Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-01
WHITE HOUSE GUESTS
Reception Last Night in Honor
of Congress.
MANY BEAUTIFUL GO WINS
Throng Thought to Be the Largest Of
the Winter.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT
Special Guests Not Conspicuous in
Numbers, but Plenty

Despite the falling snow. which made the
nefghborhood whittier than the White House
itself last night, the attendance at the third
evening reception proved attractive to the
| largest company assembled in the Presi-
dents home this winter The usual pune
| tuality which is always a feature of these
gatherings made chain Of carriages up
| to 18th street long before half-past 8, the
occupants of which, safely deposited when
the gates were opened at 8, made the first
of the several thousand guests who passed
In review before the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. Next the latter in the receiving
line were Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Met
calf and Mrs. Strauss. Col. Cromwell, as
usual, made the presentations to the Presi-
dent, and Capt. Mccoy to Mrs. Roosevelt.
The latter was very beautifully dressed in
| lilac brocade, the bodice trimmed with a
fall Of rose point lace. A spray of dia-
mOnds In her hair and her diamond collar
cite were the jewels worn. Mrs. Taft was
| in white satin, with gold spangles in the
trimming. Mrs Bonaparte's lace gown was
| of a creamy tint worn over pale yellow
satin, with gold passementerie. Mrs. Met
calf wore lavender chiffon that had bro
| caded effects in shades OF mauve and pink,
and Mrs. Strauss, in lace gown over white
satin, wore beautiful jewels.
The Speaker and Miss Cannon were &C
Miss Louise Nugent of st. Louis, who
| was dressed in white chiffon with touches
Of gilt in the trimming. Miss Cannon
wore jetted black lace, and spangled gold
leaves in her hair. Mrs. Timmons, who &C
companied her father, the Vice President,
| was in white chiffon very modishly made.
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, the Presidents
sister. now guest at the White House,
was dressed in a jetted black lace and
Mrs. Cowles wore black satin, richly
| trimmed with jet. Mrs. Longworth of Gin
cinnat wore white lace with silver threads
| in its identifying. Her son and his wife,
Representative and Mrs Longworth, en-
joyed every other part Of the reception as
we'll as the blue room. The latter was
richly gowned in white satin and heavy
silver embroidery, and beside her pearl
necklace, wore long pearl earrings, fol-
lowing the revival of this .old-time fashion.
Other unusually rich and becoming tot
let's were worn by the Baroness Won Stern
burg-a white lace and chiffon with a neck
lace of emeralds and diamonds; Nine.
Cortes, black velvet; Nine. Guzman, pink
satin, panels of the rich material showing
white tulle embroidered in pearls and sill
YER; Mrs. Carter. wife of Senator Carter
white chiffon and cloth of gold; Mrs. Du-
bois, pale yellow satin; Mrs. Hey burn prin-
cess lace and white satin; Mrs Frank B.
Noyes, pink satin combined with silver
spangled lace; Mrs. Dick white satin striped
gauze with gold embroidered lace: Mrs.
Blackburn, black velvet; Miss Laura Syl-
vester. white liberty silk. and Miss Hanger
of Louisville, pompadour silk.
The special guests of the evenng--r1em-
bers of the Senate and House of Represent
atives-were not any more conspicuous in
numbers than they were New Year
morning. but the feminine sex was largely
and charmingly represented and the crowd,
all the enjoyment which is inseparable
| from occasion of this kind, with torn
f1nery as an inevitable result.
A supper party held in the upper cor
rider a pleaSiOV finish the evening
| for large number. The reception closed
| few minutes past the scheduled time. half
past 10.
The guests invited to the Blue Room were
| The Vice President Mr.. Richard Fairbanks
Lieut. John W. Timmons, Mrs. TiInmons
| the Secretary of State, Mrs Shaw, the
| Taft, the Attorney General, Mrs. Bona
! pare. the Secretary of the Navy, Mrs.
Metcalf. the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. jasper Will
| son. the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Mrs. Strauss Mrs. Schafer
The Secretary to the President, Col. c. S.
