Evening star., 1927-12-09
STATE DIPL LOMATIC RECEPTION
!, AT WHITE HOUSE IS BRILLIANT
Social and Political Lights of All Civilized
Nations Present As Guests
s" of President.

Britain and Lady Isabella Howard,
were received, the members of the
| embassy staff following. This was
the first time Sir Esme Howard has
appeared at diplomatic reception as
dean of the corps.
Former Cabinet Members Attend.
The President had rallied about him
men of cabinets of the past, such as
Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of
State in the Harding administration;
| Robert Lansing. Secretary of State in
the Wilson administration; Frank
Hitchcock, Postmaster General in the
Taft administration; Edwin T. Mere
dith, Secretary Of Agriculture, and
William Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of
the Treasury, in the Wilson admins
tration, and other men who displayed
prominent parts in political and Off
cial life, who promenaded the rooms
of the mansion and held veritable re-
ceptions that would have done credit
to them under any circumstance.
Senators were there in number, and
since President Coolidge announced
his choice of not choosing to run.
there were several guests who do not
enter similar objection, and something
like an electric thrill went through the
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth met and
locked arms for a laughing confer
ence. The chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee, former Sen
ator William NJ. Butler, was here,
there and everywhere, but always sur.
rounded by men of affairs. Senator
Oddie of Nevada, Senator Frederick
Fl. Gillett of Massachusetts and 9TH
ers were in conversation with Cam
eron Forbes, former Governor General
of the Philippines, and Henry Long,
both OF Massachusetts and both over
night guests at the White House.
while Frank w. Stearns of Boston di-
vided attentions with them.
Diplomats Are Honored.
The reception was the meeting of
the finest elements Of all the more
important countries of the civilized
world and presented scene which
could only be duplicated in the courts
of the Old World. Ambassadors in
gold braid and jeweled decorations,
with swords clanking at their sides,
the military aides booted and spurred
and the naval attaches in even more
gorgeous uniforms: women gowned in
rich fabrics and wearing a wealth of
jewels; cabinet officers and Senators
in their staid black evening clothes
not to be distinguished from the
White House ushers and new Repre-
sentatives out in the same gloomy
garb to witness the splendid scene for
the first time.
Mrs. Coolidge Elegantly Gowned.
The gowns and jewels worn were
of surprising interest as well as bril-
liancy.
Mrs. Coolidge was unusually lovely,
in powder blue transparent velvet,
made severely plain along straight
lines with slight fullness at the inn
mediate front of the skirt. The "
decolletage was edged with a narrow
band Of cut steel and silver and the
court train, lined with silver tissue,
had chevron effect of the beads Just
above the low waist line.
Mrs. Dawes, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent. wore oyster white satin.back
crepe, embroidered in pearls and crys-
tails, the gown made along straight
lines with a. very short train at the
left side.
Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, wife of the
Secretary of State, was in a gown
OF white crystal dotted chiffon, made
after semi-draped model, with cir.
cular flares in the skirt.
Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, wife of the
Secretary of War, wore a striking
gown of rose velvet. a robe de style
embroidered in gold, the skirt several
inches shorter at the front than in
the back.
Mrs. Ralph e. Pearsons of Ludlow.
Vt, who accompanied her father. the
Attorney General, Mr.. Sergent. wear
ing a gown of white chiffon trimmed
IN crystals, designed along straight
lines, with a full skirt quite long.
handed with black velvet about the
uneven hemline. and a large black
flower caught at the left shoulder.
Mrs. New, wife of the Postmaster
General, wore an unusually effective