Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-04
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Brilliant Gathering at the Diplo-
matte Levee.
MANY STRANGERS PRESENT
Gowns and Jewels Make Gorgeous
Scene.
VERY LONG LIST OF GUESTS
Notables Present From All Parts of
the World Last
Night.

The first of this winters state receptions
held at the White House last night was also
one of the most enjoyable in many years.
The throng was smaller than noted in re-
cent years when the diplomatic corps was
the honored body. and. it was quite posi-
BILE for every guest to move about at will in
the east room or the corridor. feat not
heretofore easy of accomplishment. The
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, who had
with them In the receiving line, Mrs. Root,
Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Taft Mrs. Bonaparte, Mrs.
MetcaIf and Mrs. Straus, began to receive
the diplomats precisely at nne and at half
past ten the last of the guests had been
presented and the receiving party was on
its way upstairs accompanied by the escort
of military and naval aids. At the other
end of the corridor those favored with in
vitations to supper upstairs made the as
cent by the narrow stairs or the elevator,
while the rest of the company betook itself
to the cloak rooms downstairs for home
ward preparations.
The representation of the diplomatic
corps was almost complete, though as is
now well known. several of the embassies
and legations are represented by charge
d'affares and the personnels of the STATS
in some cases Is smaller. The diplomats
who had gathered in the red room and state
dining room were preceded by their dean,
the Baron Mayor DIES Planches. Italian am
bassador. Substantially the same company
followed him as did New Year morning.
After the reception of the diplomats those
Invited to the blue room-a notable group,
by the way from American point of
view, and SO numerous that this apartment
was crowded TO its very walls-came out to
the red parlor, formed in line and was pre-
scented before the reception of the long line
of guests. Al nine these latter stretched in
a double line from the red parlor, through
the state and family dining ROOM across the
corridor and downstairs, while carriages
wi In cir ok lilo
from the east entrance past 18th street.
Still with the lessened attendance, every
arrangement went on smoothly and admira-
bly,.
Mr. Carnegie, Senator W. Az Clark and
his lovely young wife, to whom the occa-
sion was Washington social debut; Mr..
and Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the American ambassador to
England and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and
dozen others who represent the largest for
tunes in this country were some of the
Presidents guests and objects of special
attention in the blue room.
Those invited to the blue room last night
(and most of whom were presenD were, in
addition to the Vice President, members of
the cabinet their families and guests and
the Presidents official family and aids, the
following:
The chief justice, Mrs W. H White, Dr.
8. NJ Moore, Mrs. Moore Mr. II. c. Wal
Francis. DIR. Robert Mason, Mrs. Mason,
Mr.. Justice Harlan, Mrs. Harlan the
Misses Harlan, DR.. Harlan. Mrs. Harlan,
Mr.. Justice Brewer, Mrs. Brewer, Miss E.
II. Brewer, Mr.. Justice White, Mrs White,
Mr.. James White, Mr. Justice Peckham,
Mrs. Peckham, Mr.. Justice McKenna Mrs
Davenport Brown. Mr.. Justice Holmes, Mrs.
Holmes, Miss Upham, Mr.. Justice Day, Mrs
Day. Mr.. Stephen A. Day. Mrs. Day, Mr..
Rufus S. Day. Mr.. Justice Shiras, Mrs.
Shras.
Mr.. Russell A. Alger. Mrs. Alger, Mrs.
Charles b. Pike. Mr. Cornelius n. Bliss.
Mrs. Bliss, Miss Bliss Mr.. Cornelius N.
Bliss jr.. Mrs Bliss, Mr.. Stephen B. Ell
kns. Mrs. Elkins, Miss Katherine H. Ell
. kns. Mr.. Stephen b. Elkins, jr.. Mr.. Rich
ard Elkins. Mr.. John w. Foster, Mrs. Fos-
ter. Miss Griggs, Mr.. Hilary A. Herbert,
Mr.. Benjamin Micou, Mrs Mcou, Mr.. P. C.
Knox, Mrs Knox, Mr. Reed Knox, Mr..
Redfeld Proctor, Mr.. Charles Emory Smith,
Mr.. Henry NJ. Teller, Mrs Teller, Mr.. F. E.
Warren.
General Powell Clayton. Mrs Clayton,
Mr. Thomas b. Ferguson, Miss Ferguson,
Mr. ]. A. Kasson Mr. f. B. LOOMS, Mr..
