Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-22
AMERICANCOURT
NOW IN FULL
SWING
How Highest Ladies' Of Land
Dress For State Festive
I CCdSiOnS.
10y Catherine AlImanl
spocial Correspondence

The reign of the blithc dCbu'unic
has hoca superseded hy that ul thc
drhrnair society mntrun and daily
unchcons aud teas to blushing maids
have given place 90 The formal din
nor Of stately elegance whCrO SHINE
the VIII and beauty o. maturity
on Thursday evening the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained the
men. -srs of the cabinet and some two
score addition guests. many OF whom
were from ont OF town. other state
functions go the white house will be
the diplomatic reception Thursday
January diplomatic dinner Thurs
day. January 10; judicial reception
Thursday January II, supreme court
dinner Thursday, january 20. congress
sional reception Thursday January
o.. and army aud navy reception
Thursday. February Z Mrs Roosc
volt gave The nrst OF her afternoon
receptions on Wednesday afternoon
when Doe received tho mcmbr oi me
diplomatic corps 90 five ocIrct
The white house entertainments are
alwaya marked by simplicity Of
decoration and appointments, which.
however lose nothing iu gmartncss
aud brillancy The floral decorations
are never elaborate. but are perfect
l in detail and add to The beauty 40
the scene without forcibly intrud.ng
upon the attention
Simplicity also Is the keynote 10
Mrs ROoscyeltB toilou.1 AZ her nf-
tcrnoun teas she wears soft silks
adorned with beautiful laces and she
never appears ia the accepted style
OF evening dress. Sometimes the cor.
sage of her gowns Is cut "N' shape
and Allied with lace. and, 10 The
waist be- sleeveless. long sleeves GOV.
or her arms As S. wei known. white
Us her favorlto color and her evening
gowns are almost invariably white
sometimes With touch Of color about
| the hodice or Co. her laccs for which
I her tOllettos are famous Although
/ possessing some beautiful gems, she
| seldom dona them except upon I'M
usually formal occasions.
Vlye President and Mrs Fairbanks
have opened up their handsome home
for the seasons exchange Of hospital.
ties and Saturday night larss ain
nor party for the President aud Mrs.
/ Roosevelt The vice president and
hts charming wife are much sought az
ter by dinner guests Under the warm
/ Ing influences of social impulses tho
vice president loses some OF that
ausicro dignity and displays an unsus.
pected sense OF humor and gonlality
whllo Mrs Fairbanks social tact and
| charm. as well a. her undcninhlC
beauty. have won for her an cuyiablc
position that no mere political
prestige ." social power could attain
/ Ia past seasons she has shown marA
cd preference for gowns ot pale
shades and pastel tints but az din
ner party recently given Ia her honor
/ she was queenly la a magnificent robe
OF black chiffon cloth Jaill0tiod Ia
/ gold and silver
The only cabinet bud OF the season
Miss Erma shaw. daughter OF ih,
/ secretary of the treasury. made hei
debut at "a tea givon by her mother
at the Arlington. where thoy az,
IspcadiuE the Sinter Tho decorations
! were tain palms. American beauty
/ roses and foaionns at smilax MS
| Roosevelt sent large box ~ whit,
| hyaciuths. carnations and roses ant
| the dohntHntc was The recipient oil
many beautiful bouquets Mira. shaw
wore u Paris gown OF white chihon
with narrow stripes uf black trim
mod On black velvet and Irish lace
a large chou oi cerise satin caught
with gold hucklc gave on ohectlv'
touch OF color 10 this striking cos
tune The debuiuntc woro q dainil
| prIncosse irock of chiffon cloth
deliberately trimmed 90 point applI
que and she carried n bouquet ~ yio
tets ana Orchids Tier sister, Mla'
Shaw wore becoming odd rosl
crepe gown OF empire style irimmcl
IN cream white eXcurlel lace.
President Roosevelt has Holoctoi
for duty az his aids at the whit
house for the approaching season
Lieutenant Douglas McArthur u.
j AS Ensign Semmvs Read. n s. N
and Lieutenant g. A. Train Lieu
tenant Macarthur a. son of Lieu
. tenant General Macarthur OF tho army
Eusan Read is O. nephew of Admira
Rcmmos. ui the Confederate navy
who commanded the cruiser Aabam
in the civil war He ia un duts o
the y 3. s. Mnyn1wcr The per
. sonnet uf the PRESIDENT military an
naval aides and assistant aides is "a
ways ono of iho matters ol deep Goa
Germ tu both maids aud malrons q
Washington society o. they can %
much toward making the success q
lam aspiring dchuiuutg Their dutie
{ are purely social and they are genet
ally designated to serve 8s pink tea
soldiers two years ubd thore De- O.
lu8writion Law which says they mus
bc unmarried Consider thon th
drsiabuify of winning aud maintain
ling the fiod8hip aud lnnuoces q
/. these arbItOrs at social elegance an
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