New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-05
RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE
LFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

TFrom The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington, Jan. 4-Never before was White
House reception pretty or so well organized rs
the one of tonight Even before the President ana
Mrs Roosevelt and the members of the CABINET
came down the grand stairway and in through the
Red Corridor q large number OF the diplomats mao
arrived at the White House and gathered In the
state dining room. Palms. ferns and great quai.i
ties of flowers enbellished the already eeautltui
rooms Promptly at o'clock the busis Calls W7le
sounded and while the Marine Band played F1alI'
Columbia" the President, with Mrs AooseVoI''
preceded by military and naval aids. dsseenoed tne
rt.,r. roIIswsa bv the members Of the Cabinet
and their wives w.t.,
After they had taken their places IN mo Due
Room the members of the diplomatic CORPS "ei'
presented At the head Of the line was the AUS
TRAN Ambassador and Baroness Henselhuief ao
the embassy staff: then the Brsnon Anioas7auOi
and Mime Jusserand, and the attaches OF the en-
bassy Then came the German Amoassaaoi ono
Baroness speok Sternburs, and WIN 'i.eAi
were the members of the Germany Ernoassy' Inc
british Ambassador followed with Lady Durano
end Miss Durand tbs counsellor of the embassy
and Lady Susan Townley, the military astacne anu
Mrs Ryan and the rest of the stan. inc Bra
lillian Ambassador and Nine Nabuco with the en-
bassv staff followed Then came the Russian Am
bassador and Baroness Rosen and the STAN OF the
Ambassador; the Nicaraguan. Belgian siaInese'
Cuban. Chinese, Bolivian. Pananan' Persian Iufs-
,sb Peruvian Norwegian Swedish ana COLOMBIAN
legations. oos cha
Trnuadfately sitter the diptoInallo CoApS NoNA4' 49,
Ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs "nltela"
Baid In the throng which followed were Genera
Porter formerly Ambassador to FRANCE anu nlahy
other well known Americans and 1ofelsnefS' Dl4'.
roosevelt and Representative Lons"ortn p~Ssoa
Ground the Red Room. talking with friends ana
acevtnz the congratulations Of those who had nor
ba6 the opportunity to present them before.
1r-s RoossyeIt wore her inaugural ball gown, q
bsavv blue embroidered satin. and her nasnhcene
diamond necklace. Mrs Fairbanks was in white
hand WI
se+in Mrs Shaw black lace, appliqued In white;
Mrs Taft pale blue satin. Mrs Cortelyou wnire
satin Mrs Bonaparte white chiffon and MIS- Met
calf male yellow chiffon and lace Miss Alice Roose-
zralt was in a gown Of blue satin She wore d1a-
mond necklace
Raroness HengeImGIIer respondent in dia-
monds and erneralds. Her gown was of deep pink
velvet Nine Jusserand wore spangled net over
green silk Nine. de Faramond. wife or the french
naval attache made pretty contrast with her
.,s+sr the Baroness Won Sternburs, wife Of the
German Ambassador. She wore pink brocade
slashed with lace. The wife OF the German Am
hassador wore pale green. Baroness Won BusScn0
vyore lowered brocade Nine. Hebbinghaus was III
mink satin and lace. The wife of the Br1tlsh AIN
hassador wore white and black lace Miss Durand
was in white. Lady Susan Townley's beauty ana
dignity were accentuated by black velvet gown
trimmed with lace. and a decoration. Mrs. Ryan
wife of the naval attache wore pale gray satln anu
lace Baroness Rosen was in white satin triInmeu
with Russian sable and Nine. WilenAdn In paIe
pink chiffon. Nine. Nabuco wore gray ehlioh.
Nine Chermont white satin, Nine Pedernarls hgnt
blue chiffon and Nine. do Amaral a gown OF bright
blue sequins.
Nine Hauge. wife Of the new Minister from NOT
way was in a gray spangled chiffon Miss CaIvo
wore white, Miss Calderon was In yellow trimmed
with red seraniums. Nine Moncheur wore olack
velvet Miss Isabel May, scarlet chiffon and VeiVet
trimmed with gold: Mrs. Samuel Spencer. black
chiffon with pink roses over white; Miss Ddltn
Root daughter of the Secretary of State, was In
white chiffon and Miss Fuller. daughter OF the
Chief Justice in black
About two thousand invitations were issued Tor
the reception. -,
President Roosevelt entertained at luncheon THIS
afternoon the German Ambassador and baroness
Won sternbure the American Ambassador to Great
Britain and Mrs Whitelaw Reid. MI anu nFs'
James speyer of New-York; Nicholas MURRAY put
L.. president of Columbia University, and PROFESSOR
and Mrs burgess. Professor Burgess was unul re-
Gently a member of the faculty OF columbia anu
fs the first American educator to be sent 10 a
C1oo, university in accordance with the exchange
nronosed by Emperor William