The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
EVENING GARB
IN THE DAY TIME
Unconventional Practice Has Its
Advocates at National Capital.
PERRY HEATR'S WELCOME
FORMER ASSOCIATES AND EN-
PLoYEs GLAD TO SEE HIM.
Special Correspondence.l

| Especial Correspondence
Washington. Jan. s.-The reception at
! the White House last week opened as
usual the social season in official So
/ ciety of the capital. Il was a markedly
I brilliant affair and twice as many peo-
/ pie attended as were at the reception
| last year. President Roosevelt insisted
1 upon receiving the public after the US
/ ual reception of those whose duty it
/ was to pay their respects TO the chief
| executive and invited guests had gone.
At every previous New Years day
! reception at the White House there
| was always one man who appeared at
! tired in evening clothes. He was not
/ always the same man, but some one
was sure TO be there dressed in the
| garments which elsewhere are not con-
sidered to be appropriate until after
O'Clock in the evening.
This year, the sole champion of the
swallOw-tail was General Hooker
member of congress from Mississippi
who lost his arm in the civil war while
fighting for the southern cause. There
are some people who claim that swal
| lOw-tail coat is a proper garment for
civilian to wear at a White House
reception, as it represents the highest
form of civilian attire and should be
Worn on occasions of official ceremo-
MES A man who wrote a book about
official etiquette held to this rule and
demonstrated his belief in 1t by always
appearing at the White House on New
Years day attired in evening dress.
One woman who came with the gen.
eral public insisted on leaving her card.
She tried to give it to several ushers
and policemen. but each gently pushed
her along with the rest of the con-
stantly moving line. When she got to
the exit, however, she managed to but
tOnh0le an usher. Il want TO leave my
card" she said. Il always leave my
card when / go calling. WEI you please
see that the president and Mrs. Roose-
welt get it?" The usher said that he
would.
Their many friends were delighted to
welcome Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Heath
back to Washington, even for a short
visit. Their charming little home on
Connecticut avenue was one of the
most popular places of the Mckinley
administration. 1t was tastefully and
prettily furnished. Mr.. and Mrs. Heath
were at the White House reception
Wednesday and later Mrs. Heath re-
ceived with Miss Wilson at her after
noon reception. The friendship between
these two began when they were neigh
bOrs and is a remarkably close one.
Senator Kearns of Utah owns the
finest watch in the senate. When
abroad this last summer he bought the
best timepiece he could find. Senator
Depew had generally been accorded the
honor of owning the finest watch until
the full-jeweled Swiss movement Of
Senator kearns was produced when
congress met. 1t was set with the
chronometer when the senate met and
has not varied three seconds one way
or the other since.
The White House is wholly made
quate to the purposes of an official resi-
dence of the president. At the rece2-
ton given to the diplomatic corps fully
LOCO people were obliged to stand in
the piercing night air on the portico
and front walks waiting for admission.
Women with exposed shoulders and
men in thin dress suits shivered and
suffered because the arrangements in
side did not permit of handling expedfs
tiously the 5000 guests invited.
Once in the inner portals of the White
House the function was a brilliant
though tame affair. The diplomats in
the full livery of their official dress
formed the center of attraction after
ously by the hand by the president and
passed on to the east room.
Admiral Schley, who was one of the
guests divided honors with the regular
receiving party. There was a rush and
crush of people around him all evening
and thousands shook him by the hand
and wished him success in his latest
move-an appeal to the president.
Among westerners at the reception
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Walsh
of Colorado, Senator and Mrs Clark Of
wyoming, Senator Gibson of Montana.
Senator Rawhns of Utah, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Cushman of Washington,
Delegate and Mrs. Rodey of New Mex
leo, Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma.
Mrs Dubois, wife of Senator Dubois
entertained Idaho friends pleasantly at
the LOudoun recently. Those present
were: Representative and Mrs. Glenn,
Judge and Mrs Flenner, Mr.. and Mrs
Z. J. Hunter. Mrs. Wright, Miss Barnes.
Miss O'Ferrell. Mr.. ". E Samuels and
Mr.. Avery c. Moore.
LOOT Err WHITE MAN WUKKIN."