Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01

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the minister OF Salvador Mr.. Rafael 81
/ Lope3. Mrs. I0pe1, MINI Adelaide Eiser..
the minister Of Turkey. Che Kib Bey, Fith
e pido the
! charge d'afkaires Of Uruguay, Doctor de
Herrara: the charge d'affaires OF ewftzer-
land, Mr.. Lardy: the charge d'afIaires OF
| legation; Mr.. Henry G. K. Heath, repre-
| senting as charge danatres the Dominican
republic
The Diplomatic Ladies'.
Nine. Scheck. wife OF the agriculture ex-
| pert at the German embassy. who was the
| first woman in the foreign circle to be pre-
sented to the President and Mrs Roosevelt,
!, was beautifully gowned In gray blue
| broadcloth. with which she wore q large
white hat.
Mime. Approx wore one of the most eae-
| CANT toilettes Of the day, q demi-traine6
| dress OF black velvet and q small toque
with white lace and jet. Her daughter,
! Nine. Perez, was in French gown of dove
gray broadcloth. very deliberately embroid-
cred in open work Her becoming hat was
| of white lace and jet.
Nine. HengelmuIler wore light gray cloth
with crossed stripes in squares OF light
brocade. Her hat was soft white felt on
| the face, and her furs, a tippet and mum
| Of sable.
Countess Cassini was in cream white
| cloth and big white hat.
| Lady Herbert was Respondent In sapphire
velvet and large black picture hat
Nine. Takahfra was In steel blue panne
velvet, dark hat and furs.
| Nine. Assis Brasil wore white cloth. a
| long black wrap black hat and an ermine
tippet.
| light gray, satin trimmed, with lace and
| picture hat of fur and lace.
Mime Quesada was in a smart dress or
light cloth. Nine. Leger was beautifully
| gowned in black and her young nieces wore
| pretty light silks.
Nine Mayor des Planches wore mauve
| cloth. trimmed with sable, and wore sable
| collar and muff.
| Nine. de Margerie, wife Of the French
| charge d'affaires, wore a smart costume of
heavy Irish lace and large white hat
The Judiciary.
There was large representation of the
| United States Supreme Court and the jul
dicial bodies Of the District, many ladies
| being among the callers. The chief justice
| and Mrs. Fuller headed the line it was
formed in the lobby in readiness to enter
| the blue room. Other members Of the court
| present were Justices Harlan, Brewer,
| Brown, Shiras. White, Peckham, McKenna
| and Holmes. Mr. Justice Holmes received
| considerable attention as the latest addi-
| ton to the court, being greeted cordially
| everywhere. Mr.. James II. Mckenney,
| clerk of the court, was also present IN line.
| The Court of Claims was well represented,
as were the Court of Appeals and the Su-
| preme Court of the District of Columbia,
| and the Spanish treaty claims commission.
| Mr. H B. F. Macfarland, Mr. Henry l..
| West and Col. Biddle, Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia. were present, follow
| ing the representatives Of the several judi
| cial bodies. Mrs. West joined Commissioner
| West in the blue room at the receiving line
! and extended the compliments of the season
| to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
| OF the Supreme Court Of the District of
! Columbia there were present Chief Justice
| Bingham, Justices Hagner, Anderson, Cla-
baugh Barnard, and of the Court of APP
| peals Justices Morris and Shepard were
| present Civil Service Commissioners Proc
| ter, Foulke and Garfield were together in
| the line.
Members Of Congress.
The reception at the White House on New
Year day is never very largely attended by
senators and representatives, for the reason
! that so many of them are out of the city
! at this season of the year. Although Con-
| gress is but so slightly represented at this
| time there was quite large representation
| today Many of the callers were accom-
| panied by ladies. Among the guests were
| Senators Jones Of Arkansas, Spooner or
/ Wisconsin. Scott of West Virginia, Bate OF
! Tennessee, McComas OF Maryland, Fair
| banks IF Indiana, Foraker of Ohio, Depew
| OF New York, Hale Of Maine and Platt of
! Connecticut. among the ultluDeIS Oh tue
! House present were Representatives John
| Wesley Gaines of Tennessee, Hit of Illinois,
! Joy Of Missouri Champ Clark of Missouri,
/ GTiggs of Georgia, Bell of Colorado, Morris
/ Of Minnesota. Sperry of Connecticut. Dali
zeiI Of Pennsylvania, Wachter OF Maryland.
! Former Representative t'arquhar OF New
/ York was also present.
The Army.
! Ore of the most interesting features OF
| the reception was the purely military line
| composed of officers of the army, navy and
Marine Corps There was an unusually
large repres entation of each branch Of the
! service, and the entire body was resplen-
! dent In snowy uniforms of blue and gold
lace with the distinctive emblems Of par
! ticuar corps. The officers Of the army
were conspicuous by the elaborate decora-
lions of their uniforms. They wore the new
/ full-dreSs uniform for the first time in pub
/ lie. The dress coat differs mainly from its
/ predecessor in having the corps insignia
| displayed on the coat sleeve with lavish
! display of gold lace.
| Lieut.. Gen. Miles was missing from his
! usual place at the head of the line, he being
| at present in the orient.
| He was represented, however by Coils.
! BabcOck, Reber and Sibley OF his staff.
The army officers assembled at the War
| Department, and before proceeding to the
/ White House, paid their respects to Secre-
! tary Root in his office Maj. Gems. COrbin
| and Young headed the line as it proceed
| lowing according to their arrangement in
| the Army Register. The adjutant generals
| department was represented by Col. Hall,
/ Lieut. Coils. Kerr. Mccain, Ennis and John
ston, Majors Greene, Parker and Freder-
lex; the inspector generals department by
! Gen. Breckenridge and Lieut. Col Mills;
the judge advocate generals department
| by Gen. Davis and Lieut.. Col Crowder;
| the quartegmaster's department by Gen.
| LudingtOn, Col. Patten, Lieut.. Col. True,
! Majors RuhIen. Long, HOdgson, French
! and Cruise, Capts. Carson, Baker, Dare and
| Horton; the subsistence department by Gen.
| Weston, Col. Alexander, Mai. Gallagher
| and Capt. Murray; the medical department
! by Gen. OReilly, Col Dewitt and Majs.
| Birmingham. Borden, McCaw, Glennan,
| La Garde and Kean, Capts. Shaw, Wilson,
| Darnall, Reynolds, Lieuts. Church, Ford,
! Dean and all the student officers and at
! tendants at the army medical school; the
| pay department by Gen. Bates and Coils.
| Snihiu and Baird; the corps of engineers,
| by Gen. Gillespie, Coils. Mackenzie Allen,
| Lusk Miller and Black, Majs. Hodges, Abb
| bcst and Lockwood Eapts. Sewell Patrick,
! Burr, Judson, McKinstry, Walker Kutz
! and McIn6oe, and Iieuts. Rhett, Putnam,
! Waldron, McDoough. Stokey. Johnson,
! Poole Bell Jackson, Adams, Brooke Guth-
| RE and Gewett; the ordnance department