Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
Representatives of Official and
Civil Life at the White House.
GORGEOUS COSTUM Els
THE USUAL FIRST OF THE YEAR
SCENES.
Diplomats Prompt in Greeting the
Chief Executive-Annual Breakfast
Receptions at Cabinet Homes.

Another New Year function is added TO
White House history. 1t had all the happy
accompaniments of sunshine, moderate
temperature and the presence of not only
the entire body of official dignitaries of the
capital and a sprinkling of social lions, but
also the attendance of the public, the clos
ing feature, without which it could not have
been considered any success at all. At 10
O'Clock the fog had cleared away and the
broad glare of sunshine fell across the car
peted paths of the red, blue and green par
lors over which the Presidents guests
walked later to meet him in the blue parlor
The first half of the hour before the recep-
ton began was a busy one in the halls and
corridors. Colonel Thomas w. Symons, the
engineer officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds. and in charge for the
first time of a New Year reception, with
Major McCawley. now veteran IN theSe
officially polite affairs, were in consultation
and direction of the other army, navy and
Marine Corps officers of the White House
detail. With their movements and with the
placing of policemen at their stations the
scene was like the playing of game Of
chess with living figures.
Eager for the Party.
The ladies invited to assist in the blue
animated group. The diplomatic corps,
each man and woman of which Is trained to
regard punctuality as the cardinal virtue,
especially in foreign lands, had few lag
CARDS today. On arriving, these distln-
gushed guests of the nation assembled In
the state dining room, where there is ample
room for comfortable movement. A most
interesting picture unfolded itself there with
each newcomer. 1t wanted just minute of
eleven when the Russian ambassador and
the Countess Cassini Joined the foreign
grClIp, whose expectancy had been worked
up to a dramatic point for fear they
might not come. A procession of the COM
pany was then formed, the Russians being
In the lead, near the green parlor en-
trance.
In the Blue Room.
The Presidents family and guests had
joined the blue room group some time be-
fore the reception began.
Tho President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
the receiving party were in the blue room
a minute after IL. The procession down
stairs was dignified one. Colonel Symons
and Major McCawley preceded and led the
way across the corridor to the blue room
door. The other officers. Capt. Thomas
Jefferson Lewis of the I'd Cavalry, Lieut..
Grenville Roland FOrteScue of the 4th Cav
airy. Lieut.. Clarence o. Sheriff. Of the en-
gineers and Lieut.. Ernest D. Peek of the
engineers and Capt. Henry Leonard of the
Marine Corps. followed the cabinet only
State.
President and Mrs Roosevelt took their
places at the back of the blue room, in
front of the brass standards. The usu al
hearty informal exchange of good wishes
between those assembled preceded the dip
lOmatic reception.
The President has not looked as well
since he entered the White House as he did
today. His breezy kindliness in greeting,
so characteristic of the man, had not
changed. His figure is perhaps trif1e
more rounded, in which respect he differs
from Mrs. Roosevelt, whose youthful figure
was enhanced by her simple dress of tucked
white crepe. trimmed with soft lace. The
collar outline was softened by twist of
white tulle, and a little rosette at the nape
of the neck. She carried a cluster of mar
cissus blossoms similar punches of which
she had presented to the cabinet women.
Mrs Hay wore a smoke-colored crepe,
Mrs. Root wore black lace and JET Mrs
KLoX, olive tulle with iriSdeScent spangleS:
Mrs. Payne, black lace over white; Mrs
Hitchcock, gray brocade; Mss Wilson,
cream wool and lace, and Mrs Cortelyou
In white silk. the bodice very becomingIy
draped in valencienneS lace. Mrs Shaw,
who is observing a mourning retirement
was not present at the reception.
Miss Alice Roosevelt wore dainty new
dress of smoke blue satin crepe Her
guests were in white dresses.
The cabinet women stood in the order
named to the right of Mrs. Roosevelt: Mrs.
Hay, Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Root Mrs. Knox
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Mrs. Cortelyou.
Invited to Assist.
The ladies invited to the blue room were:
Mrs. Payne Whitney, Miss Shaw. Mss
Root. Miss Dorothea Draper Miss Knox.
Miss Louise v. Jones. Mrs. w. S. Cameron.
the Misses Hitchcock. Mrs. George b.
Leighton. Miss Kinds. Mrs. William Loeb.
jr.; Mrs. Cameron MGR Winslow. Miss
1ca hall
Mrs. f. B. Loomis Miss Adee Mrs H. IL
D. Peirce. Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver. the
Misses Oliver. Mrs. Charles II. Darling
Mrs. Fuller, Miss Fuller. Mrs. Francis,
Mrs. Theodore S. Beecher, the Misses Har-
Ian. Miss Edith Harlan Child. Mrs Brewer
Miss Brewer. Mrs. White Mrs peclham.
Mrs Mckenna. the Misses Aickenn1 Ms
Holmes. Miss Dorothy Upham Mrs Shfras.
Mrs M. Alger, Mrs \. S. Clay. Mrs
S. NJ. Slllom. Miss Victoria Fisher. Mrs.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Miss Anne Depevy
Paulding. Mrs. Stephen B. f.Ikins. Miss
Emily Bird. Miss Katherine Elkins Mrs,
Charles W. Fairbanks. Mrs john w. Tim
mons. Mrs. j. b. Foraker Miss louise For
aker. Mrs. A. G. Foster, Mrs Eugene Hale
Mrs. Kean. the Misses Kean Mrs HamiI-
ton Fish kean Miss Julia Kean Fish. Miss
Christine Roosevelt. Miss Efr.dt Roose-
welt. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge Mrs. 8 d.
MeEnery. Miss r. j. McEnery Miss Parsy
C. Perkins.
Miss Helen a. Cannon. Mrs E. X. Les
>. Il,
Payne, Mrs. j. C. Sibley, Mrs w. MeC
Wilson.
Mrs. George L. Gillespie, Miss Lily A.
Wilson.
Mrs. George Dewey. Mrs. p NJ. Rixey
Mrs. English, Mrs. George r. Elliott, Miss
Elliott.
Mrs. H. B. F. Macfarland, Mrs. II. l..
West. Miss West. Miss Biddle
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs Hobson
Miss Grace Bigelow, Mrs. Arnold Hague
Mrs. James Lowndes, Miss Tuckerman
Mrs. John M. Schick Mrs. Wolcott Miss
Cornelia Woicott. Mrs. John r. Mclean
Mrs. Degetau, Mrs. Letter, Miss Amy
Phipps, Mrs George Cabot Lodge. Miss
Virginia Osborn, Mrs. Brooks Adams, Mrs
Leonard Wood. Mrs. NJ. A. Otero.
The Gowns Worn.
The gowns of the receiving party In the
blue parlor were nearly az in light shades
Mrs. John r. Mclean wore white silk ap-
plique and lace; Mrs. Walcott of Boston,
black lace; Miss Walcott. pink liberty silk
Mrs. Rixey, white liberty silk; Miss Carow,
red crepe; Mrs Kean, black lace; Miss
Kean. white lace; Miss Lucy Kean, gray
crepe do chino; Ars. Rockhill. gray crepe;