Evening star., 1922-01-27

The President and Mrs. Harding
held the second of their prescribed
state levees at the White House last
night. the event being in honor of
the Supreme Court and other judi
ciary of the District. While the re-
ception was exceedingly brilliant,
many diplomats with the rank of
ambassador and minister attending,
and there were other notable folk
of the world present to pay homage
to the bench, the thing which most
profoundly impressed those with
long-seasoned vision and knowledge
Of state functions. was the consumate
care with which each small detail
was thought out for the comfort of
the guests by the mistress of the
White House.
While losing mono Of the dignity
Of the grand march down the state
stairway and into the blue room,
the grouping Of the guests Of honor
and many judicial folk Of other
cities-in the red corridor and state
dining room rather added to the
charming effect, furnishing colorful
background for the procession az 1t
passed IhTOuSn lno
In the red room were gathered
members of the Supreme Court and
the older bodies of the judiciary.
while the large company overf1owed
into the state dining room and corrt-
dor. The decorations were charm
ingly carried out in the various
drawing rooms in pink roses and car.
nations, with relief of branches OF
oak leaves and ferns.
Guests Arrive EaPfy.
The early assembling of the guests
Of honor also gave them the oppor-
tpnity Of watching the grand march
u the executive family to the blue
room. After the bugle call the
President and Mrs. Harding, preceded
ing to the air of Hail to the Chief"
proceeded to the blue room. The line
was particularly short on account of
the absence from the city Of the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge and
members Of the cabinet
Immediately following the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding were the Sec
retary Of State and Mrs. Hughes and
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon. who for the first time had
his daughter with him as his official
hostess. After them walked the Sec
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY and the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Wallace.
The President and Mrs. Harding
passed Immediately through the
group of guests in the blue room to
another change from the judicial re-
ceptions of the past was the fact
that the Attorney General, Mr.. Harry
NJ. Daugherty, stood in line with
them as the only member of the
cabinet and while fulfilling his Off.
o}o d,,ty o1So co1ahrotod in
never before recorded in social his
tory his sixty-second birthday ami.
versary.
Mrs. Harding GOwned in Pink.
Mrs. Harding wore a stately but
simple gown of pink velvet of a
delicate shade. draped over lace. the
design departing from the string or
stead a narrow and short train be-
ing q part Of the draped skirt itself.
The outline Of the gown was un-
deniably French and very becoming.
With it she wore a collar of black
velvet, with diamond ornaments. and
plumes, which the President carried
for her after the reception was over
and. they again marched In line of
precedence up the state stairway.
Mrs. Hughes wore deep rose pfnk
little to one side at the back. The
bodice, which was mada surplice, had
q trimming Of crystals. Miss Mellon
wore a gown OF ivory velvet. the
skirt moderately short and cut in
points at the hem line and enbroid.
cred in tiny crystal beads and
trimmed with ermine tails. The
bodice was also surplice, with clus-
ters OF the ermine tails on each shoul-
der. Her only ornament was a string
Of pearls.
MrA Weeks was in black satin
made severely plain and with a square
train hanging from the shoulders
The only trimming was jade green
fringe knotted and hanging from the
shoulders almost to the hem Of her
skirt, held here and there with mar
row bands Of jets. She wore diamond
and pearl ornaments. Mrs. DENLY was
in black net. made bouffant at the
sides and with flowing sleeves of the
net: A panel back and front. from
shoulders to hem, was of net embroid-
cred in cut steel. Mrs. Wallace wore
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