The Washington herald., 1911-02-22
BRILLIANT EVENT
ENDS RECEPTIONS
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monds and sapphires.
| Mrs. Wickersham, wife of the Attor-
ney General who has been missed from
the line several times this season, wore
a superb gown of apricot satin made on
severe princess lines, and trimmed with
point lace and rhinestones, with diamond
ornaments and broad band of brilliants
to finish her coiffure. Mrs. Meyer, wife
of the Secretary of the Navy, wore a
| handsome toilet of black velvet, with
diamonds; Mrs. Ballinger, wife of the
! Secretary of the Interior, was in pale
blue satin with embroidery of pearls, and
Mrs. Nagel, wife of the Secretary of
| Commerce and Labor. wore a severely
plain gown of black velvet, with point
lace and diamonds.
In the Blue Room.
There was a small and distinguished
company in the Blue Room during the
receiving OF the guests, including Miss
Taft, and her cousin, Miss Anderson, the
former wearing an attractive gown of
soft pale blue satin. prettily embroidered
| in blue and finished about the neck with
white tulle. Miss Taft and her cousin
did not remain long at a time in any
one room, but moved about freely
through the corridor, the East Room, and
the smaller parlors, greeting friends
on the floor of the East Room, when
the dancing began.
1t was a matter of great disappoint-
ment to the large company that the
| President did not so on the dancing
! floor He went in many times and
| looked on and talked with friends, Just
! as he did in the State dining-room, but
| he did not stop to eat of the salads,
! sandwiches, ices, or cakes, nor did he
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| water, which he seemed to enjoy after
the long Misunderstanding ordeal. Mrs. Taft
| sat in the Blue Room for a considera BILE
| time after the receiving broke up and
after partakinE of light refreshments
and some coffee there with Capt Butt,
| made a detOur of the corridor and East
| Room, where the dancing had already
| begun.
She then returned to the Blue Room
and sat, surrounded by some of the Cab
met circle and the diplomatic corps, un-
| til shortly before l.. when she went
again to the East Room with Capt. Butt
and remained there watching the dancing
until the band had played the much re-
GREETED Home, Sweet Home" which was
a few minutes before 12:3O the latest re-
Ception probably ever held in the White
House.
Pretty Dancing Scene.
The scene of dancing in the East
Room was one of the prettiest ever wit
messed, for the handsome uniforms of
the men, some officers, some diplomats
with the clanking swords. and the swish
of the satins and sparkling Of gems.
were probably never more brilliant nor
more beautiful For the first time since
the dancing was introduced at these
evening functions several rows of chairs
were placed around the East Room for
those who wished to look on. which was
gratefully appreciated by the chaperons
and the many who did not dance.
Among the hundreds Of guests the Ad-
miral of the Navy was a distinguished
figure, and he held a constant reception
all along the line of his walk from the
Blue Room, through the corridor and
out, for he did not go into the State din
ing-room, and. in fact, did not remain
long at the White House. Mrs Dewey
is still too i'll to be out Lieut. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, retired, always a pic
turesque and distinguished figure. had
with him his son and daughter-in-law,
Lieut. and Mrs. Sherman Miles, and the
latter's mother, Mrs Noble. Gen and
Mrs. Leonard Wood were absent from
the city. Quite a coterie of diplomats
in their court costumes added to the
brillianCe of the scene. Among these
were the Austrian Ambassador and Bar
oness Hengelmuller, the first time the
latter has been able to go to the White
House this season.
The Mexican Amba ssador and his
charming bride of little more than a week
were the recipients everywhere of warm
est congratulations Sonora de la Barra
is a beautiful woman and made friends
at once. She wore a beautiful costume
of pearly satin with pearls and dia-
monds.
The Italian Ambassador.
The Italian Ambassador, with his wife
and daughter, the Marchesi Confalonieri
in gray with black lace and fringe, and
Donna Beatrice in pale pink with white
lace about the shoulders. and pearl Orna-
ments. were no more attractively gowned
than the Ambassador himself, in his coat
Of creamy cloth. and his bands of gay
ribbons. Among the other diplomats were
the Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine. Loudon, the latter in black satin,
point lace, and diamonds; the Belgian
Minister and Countess de BuiSseret, the
latter in purple velvet with the upper
part of the bodice and sleeves of duchesse
point and a tiara, necklace, chain, and
many corsage pins of superb diamonds;
Bolivian Minister and Nine. Calderon.
in white satin and pearls; the Costa
Rican Minister and his daughters, the
Misses Calvo; the Swiss Minister and
Mime. Ritter, the latter in white satin
with over drapery of gold-dotted net and
pearl ornaments; the Charge d'Affaires
and Nine Ali Kuli, Kahn, the latter in
red velvet and liberty silk, with gorgeous
embroidery of gold and pearls and a
superb necklace of rubies, pearls, and
diamonds, with the cloak of Persian blue
and cloth of gold stripes, and her sister,
Miss Ruby Breed, of Cambridge. Mass.
who wore pale blue satin with over
drapery of net studded with gold beads.
Miss Harriet deb. Keim, sea green
chiffon cloth over white satin, with
pearls and crystals; Miss Susanne Rich
ards, of Reading, Pa, house guest OF
Miss Kein, yellow embroidered chiffon
over yellow satin, with pearls; Miss
Kathryn Bland. of Reading, also house
guest of Miss Keim, hand painted white
chiffon cloth over pink silk, with trim
mings of cloth of silver; Miss Colhoun,
daughter of the late Rear Admiral Col
houn, beautiful gown OF white satin,
embroidered in gold with yoke and
sleeves of point lace, and diamond orna-
ments; Miss Helen Colhoun, an imported
decollete gown of pink brocaded satin
veiled with coral pink embroidered chif-
fon, with crystal trimmings and neck
lace and ornaments of antique Roman
crystals: Mrs Margaret hatcn, guest Of
the Misses Colhoun, and mother of Capt.
Hatch, T. s. NJ. c., black marquisette
edged with black thread lace over black
satin, diamond ornaments; Mrs. Ernest
@ Walker black jetted lace over black