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

ia the other three measure OF I.
Rut for al. that the diplofnaslc.
rAcanticrs remains the most pic
turesuue--and the most desirable.
Of the series, partly because 1t is
the first, but more especially De.
canaa IL u the only one-saves OF
course. the daytime reception OF
Nav Year-which the diplomats
attend in a body and IN their col
orfui court dress. And looking
the guests over, some 1000 strons,
IAat niaht, it really didn't seem
that there could be anybody lett
to attend the other recepdons.
There was also certain historic
i.tareaf to the occasion. since Il
marked the last appearance o1 M.
T,iraerand. the retiring French am.
hsssador. who had first presented
his embassy group to President
Mckinley, at the head OF the ~ ~
az diplomats. The specla GUESS
were. of course, receives eV llae.
President and Mrs. COohdge Oy s
bassios and Legations ana IN or s,..s
OF precedence establisneo Dy nessA
Of service. -.
Ca.or Of Function Due 70 Uniforms;
necorntions Are Severely siinple.s
rrinr was the keynote OF this
hrsIIiaIt and very delightful function
iast avat1inr-@coIor due entirely %
ths differing uniforms and decorar
sla,,a ~ the guests or honor, the
,.lga gowns and splendid Jewels 81
,ha vonoen in the company since the
V0bife House was never more severe
in its dignified simplicity.
There'II be no extra appropriation
far flowers in the Coolidge Admins.
frationi One glowing bowl OF req
roaea in a niche in the corridor,
mink roses on the table in the state
dining room. q few cut flowers IN
fhe various drawing rooms-anu
that was all except Tor ferns ana
potted plants banked on the man
tells. Not a flower IN the a ast
Room, but only the featherly eIes.H H
az Australian ferns to accentuale.
the stately simplicity Of the great
apartment. -.
coats of the Marine Band-Lieuten-
ant SanteIfaan directing
brilliant sport Of color, with Inc
atafs and Stripes and the President's
flag. the one carried by unifQrmed
soldier and the -0thersbX . JACKIE.
TO contribute a note OF Military
r1onnn repeated- In the smart uni
forms of the group Of military anu
naval aides on duty.
II was a stately little procession
which came down the statrWay
precisely at o'clock to make IL
vgav TO the Blue Room to the fanil-a
lar HAL the Chief" The two
aides, Colonel Clarence Sheriff. ana
Captain Adolphus Andrews, who
were afterward to make the intro.
ductiens, led the way and following
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
came the. members Of the Cabinet.
with their wiYes-the Secretary or
State and Mrs. Hughes. secretary
Mellon of the Treasury, with his
tail young daughter on his arm;
the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Weeks, the Attorney General am
Mrs. stone, the Postmaster General
and Mrs New, the Secretary OF thu
Navy and Mrs. Wilbur, Doctor HUI
bert Work. Secretary OF the In
terior, walking with the Secretary
OF Agriculture, Howard Gore; and
the Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Davis bringing up the rear.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes Received
With President and Mrs. Coolidge.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes re-
ceived with the President and Mrs.
CooIidge-being the members or the
Cabinet family most closely in
touch with the diplomatic group.
Mrs. Coolidge, who has given up
the simple black and white she
wore as mourning for her boy, was
gowned in blue-a larkspur blue
chiffon velvet, very becoming az
to color and soft and graceful as
10 material. The gown was sim.
ply made, sleeveless, square cut an
10 neck line, conservative as to
length, with q graceful square
train hung from the shoulders and
slightly bloused at the low waist
line. Her slippers and hose were
silver and she wore no ornaments
except long earrings of some blue
stone and a favorite pin-the seal
OF the United States worked out In
small diamonds. Mrs. Coolidge
carried a .sheaf of white roses in
the curve OF her right arm, but
she did not use her bouquet, as
Mrs. Roosevelt was wont to do, to