New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-19
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau-J

To- 1s-Tbe second large reception
of the season by the President ana elrs s,o,a1,
was given tonight in honor OF the Iu"i 80,
sa,,ereI ~ the guests invited to the Blue Room
,,ere there long before o'clock. The decor s1N ],
wsra unusually handsome Great pots OF pii'h =
white azaleas, with ferns and palms. were =
in the corridor American Beauty roseS -,
the East Room, and white carnations anu h'
decorated .he Blue Room Promptly at ~ -.
when the leader of the Marine Band sou,i $780,
bugle calls and the band struck up nan H.
bia' the President with Mrs. fooseNels +ool,
members of the Cabinet with tneH "is -.-sit
their places in the Blue Room Nii' - zo1d
wore a gown of white velvet trimmed win e.
snobroiderv Following the President anu p
Roosevelt came the Vice-President anu VA 80; -
banks the latter wearing her Inaugural Dan go
Of white satin with embroidered roses 49,,
The Secretary Of State and Mrs BOOT loiioN1
49,, NJ Root wore white brocade, WIN
r,,fHes of white lace Mrs. Shaw. VINO 1oilo"eu
with the Secretary OF the treasury 80
a gown of lilac silk and lace Inc DO =
tary of War and Mrs. Taft came next, Mrs. IaI'
wearing embroidery and lace. Mrs Cortelyou' VINO
followed with the Postmaster General, wore White
lace over pale blue silk. The Secretary OF COM
rnerce and Labor and Mrs. Metcalf, the latter IN
pretty gown Of crushed strawberry liberty salih'
were followed by Secretary Bonaparte. Secretary
Wilson and Attorney General Moody. The presenta-
tons were made by Colonel Bromwel' and tne
Chief Justice and Miss Fuller were the hrst 70 DC
received by the President. Miss Fuller "ofe
of
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court, VINO were
followed by the justices OF the District After
them came the invited guests. Miss Alice RooseVeiC
and Representative Longworth were as nucn III
demand as ever. Miss Roosevelt wore gown
of blue satin trimmed with gold lace she Wore
a diamond necklace, ornament In her corsdse
and ring on the outside of her glove Mrs-
Cowles wore gown Of black satin trimmed Win
lace Some unusually handsome costumes were
worn at this reception although few OF the olplo-
Aran
~ Nine wiIenkin of the Russian Embassy, or
white chiffon and Lace OF Nine. Quesada, wife Oh the
Minister from Cuba, Of pale yellow cnnon; OF
Nine Obaldfa, wife Of the Minister from panama
Of white brocade; Of Nine Charmont' OF the Bra
lillian Embassy Of gray satin, and Of Nine Peoer-
neiras of pale blue chiffon, embroidered In gold.
Miss Cannon, daughter Of the Speaker or the
House, wore pink Liberty satin, and Mrs Loose,
her sister pale blue satin. Mrs. Harlan. VIE Oh
Justice Harlan wore black velvet; Mrs. Brown.
white lace; Miss McKenna, white satin. and Mrs.
Stanley Mathews, white satin, embroidered in ell
YER Mira Tinmons. daughter Of the Vice-Presloent
and Mrs. Fairbanks. wore a beautiful gown OF olue
chiffon. Mrs Chaffee wore white satin. and MISS
Root pale green satin Brilliance added TO the
scene by the uniforms OF the diplomats, as nearly
all the embassies legations were represented
Tho British Ambassador respondent IN scar
let uniform and gold braid. The Marine Band
played throughout the evening.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt are entertain
ing Mr.. and Mrs. C. Grant LaFarge and Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Roosevelt. OF Nsw-York
Among the Presidents visitors to-day at his office
were the Resident Commissioner from Porto Rico
Tulio Iarrinaga who presented Robert H. Todd,
the Mayor Of San Juan and Francisco Buso. who
are in this country to urge Congress to grant the
islanders a more liberal form OF government
Representative Bartholdt Of Missouri, introduced
two delegates sert by the Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes of the Indian Territory who wish to guard
against land grabbing by wealthy syndicates when
their territory opened up for settlement under the
provisions Of the Curtis bill. Mr.. Bartholdt and
Senator Warner, Of Missouri also presented dele
cation from the Stats University, at Columbia, who
called invite the President TO attend the annual
commencement exercises. The President promised
be there IN the OF 1907. but said that 1t
would be impossible for him to make the journey
this year Other callers included the Vice-Presi-
dent, Governor General Wright Of the Philippines,
Senators spooner. Alice, Burkett, Carter AlgeT'
Nelson and Clarke; Representatives Hepburn, Oh
colt, Martin, Slemp. Clark Lloyd. Hunt and Curtis,
Secretaries Taft and Wilson, Attorney General
Moody and Lucien Bonheur.