Evening star., 1902-01-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE CONGRESSIONAL LEvEE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Notabilitfes Joining in the Brilliant
Scene-Yesterday's Hospitalities,
Day and Evenfng-PersonaIs.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt held
| their third evening levee of the winter last
| night and very graciously extended the
| time until after IL o'clock. At half past 10
line Of carriages with eNpectant guests
| stretched far the War Department.
| Both the outside and the inside arrange
| ments working without hitch, these late
| corners who had spent hour in the VIZ
| cinity of the White House, were in the
| single file procession from the red room be-
| fore IL. The reception did not close until
| every guest had been presented. The Pres
| ident and Mrs. Roosevelt then promenaded
| through the green and east rooms and the
| corridor, followed upstairs by the members
| of the cabinet, their wives and daughters,
| and some other OF the special guests OF the
| et tening.
The reception progressed without Incl
| dent. While the usual large gathering of
| official and personal friends had been In
| vited to the blue room. the number there
| during the early part of the evening was
small, and at no time was 1t uncomforta-
bly, crowded. Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, as spe-
| cial envoy to the English kings coronation,
| shared with Gen. James II. Wilson, U. S.
A, the military representative, the addi-
| tional interest attached to these much-cov-
eted distinctions. The entrance of Senator
and Mrs. Wetmore and their son, who Is
also attached to this special embassy, add
ell more personages for whom the public
has particular care at this moment. The
| names of DIR. ]. L. NJ. Curry and Mrs.
Curry, the former recently named as our
special ambassador to Madrid at the COM
ing of age of the Spanish king, were also
| in the number invited to the blue room.
Spe aker Henderson was also among the no
liabilities arriving early.
Mrs. Roosevelt has never appeared to
greater advantage hostess of the White
House. Her trailing gown of lace was ex-
ceptionally becoming. A garniture or deep
pink roses extended down the left side OF
Ia jrt a a
caught the festooned lace on the bodice.
diamond ornament held pink aigrette and
a necklace of diamond rose pendants was
worn. She carried a bouquet OF pink roses.
Mrs. Root was also handsomely gowned
in black lace over white and wore many
| fine jewels. Mrs. Knox was gowned In
black net striped with narrow black velvet
ribbon, diamond necklace. Mrs. Payne,
wife of the new Postmaster General, who
made her first appearance in the receiving
lne was richly dressed in white lace,
sparkling with jetted ornamentation "A
diamond necklace and other gems were
worn. Mrs. Hitchcock wore mauve satin
trimmed with lace, and Miss Wilson was. in
| white bengaline trimmed with white RIB
bon velvet and a corSage knot OF pink ana
blue flowers
Miss Roosevelt wore white liberty satin,
the ruffied skirt edged with frills of tulle,
cluster Of flowers in her hair. Miss
Jones, niece of the Postmaster Cen
eral, wore pale blue mousseline, with
the low bodice covered with lace; Mrs.
Cortelyou wore white bengaline; MISS
Kinds, sister Of the latter, black lace; Mrs.
David Jayne Hill, black and white brocade
and a diamond necklace; Mrs. John w. Fos-
ter, a white lace dress, with touches of
pink panne; Mrs. Wetmore, black velvet,
with fall of exquisite lace around the
shoulders; Mrs. Miles, blue velvet; Miss
Hitchcock, pink mousseline and silk; Mrs.
Thomas Wilson, black velvet and lace;
Mrs. Logan, black Brussels net; Miss Will
son, her guest, black net; Mrs. Francis
WTr;tr inf NJ
mousseline, with necklace formed OF
four-leaf clover, pendants Of emeralds and
diamonds; Miss Ely of New York, white
crepe de chine; Miss Kean, light fowered
Mrs. Rixey, white lace: Miss Eddy, pink
chiffon: Mrs. ]. N. Dolph, maize-striped
satin, with Bruges lace; Miss Ruth Hal
ford, white point desprit; Mrs. Pezet, blue
mousseine; Mrs. Fairbanks, white lace:
Mrs Frederick Dent Grant, white ecru and
panne velvet; Miss Lovett, white chiffon;
Mrs Kirkpatrick, black lace; Mrs. Apple
berg black lace and diamonds; Miss Wet
more Dresden brocade; Mrs. John Russell
Young, mauve brocade, and Mrs. Rockhill,
white lace.
