The Washington times., 1921-12-16
n HE PRESIDENT AND MRS.

night At the first OF the 6eri IS
q. state dinners. which will be 30
important feature of the White
House winter calendar. They enter
tanned for their official family, with
the Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge.
who may be counted as honorary
members of the Cabinet, as the
ranking guests.
The company assembled in the
blue room, where the President and
Mrs. Harding Joined them: and din
ner was served at one great rec
tangular table in the state dining
room. Here flaming autumn leaves
were arranged against the dark oak
paneling and the table was decked
with poinsettias. stevia and maidel-
hair fern. With the great scarlet
blossoms, so suggestive of the APP
preaching Christmas season, the fn-
nous Dolly Madison gold service
was used, with lighted tapers In tail,
golden candelabra and epergnes fill
ed with fruit set about among the
flowers.
The stately simplicity of all the
state drawing rooms was enhanced
by the autumn leaves and flowers.
roses predominating, which formed
the decorations. And the state stair
way. which could be glimpsed from
the green room, was gay with potted
plants, poinsettias again striking n
gay note of color which was repeat
ed In the scarlet coats of the Marine
Band stationed In the corridor. Mrs.
Harding herself superintends the ar
ranging of the flowers for all White
House entertaining, which show the
touch of an artist hand.
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THE gracious Mistress of the
- White House was at her best
last evening. wearing a gown which
she had designed herself. 1t was
fash oned of heavy soft black satin.
which had almost the sheen Of
chiffon velvet, on the gracefully
draped lines which Mrs. Hard ng
affects, and long strands of bril-
liants, falling from one shoulder
and caught at the waist line by a
jeweled ornament, provided the
only garniture. The flowing sleeves
were of chiffon, W tn lines OF
brill ants Civ ng the effect Of ra n:
and there was narrow panel
train bloused a bit at the waist
line. Mrs. Harding had diamond
pins in her beautifully dressed hair
and she wore a handsome diamond
pendant in addit on to the black
velvet band W tn It's diamond slide
which she always wears about her
throat.
After the dinner a program Of
muse and recitations was given in
the East Room by Miss Mary Jor-
dan and Miss Rather ne Dayton,
with Lee 'Cronican and Miss Anne
T.ndale at the ano.
The guests were the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, the Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Hughes, the
Secretary Of the Treasury and Miss
A lisa Mellon, the Secretary OF War
and Mrs Weeks, the Attorney Cen
eral Harry M. Daugherty, the Secre-
tary OF the Navy and Mrs. DENLY,
the Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Wallace, the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Hoover, the Secre-
tary OF Labor and Mrs. Davis, SEN
ator and Mrs. Irvine L. Lenroot,
Senator and Mrs. Truman II. New.
berry, Senator and Mrs. Lawrence
c. Phipps, Senator and Mrs. Coleman
du Pont, Gen. John ]. Pershing, Con-
gresham c. Bascom Slemp, Con-
gresham and Mrs. Samuel f. Wins
low, Congressman Joseph G. Can
non and Miss Helen Cannon. Con-
grcssnan and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, the Secretary to the Presi-
dent and Mrs George p. Christian.
Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Straus, Mrs JAG. Battelle.
Mrs, James G. Frazer. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles C. Glover. Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant, Chandler Hale, Bishop
John w. Hamilton, Miss Laura Har-
Ian. Commander and Mrs. r. 8.
Holmes, Charles p. King, Miss Pat
ten, Mr.. and Mrs William McC.
Ritter, Col. and Mrs. Clarence o.
Sheriff. and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Boyce Thompson.
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TO-DAY will be marked with .
L gold star by the buds" Four
debutsntes, a record for even pre-
conference times, are making their
first little bow to society today.
Two of today's debutantes are
sisters, Miss Marcia and Miss Con-
stance Foss. the twin. daughters OF
former Congressman and Mrs. George
Edmund Foss. Miss Florence Eliza
beth Cline, daughter Of Major and
Mrs. Walter Cline. Is the third bud"
and the fourth is Miss Isabelle Craw-