Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-05
WHITE HOUSE LEVEE
A Brilliant Occasion for the
Diplomatic Corps.
HUNDREDS OF GUESTS
Out-of- Town as Well as Resident
Notables.
SOME SPLENDID GOWNS SEEN
Jewels in Feminine Attire Vying
With Court and Military

Dress.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt held
| their first levee of the winter last night,
when the diplomatic corps was the honored
body, and the assemblage in consequence
most brilliant one. The arrangements
| were carried out with absolute ease and
comfort to each guest. The reception be-
gan promptly at 8. the first half hour being
devoted entirely to the special guests of the
occasion ard the large party invited to the
blue room. Following the formal presenta-
| ton of the foreigners this latter company
formed in line In the red room and passed
down the line. With the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt in the receiving party were
Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Root, Mrs Shaw,
Mrs. Taft, Mrs Cortelyou. Mrs. Bonaparte
and Mrs. Metcalf Mrs. Roosevelt looked
unusually well in her inaugural ball dress,
which, 1t will be remembered, IS of a soft
shade of blue satin, brocaded in silver, the
pattern being flight of small birds. It
has old lace on the bodice. Mrs. Roosevelt
carried bunch of white roses. Mrs. Fair
banks wore white, Mrs. Root, mauve chif-
fon velvet; Mrs. Shaw, white lace with jet
and silver spang!es; Mrs. Taft. white lib
erty satin and lace; Mrs. Cortelyou, white
lace; Mrs. Bonaparte, white lace, and Mrs.
Metcalf, yellow lace. The Vice President
and all the cabinet officers were present.
escorting their wives to the scene of the
evenings pleasure.
While all were not present, the list of
those invited to the blue room was as fol-
lows: The secretary to the President, Col.
c. S. Bromwell, Mrs. Bromwell, Lieutenant
Commander Albert L. Key, Mrs. Key, Mr..
B. f. Barnes, Mrs. Barnes, Mr.. Rudolph
Forster, Mrs. Forster. Miss Isabella l..
The Chief Justice Miss Fuller MI H c..
Wallace, Mrs. Wallace, Mr.. N. l.. Francis,
Mrs. Francis, Mr.. Justice Harlan, Mrs.
Harlan, the Misses Harlan, Miss Child, Mr..
Justice Brewer, Mrs. Brewer. Mr.. Justice
Brown, Mrs. Brown. Mr.. Pitts Duffield, Mrs.
Dufheld, Miss Schermerhorn, Mr.. Justice
White. Mrs. White, Mr. Justice Peckham,
Mrs: Peckham. Mr.. Justice McKenna. Mrs.
Grove. Mrs. Grove, Mr.. Justice Holmes,
Mrs. Holmes, Mr.. Justice Day, Mrs Day,
Mr.. Rufus s. Day, Mr.. Justice Shiras, Mrs.
Shiras.
Mr. Russell 4. Alger. Mrs. Alger. Mr..
William E. Bailey, Mrs. Bailey, Capt. F.
M. Alger Mrs. Alger, Mr.. Cornelius N.
Bliss, Mrs. Bliss. Miss Bliss. Mr.. Cornelius
N Bliss, jr., Mr.. William E. Chandler Mrs.
Chandler, Mr.. s. B. Elkfns, Mrs. Elkins,
Miss Katherine Elkins, Mr.. Davis Elkins,
Mr.. Richard Elkins. Mr.. S. B. Elkins, jr.,
Mr.. Blaine Elkins, Mr.. John ". Foster,
Mrs. Foster, Mr.. Lyman ]. Gage, Mr..
james Albert Gary, Mrs. Gary. Mr.. John
w. Briggs, Mrs. Griggs, Miss Griggs Mr..
Hilary A. Herbert. Mr.. Benjamin Micou,
Mrs. Mioou, Mr.. P. c. Knox, Mrs. Knox,
Mr. Reed Knox, Mr.. Hugh 8. Knox. Mr..
Redield Proctor. Mr.. Charles Emory Smith,
Mrs. Smith. Mr.. Henry NJ. Teller, Mr..
Wayne MacVeagh. Mrs. MacVeagh and
Miss MacVeagh.
Mr., Truxton Beale Mrs Beale Cen
Clayton, Mrs. Clayton, Miss Kathleen Clay
ton, Mr.. ]. c. Bancroft Davis, Mrs. Davis,
Gen. w. F. Draper, Mrs. Draper, MIR.
Thomas B. Ferguson, Miss Ferguson, Mr..
Loomis. Mr.. Hannis Taylor Mrs. Taylor,
Miss Taylor.
