Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-02-04

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Regular Correspo dsncs.

3 M q sytf AZ yi WI y ga g,IfT't IS 81 n. M
N0twith ding what sppear.
! |edt0 he astrainedS relation Be- /
tween the Executive and Legislasl
tive branches 81 tho Government
the social lAituation Il apparent.
nv unrufipd and ths receptions
Iat the White House were never
Ibetter attend Of more brilliant
than they are in these closing
days 1t President Roosevelt'sad
Eministration. There may BE- q
few. here and there conspicuous to
themselves by their Absence, but
in the great mass Of l,Iack-coat-
led men and dire.eoire demi-gown
ed women. it would be difficult
to distinguish uny decrease in the
popularity Of these White House
crushes. The Judicial reception
was held Friday evening. The
members of the Supreme Courtof
the United States and their fam.
ilies lead the imposing prores-
sion Of justices, lawyers, alnbas.
i = -. n
sadors. foreign ministers and ia.
Aored residents Of the District
(which passed through the Blue
Room and paid their respects
| to President Roosevelt and h is
wife, and tile ladies of the cabi.
net citcle. ! say paid their re-
spects, which means that they
went usually two and two until
they rea. he'd the a n tie cham
bpr Of the Blue Room, then they
we're required BY the attendant
to separate into single file, then
passing hurriedIy, each one
grasped the President bv t h e
hand as his name vas announc-
ell by Col. Bromwell. On these
occasions a company OF distin-
guished men and women are es-
pecially ylnyited tothe Blue Room
during the reception. There they
istand, and watch Others file by
very much as one looks ON a civ
ic or military procession. To ex-
|perts in dress and connolseurs
in sartorial values and critics Of
manners the station in the Blue
Room, although il is without
seats, mnst be as entertaining 40
the best production on thestage.
Eerhe foreign ambassadors q II d
ministers wore their court cos
tunes with nil the decorations to
which they are entitled. Our ar
lny and navy officers in tleirnew
dress uniforms display consider
able gold lace, hut they arepuite
outdone ly some South Ameri-
can or Oriental countries. The
British ambassador wore a gold
embroidered coat with splendid
decorations upon thsfrDnt, while
his wife wore a pearlcolored bro
cade The new Turkish ambassa-
Idor was there with his red fez, the
only street head covering which
/ was observed. The Mohamme-
dams never on any occasion un-
cover their heads.
j Washington would he much
less attractive toso-called states
men if it were not for this social
side ollie. Senators and mem
bcrs OF the House perhaps care
but little about it, but their
wives and daughters, their sis.
ters, cousins and mothers-in.law
Hook upon it as the real thing,
and consider the country's af-
|fairs and legislative work as oi
secondary Importance. 1t is i'm
possible that this view shall not
hare its influence with the Sena-
4 tor or representative. Itmay not
consciously swerye him from his
duties, but it is impossible that
La mhn whose nights are spent
with his family encourage at
crushes and dinners shall during
the day be athletic give his best
latteBtion to national businesses
~ ~, tho dischprrn az that; work