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nungskreuz and the decoration of knight
of the Order of the Italian Crown.
Major koerner, military attache. wore his
uniform of a major of the Prussian great
general staff, with these decorations: The
Prussian Order OF the Red Eagle, fourth
class; the decoration of knight or the
Order of the Wurtemberg Crown. of an Of
ficer of the Saxon Aibrechts Kreuz with the
crown and of a Knight of the Bavarian
Militair-Verdiens tkreuz. first class9.
Graf Won Bressier. third secretary, wore
his uniform of lieutenant of the reserve OF
the Prussian regiment of hussars, Koenig
Wilhelm I, dark blue with gold--with the
decoration of the Russian order of st. STAN
fslaus, second class.
The full dress uniform OF his British
majesty's ambassador consists OF blue
coat with heavy gold embroidery and blue
trousers with gold embroidery also. and
cooked hat with white ostrich feathers. He
wore all his decorations, namely, the star
and collar of knight grand cross of the
Order of st. Michael and st. George, the
star OF knight commander OF the Order of
the Star of India. and also the star of a
knight commander of the Order of the In
dian Empire. The uniforms worn by Mr..
Walter Beaupre Townley, counselor; Col.
III. J. Foster. military attache; Capt r. Il.
c. Ryan, naval attache. were all OF blue
had much less gold embroidery, none at all
appearing on the fronts of their coats. Mr..
Ernest Rennie, the first secretary, with his
uniform wore his decoration as member
of the Victorian order.
His excellency Joaquin Nabucp, tie head
OF the embassy of Brazil, whose distinction
as the first ambassador from his country
is a marked one were his diplomatic uni
form as did the members of bis staff, but
without decorations. The constitution OF
Brazil does not permit their use by It's Dip
lomatic representative The amba ssador
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navy and Marine Corps were Brig. Cen
George H. Harries, commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia Militia; Lieut.. Col. Lloyd
NJ. Bret adsutant general of the District
militia; Capt. Andrew Parker, aid-de-camp
of Gen. Harries' personal staff; Lieut.. Col
James 8. Petit. Sth Infantry, United
States army who Is on special duty, as
instructor, with the local brigade of citizen
soldiery, and Gen. Harries' son, Mr.. Her
bert l.. Harries, of the United States Corps
of Cadets, who is home on leave of abb
sence from the West Point Military Acad-
envy.
Congressional Representation
The congressional representation at the
Presidents reception today was probably
the largest in the history of these annual
greetings to the President. There was no in
dication that either Of the great parties was
represented more completely than the other,
as democrats We'd with republicans to ex
tend the compliments of the season to the
President. It frequently happens that on
and members OF the House OF Representa-
tives who have seen many New Year re-
ceptions at the White House remain away,
but today among the senator's and repre-
sentatives who were In line to wish the
President Happy New Year were many
in public life and who remember such oc-
casi0ns twenty or twenty-five years ago.
A pleasant incident OF the reception was
the presence of Representative Longworth
in the line with other members Of the Ohio
delegation. As soon as he reached the
ton in his case was unnecessary, and the
two shook hands heartily. Mr.. LonEworth
wishing the President many returns OF the
day. Later Mrs-Longworth met Miss Roose-
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the House form IN the line so that state
delegations would be together. but In spite
Of this many of them were scattered. There
was a large Ohio delegation. Representa-
tives Longworth, Goebel. Nevin. Campbell.
Southland Grosvenor, Burton and Beidler
were among the party. New York also was
largely represented. Representative Payne,
the republican floor leader. was a conspieu-
GUS figure among the New Workers, and
among others were Representatives Fttz-
gerald, Calder. Bradley. Sherman, Wads-
worth, Alexander and Vreeland. 1t was
noted that the southern states were all in
evidence in the line to quite as full an eX-
tent as other sections Of the country. Rep
resentative Brownlow OF Tennessee, Repre-
sentative Gillett OF California, Representa-
tive Julius Kahn of California. Represen-
tative McLachlan, Representative Bonynge
of California. Representative Hill OF Con-
necticut Representative Sperry OF Connec-
tlcut, Representative Madden of Illinois.
Representative Foster, Representative
Watson. Representative Overstreet. Repre-
sentative Charles Lands and Representa-
tive Frederick Lands. all OF Indiana, were
among the callers. In the Iowa delegation
were Representatives Dawson, Cousins,
Hepburn. Lacey. Hull and Howden.
