Evening star., 1902-01-04
The White House Ball for the Presi-
dents Daughter.
WELCOME TO MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT
Gathering Of Relatives and Close
Friends to Do Honor.
RECENT HOSPITALITIES

Thousands of roses added fragrance and
beauty to the White House last night at
the dance in honor of the entry of the Pres
idents daughter into the rosebud garden
of lovely young girls. Many girls have
been presented to society amid much more
luxurious surroundings, but none have been
welcomed In a home whose historic pre-
eminence exceeds all others In our broad
land. No event of recent years has been
anticipated with more pleasurable excite
ment and with better reason. Relatives of
the Roosevelt family came from Boston
and New York and girl friends of the debu-
tante with whom she has been associated
in school here and elsewhere also took part
in the festivity. The entertainment came
as near having no official meaning as 1t is
ever possible for any occurrence at the
White House,
The decorations were quite as elaborate
as customary on great occasions, the great
preponderance of roses giving a special
significance to the east room, where the
mantelS were banked with pink and white
roses dotted with narcisSus, the floral mo-
sale being fringed with maiden hair ferns.
In the window receSseS were GROUPED ef-
fective displays of foliage plants and the
1uted columns were twined with smilax gar
lands. These waxy green garlands also
hung in a pretty arrangement over and
about the electric lights in the ceiling and
from the crystal chandeliers. The blue
room where such another pretty scene has
not been enacted since Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
lands wedding night, was decked out in it's
usual dainty touches of green, in palms and
rubber plants and asparagus vine garlands
There was supper served in the state din
ing room from a table reSplendent with fine
furnishings and red flowers.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the debutante re-
ceiVed in the blue room, and shortly after
the company began to assemble the dane
ing was started in the east room, where the
floor was covered with crash.
Mrs. Roosevelt, whose very charming and
cordial manner makes one keep thinking
of herself and not Of what she wears, wore
costume of white lace over white silk and
corsage bunch of pink orchids. From
double string of pearls about her neck was
suspended a pendant formed of three large
diamonds.
Miss Roosevelt radiant with the happi-
ness of youth, stood next the mistress of
the White House. She is tall and grace
full has light brown hair worn in the fluff
fy style of the moment, and closely resem-
looks, but in manner. Young people like
her and no better encomium could be passed
upon the cordial associations she has kept
UP with the companions Of a few years
back in this city than the fact that they
were all present last night. Her coming
out dress was Of white chiffon, simply
made, and with it was worn the appropri-
ate jeweiry for young girl-pearls.
The President did the honors by having
the same liberty as the guests, going about
from room to room and everywhere the
center Of attraction. His sisters, Mrs.
Cowles and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, were
no less interested participants in the bril-
liancy Of the evening. The group of rela-
tives of the debutante from New York and
Boston included Miss Helen Roosevelt,
Miss Helen Cutting, Miss Dorothy Roose-
welt, Miss Christine Roosevelt, Miss Paul
inc Robinson, Miss Pansy Roosevelt, Miss
CCrdelia> >Roosevelt-Scovel, Mr.. Frederick
RoosevelhScovel, Mr.. Franklin d. Roose-
velt, Mr.. and Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt, Mr..
James Roosevelt and Mrs. II. l.. Roosevelt.
Three-fourths of the dresses worn were
white, or in such light colors. as to make
it white ball.
A little dance card was handed each
guest and form valuable souvenirs of the
ball, simple as they We're. The program
of dances was as follows: