Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-01
A HAPPY
NEW YEAR DAY
Brilliant Reception Held at the
White House.
THE LARGEST ATTENDANCE
Of Distinguished People in Many
Years.
HE LARGEST ATTENDANCE
SOME VERY ELABORATE TOILETS
OF Ladies of the Cabinet and Diplo-
matte Corps-All Branches of the
Government Represented.


the happiest setting it ever can have.
1906 did just this for it. and besides accom-
| panied it with a temperature that had al
| most a suggestion Of spring morning. No
wonder that everybody faced the home of
| the President with a sensation Of pleasure
and with new and hearty note in the
exchange of New Year greetings.
The half hour before the New Year recep-
| tion begins is always one of extreme inter-
est. 1t was no less SO today Those
charged with the arrangement and safe
conduct Of the event find innumzra6le de-
tails to attend to at the last moment This
stir and hustle quickens the pulse and ex-
| cities even those most familiar with the In
cidents that go to make up the most
formal function which our republican sim
plicty ord8ins.
The old year left its goodbye in mantle
of hoary white frost last night. hut that
had nearly all disappeared before the dis
| tinguished personages of the day began to
reach the White House
The Early Preparations.
Col. Charles S. Bromwell, on whose capa-
bic shoulders the arrangements fell prima-
rily, was among the earliest of the officials
TO appear in the main corridor. He was
shortly Joined by Maj. Charles l.. McCaw-
duties of the day was no less onerous.
There were fewer privileged to be pres
ent In the east room before the reception
began than usual and this little battalion
was gathered near the corridor, where they
had a fine view of the subsequent proceed
ings The diplomats, who entered from the
lower corridor, made a gay assemblage IN
the state dining room, where officials of
the State Department were in attendance.
There splendid massing of uniforms and
an unusually fine display of feminine finery
would have centered popular attention.
but incidents were happening at the other
end of the corridor also. An army officer
appeared at the foot of the grand staircase
escorting Miss Alice Roosevelt to the blue
room. She was followed by Representative
Longworth, and happier couple was never
seen.
Miss Roosevelt was dressed in "Alice
blue" shade which leads In the fashions
of the day and which viii always be asso-
ciated with the Presidents daughter. Her
dress. extremely becoming one. was
made demi-train of chiffon CLOTH with broad
band appliques Of panne velvet the same
shade. The bodice had bit of white lace
showing at the throat and at the elbows,
and recent events seemed to have added
an inch to her stature and certain dig
nifty and stateliness of manner that sat upon
her very gracefully. This composare did
not give away IN the blue room, where she
had not only the gamut of eyes but the
greetings of friends and handshakes to ex-
change, and to fittingly respond to in little
speeches every one will remember in years
90 come. Another officer of the social detail
had the pleasure of escorting Miss Hagner
and Miss Christine Roosevelt to the blue
room, where the following company invited
to assist was already gathered:
In the Blue Room
Mrs. Timmons, Miss Root Miss Janet Nc
Cook, Mrs. Henry w. Taft. Miss Louise
Taft, Miss Helen Ray, the Misses Kinds,
Miss Jean Tuckerman, Miss Hitchcock. Mrs.
Sims, Mrs. NJ. Dwight Collier, Miss Geor-
gette Collier, Miss Ellen II. Chabot Mrs.
Charles S. Bromwell. Mrs. Albert L. Key,
Mrs B. F. Barnes, Mrs. Rudolph Forster,
Mrs. Robert Bacon, Miss Bacon Mrs D. G.
Adee, the Misses Adee. Mrs H. H. D.
Peirce, Mrs. Truman II. Newberry, Mrs
Robert Shaw Oliver. the Misses Oliver.
Miss Fuller, Mrs. FL C. Wallace, Mrs N
l.. Francis, Mrs. Harlan the Misses Harlan,
Miss Child, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Carrick, Mrs
Brown Mrs. Pitts Duffield. MISS scherner-
horn, Mrs White Mrs. McKenna, the Misses
McKenna, Mrs. Holmes.
Miss Emme Frye White, Miss Caroline
Frye Briggs Mrs William Frye White, Mrs.
Alger, Mrs Burrows, Mrs. Jennie p An
drews, Mrs. Clay. Mrs Depew Mrs Elkins
Miss Katherine ElklDs Mrs. Foraker Miss
Foraker, Mrs. f. King Wainwright Mrs.
Hale, Mrs. kean, the Misses Kean Mrs
Knox, Mrs. Lodge. Mrs. McEnery Mrs
Martin Miss Grace f. Day, Mrs Newlands.
Miss Ada johnson Newlands, Mrs Over
man, Miss Pansy G. Perkins Mrs PIatt.
Mrs. Wetmore, the Misses Wetmorc
Miss Helen A. Cannon, Mrs E. X LIE
SeGre, Mrs. j. l.. Loose, Mrs. Dalzell Mrs
Grosvenor, Mrs Hit, Mrs. Longworth Mrs
Payne. Mrs. William K. Payne, Mrs Slbley.
Mrs. A. r. Cheffee.
Mrs. P NJ Rfxey Mrs. C. f. Elliott.
Mrs. West. Miss West. Mrs. Macfarland,
Miss S. D. Biddle.
Mrs. William S. Cowles, Mrs. Sheridan,
the Misses Sheridan, Mrs. Hobson, Mrs.
Arnold Hague, Mrs James Lowndes Miss
Tuckerman Mrs George Cabot Lodge Mrs
s. s. Wood Mrs. r. s. Hooker. Mrs. Fair
field Osborn, Mrs. r. j. Wynne. Mrs j.
Donald Cameron, Miss Cameron, Miss Clay
ton. Mrs. Bryan Lathrop.
Mrs. T1mnlons wore light gray silk;
Miss Edith Root American beauty velvet;
Miss Helen Cannon, white lace; Mrs lie
Seure, black and white lace; Miss Kinds.
black lace; Miss Hitchcock white lace:
Mrs Sims, pale blue silk; Mrs. Albert Key.
white broadcleth; Miss Hagner white silk:
Mrs Henry T.. West, black lace; Mrs
Elkins. white lace with Louis XIV coat of
blue velvet; Miss Elkins. pale blue silk:
Mrs. Fl. D. Pierce white silk Mrs Harlan
black velvet and poiut lace: Miss Harlan
niauye chiffon; Miss Child. Black lace over
green; Mrs. White. royal purple velvet
Miss Marie McKenna. black chiffon; Miss
McKenna, old rose sat n: Mrs
Alger, white lace; Airs. Foraker pale blue
silk; Miss Forakes, geraaium pink chiffon;
Mrs Kean. black lace; Miss Kesn, pale
blue silk; Mrs. Knox, gray chiffon velvet;
Mrs. Wetmore black velvet: Miss wetmore
white silk. Mrs. Dalzeli white lace; Mrs.
Payne, ecru lace; Mrs. w. S. cowles, white
silk; Mrs Sheridan and the Misses Sheri-
dan white silk; Mrs. ]. Donald Cameron,
white lace. and Mrs. Hale. white brocade
and rose point lace
Arrival Of the President.
A few minutes before IL four members
,I the Marine Band took station near tho