Representative Curtis of Kansas was
among the callers, as also were Represen-
tatives Calderhead and Bowersoek of the
same state. Kentucky was represented by
Representatives Richardson, Bennett and
others. Representatives Powers and A. AL
len of Maine and Representatives Townse
were on hand. Among the Minnesota dele
cation were Representatives McCleary,
Stevens and others. Representative Dalzell
of Pennsylvania was among the prominent
Pennsylvanians.
The District Of Columbia
The District of Columbia was fully rep
resented. President Macfarland OF the
Board of Commissioners of the District.
Commissioner West and Commissioner Bid
die were all there.
The judicial officers of the District were
all present, including Judge Kimball of the
ly appointed incumbent of the local police
peace were also in line, and among others
were United States Attorney Daniel w.
Baker and Assistant United States Attor-
neys Ralph Given Jesse G. Adkins, Stuart
MacNamara, Charles H. Turner and ]. s.
Easby-Smith. United States Marshal Au-
lick H. Palmer. Register Of Wills James
Tanner
Regents of the Smithsonian.
The regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton were represented in the receiving line
by former Curator John B. Hender-
son and Alexander Graham Bell Many of
the other regents are members OF either
the Senate or the House or in positions
which required their presence elsewhere in
the line.
Commissioners John c. Black, Alfred W.
Cooley and Henry F. Greene OF the civil
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latter ornaments the costume of the Sec
retaries and attaches. In each instance,
however, the personal touch Is the ribboned
decorations, medals or orders the proud re-
cipient is entitled to wear, and which rep
resent the favor of his own or some other
sovereign or government. and which in
many cases are of great intrinsic value.
But there are countries like our own where
such testimonials are not permissible, and
where mans uniform without further adj
ditions must stand alone for his achieve
ments.
The Austrian ambassador Mr.. Ladislaus
Hengelmuller Won Hengervar, who Is the
acting dean of the diplomatic corps, ap-
peared today in the very striking Hun
garian court dress. of which dark red vel
vet cape. worn only over one shoulder and
suspended by punches of rich cord and
tassels, Is a most picturesque finish. Baron
Rubfdo Zichy and Mr.. Won Szent-Irany
were also In the court costumes appropriate
to their rank, while Count Josef Wenck-
helm wore the dashing uniform of lieuten-
ant of an Austro-Hungary cavalry regime Mt
of hussars.
The French ambassador, NJ. Jusserand,
wore with his uniform. which is that pre-
scribed for French ambassadors, several
decorations. that of the Legion of Honor
and OF the Dannebrog, this latter by grace
Of the King OF Denmark. being especially
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noticeable. The military attache OF the
embassy, Capt FORMER, wore his uniform
as captain of artillery, with the Legion Of
Honor decoration, and Commander de Far
amond de Lafajole that of his rank and
likewise his Legion of Honor medal.
No more striking uniform is ever seen at
the White House than that which adorned
the slight, almost boyish figure of his
excellency Freiherr Speck Won Sternburg,
the German ambassador. It Is that of a
major of the Saxon regiment of hussars,
Koenigin Garcia, and is of light blue with
silver embroidery His decorat tons were the
Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, second
class, with oak leaves: the Order of the
Prussian Crown, first class; the Saxon
Observation-Disclosures the Chinese Or
der of the Dragon, the Austro-Hungari
Order of Franz Joseph and the Russian Or
der of st. Anne.
F'reiherr Won dem Bussche- Haddenhausen
counselor of embassy wore the court dress
of the Hannoverian nobility-red, with blue
and gold-with these decorations: The Prus-
sian Order of the Red Eagle, fourth class
the decoration of an officer of the Order of
Oranien-Nassau (Netherland); the decora-
ton of a Knight of the Swedish Order of
the North Star; Turkish Medjide, second
class
Commander Hebbinghaus, naval attache,
wore his uniform of commander of the
imperial navy, with these decora tons: The
Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, fourth
class; the Order of the Prussian Crown,
third class; the Prussan Dienstauszeich-
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service commission were given an unusual
ly warm greeting by the President as
each of them is his personal friend Conn
missioner Cooley has the distinction Of
using the desk at the offices of the COM
sion that was formerly used by President
Roosevelt when he was civil service COM
missioner
This piece of office furniture which is
rather antiquated and was old when the
President first got the use of IT, is especial
ly valued by the commission because OF a
strip of paper pasted on 1t, bearing the sig
nature of Mr.. Roosevelt. When the effects
of the commission were moved from the
court house to their present quarters Mr..
Roosevelt himself put his name on the
desk in order that he should not lose It.
These little incidents are occasionally re-
ferred to, and Mr.. Cooley felt an especial
privilege In greeting the President, as ne
sits at hfs own desk every day.
