Evening star., 1908-01-10
DIPLOMATS H0N0RED
Brilliant Scenes Enacted at
White House Reception.
THE BLUE ROOM HISTORY
President Roosevelt Shakes Hands
With Thousands.
FINE UNIFORMS AND JEWELS
Attendance ofAethe Foreigners Was
Large-Guests From Home
and Abroad.
THE BLUE ROOM HISTORY
FINE UNIFORMS AND JEWELS

Another brilliant occasion has been
added to White House history in the
diplomatic reception held last night
which brought together the representative
society of the capital and number of
notable strangers temporarily here or
making a winter visit. 1t was an early
party our official functions alone of all
our winter festivities retaining the sim
plcity as to hours which attended the
gatherings of the early century. The re-
ception began promptly at o'clock, and
an hour later there were several hum
dred others besides the special guests of
the event in the various rooms. With con-
stant arrivals. however, this comfortably
sized gathering was further augmented.
and it took until a few minutes past
eleven before the last of the guests passed
before the President.
The diplomats, proverbially punctual.
were in the state dining room before the
receiving party had formed a line in the
blue room. There was no hurry about
this part of the evening. for both the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, as well as
their assistants, took occasion to hold
lengthy chats with those they knew best,
and there We're long waits for the rest OF
the advancing procession. Naturally. all
this increased the personal pleasure OF
eacn paftlclpant. Ine ulpiOnatS SHoWSu
besides such deep interest In the passing
throng that they faced the receiving party
on the other side of the boundary in the
blue room and contributed by the splen-
dor of their uniforms and the glitter OF
gowns and jewels very appreciably TO the
brilliancy of the event
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were fol-
lowed TO the blue room by the Vice Presl-
dent and Mrs Fairbanks the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Root, the Secretary or
the Treasury and Mrs. Cortelyou, the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer, the
Attorney General and Mrs. Bonaparte, the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Garfield the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Straus. Secretary Wilson
escorting Mrs Loeb, followed by the sec
retary to the President. Col BromWeil
and Commander Sims led the procession
and others of the Presidents military
aids walked at it's rear
The receiving party, with Col. Brom-
we'll at the right of the President to
make the introductions after the Sec
retary of State had presented the dlp
lomats. reached from door to Coor OF
the blue parlor, Mrs. Straus smile
and pretty inclination of her head be-
ing the last to speed each guest
Mrs. Roosevelt was most becomlngly
gowned in clinging satin that nad
| two inch wide stripes of pale yellow
on a white foundation, with great
deal of fluffy lace on the square cor
sage. She had on a diamond necklace
| and other ornaments. and carried
| bouquet of valley lilies. Mrs Fair
| banks dress was of heavy white lace.
n CLINT of color showing in the SILK
over which it was made. Mrs. Root
wore another blush gray satin. en-
bellished with lace of the same .hade
| Mrs. Cortelyou wore a superb Whlte
| satin and lace Mrs. Meyer had on black
| chiffon velvet. with white lace showing
| on the corsage: Mrs. Bonaparte an en-
| pire dress of pale pink silk with exquisite
| lace Mrs. Metcalf's dress was of light
| blue satin with touches of pastel shades
/ in the embroideries on the bodice; MRS
Garfield wore white satin and silver lace
and Mrs. Straus was also IN "hlte
/ satin Mrs. Loeb's dress of black lace
with dresden ribbon bands showing under
| black lace insertions was exceedingly be-
/ coming. Mrs. Longworth's gown was {
striking one of raspberry tuie with vel
| vet stripes in a deeper shade and bright
l,ened with glittering beads.