Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

| Juan RianO Gayangos. the new Spanish
minister. whose pretty romance with his
american wife. who accompanies him
began right here in Washington wher
she was charming Alice Ward and he
| the popular secretary of the Spanish le-
| cation. Now he is minister. Senior RianC
! Will wear the splendid gold-embroidered
| uniform which marks his rank and will
| be accompanied. besides his wife. by
! Senior don Francisco de Zea Berrnudez
| first secretary.
| Ecuador will send it's greetings by d
new minister in the person of Senior DIR.
Don Rafael Maria Arizaga, who has an
entirely new staff, composed of Senior
Don Alfredo Flores v Caamano, first
secretary; Senior Don Carlos Cordovez,
| second secretary: Senior Don Rafael Flo
| renciO Arizasa. attache, and son of the
| minister. and Daniel Cordcva Toral at
tache.
| H. H. Bryn. recently raised to the rank
| of minister and sent by the Norwegian
government, will assist at the New Year
reception for the first time. and will be
accompanied by Nine Bryn and an en-
| tirely new staff. with Mr. ALBERT as sec
rotary and Wilhelm Thorlief de Munthe
de MCrgenStierne. attache.
Besides the new ministers, other newly
arrived diplomats who will be in line at
| the reception tomorrow are Capt Arturo
Cuevas, naval attache for Chile. who.
with Sencr Yoacham as charge d'affaires,
is in mourning for the late minister,
SeHol >IuL, WilO Oieu SuuOeIllS wv
weeks ago: Jonkheer ". ". van Weede.
Netherlands secretary: Gen. Juan f..
Parades, from Honduras: Edgar n.
Numa, secretary of the Haitian legation,
and Alexander Vouros, first secretary
and charge d'affaires for Greece
But even all of these notable male fig
ures in their brave uniforms. with
clanking swords and silver and gold
spurs and gorgeous helmets and decora-
tons, would pass with half the noti"e
were it not for the charming women who
accompany them. Baroness Hengelmul-
Ter. in a splendid new costume: Nine.
JuSSerand. in chic costume Of one
tone and fresh from the most famous
of French shops; the wife of the Italian
ambassador. with her charming daugh-
ter, each in rich furs and jewels. and
the handsome wife and daughter of the
German ambassador. whose gowns are
faultless. the pageant would lack the
human interest touch which makes all
hearts beat warm.
Miss Helen Taft. with her two BROTH
ers. Robert Taft and Charles Taft. will
be in the blue room with a party of
friends. and they will greet the diplo-
mats befors they hurry away to the
breakfast al the home of the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Knox.
The diplomatic corps will be entertained
at breakfast tomorrow at l O'Clock at
the home of Secretary of State and Mrs.
Knox.
Mrs. Huntington Wilson. Mrs. Chandler
Hale and Mrs. David Graham AGee will
assist.
New Year receptions will be held at the
homes of the Secretary of the Treasury
and of the Navy, the Attorney General.
the Secretary of the Interior and Com
merce and Labor. Secretary and Mrs.
Dickinson are in mourning and their
home will not be open this winter
The Vice Pre- sident and Mrs. Sherman
will receive tomorrow and will have with
them Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sherman Mr..
and Mrs. Sheriff. Sherman. Mr.. and Mrs
Brewer. Mr.. and Miss Hawk, Miss Ger
trude Miller and Miss Florence Miller of
Utica. all of whom are their house guests
Mrs. Charles A. Culberson, Mrs. George
w. Fairchild, Mrs. John w Weeks, Miss
Weeks. Mrs. Henry Sherman Boutell,