Evening star., 1926-10-20

! training at court, beginning at hel
! birth and continuing as she herself
! became a Kings consort. the Queen
arrived at the White House promptly
! at o'clock, accompa MED by Princess
| Ileana and Prince Nicholas They
went at once to the red room and the
| Rumanan national anthem was play
ed. They were then taken to the
blue room, where the invited guests
| were assembled in a circle. Capt. VIII
| son Brown, the Presidents naval aide
made the circuit Of the room, intro
ducing the guests to the Queen. The
Queen then took her station at the
right of the doorway and with the
Marine Band Orchestra play ying The
Star Spar ngled Banner the President
and Mrs. Coolidge joined the company
first meeting the Queen and the prince
and princess and circling the room I,
welcome the other guests.
Ornaments of Queen.
The company at once went to the
state dining room, where all the set
ting for a great state occasion met
the view.
| The Queen and Princess 1leana and
Prince Nicholas with the members of
the suite were greeted by thousa nds
of residents of the Capital who waited
! on the outside Of the tall iron rail
ing surrounding the grounds and
cheered Her Royal Highness as she
drove into the grounds. There was
a light in her limousine and the regal
| splendor of her costume was ap.
parent.
Her Royal Highness wore a regal
! looking robe, a PatOu model. of heavy
white crepe almost covered with a de-
sign of hrilliants and tiny white
beads. fashioned with round neck
much lower in the back than at the
| front and made without sleeves.
Sweeping wing draperies covered the
arms and fell to the bottom of the
skirt which was finished in three
deep scallops at both the front and
back. She wore a bandeau or mOdi
fed tiara of diamonds and pearls and
many strands of pearls were wound
about her throat and hung low on the
bodice. Her wrap, fashioned almost
| like a cape. was also a Patou model,
! of gold and cream white velvet bro
cade with a broad collar Of sable,
which exteNded in broken line down
! the front ih panels that fiared at the
bottom. and extended to the sides of
| the garment. There We're no sleeves.
! but the sable marked long Sits
| through which she thrust her arms.
Princess 1leana wore II rather girliSf
gown of blue georgette embroidered ir
cut steel and crystals. There was i
| large ornament of the steel and rrys
| tails across the front at the low waist
| line, and bands of the trimming fel
| from the round neck of the bodice Il
the bottom of the skirt, parting below
! the large ornament to show an under
| e >loif fN1 hi
fashioned of white crepe with large
white collars and cuffs of SwansdoWn
Mrs. Coolidge's Dress.
Mrs. Coolidge was lovely in a gowr
of graceful outline, fashioned Of white
| groSgrain silk. very heavy and sof
| and showing a hrocade of flowers ir
! large clusters, in pastel shades. There
were two long panel trains lined witt
| lavender silk and she wore two rope!
Of pearls hanging low on the bodice
The White House dra wing room
suite was not more elaborately deco
rated for the reception of the Queer
than is usual for state functions. Ir
the blue room, where the royal guest:
were received, there were pale pink
roses on the mantel and on low stand.
alternating with the palms in the
circular window were huge bowls o
pink cosmos flowers. The great Sevre.
vases in the east room, presented tt
| President Garfield by the Presiden1
of France bore cosmos blossoms ir
| white, and on the four mantels O
| rare marble were arranged fern anC
| pink da hliaS. In the green room were
| pink roses, and in the red corridor
dull red cosmos and dahlias mingled
with ferns and palms. large bow
Of scarlet carnat tions adorning a table
near the stately grandfather clock
bought In President Arthurs time.
Use Gold Service.
The complete gold service was uset
| for the table. the long mirror with its
railing of gold. rejecting pink roses
and blue delphinium in gold vases
and low built plaques. and the -four
heavy candelabrum were filed witt
| tall gold-colored candles. Four com
| potes of gold. two at either end o1
the ohlong table, were filled with Bel
sian grapes of dark purple hue. The
new cut glass table service was used
Attractive in the dining room, hanging
over the mantle, was LaZlO's portrait
of President Coolidge.
The President escorted the Queen t(
the dining room where she was seated
at his right. The invited guests in
cluded: Her ROYAL llighness Princess
leana, His Royal liighness Prince
Nicholas. the Vice President and Mrs
Dawes, Mrs. Nicholas LOngWorth. the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg
the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of War. Dwight r. Davis
the Attorney General and Mr.. Sar
gent, the Postmaster General and Mrs
~ v,c
Mrs. Wilbur the Secretary of the In
terror, DR.. Hubert Work; .the Secre
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Iardine
the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Dav
is. Mrs. William r. Borah. Senator anC
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Representa-
tive Stephen G.. Porter, Representa-
tive and Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum
the Charge d'Affaires of Great Brit
ain and Mrs. Chilon. the Charge
d'Affaires Of Rumania, Nine. Procopiu
and Nine. Lahovary, ladies-in-waitine
to H. NJ. Queen Of Rumania, thu
Secretary to the President and Mrs
Sanders. the Assistant Secretary o.
state and Mrs. Wright. Mr.. Laptow
Col. Athanaseco and Prof. Petresco
members of the royal party; Real
Admiral Andrew T. Long and Lieut.
| Col. Arthur Poillon. United State:
| the Queen of Rumania; Miss Mary
Randolph, Col. Sherwood A. Cheney
and capt. Wilson Brown.
Following the dinner the Presiden
and Prince Nicholas led the way Il
the Library on the second floor of tf'
mansion, where the company smoked
and chatted. and Mrs. Coolidge, will
the Queen and the ladies Of the com
| pany, repaired to the blue room fol
| conversation. where they were latel
| Joined by the President and the 1neI
OF the company. Just after that thu