The Washington times., 1906-01-05

the Ambassador TO Great Britain and
Mrs Whitelaw Reid Ia the thToug
which followed Mr. and Mrs. Reid were
General Porter. former ambassador 70
France. and many other distinguished
Americans nd foreigners, Miss Roose-
welt and Representative i.ongwoTth ciT-
cuiated around the Red Room. talking
with friends and receiving the cQngratu-
latiOHs of those who had not had the
opportunity 20 present them before
Baroness Hengelmuiler. wife of the
Austrian ann bassaaor, was Respondent
IN diamonds and emeralds. Tier gown
was Of deep pink velvet. Madame jus
Scrand. wife OF the French am osisssldoT-
wore spangied net over green silk Mad
anne de EaramOnd, wife of the French
naval attache, made a pretty contrast
with her sister, the Baroness Won stern
burg. wife OF the German am baSSadOr-
She wore a pink bTOCade slashed with
lace. The German ambassadors wore
pale green Baroness Won BussChe. OF
the German embassy. wore foW cred bro
Cade. Madame clearinghouse was in
pink satin and lace. The wife OF the
English ambassador wore white and
black lace Miss Duraud was IN white.
Lady Susan Townley's beauty and dig
nifty was acCentuated by severe black
velvet gown. trimmed with lace She
we're a decoration. Mrs. Ryan. wife
Of the naval attache of the British en-
bassy wore pale gray satin ana lace
Baroness ROsen was in white satin,
Nilenkine, the only woman of the Rus
sian embassy staff, was in pale pink
chiffon. Madame NabuCO wore gray
chiffon. Madame Chermont wore white
satin. Madame Pedernaris had on light
blue chiffon. and Madame 90 Amaral an
unusual gown of bright blue sequins.
All these ladies belong 10 the Brazilian
EN- bassy.
Ime. Eauge, wife of the new minister
froT1 Norway, looked particularly well
ia a gray-spaugled chiffon. Miss Calv,
wore white. Miss CalderOn was in yell
low. trimmed with red geraniums. Nine.
Moncheur wore black velvet Most con-
spicuuus was the gown worn by Kiss
Isabel May. 1t was a scarlet chiffon
ar q velvet trimmed with gold. Mrs.
".el Spencer, Of New York, wore
black chiffon appligued with pink roses
over white Mrs John Wilkie wore q
gown of Canton crepe trimmed with
lace. Mrs. Raymond Patterson was in
white chiffon satin trimmed with ivy
leaves a wreath CT leaves was also
wom in her hair.
Mrs. Timmons wore pink satin Miss
Foraker cloth of silver. Mrs. Warren
Fairbanks black chiffon. Edith Root was
in white chiffon. and Miss Fuller
daughter OF Chief Justice Fuller, was
dressed in black.
The White House never looked more
beautiful than 1t did last night. Palms,
ferns. and great punches of flowers were
used to decorate. A great cluster of
Gala lilies were IN the Green Room,
while red carnations and roses predomi-
mated in the other rooms,
These invited to the Blue Room were:
The Vice President. Mrs. Fairbanks,
Lieut. John w. Timmons, Mrs Tim
mons. Warren c. Fairbanks. Mrs Fair
banks. Frederick c. Fairbanks Richard
NJ. Fairbanks. the Secretary OF State.
Mrs Root, the Secretary of the
Treasury, Mrs. Shaw, Earl B. Shaw.
the Secretary Of War Mrs. Taft, Henry
W. Taft, the Attorney General the
Postmaster General, Mrs. COrtelyou.
Miss Grace Kinds. the Secretary of the
Navy. Mrs. Bonaparte, Miss j. +.
TUckerman. the Secretary of the Inter
ior. Mrs Hitchcock, Lieutenant Com
mander William S. Sims. Mrs. Sims.
Miss Georgette Collier. the Secretary Of
4 Agriculture. Jasper Wilson the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor, Mrs Met
calf. William II. Metcalf. Miss Ellen
II. Chabot.
The Secretary of the President. Col. G
S Bromwell. Mrs BrOmwei. Lieuten-
ant Commander Albert l.. Key, Mrs.
Key. Hon. b. F. Barnes, Mrs. Barnes,
Rudolph Forster, Mrs. Forster, Miss
Isabella /. Hagner
The Chief Justice. Miss Fuller, II.
c. Wallace, Mrs. Wallace, y. l.. Francis,
Mrs Francis. Justice Harlan. Mrs. Har-
Ian. the Misses Harlan, Miss Child Mr..
Justice Brewer, Mrs. Brewer, Justice
Brown. Mrs Brown, Pitts Duff
field. Mrs Diffield Miss Scher-
merhorn. Justice White. Mrs. White,
Justice Peckham, Mrs. PeclSham,
Justice McKenna. Mrs. McKenna, the