! Bromwell, Mrs. Bromwell, Lieut. Com
mander Albert L. Key, Mrs. Key, Mr.. j. NJ
! Forster, Mrs. Forster. Mr.. NJ c. Latta
Mrs. Latta, Mrs. ]. H Bullen, Miss Isabella
| l.. Hagner.
| Briggs. Miss Emma Frye White. Mr.. w. B.
| Allison, Mr.. A. w. Benson Mr.. j. II. Berry
| Mrs. Berry, Mr.. Elliott r. Berry, Mrs
Berry, Miss Berry Hyatt. Miss Ada Carter.
| Mr.. A. J. Beverage, Mr.. F. b. Brandegee
| Mr. L. H. Carter, Mrs. Carter, Mr.. NJ. E.
Clapp, Mr.. Charles Dick, Mrs. Dick, MI. W.
P. Dillingham;, Mr. s. B. Elkins. Mrs. Ell
kns, Miss katherine II: Elkins, MIR. Ste
| phen B. Elkins, jr., Mr.. Richard Elkins, Mr..
| r. P Flint, Mrs. Flint, Mrs. A. L. Dan
skin, Mr.. ]. H. Gallinger, Mrs. Galhnger,
Mr.. William Ii. Gallinger, Mr.. w. B. Hey
| burn. Mrs. Hepburn, Mr.. A. J., Hopkins,
Mrs. Hopkins, Mr.. P. c. Knox, Mrs. Knox,
Mr.. Reed Knox, Mr.. H. c. Lodge, Mrs.
| Lodge, Mr.. John E. Lodge, Mr. c: l. Long,
| McCumber, Mr.. Boies Penrose, Mr.. f. w.
Pettus, Mr. S. H. Piles, Mr.. Redfield Proc
tor, Mi. H. NJ. Teller, Mrs. Teller.
Mrs. e. K. Leseure, Miss Louise Nugent,
Mr. w. c. Adamson, Mrs Adamson, Mr..
Reese Adamson, Mr.. Earnie Adamson, Mr.
w. s. Bennett, Mrs Bennett, Mr. W: w.
Cocks, Mr. e. d. Crumpacker: Mrs: Crum-
packer, Mr.. w. P. Hepburn, Mrs Hepburn,
Miss F. M. Hepburn, Mrs. r. H: Chamber
lain. Mr.. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs: Long
worth Mrs Longworsh sss sp ME- Ms VIVIAN romna
send, the Chief Justice, Mrs: w. H. White,
DR.. S. M Moore; Mrs. Moore. Mr.. H. c.
Wallace Mrs. Wallace, Mr.. M l.. Francs,
Mrs Francis, Dr. Robert Mason, Mrs. Ma
son, Mr. Justice Harlan, Mrs. Harlan. the
Misses Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer, Mrs.
Brewer, Miss p. H Brewer, Mr.. James l..
Karrick. Mrs: Karrick, Mr.. justice white,
..
Peckham Mrs. Peckham. Mr. Justice Nc
Kenna. Mrs. McKenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes,
Mrs. Holmes. Miss Upham, Mr. Justice Day,
Mrs. Day, Mr. Stephen A. Day. Mrs. Day,
Mr. Rufus s. Day. Mr.. Justice Moody. Maj.
Gen. j. Franklin Bell, Mrs. Bell, the adj
miral Of the navy, Mrs. Dewey. Lieut.. Com
mander s. 8. Wood Mrs Wood. the sur
geon general of the navy, Mrs. Rixey, the
chief of the bureau of equipment of the
navy, Mrs. Cowles. Brig Gen. George F.
Elliott. Mrs. Elliott. Lieut.. R. B. Putnam,
Capt. Frank R. Mccoy. Capt A z; Hard
ing, Capt Fitzhugh Lee Lieut.. P. II. Sher-
idan. Lieut. Douglas Macarthur. Lieut.. c.
R. Train. Lieut.. Cyrus R. Miller Lent +.
c. B,ilmer, Mrs Bulmer. Monsignor Fail
comic. Mr. Edward Hamilton Bell, Mrs.
Bell. Mr.. Douglas Robinson. Mrs; Robinson.
Mr. Paul Dan0, Mrs. Dana, Mr.. William n.
Wilmer, Mr.. Joseph Wilmer. Mr.. Augustus
J. Albert. Mrs. Albert. Count Won HAITI
feidt Countess Won Hatzfeldt
Trachenberg. Mr.. Frank b. Noyes. Mrs.
Moves, Mr.. 6. r. Fortescue. Prof. Schu-
macher, Mas Emily Bacon. Mr.. William J.
Youngs Mrs Youngs, Mr. Ralph Peters,
Mrs. Peters, Miss Peters, Mrs. H. 8. B.