Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

Lodge, gray brocaded velvet; Mrs. f. x.
LIE Seure, pearl broadcloth appliqued with
Irish lace; Mrs. John Dalzel black lace;
Mrs. Payne Whitney, smoke crepe; Miss
Shaw, white lace: Miss Draper, cream lace;
the Misses Hitchcock, white lace; Miss
Grace Hinds white liberty satin and Valen-
ciennes lace: Mrs. Leonard Wood, gray
crepe and tucked net; Miss McKenna, pearl
chepe de chine and lace; Mrs. Letter, gray
satin appl.qued with black lace: Miss Helen
Cannon. white broadcloth with insertions
of Cluny lace; Mrs. James Lowndes, white
lace; Miss Amy Phipps, black lace; Mrs.
Serene Payne, ecrue lace
Splendid Costumes.
Gorgeous as the combinations of color and
gilt are usually in the military and court
costumes of the foreigners, the Chinese
minister, Sir LANG Cheng, in his splendid
dress, rearly eclipsed the record. His cos
tune was of dark blue satin, but absolutely
covered with exquisite gold embroidery, In
his cap was the red button. emblematic of
his rank. His secretaries were almost as
finely arrayed and in similar tones, of dark
blue and gilt. But their caps had the blue
button. The minister's outer wrap was OF
sable. a voluminous garment, reaching to
his feet.
The toiIettes of the ladies accompanying
members of the diplomatic corps were ex
Ceptonally elegant. Countess Cass N broke
the usual monotony of carriage costume by
appearing in trained gown of white net
and lace, with big black picture hat and
a moleskin stole and muff.
Nine. AZproZ, the handsomest matron in
the foreign circle was splendidly gowned in
light gray broadcloth elaborately trimmed
with open work insertions. Her bonnet and
dark furS We're exceptionally becoming.
Nine Jusserand wore gray crepe and a
gray hat. Baroness Won rSternburg in
green brocaded velvet and a white hat, and
Mime. Hengelmuller wore a smart French
dress of -colored broadclth ana a pretty
toque. Lady Durand wore soft clineing
gray cloth and a white lace bertha folded
over her shouldeTs-rather an old portrait
costume. Her bfight-faced young caugh er,
Miss Durand, was in stylish [Thite cloth.
and wore white furs with a black picture
hat. Baroness Gskra wore a sapphire vel
vet, Nine. Calvo was in brown cloth and
stylish toque
The Diplomatic Corps.
Count Cassini. the Russian arnha adJ',
master of the imperial court had the honor
of leading the diplomatic corps to the blue
room this morning. His titles, imposing
as they read and are, have important
addition in the fact that Count Cassi:; is
the dean of the corps, although he has been
at this capital only five years and half.
This honor, which comes to comparatively
few in the diplomatic service. receives now
dignity in the person of the representative
OF the ear. His commanding figure ana
brilliant court dress always give Lin q
pre-eninence. Accompanying the an:bassa-
dor was his handsome and accomplished
young daughter, the Countess Casslli. In
their train followed Mr.. Theodore Hansen,
Mr.. Bobroff, first and second secretaries;
Mr.. Stanslas Gutowski, Col. Raspopow and
Commander Alexandra Boutako9 of the
embassy staff.
The Mexican amba ssador and Sonora
AZpiroz came next, and with them Senior
and Sonora Gamboa. Senior Rodrigo d.
Azpiroz. Senior Crisofora Causeco, Senor
I a1.i tod in. md
and Lieut. Col. Ignacio Altamira, military
In the absence of the italian ambassador
and Signora Nj. Mayor des Planches. who
are still abroad, the charge d'affaiTes,
sellor of the embassy, headed its personnel,
Countess d Cellere, Signor Giulio Cesare
Montagna, Prof. Antonio Rava1oli follow
ing.
