The Washington times., 1905-01-01
MANY WILL SHAKE
PRE- ES|DENT'S HAND
THIS NEW YEAR
Brilliant Uniforms of
Diplomats Will Be
in Evidence.
RECEPTION. A SPECTACLE
Thousands VIII Be in Line
at the White House
Today.
RECEPTION A SPECTACLE

The custom of the President of the
United States to give a reception on New
Year Day to the Diplomatic Corps, mem
| bers of the Cabinet and Supreme Court
and other branches of official govern
ment is so old that no Washingtonian
can remember a New Year Day when
there was not a snake-like column of
humanity headed by an orderly phalanx
of higher officials. tapering on down TO
a Struggling and mettled crowd, which
reached from the White House for two
blocks up Pennsylvania Avenue
1 Here these officials wait in the rain,
sieet Or snow, until precedent permits
/ them TO enter the Executive Mansion
and greet the President
The Privileged Class.
/ The august body of diplomats and Su-
| preme Court justices do not have this
Idisagreeable wait. but drive into the
White House Grounds from the south
side. and enter the residence under the
/ south front portieo. where large and
comfortable reception and dressing
rooms have beer arranged for them,
and from which ~ later ascend to
| the upper floor , cans of a private
elevator, thus avoiding the crush of
other visitors
After leaving the elevator they are
ushered into the Red Room from which
they are shown into the Blue Room, in
trodueed to the President by the officer
! In charge-an impressive parsonage in
uniform-the President in turn intro
Gucing them TO Mrs. Roosevelt
Standing in line with the President
/; and Mrs. Roosevelt tomorrow VIII be
the wives of Cabinet members. Mrs
/ Hay first, and so on through the differ
! ent departments according as they were
/ instituted. while behind this line will
stand the Cabinet members themselves.
| Facing the President, Mrs Roosevelt,
j and their party. with but a narrow aisle
between. marked by a heavy siIken cord.
viii stand those invited to assist in
the Blue Room. These guests have also
been invited TO remain for a breakfast
at noon in the private dining room.
Cassini at the Head.
| Count Cassini, dean OF the Diplomatic
| Corps, appointed by Russia as ambas-
sador to this country June %, 1895, will
head the line. He will be the first to
shake the Presidents hand and wish
him a prosperous New Year His uni
/ form is splendid TO behold, all crimson
and gold, with decorations so thiek on
the front of his coat that you cannot
count single button.
With him comes Countess Cassini. who
| wears a splendid gown always OF rich
material, costly furs. sometimes .faat
priceless Russian sa ble-and a hat that
, astonishes all who behold II, but which
converts her into an Old World picture
i of female loveliness.
/ In the Russian ambassador suite are
| seven attaches two of them with wives.
T11<si In
/ countess. eleven representatives Of tne
nation of the Bear TO greet the Presi-
dent
Mexican Ambassador in Line.
| The Mexican ambassador comes next,
appointed in 1899. and with him his wife,
Sonora de AZpiroZ. He is a fine old
man, and has had the respect of two
! Presidents, Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Sonora de Azpiroz nearly always
wears a rich black velvet gown some
what plainly made-for she is short and
stout-with fine old lace and some rare
jewels.
This year Senorita de Azpiroz. the
daughter of the ambassador, will pass
in review before the President. She
made her debut on stormy SNOWY dav
not long ago, and now. according to the
Z II
stately formal function.
Mexico is generous with its DIPLOMATS
" men the ambassador and his family
with the attaches and their wives in
line they will number the unlucky II ir
Italy's Representative.
The line of representatives from the
italian government will come next
While there are fewer representatives
their uniforms are far more gorgeous
than those Of the Mexicans
The ambassador Baron Mayor des
Planches. is a handsome man, while his
wife is conceded the handsomest woman
IN the Diplomatic Corps She wears
of Europe and splendid Jewels,
There are only seven attaches of the
Italian embassy.
The picture longest remem bered by all
who attend the New Year reception will
be that of the ambassador from Aus
tria- Hungary, Ladislaus Hengelmuller
Won Hengeryar.
Glorious in Lace.
Passing down the line after greeting
the President he will wear his full court
costume. high top boots, velvet
breeches. a splendid coat OF red with
gold, and Jeweisd decorations reaching
from his ch.st=to his bel: and from shoul-
der TO shoulder. Over this Is a graceful
long red cape. held to one shoulder by a
cord and falling almost to his feet on
one side. costly fur bordering II all
around. while a jeweled clasp CLEANS al
the collar.
A rich cockade. or something near akin
to ii in shape, is held ir his hand, the
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