Nine de Margerie Mr. and
Mrs Hugh Legare. Miss Boardman, Miss
Warder. MIR. Berry. Mr.. Chaplin, and Mrs.
Charles Strohel. of Chicago, who is Mrs.
Chatfeld- -Taylor's house guest
Mrs Colburn. SIC Connecticut Avenue,
was also a dinner hostess OF last evening.
One of the most brilliant receptions OF
tbe season was that given last night by
ex- Senator and Mrs. ThurstOn at their
new. home, 2i32 Wyoming Avenue.
Mrs Thurston was assisted in receiving
by her house guests, including Mrs. ALVIN
Hupsicker. OF Philadelphia. Miss Clifford.
of Boston; Miss Elizabeth Easan, of Jack
eonville Fla: Mrs. Mable Raum-L -Lttell
and Mrs. Purman aud Miss Purman, her
mother and sister.
The Misses Thurston and the Misses
purman were interested onlookers of the
scene. in which they were permitted to
take no active part. being only school