The Austrian ambassador. Mr.. Ladislaus
Hengelmuller Won Hengervar, was accom-
panied by Madame Hengelmuller and fol-
lowed by Baron and Baroness Won Giskra,
Mr.. Ivan Won Rubdo-Zichy and Count
Frederick Hoyos, attaches of embassy.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
seraud We're followed by Lieut.. Commander
de Faramond de Lafa1ole naval attache;
the NiscOunt Charles de Chamb:un and
Mr. Roger Auginieur.
The German ambassador, Freiherr Speck
Won Sternburg, holding the closest social
relations now of any member of the corps
with the President was a much observed
parsonage as he passed before the Eeceiv-
ing party in the blue room. He was ac-
companied by the Baroness Won Sternburg
and his sister-in-law, Mss Ivy Langham.
Freiherr Won dem BuSSche-H e-Haddenhausen,
counselor of legation. and one of the
handsomest men in the foreign circle. with
his wife. Baroness Bussche. Herr Robert
r. Scheiler-Steinwartz and Herr Won Verdy
du Vernois, Lieut.. M9rtin. Major Otto Won
Etzel, military, and Commander Erwin
Schaefer, naval attache, followed in the
lead of the ambassador, whose cortege was
larger than any other, save that attending
the last corner to the ambassadoriaI circle.
The British ambassador Sir Henry Morti-
mer Durand, was accompanied by Lady
Durand and Miss Durand. With them were
Mr.. Arthur S. Raikes, secretary; Lieutenant
Colonel H. j. Foster. military attache; Cap
tain Rudley Rawson de Chair, naval at
tache, with Mrs. de Chair; Mr.. Percy Wynd-
ham, Mr. Herbert G. Deering, Mr.. Sidney
Waterlow and Mrs. Waterlow.
The Legations.
The legations represented were: Sweden
by Mr.. A. Grip, minister; Guatemala by
Senior Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga minister;
Denmark by Mr.. Constantin Brun, minister;
Haiti by Mr.. J. n. Leger, minister; Brazil
by MIR. Alfredo de NJ. Comes Ferreira
charge d'affaires. and Mr.. Rinaldo de Simae
Silva; Costa Rica by Senior Don Joaquin
Bernardo Calvo minister who accom-
panied by Sonora Calyo- Nicaragua by
Senior Don Nicolas FeloZ, charge d'affares
and Mr.. Cory NJ. Stadden. chancellor, and
Mrs. Stadden; Netherlands by Mr.. ]. Fl.
van Rojen, charge d'affaires: Japan by Mr..
Kogora Takahira, minister, Count Mutsu
Mr.. Hanihara, Mr.. Durham White Stevens
and Commander Takeshita Peru by Mr.
Calderon, minister, Mrs. Calderon and their
young daughters, the Misses Adelina and
Rosa, Mr.. Alfredo Calderon and Mr. Manuel
r. Candamo; Bolivia by senor Jorge E.
Zailes. charge d'affaires, and Sonora de
Zalles and SeEor Diaz Romero; Persia by
General Isaac Khan. minister; Corea by
Mr.. Minhui Cho, minister. and Mr.. Teh
Moo Sin and Mr. Seungku Ye, Mr.. Charles
w. Needham, Mr.. Chong Moo Kong and
Mr.. Chipu Han; Argentine Republic by
Senior Garcia Merou. minister, and Sonora
Merou; Belgium by Baron Moncheur, min
lister. Baroness Moncheur, Mr. Charles c.
Wauters and Mr.. Pol lie Teller; Siam by
Phya Akharaz Varadhara, minister, and MIR.
Edward II. Lotus; Chile by Senior Walker
Martinez. minister, and Sonora de Walker.
Martinez, and Senior and Sonora de Cana;
Portugal by Viscount de Alte, minister:
| Cuba. by Senior Quesada minister; Sonora
de Quesada. Senor Rivero. Sonora Rivero,
Senorita Rivero, Senior de la Vega Cal
deron, Senor de los Reyes Gavilan; Spain,
by Senior Don Manuel Walls Merino.
| charge daffaires; Ecuador, by Senor Dr.
fr,g,