Evening star., 1925-01-23

q. The President and Mrs. Coolidge
| held their annual reception in honor
of the judiciary last night with one
OF the largest and most brilliant COM
Adding luster to the austere dignity
| of the Supreme Court and other
| branches OF legal life in Washington
was the attendance of diplomats, an
unusual number of Senators and Rep
| resentatives, Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Officers, and we'll known per-
sons from other branches Of official
and resident society.
The details for the reception were
carefully arranged, and started with
the grand march Of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge with cabinet members
and their ladies' into the blue room, where
the first guests received were the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court and Mrs.
William Howard Taft. To both JUS
tice and Mrs. Taft the experience was
familiar one, made 30 by four years
residence In the mansion during the
time Mr.. Taft was chief OF the Nation
and Mrs Taft first lady OF the land. The
Attorney General (who soon is to sit on
the Supreme Court bench), with Mrs.
Stone beside him, stood in line with the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, while other
members Of the cabinet and their ladies
mingled in the blue room.
Clear Blue Room of Guests.
To avoid the crush usually attend
ant upon official receptions, a plan,
not untried before, OF clearing the
blue room of all guests except those
directly assisting, obtained. 1t was
found that In the din of conversation.
mingled with the strains of the Ma
rine Band, the names could not be
understood when announced, and
with their usual care and personal at
tention the President and Mrs. Cool
idge wished to call those presented
by name.
The few diplomats who were seen
in the blue room included the Am
bassador of Belgium, Baron de Car
tier; the Minister Of Bulgaria and
Nine Panaretof, the Minister OF
Panama and Sonora de Alfaro and
the Minister of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, DR.. Pavichich.
Others in Invited List.
Others asked TO the blue room In
cluded the Senate and House Judiciary
committees, the Speaker and Mrs.
Gillett, the president pro tempore OF
the Senate, and the Misses Cummink
the Director of the Budget and Mrs.
Lord, the new secretary to the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Curtis and the wives OF
the White House aides. Admiral and
| Mrs. Eberle. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Hines,
Maj. Gen. Lejeune and family. Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, Mrs.
Frederick D. Grant and her daughter,
Princess CantacuZene; DR.. David
Jayne Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer.
Almost the only innovation at last
nights reception was the dancing In
the east room, the Marine Band mu-
sicians moving into the lofty cham
Der after the President and Mrs.
Coolidge left the blue room, all their
guests having been received, and
playing real up-to-date jazz, which
sent several hundred guests who had
fingered scurrying over the floor IN
the very latest steps.
Costumes of Executive Ladies'
Mrs. Coolidge was particularly
charming in a gown of white satin
brocaded in gold, the neck line of the
bodice cut square in the front, point
ed at the back and fashioned without
sleeves. The skirt was slightly drop
ed to one side and square train hung
from the shoulders forming a bateau
neck line In the back. The train was
| lined with fine gold lace, the lace
showing through in narrow pointed
panel, broad at the top and reaching
almost to the bottom, where 1t mar
rowed into a point. She carried an
arm bouquet of pale yellow roses,
shading to gold in the center.
Mrs. Stone, who received with the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, wore a
| becoming gown of rose and gold bro
caded made on straight lines with g
short train. She carried orchids.
Mrs. Hughes gown was of salmon
| color crepe made on graceful lines.
with a band of crystals marking the
rather low waist line. Miss Mellon
wore a striking gown OF gold metal
cloth made on slender lines, with
front and hack nanelS of fine gold