Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-02
WORLD OF SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Taft's
Third State Reception
IN HONOR OF CONGRESS
Attended by Hundreds and Great
ly Enjoyed Event.
MANY LOVELY GOWNS WORN
The Moorhead-Chew Wedding This
Afternoon-Cabinet Recep-
tions-Notes.

President and Mrs. Taft $, reception last
night, the third in the winters series.
was held under the happiest crcum-
stances. Congress was the honored body,
and responded by the hundreds, although
the company had a large sprinkling also
OF local notables. both of the official as
well as of the resident world. The guests
assembled early, and when the President
and Mrs Taft came down stairs the
east room already well filed. 1t
remained So for an hour. the, corridor
and state dining room being equally
thronged. The departures around IL
o'clock became SO numerous that there
was a chance for dancing the President
himself taking a few turns with Mrs
Boardman.
The Presidents aunt Miss Torrey, was
greatly interested spectator of the
evening scenes. She was in the blue
room for the first half and in the corridor
seated in an armchair near the tall clock
for the latter part. Other relatives of
the Presidents family. Mrs. Charles
Anderson and the Misses Anderson, were
also in the blue room. there being so few
there that each person had a chance to
see and be seen
The President and Mrs. Taft were fol-
lowed down stairs by the Vice President
and Mrs. Sherman, Secretary and Mrs.
MacVeagh, Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson,
Secretary and Mrs Meyer. Secretary and
Mrs. Ballinger and Secretary Wilson.
Mrs. Taft remained beside the President
until all the guests had been received.
Walters brought refreshments to the blue
room for the cabinet ladies. The good
things dispensed in the dining room made
that apartment very attractive during the
evening.
The first guests received were the
Sneaker and Miss Cannon and their
guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Loose Of Kan
sas City, who awaited the opening of the
reception in the green room.
Mrs. Taft wore white satin yelled in
silver and crystal beaded tulIe, and
though she carried bouquet. she also
shook hands with each person passing be-
| fore her.
Mrs. Sherman in white satin with rich
pearl ornamentation; Mrs. MacNeagll, also
! in white; Mrs. Dickinson in silver satin,
Mrs. Wickersham In white lace, Mrs
Meyer in electric blue satin with beaded
barsds in the same cooging, and Mrs. BAL
linger, also in blue satin and silver, were
in tho receiving line.
| Miss Cannon wore black lace trimmed
| with rhinestone and silver, and Mrs
| Loose wore light gray satin with silver
and pearl garniture and many superb
diamonds.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. who accompanied
in for a great deal of attention. Her white
Satin dress was yelled in crystal beaded
tullc. Mrs. LongWorth wore light yellow
satin. with touches of black chiffon and
Spa1gled tulle.
Mr. and Mrs Westinghouse, whose
stays at the Capital of late years have
been entirely too short for their friends
liking were present at the reception and
! received much attention. Mrs. Westing-
house was richly gowned in white satin
and rose point lace aud wore both dia-
monds and pearls.
The Italian amba SSador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches. the latter in cream
satin and wearing Il diamond tiara and
other superb ornaments: the British am
bassador and Mrs. Bryce, the latter in
light blue satin and lace; the Norwegian
minister and Nine. GUIDE. the latter in
blue satin and the Misses Guide. one in
yellow and the. other in pink satin; the
French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
the latter in a rich dress of blue satin
and lace, and the Haitian minister and
Nine. Sannon, the latter III d rose colored
satin. with trimmings OF jet and wearing
handsome jewels, were some of the foreign
circle present.
Some lovely gowns were seen and no.
tably those worn by:
Mrs Burrows white satin and point
lace: Mrs. Newlands, violet chiffon, with
silver spang ed bands: Miss Elizabeth,
red satin. Miss Boardman. rose satin and
tuIle; Mrs. Sutherland, yellow crepe de
cline: Mrs Thomas G. Bourne. pink
satin princess gown, draped In gold em-
broidered pink chiffon bands and gird,e of
gold seuuin embroidery and diamond jew
els: Mrs. Owens. white satin, with rhine
stone and emerald beaded bands. Mrs.
John B. Henderson. white satin, draped
with silver-beaded tulle; Mrs. Robert l.
Fleming, gray tul!e, spangled with silver
seuuins; Mrs Doliiver. blue satin; Mrs.
Spencer Cosby, white satin, yelled with
black chiffon; Mrs. Robert Mccormick,
white satin, embroidered in rhinestones
and gold, with tiara, necklace and cor
sage ornaments of beautiful rubies and
diamonds: Miss Fish. gown of white chif-
fon velvet. trimmed with pink and black:
Mrs Clarence ID. Clark. black velvet and
point lace; Mrs. Howard 5. Reside, or
chid satin, with silver-beaded lace; Mrs.
James r. Mann, yellow satin. with a
tunic of gold lace: Mrs Henry Sherman
| Boutell cream white satin and point
! lace with touches of black velvet; Miss
| Routell. yellow satin, with silver-beaded
| TITLE. Mrs. Charles Harper Walsh. black
| lace. Miss Walsh, rose satin; Mrs. Mi
| chael T. Colbert, geranium chiffon, with
| gold bugle fringes; Miss Hill, white silk
| gauge: Miss Elsie Hill. yellow satin; Mrs.
| WtckIiffe, black lace over gold. with q
| tonaZ necklace: Mrs Hollingsworth, black
| lace gown, trimmed with handmade en-
| broidery: Miss Lowering. daughter of
Repre sentative Lowering. black with
spancles: Mrs Casey Wood of Toronto,
white satin and lace.
| Mrs. ". II. Rapley, blue satin with