Hannis Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Taylor
Mr. William p. Frye, Mr.. William Frye
White, Mrs. White, Mr.. Benjamin F. Briggs
Mr. n. w Aldrich. Mrs. Aldrich, Mr. w. B.
kett Mrs. Burkett Mr.. A. s. Clay. Mr.. S.
NJ. Cullom, Mrs. Cullom. Miss Victoria
Fisher. Mr. c. NJ. Depew, Mrs Depew, Mr.
c. NJ Depew. jr Miss Paulding Mr.. j. b.
Foraker. Mrs. Foraker, Miss Foraker, Mr.. F
King Wainwright, Mrs. Wainwright. Mr. MI
Foster, Mr.. X. ]. Gamble Mrs Gamble, Mr.
Ralph A Gamble, Mr.. Eugene Hale
Mrs. Hale. Mr.. John Kean. the Misses
Kean, Mrs. Kean Mr.. II. c. Lodge Mrs
Lodge. Mr.. John f. Lodge, Mr. j. r. Nor
gan. the Misses Morgan, Mr.. j. c. Spooner
Mrs Spooner, Mr.. Philip l.. Spooner Mr.
J. p. Taliaferro. Mrs. Taliaferro Mr. G
p. Wetmore, Mrs Wetmore, the Misses
Wetmore. Mr.. William S. X. Wetmore, Mr.
Rogers X Wetmore. the Speaker of the
House, Miss Cannon. Mrs. +. Y. LeSeure
Mr.. j. S Fassett Mrs. Fassett, Mr.. A. P
Gardner, Mr.. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs
Parsons, Mr.. F. c. Stevens. Mrs Stevens
Mr., ]. y. Tawney. Brig. Gen. ]. NJ. VII
son, Miss Leila Waller, the admiral OF th'
navy. Mrs Dewey. Lieut.. Commander S
of the navy, Mrs Rixey. Brig. Gen. Georg,
+. Elliott, Mrs. Elliott, Lieut.. 3. B. Put
lass. Mr. II. l.. West, Mrs. West Mis-.
West. Major John Biddle Miss S. d. Bid
die, Mrs. Belknap. Mrs. Robson Mrs. T
F Bayard. Mrs. NJ G. Moore. Mr.. w. Fl
Edwards, jr.. Mrs. Edwards, Miss Nicolay
Mrs. semple, Mrs. Sheridan. the Misses
Garrett a. Hobart, Mr.. Carrot a. Hobart
jr. Mrs. Hobart. Miss Glover Boldt. tn
Misses Strong Mrs; Woods the Misses
Mitchell, Mrs. A. A. Cole, Miss Lawton.
The chief of the bureau of equipment o
the navy. Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. j. Donald Cam
eron Miss Cameron. Mr.. Ogden Reid. Mr.
j c. shafrer. Mrs. shaffer. Mr.. Robert J
, Collier. Mrs Collier. Mr.. F. p. Dunno, Mrs
Dunno, RI. Rev. II. Y. Satteree. Mrs Sat
terlee. Miss Satterlee, Bishop Earl Grams
ton, Mrs. Cranston. Miss Cranston. Mrs
Wolcott Mrs. HobsOn. Mr. Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. Reid Mrs. ]. r. Carter Miss Carter
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs. Vanderbilt
Mr.. Charles Il. Alexander Mrs. Alexander
Miss Alexander. Mr.. James Speyer. Mrs
Speyer Mr.. Clifford Pinchot. Mr.. James w
Pinchot, Mrs. Pinchot. Miss Mary p. Nor
gan. MIR. w. y. Hibbs. Mrs. Hibbs Mis-
Ilibbs. Mr.. Cordenio A. Severance. Mrs
Severance Mr.. Francis Rogers. Mrs. Ar
thur Dodge. Miss Jewell Mr.. Mortimer L
Schf. Mrs. Schin. Miss Cornne Robinson
Miss Gladys Roosevelt Miss Marjorie Mott
Mr.. Clifford Richardson, Mrs. Richardson
Miss Grace Potter Prof Minton Warren
.. Mrs. Warren. Mr. George II. Davenport
Mrs. Davenport. Miss Dorothea Davenport
Prof. Thomas Day Seymour, Mr.. Charlie
Seymour Prof. Philip Ogden, Mr.. j.
CnWdin Mrs CoWdln. Mr. John " HERON