Evening star., 1902-01-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE ARMY AND NAVY HONORED At
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
The German Embassy Dance Other
and Rcceptfons-Pcrson

The stars and stripes and the men who
have fought on land and sea under the
flag of their country were in evidence last
night at the White House. The last card
reception of the winter honored the officers
of the army and navy and closed the sea-
sons official hospitalities with a wave Of
patriotic feeling in which everybody most
heartily Joined. The Presidents good luck
in the way of weather was a happy ele-
ment also in the success of the reception,
as from most unpropitious conditions. of
the early day, a pleasant night followed.
The attendance was large, and appeared
even more SO, since, as far as possible,
the guests were hurried away from the
cold front entrance to the inner corridor,
where double line was formed, instead
of the one line of former occasions, through
the west hall. This arrangement kept the
crowd within chatting distance and gave
plenty opportunities for seeing each other.
The last of the incoming line passed the
receiving party at quarter before IL.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt. with
the members Of the cabinet and ladies and
a few other guests, promenading through
the rooms before going upstairs.
The decorations of the east room were
most elaborate. Each window was draped
with the national colors; canopy effect
was formed by the looping of four large
flags from the central chandelier, and the
pillars were wound with flags and gar
landed with smilax ropes. Bright bios
SONS banked the mantles and crowned the
doorways. In the corridor the flags of the
President, the admiral of the navy and of
the heads of the War and Navy depart
ments were conspicuous ornaments.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt had receiv
ing with them in the line Mrs. Root, Mrs
Knox, Mrs. Payne and Mrs Hitchcock
Coming down stairs Secretary Long escort
ed Miss Carow sister of Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt and the cabinet girls made
OF fft-.n live OF t1a nd nff fha
cession, which was headed by Colonel Bing
ham and Commander Cowles, Major Gill
more and Major McCawley and other Of
ficers.
richest toilets for the close of the season
She particularly well dressed last
night, and the blue in her gown brought
pretty color to her cheeks. Her dress was
of white net dotted with silver spangles and
blue chenille. 1t was made over white
satin, and from belt to hem fell broad
stripes of turquoise panne velvet, giving
the lace the effect of being in panels. The
velvet bands came up to the shoulders. A
blue aigrette and her diamond necklace
completed this dainty and highly becoming
toilet. Mrs. Root was in white lace with
silver spangles and touches of pink, Mrs,
Knox rose brocaded satin and lace, Mrs
Payne white brocade with black lace and
silver-spangled trimming, and Mrs. Hitch
cock white satin and pearl passementeries
Those Invited to the blue room, besides
were the secretary to the President, Mrs
Cortelyou, Miss Kinds, Miss Fenimore, Mr.
and Mrs Loeb, Col. Theo. A. Bingham
Mrs Bingham. Commander w. S. Cowles
Mrs. Cowles, Assistant Secretary and Mrs
Sanger, Assistant Secretary and Mrs Dar-
ling, Lieut. Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Gen. and
Mrs. Corbin, Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons, Lieut.
Col. and Mrs. Whitney, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Reber, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Maus
the admiral of the navy and Mrs Dewey,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Crowninshield,
Commander and Mrs. Sargent, Miss Sar-
gent, Lieut.. and Mrs. Crawford, Brig. Gen.
Harold c. Snyder, Mrs. Mary F. Snyder.
Miss NJ. Rosa Snyder, Gen. Wesley Merritt
and Mrs. Merritt, Gen. j. NJ. Wilson, Gen.
George l.. Gillespie, Mrs. Gillespie, Senator
William p. Frye. the Speaker of the House,
the solicitor general and Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. S. b. Steece, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
MacVeagh, Miss MacVeagh, Mr. John w.
Foster, Mrs Foster, Mr.. B. F. Tracy Mrs.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Micou, Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams Mrs. Adams, Mr.. John A. Kasson,
Mr. Thomas B. Ferguson, Miss Ferguson,
Mr.. w. w. Rockhill, Mrs. Rockhill, Mrs.
gernon sartoris, Mr.. U. S. Grant, Mrs.
Frederick Dent Grant Mrs. H. S. B. Beale,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch, Mrs. Har-
riet Lane Johnston, Mrs. Frank Loring and
Miss Blanche Nevin Miss Kennedy, Mrs.
John Russell Young, Mr. Berkeley R.
Young. Mrs. Sheridan, the Misses Sheridan
Mr. Henry B. F. Macfarland, Mrs. Mac
farland, Miss Mcfarland. Mr.. John w.
schick. Dr. P. NJ. Rixey Mrs. Rixey, Mrs.
English. Miss Taunt. Mr.. Thomas f.
Walsh, Mrs. Walsh, Miss Tuckerman, Miss
Choate Gen. D. E. Sickles, Gen. James H.
Wilson, Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. A. E. Bates,
Col. w. r. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson, Mr.. George
Vanderbilt, Mrs: Vanderbilt, Mr.. Richard
Townsend, Mrs. Townsend, Miss Townsend,
Miss Strong. Miss Gage. Miss Lomax, Mr..
F. w. Hackett, Mr.. Chauncey c. Hackett,
Mr.. John H. Hammond, Mrs. Hammond Mr..
j. d. Phelan, Mr.. w. W. Morrow, Mr.. Pills
bury, Mr.. John r. Proctor, Mrs. Proctor,
Lieut. A. NJ Proctor Lieut.. John r. Proc
ter. jr., Mr.. P. B. Bromfield and Mrs. Brom-
field
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt were OBJ
jects Of a great deal Of attention after
their identity became known. They went
from room to room and promenaded
through the Conservatives and enjoyed
the reception from every possible point of
view. The mistress Of Biltmore, the Van
derbilt estate in North Carolina, is a very
pretty young woman, with slight figure
and dark hair. Her dress was Of white
of point lace crossing the front Of the
skirt. diamond and ruby ornament, fully
six inches in circumference flashed in her
corsage, and from it was looped a long
neckchain, of small diamonds set in gold.
For a far different reason the young Jap
anese girl, Miss Koto, who accompanied
the Japanese minister and Mrs. Takahira,
was another center Of attraction. Miss
Koto appeared in her native dress and had
chrysanthemum ribbon rosette in her
shining black hair. Mrs. Takahira, in con-
trast to her young countrywoman. was in
a French gown of pale pink satin and lace,
a diamond necklace and a diamond-tipped
aigrette in her hair.
The entrance of the German ambassador,
escorting the officers of the German ship
Moltke, was another pleasant incident of
the reception.
As both retired and active officers were
included in the invitation list, the army,
navy and marine corps enjoyed a regular
family reunion in the home of their COM
mander-in-c chief. The enjoyment of the
young officers of the cavalry regiment at
Fort Myer, just back from Cuba, was
thorough, most of them participating in the
scene for the first time.
General and Mrs. Miles were so late ar
irving that it gave time for much specula-
ton as to whether they would come or not
Their reception by the President and subse-
quent tour of the entire house was all the
more watched in consequence.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans was
among the first of the naval heroes to pass
along the line.
A feature of the reception was the assem-
bling of members OF the Gridiron Club,
with President Robert ]. Wynne at their