Evening star., 1915-12-28
HANDSOME GOWNS
SEEN At RECEPTION
Gala Event Last Night at Pan
American Union Is First
L of Social Honors.
MRS. LANSING WEARS
ROBE OF RED VELVET
Elaborate Supper Served and Dane
ing Enjoyed-Many Military
Aids Present.

AldS Present.
The initial social function of the Pan
American Scientific Congress was held
last night at the Pan-American Union,
and by its brilliancy gave promise of
an interesting program to- follow.
The official host and hostess of the
evening were the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing, who were assisted
in receiving by Judge George Gray of
Delaware, the head of the United States
delegation. Today Secretary Lansing
gave a luncheon to the official delegates
at his home on 18th street, and Mrs.
Lansing will this afternoon receive
delegates. the women of their families
and their friends at Continental Me-
mortal Hall, while dinner hosts and
hostesses this evening will be Senator
and Mrs. James .Wadsworth. Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. William
Phillips, Governor of the Federal Re-
serve Board and Mrs Hamlin, Nine.
Hauge, widow of the former Norwegian
minister; Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Mrs
John B. Henderson and Commissioner
OF Patents and Mrs. Thomas Ewing.
From these homes the delegates and
those invited to meet them will go to
a reception which Mrs. Robert w. Pat
terson is to give at her beautiful resi-
dence on Dupont Circle.
. The great Hall of the Americas
where last nights reception assembly
mostly congreg egated. was without dec
grafton. Below, however, a suggestion
OF the Christmas season was given by
big red wreaths suspended in the upper
window of the facade of the building
and by softly cleaning red and green
electric lights scattered among the
palms and tall ferns massing the shad-
owy corners of the patio, whose CEN
trail fountain, with white electric lights
shining through it's translucent waters
murmured a soft accompaniment to the
strains of the Marine Band waited
down from the floor above.
Military in Great Numbers.
The most striking feature of last
nights entertainment was the great
number of Army. Navy and Marine
Corps officers on duty, with non-com-
missioned officers and privates, the lat
ter standing at attention every six
feet or so along this entrance haD and
here and there at intervals on the stairs
and In the reception rooms on the sec
ond floor.
The gathering was one in which the
government of the United States played
host and every adjunct Of official eti-
4ucttc was pEOnOunC0Q. Inc secretary
of State and Mrs. Lansing stood at the
head of the fight Of stairs on the left
of the entresol, Capt. Powell Clayton,
U s. A. making the introductions.
Judge Gray stood at Mrs. Lansing's
right hand. After the reception supper
was served and there was dancing.
Mrs. Lansing in Red Velvet.
Mrs. Lansing was beautifully gowned
In red velvet, the bright. rich shade
known as pigeon blood ruby. 1t was
made with full circular skirt, opening
over petticoat panel of cloth of sill
yer. veiled with silk net the same
shade of red 1t was cut short in front
and rippled away toward the back.
where ii lay some two feet on the floor
as a train.
tight girdle of velvet, which ran up IN
a point front and back over the upper
part. which was entirely of silver lace
and paillettes. the lace being in front
finished in point ended with a silver
tassel. which fell down well over the
girdle- Similar tassels finished the first
folds of the velvet skirt, where it
net The sleeves were butterfly effects,
reaching 10 the elbow, and were Of
tulle.
representative Washington There.
Those who gathered at the PAN
American reception were representa-
tives OF. Washington's many-sided So
cial life. They numbered diplomats,
justices. cabinet officers, senator's,
representatives. army and navy Off
GERS. and others of official circles, and
a large assembly of the residential
sets, including those whose names are
well known in the social history. and
those whose names are equally well
known in the pages of science.
Among the European diplomats were
the Italian ambassador. Count Cellere.
who was accompanied by Signor
Brambillo. and the Spanish ambassa-
dor, Senior Don Riano and Nine. Riano
Senor da Cana, the Brazilian ambassa-
dor. was unaccompanied by Nine da
Cana. but most Of the South and Gen.
companied by the women of their
families. including the Peruvian min
lister and Nine. Pezet, who had with
them their attractive young niece,
Mile. Granda Pezet.
Diplomatic Women's Gowns.
Mime. Peeet wore one Of the most
beautiful gowns seen during the even
ing. II was draped model of white
tern being wrought with threads of
metallic silver. The bodice was of sill
ver lace and rhinestone paillettes.
Nine. Riano wore a striking gown
Of dull green satin. combined with gold
lace. The front of the bodice was en-
tfrely of gold lace and the skirt was
made with a drapery. which in front
had the appearance Of a short full
OVERSIGHT, but which extended down
ward on one side and ran out into a
pointed train This was banded with
p deep edge Of gold
Miss Margaret Wilson, the President q
daughter, wore q very handsome and
becoming gown of midnight blue vel
vet. made with draped skirt and a
bodice draped over one shoulder, the
other shoulder being covered with
hlmy white lace. The diagonal line of
the velvet bodice across the corsaRs
was finished with sapphire nailheads
combined with silver, and an empiece-
ment of silver passementrie ornament
ed one hip near the waist line, where
the folds of the skirt were held in
place.
Mrs McAdoo. who accompanied her
husband, the Secretary Of the Treasury
looked pretty in q charmingly simple
little frock OF brocaded satin The
satin is pale blue, very rich in texture
and embossed with raised flowers, the
chief tone of the floral group being
deep red. a rose being tho dominant
posy. This gown Is q simple round
bodice cut straight across the breas,
and finished with sleeves of silver Lace
stoDDinR q little short of the elhou