The Washington times., 1908-05-16
President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Serve
Afternoon Tea.

on account Of the inclemency Of the
weather the garden party the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt had arranged for
yesterday afternoon took the form OF
an afternoon tea indoors. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt were unassisted Ia
receiving the 1850 guests. Mrs RoOse-
welt wore a becoming gown OF pea
cock blue chiffon, over white satin with
a yoke Of duchess lace and effectsEe
touches Of panne velvet intrOduc sSsoB
the bodice.
Miss Hagner presided at the daintily
appointed tea table iu the state dining
room. She wore a mOdish gown Of pale
gray chiffon ana duchegse lace and a
picture hat. trimmed with white plumes.
The Marine Band played throughout
the afternoon an the corridor, and the
scheme Of floral decorations throughout
was particularly attractive The guests
Of honor We're the governors Of the
States and TERRITORIES, IN Washington 70
attend the conference, and with their
families formed interesting groups here
and there throughout the drawing
rooms and corridor. A conspicuous fig
ure among the guests was William Jen-
nings B~ysn.
ANON the handsomely g0Wned WON
en- preseIt were Mrs. Root. wife Of the
Secretary Of state, who wore a gown
OF black Caantilly lace Ova- white satin;
Mrs. COrtelNOu, wife Of she Secretary
OF the Treasury. who wore handsome
robe Of point d 'Alenc0n l4ct oyer satiu-
Mrs. Bona parte, wife CI Inc Attorney
General, In pale gray satin, pearl and dia-
mOnd ornaments, and white picture hat
with long white plumes; Mrs. Garfield,
wife OF the Secretary OF the Interior iu
pale blue and chiffon, aud panne velvet.
with q yoke OF white lace, and Mrs
Straus, wife Of the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor. IN a gown OF electric
blue satin, trimmed with deep folds on
the skirts and the bodice made with a
deep yoke Of duchesse lace embroidered
| IN pearls,
Mrs L0ngWOrth was not present but
| Representative LOngWOrJh was accom-
/ panied BY Mrs Robert GOeieJ, Of New
| YORK, their house guest. Mrs. GOelst
/ wore a beautiful direCtOire gown OF
black dotted chiffon cloth effectively
inset with panels * black chiffon en-
broidered IN white, anu a large black
picture hat Mrs. GUelet was formerly
/ Miss Elsie Whelan, Of Philadelphia
Mrs. Pearre, wife Of Representative
( Pearre OF Maryland, and one OF the
I most beautiful women in the Congress
siOnal circle, wore a becoming gown
I OF brown satin, made in semi-empIre
Suect with a yoke Of cream lace and z
/ modish hat Of tan straw trimmed with
l long brown plumes.
Nine. Jusserand. wife OF the French
AMBASSADOR, wore gown OF soft gray
I chiffon embroidered in white ana :
/ small hat trimmed with pale pink roses.
Nine. NabucO, wife Of the ambassador
irom Brazil, wore an effective costume
I or black satin with a yoke OF white
lace and pearl and diamond ornaments.
I Mrs Bryce. wife Of the British ambas-
sadOr. wore 4 gown Of gray satin trim
| med IN folds Of gray and a small hat
trimmed with pink roses and foliage.
Nine. Leger, wife Of the minister from
i -
jumper erect with bodice and sleeves
l or duchesse lace Sonora de COrea. the
{ young American wife Of the minister
I IfOm Nicaragua, wore sun pleated
gown OF pale gray chiffon over white
satin, and Mme- de Quesada, wife OF
/ the Cuban minister, wore a gown of
/ White lace and a white picture hat
mime. de orielas wife OF the Argentine
minister, wore beautiful gown OF point
de Venice iGce trimmed with folds Of
mode velvet and a large picture hat Of
the lace and velvet trimmed with long
tan plumes- Nine. Pardo wife Of ths
minister from Peru, wore a dainty gown
OF pink nOWered white chiffon and a
/ black picture hat. Nine. COrtes, wife OF
! the minister from Colombia, wore VIC
/ let chiffon and lace. and Nine. Cruz
1 wife OF the minister from Chile, wore
| a beautiful gown Of tan chiffon wolfe
/ trimmed with folds OF panne velvet
/ MIS- Elkins, wife OF Senator EIkins,
who came with Mrs. Foraker. wife Of
/ tlSlldtol oIclhE--s wore a handsome cos
tune OF heaVy white lace over satin
/ and a black rHapOliJan hat trimmed
/ with black pluues. She wore neck
/ lace Of pearls ana diamond, and Mrs
/ Foraker wore lu2uve pannc velvet and
white lace Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
1 wife OF the Assistant Secretary Of the
| Treasury, lOOke1 particularly handsome
I in gown Of violet wolfe and a large
/ black Rat. Mrs. Fairbanks. wife Of the
wee President, was 80 pOmpadOuT Chlf-
/ ion and q black hat. and Mrs. Timmons,
/ her daughter, wore pale blue chiffon and
white lace.