Mr.. Frank III. Higgins, chief examiner Of
the commission, and Mr.. John Doyle, Sec
rotary of the commission were also In the
line of callers.
The interstate commerce commission was
headed by Commissioner Martin A Knapp
chairman. Other members of the COMMITS
aion present were Commissioners Judson
G. Clement. Charles A. Prouty and Former
Senator Cockrell of Missouri. now a meme
Der of the commission.
Patriotic Organizations
The Union Veteran Legion. about 200
strong, met al its hall, at 90 Pennsyiva-
mia avenue. at noon, and under command
OF Col. Addison ]. Hodges marched in =
body to the White House to cali on Presi-
dent Roosevelt. There were no exercises
before leaving the hall.
Eight garrisorls of the Army and Navy
Continued on Sixth RAsA)
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way and Madame Hauge. Owing to the
condition of affairs in Korea, that Iega-
ton was not represented at the reception.
Diplomatic Uniforms and Decorations.
Standing they do as the personal rep
resentatives of their sOvereigns or govern
ments and as individuals of great achieve
ments In diplomacy or statecraft, or of
military or naval renown, the ambassadors
and ministers today paying their respects
to the President have taken part in the most
ceremonial of American customs, one which
is yet the simplest function with which any
nation in the world surrounds such I'M
portant event. The progress of each person
from the street to the presence of the chief
executive, while it is so little hampered by
polite distractions in the way of servitors
and attendants, was yet prepared for as
magnihcently by each foreign representa-
tive as If the audience was with ruler to
meet whom hundreds of retainers of high
and low degree had to be passed. The cos
tunes whether those ordained by each
country to be worn in its diplomatic service
or whether it represented the field day of
glory of it's military or naval owner, are the
same their wearers would don for royalty.
The diplomatic uniform as rule differs only
in its glittering magnifcence of embroidery.
The cloth is black or dark blue. the em-
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co, Senior Don Balbfno Davaios and Senior
Don Jose Castellot, jr., and Senior Don
Manuel Zapata Vera, jr-, secretaries, ac-
companied Senior Godoy and party.
Ssgnor Giulio Cesare Montagna, Sec
tary and charge d'affaires of the Italian
embassy. was accompanied by Count @. B.
Mani Morcenigo. attache: Signor Roberto
Centaro and Prof. Antonio Ravaili of the
stan
Following the ambassadors came the
Swedish minister. Mr.. a. Crap: his counselor
of legation Mr.. G. de Strale; the Danish
minister. Mr.. Constantin Brun; the Haytian
minister. Mr.. Leger: with Madame Leger;
Miss Bourke. Miss Kathleen Bourke and
Mr.. Percival Thoby. the Costa Rican min
lister, with Sonora Calvo. 6enorita Caivo;
the Nicaraguan minister. Senior Corea, with
Senior Veloz and MIR. c. NJ. Stadden; Mr..
Ell H.olxi, charge daffaires OF the Japa-
nese legation. with Lieutenant Commander
Tanaguechi, Mr.. Masanao Hanikari and
Mr.. Burzo Kubota; the Peruvian charge
d. affaires, Senior Alfredo Calderon; the
Siamese minister and Mr.. Edward H. and
Mrs. LOTUS; the Chilean minister and
Sonora de Walker Martinez, Senorfta
Walker-Martinez and Senior Don German
Munfta: the Portuguese minister, vfscount
de Alte; the Cuban minister, Senior de Que
sada; Senior Francisco Pima Marin and
Senior Barranco Fernandez: the Chinese
minister. Sir Chentung Lfang-Cheng, with
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welt. who was with the receiving party.
The representation of the Senate today
was very large. Vice President Fairbanks,
president of the Senate, was one of the
early callers. and his tall form was con-
spcuous. Among the Senator's who called
were Senators Hale. Alser. Allison. Bacon.
Beveridge, Brandegee, Buikley, Burkett,
Burroughs. Carter, Crane, Dillingham;, Dol
liver. Frye. Fulton. Gallinger. Hansbrough.
Hegnmenway. Hepburn, Kittredge, Lodge,
Long MacCumber. Martin, Willard. Nelson,
Newlands, Nixon, Overman, Perkins. Pyle,
Proctor. spooner. Stone. Warren and Wet
more.
AS Senator Germ OF Oregon was called
away from the city he was unable TO
meet his colleague Senator Fulton. who
had arranged to pass through the line with
him.
An unusually large representation of the
House was headed by Speaker Cannon
Tho popularity of the Speaker was evidenc-
ed on this as on many other occasions He
was probably the recipient of more good
wishes than any one except the President
himself. Any one who noticed Mr.. Cannon
as he moved about the east room would
have supposed that he was holding re-
ception himself.
