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Mrs. Lonsworth shared the general at
tcntion with Miss Roosevelt. The Tor
mer was looking unusually well IN !elo"
satin princess dress, with spangied lace
outlining square yoke. She had on q
diamond collarette and long diamond
chain.
Miss Roosevelt wore over a princess slip
of white satin a clinging directoire Gown
OF very light gray chiffon trimmed WIN
embroidered filet lace. The guifnpe ana
sleeves were of fine lace.
Invited to the Blue Room.
The ladies' invited to the blue room were
Mrs John W. Timmons. Mrs. Warren
Fairbanks. Mrs. Orren Root. Miss Grace
Kinds. Miss Alice Meyer. Miss Julia
Meyer Miss Newberry. Mrs. Leonard
Hochstadter. Mrs. Hochstadter, Mrs.
Percy Strsus. Mrs. William Loeb. jr..
Mrs. c. S. Bromwell. Mrs W. s. Sims,
Miss Isabella L. Hagner Mrs. Rudolph
Forster. Miss Isabel Gaisherg. Mrs M T.
Latta. Mrs. F. G. Latta. Mrs. j. ri. hui
len. Mrs. Robert Bacon. Miss Bacon; Mrs
D. G. Adee. Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver
Miss Oliver. Mrs. H. L. Satterlee. Mrs
Hugh c. Wallace. Mrs. n. L. Francis,
Mrs. Robert F. Mason. Mrs Harlan, MISS
Harlan. Miss Ruth Harlan. Mrs; X: y.
Miss Dorothy @. Upham, Mrs Day, Mrs
Rufus S. Day Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Burrows.
Mrs. Carter. Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Cullom'
Miss Victoria Fisher, Miss Eleanor
Miss katherine Elkins, Mrs. j. Smith,
Mrs Blaine Elkins. Mrs. Flint Mrs. A.
l.. Danskin. Mrs Foraker. Miss Foraker
Mrs. F. King Wainwright, Mrs kean'
Mrs. Lodge. Miss Amelia Perkins. Mrs
William Alden Smith. Mrs. Willard Tel
Ter. Mrs Wetmore, Miss Wetmore. Miss
Maude h Wetmore ~,
DaIzell Mrs. Harriet DENLY Wilkes Mrs
Dwight Mrs. Augustus p. Gardner, Mrs.
I-ongworth. Mrs. Mann. Mrs. Payne Mrs
William h Payne. Mrs. Sherley. Mrs I.
II. Sheriey Mrs. s W. Smith.
Mrs. J. Franklin Bell.
Mrs g. F. Elliott. Mrs. p. NJ. Rixey.
Miss l.. Henrie RiSey-
Mrs H. r. F. Macfarland. Mrs. William
" Strong. Mrs H. IT, West. Miss West.
Miss Minnie \. We. Mrs. Frank c.
Cosby
Mrs Jay J. Morrow. Mrs. William S.
Cowles. Mrs. Hobson. Mrs. Arnold Hague.
Mrs. George Cabot Lodge: Miss Christine
Roosevelt Mrs Henry NJ. Hoyt, Miss
Constance Hoyt Miss Tuckerman, Miss
Joan Tuckerman. Mrs. Whitney. Mrs.
Robert ]. Wynne. Ida Wynne. Mrs.
w Emlen RooseveI,. Mrs. Huntington
Wilson.
Miss Simpkins. Miss Mum. Mrs. Her.
bert Wadsworth. Miss Rice. Miss Mar
earet Niche. Miss Elizabeth Kibbey,
Miss Ruth Wales Miss Thayer. Miss Os-
born. Mrs. John II. Watkins.
Assembling in the Blue Room.
While the diplomats were assembling
the blue room party was also receiving
constant accessions. The company hon
ored by invitations was large one and
left little space in the room unoccupied.
The usual hustle and stir followed each
new arrival. The military and naval
aid, to the President were already on
hand. and as the clock hands kept get
ting closer to II marched upstairs to es-
corr the receiving party down. The tour
buglers, the official heralds of the Presi-
dents coming. who were in line near the
easc staircase, announced the descent OF
the escort and the receiving party with
Hail to the Chief" the Marine Band
taking up the strain and continuing the
number until all were in line in the blue
room The next FIVE or ten minutes We're
given I'D to the exchange of greetings
between the President and his wife with
the members of the cabinet, their wives
and the party assisting in the blue room
Reception of Diplomats.
Then began the diplomatic reception.
Each chief of mission. whether ambassa-
dor minister or charge affaires, pre-
scented each member OF his staff to the
President, having been first presented
himself by the military aid-de-camp ana
while his staff was being presented to
Mrs Roosevelt by the military aid in at
tendance upon her the chief remained in
conversation with the President. After
his party had passed by the receiving line
the chief paid his respects TO Mrs. Roose-
Welt and TO the cabinet women I'm line
with her The central figure was Baron
Edmondo Mayor des Planches. the .Ital-
ian ambassador. The greetings extended
to him were characterized by manifesto
tions of sorrow over the dire calamity
under which his countrymen have SO re-
Gently suffered rather than the usual sal
Utation attending the first day of the
year When at the head of the line OF
diplomats he passed into the blue room
President Roosevelt shook his hand and
assured him of the sincere sympathy of
the American people for his stricken coun-
trymen. The mourning which also kept
Special Ambassador Tong away prevent
ed WI Ting fang. the Chinese minister,
from attending the reception.
The diplomats spent nearly an hour in
The White House. but left it in time to
reach the home OF Secretary and Mrs.
Root before half-past L. for breakfast.