The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-18
RECEPTION Of
Mrs. ROOSEVELT 10 I.
Will BE Met and Taken aiken to to the. the
Mansion by Mrs.
7s.isi Montague. 5lA
TO SERVE a. FAMILY REPAsT

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~. ana Will be met on her arrival at
8 ~ al Inn Nv Mrs. Montague and taken
Il ~ ia Executive Mansion. From that
,,o,,it how'll 20 with her hostess for
b drive throughout the city. and visit to
,ls many hlstoricpolnts as possible, With
Yin4the space of time before the luncheon
~ ia given in her honor MT o'clock
fthls afternoon BY her hostess.
5Hyirhe President will follow Mrs Mon
tnrtie and Mrs. Roosevelt and will after
ward return With the Governor, to spend
III hour Of rest and refreshment with the
q ladies'. before going TO the banquet at
the Masonic Temple
The front OF the Mansion will be drnpcd
with handsome. United States and Vir-3
gnil flags, Mrs Montaguo's good taste
suggesting the Arrangement of the deco
,atlons here MS elsewhere. Between Il
Roosevelt will enjoy, with Governor and
Mrs. Montague. n simple but elegant re-
past In the family dining room OF the
Mansion. 4it Al
A Beautiful Table.
"A beautiful antique table, n genuine
Chippcndale, Will be laid for four with
the finest of lace, cut glass and oliver.
In the centre Of the table Will be q great
bowl of American Beauty roses. The
menu Will typify Old Virginia cookery
and Southern IDEAS Of good cheer. The
dinlng-rOom as much perhaps as any.
where else IN the fine old Colonial sur
vival. that serves the GovcrnorRof Vir-&
ginin for q home, shows the palms. care
and skill with which the work ~of reno
walton has gone on. under Mrs. Monta-
gue's supervision. Its walls are now hung
with dark rich tapestry, contrasting hand
Bomely With the enamel white OF tho wood
work. and the rare old mahogany furnish
ings. the sidebonrd, the chairs and the
china presses, all being valuable antiques
The rooms assigned for the use OF Mrs
Roosevelt and the President are on tho
second floor, find have been entirely
transformed within the past two years
by the Mistress ofithc Mansion, who has
&let her pretty Ideas have full sway In
moss green velvet rugs for the floors.
7 ir colonial dressing tables. tester beds,
writing desks and luxurious easy chairs,
oil in old mahogany brought to the high
est point of; brilliant polish. III Mrs.
Fosevelts apartments the wall hangings
are in pink, and vases of pink roses,
pretty pictures and the little indescriba-
Bic touches, 50 appreciated by a woman,
d'ffuse the charming atmosphere OF home.
that Mrs. Montague has introduced, land
"a that has made of the Mansion. since her
cdyent n center OF which her State and
6tAtcswonlens are Justly proud st DIN
sg Reception in Salon.
The reception at which Mrs. Roose-5
Welt will moe, the representative women
OF Richmond, will be held in the salon
arlors, the guest OF honor. Mrs. Monta-.
que and the other members Of her
party, standing we'll within the door
opening from the main hall, one of the
most beautiful features of the house. The
whole lower suite will be thrown open,
the hall draped with flags, showing colo
NAL bum and white as to wall hnnsings.
and Revolutionary and United States red
and blue, In silken folds and floral color
scheme; displaying also the faces Of cml-
rent Virginians Of bygonc days who
from the frames within. which their por-
traits ere enclosed. will look the well
come their lips can no longer frame.
TO the right Of the hall. Is MIS-. Mon
tague's reception parlor in old blues TO
the left the library. the rich red tones
OF which have been recently heightened
BY window hansings, ordered especially
for the room i;
The salon parlors arc finished In white
and old rose. The library and hall up
Eolstery Is In crimson, the other rooms
IRE done In Gobelin, specially ordered,
with rugs and window hangings TO mar
monize. The Mansion now presents. not
sc much the air OF an official residence.
as OF the home OF a Virginia gentle
man That It does so. Is due mainly to Z
Mrs. Montague, who has given unst!nted
time and thought 10 bring about much