An effort was made to have members OK
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special attention from old and new friends.
She was handsomely gowned In Paris
dress of white broadcloth and heavy GRO
Chef lace. the bodice having delicate touches
of gilt braid interviewer in the lace.
Ladies' Of the Diplomatic Corps.
Mime. Hengelmuller. wife of the Austrian
ambassador. wore a rich toilet of light gray
taffeta and a hat trimmed with white
plumes.
Mime Jusserand and Lady Durand were
also In light toilets.
Baroness Won Sternberg wore light gray
satin and tip-tilted hat In white tuile.
wreathed In roses.
Madame Nabueo wore dark velvet cos
tune.
Madame Seger also chose gray costume
with a white hat, her nieces. the Misses
Bourke, wearing light sil IS and large white
hats
Mrs Howard Reside wore white cloth
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east stairway and. at a signal from the
leader, announced by a fanfare of trun-
pets the approach of the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Col Cromwell. Maj. McCawley and the
eight other officers preceded the President
and his wife to the blue room. where the
throng parted 10 allow the receiving party
passage TO the line hetw@ en- { e south w IL
dows Following the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt walked the Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks, the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Root, the Secretary II the Treasury
and Mrs. Shaw. the Sec etary of War
and Mrs. Taft. the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Cortelyou. the Secret Try OF the Navy
and Mrs Bonaparte, the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock md the Score
tsry of Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Met
calf
The first official greeting was extended by
the President and his wife 10 the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Fairbanks and the members
Of the cabinet and their ladies. Then Mrs.
Fairbanks took her place at Mrs. Roose-
telt's right, Mrs. Root and the other women
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Mr.. Chow Tszchi. Mr.. Chang Chuan Mr..
Sun Sze-yec, Mr.. Yung Kwai, Mrs. Yung
kwat Mr. Ii kkoh- oheng, Mr. WI Chang
and Mr.. LANG Pi-chauan; the charge d AFT
flares of Uruguay, Senior DON Pedro Re-
quena Bermudez; the Paraguay legation
represented by It's counselor. Mr. Clifford 8.
Walton, and Mrs. Walton; the Netherlands
minister, Ionkheer r. de Mares Won Swim
deren; the Bolivian minister, with Sonora de
Calderon, Senorita Elena Calderon and Sc
nor Don William Alfred Red the Panama
minister, with Sonora Donce Josefa Jovane
de Obaldia, Mr.. c. c. Arosemena, Seniors
Obaldia j. and Jorge E. Boyd the Guate-
malan minister. Senior Don Jorge Munoz,
and Senior Dr. Joaquin Vela, the Persian
minister, Gen. MorteZa Khan, with Mesrop
Newton Khan. secretary: Mr.. Fl. P Mirike-
lam. attache; Mr. Fl. s. Reside, counselor;
Mrs Reeside and Mr. Henry c. Finkelstein;
the Swiss minister Mr.. Leo Vogel and Mr.. A.
de Pury. the Argentine Republic minister,
Senior Don Epifanio Portela, Sonora de
Portela. Commander Luis A. Ian, naval at
tache, Sonora de Ian, and Senior Don Julian
Porteia; the Colombian minister, Senior Don
Diego Mendoza, with Madame Mendoza
Senior Perez Triana, Sonora de Perez Triana;
the Turkish minister, Chelgib Bey; the
charge d'affaires of Spain Senior Don Luis
Pastor, with Senior Don Manuel Walls
Merino and Lieut. Col. de Monteverde: the
Dominican Republic minister, Senior Don
Emilio c. Joubert and Senior Don Arturo L.
Ffallo; the Venezuelan charge d'affaires.
Senior n. Veloz-Goiticoa, Senorita Julia We
loz, Senorifa Maria Iuisa Yeloz and Senior
Augusta F. Pulido. and the minister of Nor.
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Of the cabinet filing the rest of the receiv-
ing line. The Secretary of Stale following
me-horored custom, made the introduc-
lions of the diplomatic corps TO the Presl-
dent, which duty being accomplished short
~ left for his own home. accompanying his
wife and daughter and their guest, Miss
Janet MCCook of New York.
The Supreme Court.
When the last of the foreigners had pass
ed into the blue room the Supreme Court
was ready in the red room to be received.
The rapidly with which each honored body
assembled and passed through the blue
room was accomplished with the greatest
exactness and comfort TO all concerned.
