The Washington herald., 1913-01-08

matte Corps.
The magnificent decorations used OF
the table in the state dining-room wer,
Cattleya orchids and Farleyenso ferns.
most distinguished company wa.
| assembled, those present being:
The President and Mrs. Taft.
The Ambassador Of the French Re
public and Nine. Jusserand.
The Ambassador of Great Britain ant
Il Mrs. Bryce.
The Imperial German Ambassador.
The Ambassador of Turkey.
| The Ambassador of Brazil. -
The Ambassador Of Russia and Nine
Bakhmetef.
The Japanese Ambassador.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Knox
The Minister Of Costa Rica and Nine
de Calvo.
The Minister of Portugal.
The Minister of Bolivia and Mime. de
Calderon.
The Minister Of Salvador
The Minister Of the Netherlands and
Nine. Loudon.
The Minister Of Venezuela
The Chinese Minister and Mime. Chang.
The Minister OF Spain and Nine. de
Riano.
The Minister of Norway and Nine.
Bryn.
The Minister of Nicaragua and Mrs.
dc Castrilo.
The Minister OF Cuba.
The Minister of Uruguay and Nine. de
Pena-
The Minister OF Haiti
The Minister OF Guatemala and Nine.
Luiz Mendez.
The Minister of the Dominican Repub-
lice and Nine. Peynado.
The Minister of Peru and Mime. de
lPezet
The Minister Of Sweden
The Siamese Minister.
The Minister OF Honduras.
The Minister of Denmark.
The Minister of Panama.
The Charge d'Affaires OF Italy.
The Charge dAffaires Of Austria Hun
gary.
The Charge drAnaires Of Persia and
Nine. Ali Kuh Khan.
The Charge d'Anfaires of Gfeece.
The Charge d'Affaires of Switzerland.
The Charge d'Affaires of the Argen-
tine Republic and Mrs. Malbran.
The Charge d'Affaires OF Mexico and
Mime. de la Cueva.
Senator Cullom.
Senator Lodge.
Senator Bacon.
Senator Burton.
Senator and Mrs. McCumber
Representative and Mrs. Richard Bar
tholdt.
/ representative ana MITE D. ndinpton
Moore
Representative Henry d. Flood.
| The Assistant Secretary OF State.
1 The Director of the Pan-American
| Union.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Taft.
| Mr. and Mrs. John F. wilkins
| Mrs. More.
| Miss Louise Taft.
Miss Helen Taft.
| Mai. Thomas l.. Rhoads.
| After the dinner the guests adjourned
to the East Room. where Miss Ruth
| Draper gave most entertaining and orig
inal monologues. The programme was
| as follows: "a French Dressmaker,"
"A Southern Girl at a Dance" "A Dali
! matian Peasant In the Hall OF q Hos
| pital," "a Servian Scene,' "A Class in
| Greek Poise'' An English House Par
ty.' "A French Actress at Home" "a
| Scotch Immigrant"
Mrs. Knox, wife of the Secretary of
State. will receive this afternoon from I
until s o'clock. She will be assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Chandler Hale. Mrs.
r. S. Reynolds Hit, Miss Sheriff., and
Miss Maury.
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
| Meyer, is now stopping with Represen-
tative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson
were hosts last night at one of the
| handsomest private cotillions given in
Washington in recent years. Since
adopting the National Capital as their
winter residence their home in Sheridan
Circle has been the scene OF most gra-
cious hospitality.
| Southern smilax was used most artisti-
cally in decorating the spacious music
room. and the large fireplace was bank
ed with palms. The yellow shaded cleo
tric lights threw a soft glow over the
scene, and harmonious pastel shades
were used, not only in the decorations
Of the house, but in the selection OF the
favors as we'll
Schroeder's Orchestra played through
out the evening, and general dancing
was enjoyed until midnight. when a
buffet supper was served, after which
came the much-anticipated cotillion.
Mr.. Basil Miles led the cotillion with
Mrs. Stephen Pell. Of New York. who Is
visiting her parents. Col. and Mrs.
Thompson, and they were assisted by MI
]. Thomas, also of New York.
A huge screen at one end of the room
was covered with the many beautiful
and unusual favors imported from LIB
erty's Gin London for the occasion.
The favors for the nrst ngure were
lovely English pincushions for the girls
and dainty Dresden flower pots OF diff
ferent designs for the men |
In the second figure fascinating minia- |
ture Knox bandboxes containing garde- |
MAS for the men and small chintz band |
boxes flied with boutonieres for the girls
were the favors
Next came exquisite hand-painted Dres-
den china flower baskets, the companion |
favor being canes tied with American
Beauty and green ribbon bows Tor the
men.
The souvenir favors used in the fourth |
figure were lovely gold card cases Tor
the girls and handsome black suede card
cases lined with gray for the men.
The driving figure with reins and whip |
provoked much merriment.
The fayors for the next figure were
novel in the extreme, the girls favors /
being toy English sheep dogs, who pre-
septed a most realistic appearance, and
their woolly throats were decorated with
pink and biue cravats. The men received /
most unique handkerchief bags in the
form of small. perfectly made neghge
shirts of all shades.
Animal pincushion favors were used In
the next figure for both girls and men.
Then came handsome gilt shepherdess'
crooks tied with wild flowers and broad
satin streamers of pastel shades for the
girls, and riding crops for the men
The guests were Miss Helen Taft, the
Superintendent Of the United States
Naval Academy and Mrs. Gibbons. Mr..