Mr. Robert Bacon, Mrs Bacon, Miss Ba-
con, Mr.. Alvey A: Adee, Mrs. D. G. Adee,
the Misses Adee, Mr.. Herbert H. D. PIERCE,
Mrs. PIERCE, Miss Gilpin.
Mr.. William P. Frye. Miss Emme Frye
White, Miss Caroline Frye Briggs, Mr..
William Frye White, Mrs. White, Mr.. Mel
Elisha Dyer, Mr.. William B. Allison. Mr.
q. ]. Burkett. Mrs. Burkett, Mr. A. S.
Clay, Mr.. 8. M. Cullom, Mr.. J. B. Foraker,
Mrs. Foraker, Miss Foraker. Mr.. F. K.
Foster, Mr.. r. J. Gamble Mrs. Gamble,
Mr.. Eugene Hale, Mrs Hale, Mr. Chandler
Hale Mrs. Hale. Mr.. John Kean. the Misses
Kean, Mr.. H. c. Lodge. Mr.. ]. t. Morgan,
Mr.. J. c. spooner, Mrs. spooner. Mr.. Philip
Mr.. j. P. Taliaferro. ''O'
The Speaker Of the House, Miss Helen A.
Cannon. Mrs. d. x. LIE seure, Mrs LIE
seure. Mr.. A. r. Samuel. Mrs. Samuel. Mr..
]. L. Loose, Mrs. Loose. Mr.. Erasmus Lind
ley, Mr.. ]. s. Fassett, Mrs. Fassett Mr.. A
P. Gardner, Mr.. r. R. Hit, Mrs. Hit, Mr..
William F. Hit, Mr.. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, ST.. Mr.. Herbert
Parsons, Mrs. Parsons, Mr.. +. c. Stevens
Mr.. J. A. Tawney.
Lieut.; Gen. 4. R. chaffee, Mrs. chaffes,
Capt. George F. Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton
Brig. Gen. ]. NJ Wilson, Miss Leila NJ
Waller, Gen. 8. B. NJ. Young.
The admiral Of the navy, Mrs. Dewey
Lieut. Commander s. s. Wood, Mrs. Wood,
Rixey.
Brig Gen. George F. Elliott, Mrs. Ell
lott, Lieut.. r. s. Hooker. Mrs. Hooker
Major Charles l. Mecawley, Capt. A: E.
T. Moore. Capt. Fitzhugh Lee. Lieut.. u S.
Grant, Sd, Lieut.. p H. Sheridan. Ensign
Adolphus Andrews. Lieut.. Chauncey Shack
ford.
Mr.. H. B. F. Mcfarland. Mrs Macfar-
land. Mrs. William N. Strong, Mr. John
" Douglass A. Mrs ,,; Douglass gas Mr. H; L
Biddle, Miss S. D. Biddle.
Mrs. Semple, Mrs. Garret A. Hobart Mr.
Carrot A. Hobart. IT., MRS. T. B. Bayard.
Mrs. Belknap Mrs: Robson. Miss Robson,
Russell Young, Mr.. B. r. Davids, Mrs
Sheridan. the Misses Sheridan, the Misses
Strong, Miss Waite. Mrs. Woods, the
Misses. Woods, Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Capt. William 8. Cowles, Mrs Cowies,
Mr.. Frank q. Webb, Mrs. Webb, President
Nicholas Murray Butler. Mr.. James speyer,
Mrs Speyer, Miss Lorraine Roosevelt. Mr.
Stephen Fl. Olin, Mrs. DIN, Gen. Horace
Porter. Mr.. Thomas Hastings. Mrs Hast
ings, Mr.. John L. Cadwallader, Mr. Finley
p. Dunno. Mrs. Dunno Prof John w
Burgess, Mrs. Burgess. Mr.. Joseph Alsop,
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. Reid. Miss Jean
Reid. Mr.. Clifford Richardson, Mrs. Rich
ardson, Mr.. William n. Cohen. Mr.. r. ].
Wynne, Mrs. Wynne, Mrs. Howell Carroll,
Right. Rev. H. Y Satteriee. Mrs. Satterlee,
Miss Satterlee, Bishop Earl Cranston, Mrs.
Cranston, Miss Cranston. Mr.. Lloyd Girls
com, Mrs Griscom, Lieut.. q. G. Voilmer
Mr.. Edwin Litchfleld TurnbulI, Dr. Phillip
Ogden, Mr.. ]. B. Noel Wyatt. the Misses
Stewart, Mrs Samuel Spencer. Mrs Fred
erfck +, Thompson.
The Austrian Ambassador and Madame
Hengelmulier were the first of the dipdo-
matte guests to be received The latter was
In old rose velvet and wore superb Jewels.
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jusser-
and, the German Ambassador and Baroness
Sferylbtire Rrdt1Sh a yy,ia nj