Handsome Toilets.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore a very dainty dress
of light blue chiffon, the thin material
showing a white silk foundation. There
were rows and rows of fluffy ruffles
around the full skirt, which fell from a
shirred girdle. A touch of white lace
showed on the waist and her Jewels were
limited to a few diamond ornaments. AS
is her custom. she Carrieda bunch of
white roses and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Fairbanks was also dressed in
chiffon cloth, the color being a pale
mauve the skirt falling full from the
waist line and trimmed with fiat folds of
panne velvet. She, as well as the cabinet
women carried flowers. having thereby
their hands too fun for handshaking
Mrs. Root wore q dark gren chiffon vel
vet, the bodicehavlng a square yoke in
which Il white lace guimpe had touches of
Jet ana gilt in its trimming
Mrs. Shaw wore another of the pretty
mauve dresses, the fabric a thin one. and
the Corsage trimmed with lace and with
velvet in shades of violet.
Mrs. Taft wore pale blue taffeta silk
much tucked and shirred
Mrs. Curtelyou wore the only white dress
IN the line. 1t was fashioned of a soft
all-oyer lace and was extremely becoming
Mrs. BonaParte. who took her place in the
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costume and white lace hat, trimmed
with white plumes.
The Baroness Moncheur wore black. both
dress and hat.
Madame uodoy wore steel gray satin and
white hat. Miss Mercedes Godoy being
in pale blue silk.
Madame Calderon wore gray satin and q
black and white hat.
The Diplomatic Corps.
The Austrian ambassador, Mr.. Ladislaus
HengeImuller Won Hengevar, as acting
dean of the corps. had the honor of pre-,
ceding the body to the blue room today be-
cause the Italian ambassador, Baron Mayor
des Plauches, whose service in this capital
antedates his a year. is In Europe. With
the Austrian ambassador was Mime. Hen
gelmuller, Mr.. Ivan Won Rubido Zdchy,
Mr.. Morlz Won Szent-Iyany~ and Count Jo-
SET Wenckheim, secretary and attaches
The French ambassador was accompa-
MED by Nine Jusserand, Commander de
Faramond de Lafajole, naval attache, and
Viscountess de Faramond de Lafajole, and
Capt. Fourn!er. the military attache.
With the German ambassador, Baron
Speck Won Sternburg. were the Baroness
Won Sternburg, Baron Won dem Bussche-
Haddenhausen and Baroness Bussche, Com
mander Hebbinghaus. naval attaohe; Frau
Hebbinghaus, Maj. Korner, military at
attache. and Herr Graf Won Bressler secre-
tary of embassy.
The British ambassador, the Right Hon.
Sir H. NJ. Durand, was accompanied by
Lady Durand. Miss Durand and Miss Ever
lid Durand Mr.. Walter Beaupre Townley,
Lady Townley, Col II. ]. Foster, military
attache. Capt. f. E. c. Ryan, naval at
tache and Mrs. Ryan.
The Brazilian ambassador, Mr.. Joaquin
Nabuco, who took part in the pageant for
the first time, was accompanied by Nine.
Nabuco. Mr.. Slyveno Gurgel do Amaral,
first secretary; Nine Gurgel do Amaral,
Maj. a. V de Pederneisas. military at
tache. and Nine de Perderneisas.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador,
who also participate ted for the first time in
his present rank at a New Year reception,
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receiving line for the first time. wore a
quisite black lace once dressed Bonaparte
royalty. Under the lace showed a coral
silk slip. and the entire costume was ex-
tremely becoming to It's distinguished wear
er. Mrs. Hitchcock wore a delicate shade
OF gray brocade. combined with lace and
Mrs. Metcalf who stood at the end of the
receiving line, wore yellow yalenc:ennes
lace
Mrs Robert J. Wynne, who last year re-
ceiyed IN the line with the President and
Mrs Roosevelt, was today a notable member
OF the D.ue ooin party. where she received
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looks always as If it had been turned out
by one hand.
The court dress of ambassadors shows
much more embroidery than that worn by
ministers. A stil lesser degree than the
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but to whom the scene was a familiar one
in his younger days. was accompanied by
the Baroness Rosen, Mr.. Theodore Hans
en-. first secretary; Prince Nicholas Kou-
dacheff. Col. Raspopoff. military attachc.
and Commander Boutakoff naval attache
Owing to the quarantine regulations still
IN force against the Mexican embassy by
reason of recent case of scarlet fever
there. the Mexican ambassador was not
able to go to the White House today His
embassy stan was headed by Senior Don
Jose r. Godoy, who was accompanied by
Sonora de Godoy and their daughter. Seno-
rita dc Godoy; Senior Don Crisofora Canse-