The Washington herald., 1907-01-04

Ambassadors. Ministers, and military
and naval attaches and their families.
representing nearly every nation, together
with a brilliant assemblage of Washing
tonians. thronged the spacious corridors
and parlors of the White House last
night. when the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt opened their season of evening
functions with the annual reception 10 the
Diplomatic Corps Numerically unimpres-
sive, being one Of the smallest gatherings
assembled at the Executive Mansion on
such an occasion in recent years, the
event lacked nothing in attractiveness.
owing to the unusually large number of
distinguished peTsonages present.
All told about Zoo guests were assem-
bled- The number of specially invited
guests, constituting the always interesting
Blue Room party was considerably
larger than usual The reception began
at O'Clock and the last guest. with the
exception of those entertained at the sup
per in the upper corridor, had departed at
II o'clock. BY 1890 the throng in the
East ROom-never great enough to render
moving about dangerous to gold trappiugs
and furbelows-had dwindled TO bare
hundred or two. and a few moments later
the spacious chamber was completely de-
serted
No English AmbassadOr
For the first time in years the British
Embassy and the Mexican Embassy were
net represented by Ambassadors. the
charge d'afaires filling their places. Italy,
Austria-Hungary. France, Germany. Bra
I'll, Russia, and Japan were each repre-
sented by Ambassadors. while there was
an unusually large number of Ministers
absent, leaving their places 70 be filled
by charge d'affaires
The full Marine Band played through
out the evening. The President and Mrs
Roosevelt entered the Blue Room just on
the stroke of 9, followed by the Vice
President and members of the Cabinet
and preceded by the military aids, Col
BromeH, Capt Mccoy, of the army;
Lieut. Commander Key. and Capt. Hard
Ing, OF the Marine Corps. Mrs Fair
banks was unable 70 be present owing
20 tie recent attack of grip, from which
she was suffering on New Years Day.
when. however. she took her place next
to Mrs. Roosevelt in the receiving line
The ladies receiving last evening were
Mrs Root, Mrs Shaw Mrs. Taft, Mrs
Bonaparte, Mrs. Metcalf and Mrs
StTaus.
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The diplomatic visitors. as at the recep-
ton of New Years Day, were led by the
dean of the corps. Baron Mayor des
Planches. of Italy. who wore the fun
court uniform. He was accompanied by
the members Of his staff and SignOra
Carlo Phster. wife OF the naval attache
who is at present the only lady in the
Italian circle. The AustrO-Hungarian En-
bassy, which followed ItaIy's representa-
tives, was also entirely masculine, the
Baroness HengelmulleT. wife of the Am
bassador, being confined 10 her home by
Illness. The French Ambassador, NJ Jus
serand was uuaccOmpanied by Nine. Jus
serand. but in his official party had the
first secretary and Nine. des Portes, with
their young daughter MademoiseHe des
Portes. and Lieut. Commander and Nine
de Blanpre. as well as the bachelor mem
bers Of his staff
The youngest of the latter was VicOunt
Charles de Chambrun. who enjoys the
unique distinction of being a citizen of
France but native of Washington The
next in lire was Germany with d large
and brilliant company, headed by Baron
Speck Won Sternburg and his American
wife, who was Miss Lilly Langham. a na-
tive OF California
The newly arrived charge d'affaires Of
Great Britain, Mr. Esme Howard, took
the place at the head of King Edwards
Representatives. which. in addition to five
or six bachelor members. contains Capt
ana Mrs. Ryan. the former the naval
atttaChe, who was attiTed in one IF
the most gorgeous uniforms of the
evening, and Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Grant
Watson, the latter formerly Miss Low, of
New York
brazilian Delegation RespIendent.
The Ambassador from Brazil. with his
popular secretaries, NJ de AmaraI and
Nine. de Amoral, and NJ and Nine.
CheTmont. made one Of the handsomest
groups Of the evening. They were fol-
lowed by Baron and Baroness Rosen Of
Russia, with their young daughter and
a large number Of secretaries and at
taches. Mexico was represented by its
charge d affaires, Mr. DavaIos. and
Japan. the last nation TO send US an Am
bassador, by the Viscount Aoki. a prince
o. MS ldlNs ana Ills German VIE. the
Viscountess AOki, with the counselor Of
the Embassy. NJ AIyaoka, and Mime.
Miyaoka, the latter "a quaint and charm
ing Japanese woman.
Mr. CUnstantin Brun. of Denmark. led
the European Minister'S being followed
IN rapid succession by twenty-seven other
powers, ranging in importance and in
terest from Persia, China, and Turkey
TO our turbulent neighbors, Cuba and the
Dominican Republic
In the Blue Room.
Assisting in the Blue Room were.
The Vice President, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mt.
Warren Fairbanks. Mrs Fairbanks. Mr..
Frederick c. Fairbanks, Mrs. Fairbanks,
Lieut. John W. Timmcns, airs. Timmons.
the Secretary of State, Mrs Root. Miss
Root Miss Mary Hartman, Mr. Edward
Root Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, the Secretary
of the Treasury Mrs. Shaw. the Misses
Shaw. the Secretary Of War, Mrs. Taft.
the Attorney General, Mrs. BOnaparte.
the Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. Metcalf,
Mr.. William II. MetcaIf. the Secretary OF
the Interior, the Secretary Of Agriculture,
AIr. Jasper Wilson. the Secretary of Com
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