The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16

The President and Mrs Taft were
hosts at the first state dinner this sea-
son in the White House last evening. 1t
was given in honor of the Cabinet, and
was followed by a musicale, which was
delightful innovation. The rooms
never looked so attractive as they did
in their simple but stately decorations.
The broad corridor. with its red trim
mings. had no flowers. but was orna-
mented with banks and mounds Of palms
and ferns. The Red PaEor. with its
coy atmosphere. had American Beauty
roses in the vases on mantel and table;
the Blue Parlor had the vases filed with
white roses and carnations; the Green
Parlor was particularly pretty with the
palest pink roses and carnations, and
the Fast Room had tall palms banked
In the windows. a taller one in the CEN
ter south window than those on either
side. and on the mantels and the large
vases on either side of the great east
window tail punches of fesh-tinted car
nations were placed. making a beautiful
effect with the rich gold hangings.
About the receptacles which held the
palms at the doorways and windows
masses Of farleyense ferns were banked,
with delicate begonias peeping from
, them Begonias were banked on the
mantel of the state dining-room with
the ferns. while the long table had seven
large mounds of Killarney roses down
the center The superb gold service was
Al ra-
Elected in the mirror lake of the center
piece. making a beautiful effect. The
lights of the chandelier which hangs
above the table were eXtinguished, leav-
ing the soft glow from the candles the
only light. The programme Of music
was given in the East Room after the
dinner by Mrs T. A. Seiberling, So
prano; Mr.. Evan Williams, tenor. and
Mrs. Katharine. Bruot at the piano.
] There were no chairs set in the East
Room for the company, but the guests
went there from the state dining-room
and sat about in the most informal way.
( There were fifty-two guests, the largest
number which can be properly accom-
/ modated at dinner in the state dining
/ room
/ The guests were: The Vice President
I and Mrs. sherman, the Secretary OF
State. the Secretary of the Treasury and
| Mrs. MacVeagh. the Attorney General and
: Mrs. Wickersham the Postmaster Cen
eral, Mrs. Meyer, the Secretary OF the
/ Interior and Mrs Ballinger, the Secre-
! tary OF Ayr culture, the Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel. the Sec
rotary to the President and Mrs. Norton,
Senator Kean, Senator and Mrs. Dick.
Senator Burton, the governor Of Della
ware, the governor Of New Jersey. the
/ Governor OF Virginia and Mrs. Mann, the
/ Governor Of Illinois and Mrs. Deneen, the
governor OF California, the Chief of STAFF
OF the Army and Mrs. Wood. the Assist
ant Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
( Hilles, the Assistant Secretary Of War
and Mrs Oliver, Mr., and Mrs. Henry L.
+ Stimson, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Evan Williams.
Miss Kein. Mr. and Mrs. f. a. Seiberling,
Miss Efie Gillett, Miss Ethel Gillett. Miss
L. A Cutler Miss Taft. Mr.. Charles II.
( Clark, Col and Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Lieut.
Commander Leigh c. Palmer, and Capt
/ Archibald w Butt.
/ The music programme was as follows:
Sound an Alarm Handel
Al Through the Night ---.--...----...-.O Old Welsh
Little Boy Blue Nevin
Prize Song Wagner
Mr. Williams
iiiDdoo Song BeInt'crg
Pc In Lamb '.''''''.''''''''-'''-'''---C; J; Bond
Mrs. Soldering -
All Love bat Day" Protheroe
Nurmuring Lcplyrs Jensen
Spirit Song Haydn
Drink to Ne only..------'-....-.---.--oh hussh
Dream -bartiett
Lend Ne Your Aid .Gounod
Mr. Williams.
Duet Passage Birds Farewell .............. H1dAch
Mrs Soldering and Mr.. Williams
/ The most distinguished honor to a
woman within the gift OF the Austro-
Hungarian Emperor was conferred yes
/ terday by Emperor Franz Josef upon
/ Baroness Hengelmuller wife of the Aus
trO-Hungdrian Ambassador. by giving
/ her the rank and privileges OF an i'm
perial and royal lady of the palace.
which is the highest order for women.
! It is a well-deserved distinction Cor Bar
I Oness Hengelmuller, who enjoys the
greatest popularity Of any woman Of
the diplomatic corps, due not TO her
! longest residence here OF any of them,
/ but to her own personality. and accom-
plishments She has lived in Washing
| ton for eighteen consecutive years, as
the baron came here before the legation
was raised 10 an embassy. He is now
the dean of the corps, by reason of the
| longest service. -
/ Baroness Hengeimuller has always been
a liberal patron of art and music. and
! her receptions during the seasons have
amounted more nearly to salons than
anything else in Washington. She is
row in New York with The Ambassador
but viii return with him on Saturday
afternoon. 1t is hoped she viii have re-
covered her health sufficiently TO take her
! place as the ranking hostess Of the diplo-
matte corps afteE the 1st of January
| The Russian Ambassador, Baron Ro-
sen returned to the embassy here yes
| terday, after having gone on to New
York 10 sail on Wednesday with the bar
oness and their daughter for their own
country. He was, however. detained in
| New York by the very serious and sud
den illness of Baron Schlippenbach, the
Russian consul general, who is close
! friend of the family. The baron has i'm
proved, and the Ambassador hopes 10 be
able to sail on Saturday to join his fam
/ lily at St. Petersburg.
! The French Ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand entertained dinner company last
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