The Washington times., 1904-01-01
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GREETS
DIPLOMATISTS AND THE PUBLIC

Guatemala. Denmark came third, with
COnstantin Brun as sole representative.
Haiti was represented by Mr.. Leger.
Mrs. Leger. being in mourning. was not
present. Alfredo de NJ. Comes Ferreira.
charge d'affaires from Brazil, represent
e, his minister on this occasion.
Costa Rica was next in line, with
Senior and Sonora de Calvo.
HIS Last Reception.
The Netherlands was represented for
the last tine by Baron Covers. who
will leave shortly to take up new duties
in Rome. He was accompanied by his
secretary of legation, Mr. van Rotten,
who will also leave shortly TO take sta
ton at St Petersburg.
The japanese minister, KogorO Taxa
hira, was accompanied by Count Mutsu,
the first secretary: Masanao Takahira,
third secretary. and Lieteuant Com
mander Takeshita, naval attache.
Peru followed with Manuel Alvarez
Calderon, Mrs. Calderon, and their two
handsome daughters and son.
Persia was represented by General
Isaac Khan, aide-de-camp to his inn
perial majesty the Shah, Korea by Mr..
Minhui Cho and his four attaches, and
Charles w. Needham, the counselor.
The Argentine Republic came next
with Senior and Sonora de Garcia Merou.
Belgium. the fifteenth legation. was
represented by Baron Moncheur and his
popular young wife. who was Miss Clay
ton of Arkansas. daughter of the
/ United States ambassador to Mexico
with him were Mr.. Wauters, the secre-
/ tary. and Mr.. Pol lie Teller, the new
| attache.
Student Attaches.
/ Then came Siam. with Phya Akharaj
Varadhara. the minister; his secretary,
Edward H. LOTUS. and several student
attaches in Washington for the holt
days.
Senior Walker Martinez, the Chilean
minister. represented his country, with
Sonora de Walker-Martinez and Senos
and Sonora Cana. the latter one of the
handsomest women of the foreign col
ony.
Portugal hed as her sole representa-
tive Viscount de Alte.
One Spaniard There.
Spain had but one representative
Senior Walls Merino. Senior Ojeda,
the Spanish minister. sailed for the
home country Wednesday on leave OF
| absence.
Salvador alone was not represented
her minister, Mr. Lopez. being away
/ indefinitely.
Ecuador was followed by Switzerland.
with Ferdinand du Martheray. minister
and Ernst Probst and Henry Stroehlin
secretaries, and then came China, with
Sir Liang-Cheng and his seven secre-
tries in full national dress. with the ex-
( ceDtion Of Mr.. Yung Kwai. secretary
! interpreter. who wore American dress
General Hernandez There.
The Venezuelan legation was headed
by one OF the most picturesque and in
teresting men among the diplomats.
General Hernandez. Mr.. Pulido ac-
companied him.
Next came the recently accredited
minister. Mir. Bunau-varilla, from the
newly created Republic of Panama.
l The little Dominican republic. last
4 in line was represented by a charge
i d affaires. Senior de Vasquez-
!, Costumes at Reception.
Gorgeous. indeed was the robe worr
by the Chinese minister. Sir Lang
i Cheng, today. 1t surpassed anything
ever worn by the minister's fastdious
y predecessor. MIR. WI, and was one OF
/ the richest and most dazzling of the
/ many court uniforms seen al the Nillte
House.
] Sir Chentung's costume is birthday
gift from the Emperor Of China himself
and is the most magnificent form OF
court costume used in China. the mobiles
of title wearing its like only when
presented TO their august ruler With
I a ground of dark blue. the long. flowing
cloak presents to the eye only glitter
Of gold braid and lace, and the dark
cloth itself Is not seen. So deity IS
the gold braid woven into the fabric
that the garment is soft and pliable
as though made Of golden feathers. The
/ whole effect is dazzling.
Resplendent in Gold Lace.
The japanese minister. Mr.. Takahira,
| usually so modestly attired wore a uni
form Of dark blue. resplendent with
gold lace and decorated with many or
ders. The blue Gordon Of the Sacred
Treasure was drawn across his breast
and fastened on each lapel with gold
| stars. Another conspicuous for its
beauty, as, well as being the highest or
der in the power Of the Emperor TO
bestow. was the Order Of the Rising