Evening star., 1926-12-10
PRESIDENT GREETS DIPLOMATIC
CORPS IN BRILLIANT RECEPTION
Representatives of 50 Foreign Countries
Call at White House, Accompanied bN
Their Ladies and Stats.

| crowded for comfort and the enter
tainment was over and the White
House dark by II o'clock.
Gowns of Elegance.
Adding rich coloring, almost sump-
gowns of velvet, metal cloth, lace
stately brocades and other materials
worn with jewels and always ac-
companied by evening bags OF
loveliness and long ostrich feather
fans.
Mrs Coolidge was indeed the
grand dame in her gown of rich
white satin with a rose brocade pat
tern in gold threads. There were
two sash trains of the satin and a
cape effect, the bodice of the gown
with round neck line and sleeveless
She wore long white gloves, as did
the ladies of the cabinet. which
means to reinstate gloves for state
functions, the fashion having lapsed
during and since the World War.
Mrs. Dawes i'm Rich Apparel.
Mrs. Dawes, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent. wore a gown of white iridescent
spangles, made on straight lines and
having a round neckline. From the
shoulders hung a panel train of tur-
uuoise blue velvet.
Mrs. Kellogg, wife Of the Secre-
tary of State, wore a gown OF blue
and gold embroidered in crystal heads.
Mrs. Dwight F.. Davis. wife OF the
Secretary of War, wore white and
gold brocade, fashioned simply with
long, close fitting sleeves of fine gold
lace.
Mrs. Sargent, wife Of the Attorney
To-, NJ
brocaded in gold, the bodice made
with a round neckline, and the skirt,
which f1ared at the bottom, banded
with wide gold lace, girdle of gold
beads finishing the gown.
Mrs. New, wife of the Postmaster
General, was in a handsome gown,
combination of black and white silk,
the bodice made Of the white and the
slightly draped skirt of the black lace.
Mrs. Wilbur, wife Of the Secretary
Of the Navy, had "a gown of gold and
brown net, made along straight lines
and over a slip Of rose-pink satin.
The skirt, with ruffles of the net and
a soft drapery of the net falling from
the left shoulder. was caught at the
waist line in a large bow, the ends
forming a short train at the side of
the gown. She had in her hair a large
Mrs. Jardine, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture, wore a gown. of heavy
white crepe de chine embroidered in
crystals and tiny silver beads, the
bodice made with a v neckline and
the three tiers in the skirt edged with
bead fringe. She wore q corSage
bouquet of orchids and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the Secretary
of Commerce, was in periWinkle blue
chiffon.
Mrs. James J. Davis, wife Of the
Secretary of Labor, was unusually
lovely in gown of white moire, the
bodice made close.fitting with a round
neckline outlined with rhinestones
and pearls. The skirt was fashioned
with flares over each hip, falling into
ripples and cut into points at the
bottom. She carried a large purple
ostrich feather fan.
Worn by Diplomats Wives.
Baroness de Cartier, wife of the
Of Belgium, wore a gown
of deep rose chiffon velvet made with
straight bodice, low waist line and
slightly circular skirt. Small figures
were brocaded in dull sgold on the
bodice, the decolletage outlined with
a dainty pattern of the gold, and the
skirt almost covered with the gold
brocade. From the left shoulder hung
a scarf of tulle to match the velvet
and she wore diamond tiara.
Sonora de Tellez, wife of the Ambas-
sador of Mexico, was in gold net pail
letted heavily with gold sequins. Nobil
Donna Antoinette de Martino, wife of
the Ambassador of Italy, was in a blue
spangled robe, and wore a diamond
tiara.
Baroness Nathan, wife Of the Am
bassador of Germany, wore gown of
white satin embroidered in emeralds,
pearls and rhinestones, a diamond cor
onet and string of pearls. Nine. Mat