New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
About People and Social Incide,,.
THE DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION.
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IFEoN THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l
washington. Jan. THE President and Mrs.
Roosevelt held card reception tonight In COM
pment 10 the diplomatic corps. This yearly
courtesy which the President OF the United States
shows TO the representatives. of the powers or the
world the national capital is always most at
tractive, because of the gorgeous costumes and
jewelled decorations by the ENJOYS from
European countries. Tonight the charm of novelty
added by the many changes in the Foreign
body since the diplomatic reception last year In
addition to the foreign guests. nearly 5000 people
from official and resident society. together with
en- unusual number Of visitors from other cities,
present.
The state dining room filed with diplomats.
and hundreds of other guests were waiting IN me-
when the buglers sounded salute 10 the Com
mander IN Chief of the Army and Navy. and the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt descended the pri-
vate stairway, preceded by half dozen military
aids in full Uniform and followed by the Caoi'et
members and their wives. Mrs. Roosevelt wore
white sauze that gttered with iridesceat paettes
and carried bouquet of forget-rse-nOts and white
blossoms Mrs. Root was in white crepe MFS'
Payne in white Sain brocade and lace. Mrs Knox
in white silver spangled Guile. Mrs Hitchcock IN
white silk and purple corsaSe blossoms MISS VII
son in white lace embroidered IN PINK roses anu
Mrs Corteyou IN white chiffon and lace over punk
They carried bouquets presented by MIS- foose-
welt. Miss Roosevelt daughter or the fresiueH"
gold spangled white tulle
The first guest to be presented to the FreSiue''
by Colonel Symons was Count Cassni. the Russian
Ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps ne
was accompanied BY Countess Marguerite ASSN
who was In blond lace over delicate blue satin LUG
toilets were exceedingly handsome ana theIe was
a MAGNIFICENT display of jewels Among tnose st''H
trrIv gowned were Sonora Aspiroz who wore oiAcA
jetted tulle and diamonds; Nine Hehse'i'iuei'
misty lace over pale blue satin and 'iaTa Oh ga
rnond stars the ambassadors Christmas gl1'' Mine
Jusserand. old pink brocade and aiaioLus' pa
o1o=s Won Sternburg white lace and diamonds;
Lady Durand, a simple white chiffon; baroness SIa
Monrbeur cloth OF gold satin and white lace 1Itue-
cana French blue satin and lace, Mrs Ca!ueton,
rht blIe SATIN Miss CalderGn, light yellow L>loeItJ
siI,s. Mrs WaterIow empire gown OK cream
lace over paste blue; Sonora de Zalles whlte SIZE
Mrs " + Cowes white satin ana sola, StLs-
Walsh gold embroidered rC2e OF yellow sall' SL
II X Porter white brOCade and dlaHohds, NE.
Foraker hight blue SATIN white ace ana Iilai'9 g
Mrs Gillespie. white satin and lace MSS iSVot,
White spanged net and light o,Ge t sam n; hso
trone velvet: Miss Louise Van Dyke Jones white
ana silver tulIe: Miss Ivy Lansham, rencn olle
Satin. Miss Carow pale yellow brCcade, MIS- S1erl-
dan black lace: the Misses Sheridan white LID
er+y siIk and wreaths of pink roses; Miss i&ean
red satin: Miss Elizabeth kean. blue satIl' MIS-
lanes w Wadsworth. jT.. white satl anu lacs'
Miss Patten white and black spanSled lace