The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-09

avoid handshaking. Instead, she
soon pulled off one glove TO give
each kt1Aat q warm handshake
with her bare right hand.
Mrs. Hughes was wearing white
last night and carried for contrast q
bouquet OF bright red roses. Her
gown was OF georgette over satin
embroidered in crystals in long
lines, which gave the effect OF sum.
mer rain.
Cabinet Group. Joined at Once
By blue Room Guests"
The Cabinet group once broken
up in the Blue Room and busy
greeting the small company already
assembled there. q good opportunity
was afforded to see what the rest
OF the. Cabinet women had on. Both
Mrs. New and Mrs. Stone were in
white, like Mrs. Hughes, but each
gown showed marked individuali.v.
Mrs. Stones costume was OF white
EgeerEette. made In tiers, the mate
rial shading to palest yellow at the
hem. Mrs. New wore q becoming
brocaded gown, q drapeQ model,
with Q long train lined with black
chiffon and with touches, Of black in
the girdle and the corsaee ornal
naents. Mrs. Weeks had on a hand
some gown of orchid velvet, made
on lines somewhat similar to Mrs.
Coolidge's costume. Mrs. Hoover
had on. gown Of dull silver lace,
straight Of line, with the pattern
picked cut In black, and wore as
her only ornament a long rope OF
silver filagree balls.
Mrs. wilbur was becomingiy
gowned In black and Mra. Davis had
on sleeveless costume OF gold lace,
the gold deepening in tone toward
the hem. She carried great feather
Miss Mellon, always sIl1Artly gowned.
Fashioned of one OF the new soft
metal cloths. 1t was dull silver:
shot with green, above the low
waist line shading to dull gold be-.
low. There was no trimming except
the beaded ornament which held the
graceful drapery over one hip. Green
kid slippers carried out the suggestion.
of green in the bodice and she wore
gold coIored hose.
The Blue Room guests? Well, it
was rather difficult to keep track
or them, since the room 50 soon filled
up with the diplomatic contingent
line. But the Speaker and Mrs. Oil
lett were there, Mrs. Gillett handsome
and distinguished as always In an
orchid velvet gown, with ornaments
OF brilliants, and wearing some good
diamonds and pearls. And saw,
the Misses Cummins, sister Of Sen
ator Albert B. Cummlns, president
pro tenn of the Senate. And Mrs.
Pierce Butler, wife Of Justice Butler,
with Miss Margaret Butler. And c.
.Bascom Slemp, Secretary to the
President, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
w. .steafns. -
Miss Elizabeth Hughes, her white
frock beaded In pale green, was
pointing out celebrities to Miss Edna
Wilbur, wearing a smart black
gown. Miss Laura Harlan and Miss
Mary Randolph, Mrs. Coolidge's sec
retaries, soon drlfted into the Green
room next door and, standing close
to the ropes, found that they had
established something like a second
receiving line, many were the guests
who paused to give them greeting.
When the late President and Mrs.
Harding did away with the custom
of serving supper at the State re.
ceptions, the innovAtion---or rather
the return to a precedent which
had prevailed before the lavish
regime of the Tafts-was rather
generally deplored. 1t has, however,
worked out to great advantage.
theoretically it may be more hos
pitable 20 offer refreshment to ones
guests, but practically the change
has made for far greater dignity
and enjoyment since the old time
jam around the supper tables has
been entirely eliminated, and 1t 10
now possible to wear ones best
Paris gown to the White House
without the fear OF having 1t torn
off ones back.
The use Of the great state dining
room for the assembling of the
special guests of the evening-in
this instance the Diplomatic Corps
has made possible, too. a IRE
routing of traffic." which, with the
staggering" OF the hours Of ar.
rival. has gone far toward cutting
down the long hours of standing
in line which in the cid days made
a White House reception something
Of an endurance test.
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