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 resident
and Mrs Roosevelt had aTranG ed for
yesterday afternoon took The form Of
an afternoon tea indoors. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt were uHassisted IN
receiving the 100 guests Mrs Roose-
welt wore a becoming gown Of pea
cock blue chiffon, over white satin, with
yoke Of duchess lace and enectiXe
touches of panne velvet introduc eSDCs
tho bodice.
Miss Hagner presided at the daintily
appointed tea table in the state dining
room. she wore q mOdish gown Of pale
gray chiffon and duchesse lace and
picture nat, trimmed with white plumes.
The Marine Band played throughout
the afternoon IN the corridor and the
scheme % floral decorations throughout
was particularly attractive. The guests
Of honor were the governors Of the
States and TERRITORIES. ia Washington 10
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 Bryan
Among the handsomely gOWnsd WOm-
en- present were Mrs. Root. wife Of the
! Secretary OF State, who wore a gown
| of black Chantlly lace over white satin:
| Mrs. Cortelyou, vile Of the Secretary
I OF the Treasury. H-O wore a handsome
robe Of point d AIencon lace over satin;
Mrs. BOnapaTte, wife Of The 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 in
pale blue and chiffon and paune velvet
/ with a yoke OF white lace; and Mrs
! Straus, wife OF the Secretary Of Com
/ meTce ana Labor in gown OF electric
/ blue SATIN trimmed with deep folds on
! the skirts and the bodice made with a
| deep yoke Of duchesse lac embroidered
/ in pearls.
! Mrs Longworth was not present, but
| Representative LOngWorth was accom-
/ panied by Mrs Robert GOelet Of New
! YORK, their house guest. Mrs. GOeIet
| black dotted chiffon cloth effectively
inset with panels OF black chiffon en-
/ hroidered IN white, and a large black
/ picture hat Mrs. GoeIet was Formerly
! Miss Elsie Wnelan, OF Philadelphia
I Mrs. Pearre, wife Of Representative
/ Pearre or Maryland, and one OF tho
/ most beautiful women N the Congress
slonal circle wore a becoming gown
| OF brown satin, made IN semi-emplrs
effect with yoke Of cream lace and d
/ mOdish hat Of tan straw trimmed with
/ long brown piumes.
Nine Jusserand, wife Of the French
I chiffon embroidered in white and a
| small hat trimmed with pale pink roses.
/ Nine Nabuc0r wife Of the ambassador
! from Brazil, Wore an effective costume
OF biacA SATIN with yoke OF white
/ ACE ana pearl and diamond ornaments.
| Mrs. Bryce. wife OF the British ambas-
| sador, wore gown OF gray SATIN trim
/ med IN folds OF gray and d small hat
/ trimmed With pink roses and foliage.
! NINE, Lege-s vile of the minister from
| Haiti, WOIS soft gray chiffon made IN
/ jumper eIte-t with a bodice and sleeves
| or duchesse lace. Sonora de Corea, the
/ young American wife OF the minister
from Near ga, wore q sun pleated
! gown OF pale gray chiffon over white
! satin, and Nina de Quesada wife OF
/ the Cuban minister. wore a gown Of
! white lace and white picture hat.
] Nine de POrJela, wife Of the Argentine
/ minister, wore a beautiful gown Of point
/ de venice lace trimmed with folds Of
/ mode velvet and a large picture hat Of
/ the lace and velvet trimmed with long
/ Tan plumeS- Nine EaTdG. wife Of the
/ minister from Peru, wore a dainty gown
| or pink Powered white chiffon and a
black picture hat. Mime. COTLes, wife Of
! the minister from Colombia wore VfO-
At Chiffon and lace, and Mime. Cruz.
| Srtfe Of the minister from Chile, wore
! E beautiful gown Of tan chiffon wolfe
/ trimmed with folds of -,4nne velvet
Mrs. Elkins, wife Of Senator Elkins.
Hho came with Mrs Foraker, wife Of
senator Foraker, wore q. handsome cos
tune Of heavy white lace over satin
and a black neapolitan hat, trimmed
! with black plumes. She wore d neck
lace Of pearls ana diamond and Mrs
Foraker wore mauve pannc velvet and
white lace. Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
/ vile OF the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. looked particularly handsome
in a gown of violet wolfe and a large
black hat. Mrs. Fairbanks. wife Of the
/ Vice President, was In pompadour ch!f-
fOn and a black hdt. and Mrs. TimmOns.
her daughter, wore pale blue chiffon and
/ white lace.