Evening star., 1924-05-30
Mrs. Coolidge Holds Third
And Last Spring Reception.

Mrs. Coolidge Holds Third
And Last Spring Reception.
Undaunted by dripping skies, more
than 1000 guests We're greeted by the
President and Mrs. Coolidge yester-
day in response to invitations for the
third and last of a series of after
noon receptions. The clouds taunt-
ingly lifted at rare intervals between
showers, and streaks of sunlight
played over the lawn. where. II was
hoped. when invitations were sent
out, the guests could be received.
However, without the showers,
those attending the reception yester-
day never would have known the
inside the White House. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge stood in the
east room near the entrance for guests
and with them were Col. Sheriff. and
Capt. Andrews, who alternately IN
troduced the arrivals, a number of
the White House aides being in the
east room to assist.
The four rare marble mantelpleces
bore a burden of spring flowers, and
throughout the entertainment suite
were late spring flowers of many
hues. In the state dining room, big
branches of snowballs stood above
the baronial fireplace, and on the
side tables, while the long narrow
tables from which refreshments were
served showed bowls and vases or
pink roses, PINK CdTldtloiS anu oliicL
flowers of the same hue, mingled
with dainty white flowers
The entire state suite of drawing
rooms was thrown open to the guests,
the Marine Band being stationed in
the marble entrance hall.
Mrs Coolidge Wore for the AFTER
noon a charming dress which she
calls her net gown. 1t is or terra
verte green net, embroidered IN the
same shade of green, the rather long
hot < "a
the neck line, the short sleeves meet
ing on the shoulder and the bottom OF
the sleeve showing just bit of
slash to give the garment the new
est style. There was decided waist
line. if a little low, girdle of large
magenta and orchid-shaded roses as
big as a tea saucer alternating with
silver and green roses to form the
girdle. The net skirt fell two inches
below the deep cream satin slip over
which it was worn, and her becom-
ing hat of cream color braid was
trimmed with soft scarf of cream
chiffon which, falling to one side, was
worn wound about the throat as are
the new ScarfS. One big, loosely
petaled rose was on the right side of
the rather wide brim of the hat, the
colors being shades of orchid and
pink. Womankind observed that Mrs.
Coolidge wore no gloves and carried
a dainty beaded bag in the colors of
her gown. Her many-strapped slip
pers were of white kid.
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns Of Boston,
who, with her husband, is a White
House guest, wore an exquisite gown
of taupe- color chiffon with an all
over pattern or tracery in the same
shade and finished at the bottom of
the hem with self-color fringe sew
eral inches deep. Her hat was of
blue braid, with blue ostrich about
the crown.
The ambassador of Great Britain
had with him Lady Isabella Howard
who was attending her first recep-
ton in the White House since re-
turning to America, and with them
were several members of the embassy
had with him Lady Isabella Howard,
er Secretary of State, Mr.. Elihu Root,
and Mrs Root, the Secretary of State
and Miss Hughes, the Secretary of
Labor. number OF guests from both
the upper and lower houses of Con-
gress. diplomats, official and resident
society and a sufficient number of
officers and their families from all
branches of the service, to predomi-
nate. were seen in the vast company.
After all of those invited were re-
ceived and before leaving their
guests. the President and Mrs. Cool
idge took a short stroll on the east
terrace, but almost imm ediately after
that went to the private part OF the
mansion.
Guests wandered at will about the
drawing room suite and a few, not
realizing that the blue room is the
chamber of state in which such fri
volity is never seen, took a few turns
at dancing to the enticing strains of
the Marine Eand.
The Secretary Of State, Mr. Hughes.
and his younger daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Hughes; the Secretary of Agrfcul-
ture and Mrs. Wallace and Miss Ruth
Wallace. the Secretary of Labor, Mr..
Davis; the minister of Bulgaria and
Nine. Panaretoff. the minister of
Czechoslovakia, DIR. Chvalkovsky. and
Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed, Sem
ator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Sena
tor Samuel Shortridge. Representative
and Mrs. Samuel +. WinSlow, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John w. Summers.
Miss Summers and Mr.. Summers, Mrs.
James L. Watson, the counselor of the
British embassy and Mrs. Henry Getty
Chiffon, the third assistant secretary
of state and Mrs. j. Butler Wright.
the director Of the consular service and
Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, the director gen.
eral of the Pan-American Union, DIR.
Leo S. Rowe; District Commissioner
and Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph. Mrs. Ben
jamin Harrison, widow of former
President Harrison: Mrs. George T.
Porter, former Senator and Mrs. Atlee
Pomerene, Mrs. William A. Rodenberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Ridgeway of
Los Angeles, who are en- route to Eu-
rope: Col. and Mrs. William p
Wooten, Gen. Charles G. Sawyer, Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Miss Morgan.
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Effingham Townsend. Mrs. Frank Cor
don, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Sidwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman and
their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Wilmer Biddle of Philadelphia;
Lieut.. Don Gilmore Shingler, U. s..
A; Lieut.. John r. Vance, U. S. A.. !;
Mrs. John J. Shingler, Miss Fannie
Virginia Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
G. Walker, DR.. and Mrs. Tom Will
liams, Mrs Theodore H.. Tiller and
her house guest, Mrs. Frederick
Troupe Hines of cambridge. Ca, Miss
Flora Wilson Judge and Mrs. Stanton
c. Peelle, Miss Betty Byrne, Gen. and
Mrs. Edward Rhodes Stitt, the Misses
Stitt Mrs. Robest Love Taylor! MISS