Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. RooSEvELT'S RECEPTION
WAS A BRILLIANT EVENT.
Other Items Of Busy Day Socially.
Teas and Dinners.
Notes.

receptfon IN honor of the visiting govern
| ors and other not bles gathered here late
| ~ at the Presidents invitation. Only
| for the rain the garden would have been
the scene OF the hospitality. although. ex-
cepting the formation of the usual pro-
cession in approaching the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, quite as great an infor
mality reigned. The company was form
ed into a double line across the east
| room. and thence to the blue parlor. the
head of the nation and the hostess of
the event standing near the spot where
President and Mrs. Cleveland were mar
ried between the north doors of the room
and facing the south windows. Col.
Cromwell made the introductiOns to the
President. who repeated each name to his
wife. The latter shook hands also. a
pleasant departure from her usual Gus
tom at large receptions. The President
INDUCED in conversation with those of
the guests he knew well or wished es-
pecially to honor 1t only lacked a few
| minutes of q when the last of the
guests passed through the blue room, and
throughout the reception there was
scarcely an unoccupied foot of space in
| where the collation. of sweets and cooling
drinks on a flower decked table was well
patronized. the private dining room where
| similar provision accommodated the
Wv CT INV, anu tic COEIluOT.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan held a
court of his own In the red room, from
| which he could not escape if he had been
so minded. so general was the desire to-
| gaze upon his oft-cartooned features
| Those who desired to exchange a word
| with him found plenty able to make the
| Introduction. and falling that. many pre-
sented themselves. From the start to the
close of the reception Mr.. Bryan had
| turned about in many directions, but had
mot 6o sjro I,tc
| original position. Each state governor
| had his own reception also. though the
| crowd was so great at times that it was
| a hard matter to locate anybody.
Mrs; Roosevelt wore chiffon dress
| of a bright shade of blue trimmed with
| bowknot design in panne velvet folds.
The bodice had yoke and ruff1ed elbow
| sleeves of lace.
Mrs. Fairbanks in lowered chiffon
| and lace and wearing black lace hat
was present. The Secretary Of State and
| Mrs Root remained in the red room and
held quite levee. Mrs. Root frightened
| her costume of black lace and chiffon
with black hat jetted and trimmed with
white plumes Secretary and Mrs. Cor
| telyou the latter wearing highly be-
coming dress and hat of white lace. Mrs.
| Taft in black and white, the Attorney
| General and Mrs. Bonaparte, the latter in
| French gray silk with a white plume
| trimmed hat: Secretary and Mrs. Garfield.
| the latter in an ecru rajah silk and a
rose trimmed hat; Secretary and Mrs.
| Straus. the latter in gray chiffon and a
| plume trimmed black hat; the Postmaster
General and Secretary Wilson were all
! present Mr.. and Mrs. Loeb. the latter
wearing large black hat with an en-
| broidered white muslin gown. were agree
able assistants also.
| Representative Longworth escorted his
house guests. Mr.. and Mrs Robert Goelet
of New York. Some of the diplomatic
circle present were the French ambas-
| sador and Nine Jusserand. Nine Nabuco.
the British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce.
| the Japanese ambassador. the minister Of
| Haiti and Nine Leger. the Danish min
| lister. the Nicaraguan minister and Nine.
| Corea. the Cuban minister and Nine.
| Quesada. the Bolivian minister and Nine.
| Calderon. the Persian minister. the Ar
| gentine minister and Nine. Portela. the
Peruvian minister and Nine. Pardo. the
the minister of Uruguay and Nine. La
| fnur, the minister of Chile and Nine.
Cruz. the Chinese minister. the charge
daffaires of Mexico and Nine: Godoy. i.
Mrs. Foraker. Mrs. Elkins, Senator and
.drs. Carter of Montana. Mrs. Timmons.
Senator and Mrs. Depew, Miss Paulding.
Mrs. Bromwell. Miss Hagner. Senator
and Mrs. Burrows. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth, Commissioner and Mrs.
Mcfarland, Mr. and Mrs John W. Fos-
and Mrs. Roland Cotton Smith. Justice
Harlan. Justice and Mrs. White. Gov.
| and Mrs. Swanson, Gov. and Mrs. John
son of MINES ota, Gov. and Mrs. Norris
o. Montana, Senator kean and the Misses
Kean, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clover, Prof. and
Mrs. Walcott. Gen and Mrs. Bell. Repre-
| sentative and Mrs. Olcott. MIR. and Mrs.
Farchild were a few of the many who
S.! added interest to the occasion Mr. ana
Mrs. Eulen Roosevelt and Mr. and Mrs.
| Clifford Richardson of New York. who
are house guests, were also In the COM
pany.
Mrs. Frank f. Ward of New York city.
tdaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. I. l.. Corby,
who has been visiting friends in Wash
| ington, stopping with her parents, left
| for her home Thursday evening. Mrs
| Ward was one of the two guests OF the
| Calvary Baptist Sunday school at its sew
| enteenth annual banquet the evening
of the LIST instant, and entertained with
songs that received marked tokens of
appreciation.
Senator Warren gave dinner at the
New Willard last night for Gov. B. B.
Brooks of Wyoming. when the other
guests were Miss Brooks, State Treasurer
| Edward Gillette. Senator and Mrs c. D.
Clark. the Misses Clark. Representative
and Mrs. F. w. Mondell, former Senator
Joseph NJ. Carey. Judge and Mrs. j. A.
Van Orsdel. Mr.: and Mrs. c. W. Burdick
Miss Burdick. Mrs. A. B. Browne, Mr.
George w. Metcalf and Mr.. ]. A. Breck-
OnS.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster gave a
| dinner last night for the Governor of
Hawaii and Mrs. Freer.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth had
| company dining with them last night
to meet their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs
| Robert Goelet of New York.
| Mrs. Samuel Nelson Barker will he the
| hostess at a large dance this evening at
the Chevy Chase College and Seminary.
Ccnrecticut avenue extended. The affair
| is given in honor of a number of former
students of the seminary who are house
guests of Mrs. Barker for commence
ment week. as we'll as the young ladies'
The marriage of Miss Gertrude King
| Schuyler Schaeffcr and DR.. John Dunlop
| VII take place on the I'd of June Owing
| to the recent death OF Mr. George r
| Dunlop, the father Of Mr. DunloD. the
| wedding will be very quiet. only the i'm
mediate families being present.
Miss Wilcox has returned to her home
the spring months at Woodley Inn Ten
! leytown road.
! Dr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Watkins have
gone to Atlantic City and will not return
| TO the Alabama until October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stubblefed of Euclid
street left for Boston Thursday of last
week, and will return by way of New
York and Atlantic City some time in June,
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