The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-14
WILSON ENTERTAINS
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
First state Reception Of His Ad-
ministrati0n Held in
White House.
MANY NEW FACES SEEN
Court Costumes and Uniforms
Vie With WOmen's Gowns
in Splendor.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-!rhe first state
| reception OF President Wilson'S Admins
tration was given tonight In honor Of
the Diplomatic Corps. II was the first
official social gathering since Mr.. Wilson
| was inaugurated.
There were many strange faces In the
Blue Room and many others hitherto
familiar were conspicuous by their alb
sencc. The arrangements for the recep-
, ton were much the same as those of the
receptions OF President Tafts Admins
tration. There was a buffet supper IN the
State dining room and dancing in the
East Room after the last guests had been
greeted by the President and Mrs. Wilson
and the members OF the Cabinet and their
wives in the receiving line at the entrance
to the Blue Room.
Three new Ambassadors with their
wives made their frs, official appearance
In public. These wcr, the Austro-Iun-
gatian Ambassador and MINE Thcodor
pumba 'hc British Ambassador and Lady
Spring Rice. and the spanish Ambassador
and Mime. De Riano.
Many Fashionable Gowns.
The gowns Of many of the women
| marked the high water line of the pre-
vailing fashions The court costumes OF
| the Ambassadors and Ministers and the
| full dress uniforms of the naval and mill
tary attaches Of the embassies and le-
cations We'd with the superb gowns of the
| women in the splendor OF their color com
! binations.
Mrs. Wilson and the women OF the Cabi-
net circle bore out the conventional note OF
democracy and were not robed in the ex
treme of fashion IN "A single instance. Mrs.
wilson who never looked better, was in
7 cloth of silver with "A lrnnerN hlta
brocaded chiffon In tunic style made with
graceful lines and "A moderate train.
/ Miss Wilson was in white crepe dc
chine with trimmings OF gold lace and
pearls. Miss Eleanor Wilson wore French
/ blue crepe de chine with trimmings OF
iridescent bead embroidery. Miss Helen
( Woodrow Bones. niece OF the President
/ completed the color picture. in green bro
caded chiffon with lace trimmings.
Mrs Marshall. wife OF the Nice-Presi-
dent. wore an exquisite gown OF white
brocaded satin with silver design, n panel
down the front OF the skirt OF point
desprit covered with an embroidery of
silver and crystals. the bodice made Of
/ tulle and silver lace.
! Mrs. Bryan In Crepe de- Chine.
Mrs Bryan. wife OF the Secretary OF
state. wore soft French gray crepe de
chine with embroidery allover in a de-
tulle OF the same shade finished with point
de venise. a corsage of orchids and anne
thysts and pearls for jewels.
| Mrs. Garrison. wife OF the Secretary
of War. wore blue velvet brocade on cloth
of silver with point lace. the bodice OF
silver lace and rhinestones with diamond
ornaments
:, Mrs. Daniels. wife OF the Secretary OF
the Navy. was in black velvet with poin
lace
Mrs. Lane. wife OF the Secretary tn,
Interior. wore cloth ~ gold, with the lower
part of tn. skirt Of creamy satin hrocads
the bodice VA pal" tints OF lavender and
pink chiffon and embroidery
Mr.. Houston. wife Of the Secretary o,
Agriculture. wur. blue hrocadcd crepe d,
chine with trimmings of rh!nestones and
pearls on the bodice.
Mrs. RCdfeld wife OF tho Secretary %,
Commerce. wore blue chiffon velvet with
bodice of silver lace and chiffon over
bands OF dainty embroidery IN pale Orien-
tai tntS
Mrs. Wilson. wife OF the Secretary Of
Labor. wore soft gray crepe d. chine. with
embroideries in Oriental colors.
Ambassadors' wives Present.
Mime. Jusserand. wife OF the French
Ambassador. the ranking lady of the Dip
Tomato Corps. wore "A graceful gown o.
blue velvet. with tunic drapery OF beaded
net ~ the same shade trimmed with silver
fringe ornaments OF diamonds in a tiara
and necklace.
! The Countess Won Bcrnstorff. wife Of the
German Ambassador wore white hrocaded
satin and gold, with train OF green tulls
heavily beaded with crystal beads and
caught in loops ot pearls and crystals
diamond necklace and tiara of diamonds
Nine. ia CANA, wife of the Brazilian
Ambassador. appearing for the first time
AT n White House reception. wore black
charmeuse aud tulle. with thichly studded
ldrapori-s OF tulle in ihinestones and :,
wonderful butterfly Of black tule and
. rh.nestones ON tn. back OF IN" bodice al
the waist line.
| Lady Spring Rice. wife Of III, British
: Ambassador, wore black velvet with bodic,
, and panel Of point lace" diamond nrns'
m.nts, tiara and necklace.
Miss Agnes n. Wilson. daughter Of tn,
Secretary or Labor. wore canary Color.,
SILK. with uverdress and bodice OF whit,
lchantily lace
Mrs. Champ Clark. wife Of the Speaker
, wore blue satin with tunic drapcry o
black lace. Miss CLARK was In ros,
colored satin and chiffon with silver trim
mings