Mrs Whitelaw Reds jewels gave faint
indication of the Splendor in which she Will
appear at the English court Her dress
was of light blue panne velvet, with point
lace about the corsage. Her ornaments
were a necklace of large sapphires, each
stone surrounded by diamonds; diamond
dog collar fully two inches in width and
every stone of unusual size and brilliancy,
and diamond-tipped aigrette held by
diamond flower.
Among the diplomats present were the
Mexican ambassador and Mrs. Rodrigo de
AZpiroZ, the Turkish minister, the Japan
ese minister and members of his staff the
Chinese minister and attaches, the SWISS
minister, the charge d'affaires of Peru and
Mrs. Pezet and Mr.. Jules Boeufve Of the
French embassy.
Two bands, as usual, played during the
evening, the Marine in the conservatory
and the Engineers in the east corridor.
Colonel Bingham and Commander Cowles
preceded the receiving party to the blue
room and the former made the introduc-
tions there. The other officers on duty
were Majors McCawley and Gilmore and
Lieutenants Poole and Jewett.
The floral ornamentation was well
worthy the admiration it called forth. In
lax were looped from the center chan
delier to the side walls making cam
opy effect and softening the lights.
The same idea in the east room,
garlanded the chandeliers and electroiers,
with asparagus. The mantels were banked
in pink carnations and clusters of pink
azalea bushes were in generous masses at
every effective point The list of those in
vited to the blue room was follows:
The Secretary of State, Mrs. Hay the
Misses Hay, the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Root, the Attorney General, Mrs. Knox,
Miss Knox. Mr. Reed Knox, Mr.. Hugh 8.
Knox, the Postmaster General, Mrs. Payne,
Miss Jones, the Secretary Of the Navy, Mrs.
Long, the Secretary of the Interior, Mrs.
Hitchcock, the Misses Hitchcock, the Sec
retary of Agriculture, Miss Wilson, Mr..
Jasper Wilson. the Secretary to the Presf-
dent, Mrs. Cortelyou, Miss Kinds, Mr. VIII
liam Loeb, jr., Mrs. Loeb, Colonel Theo. A.
Bingham, Mrs. Bingham.
The chief justice, Mrs. Fuller, the Misses
Fuller, Mr.. Justice Harlan, Mrs. Harlan,
the Misses Harlan, Miss Child, Mr.. Justice
Gray, Mrs. Gray, Mr.. Justice Brewer, Mrs.
Brewer, Miss Brewer, Mr.. Justice Brown,
Miss Goodwin, Mr.. Justice Shras, Mrs.
Shiras, Mr.. Justice White Mrs. White, Mr.
Justice Peckham, Mrs Peckham, Mr. JUS
tice McKenna, Mrs. McKenna, the Misses
McKenna.
Senator William P. Frye and the Speaker
Of the House.
The admiral of the navy, Mrs Dewey.
General Nelson A. Miles, Mrs. Miles, Cen
eral Henry G. Corbin. Mrs Corbin, Com
mander w. s. Cowles, Mrs. Cowles.
| David j. Hill, Mrs. Hill, Alvey A. Adee,
H. H D. Peirce, Mrs. Peirce, the solicitor
general, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. s. B. Steece.
Gen. J. M. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Waller. Gen. Geo. L. Gillespie, Mrs. Giles
pie, Lieut.. Col. Henry H. Whitney, Mrs
Whitney, Lieut.. Col. Samuel Reber, Mrs
Reber I.ieut Col Marion Mans Nrs