The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-06
President and Mrs. Coolidge Hosts
TO Judiciary; Reception Delightful
Uniforms Give Suggestion
of Army Navy Fete;
First Lady in Silver
Robe-de-Style
GGYTlHE judiciary Recep-
j toni No, it must be

That was my first thought
on looking round the White
House last evening, for uni
forms, particularly the 0. D.
of the Army, seemed to be
more numerous than civilian
evening dress.
NyHE explanation is simple.
i The service contingent in
Washington has quite ontgrown
its own particular White House
reception. It is necessary to liz
vite some of the Army and Navy
contingent to one of the other
fetes and the reception to the
judiciary is the most logical
once since the group of special
guests is so small.
And il all of the others lack
The peculiar brilliance of che
diplomatic reception. this one
had q dignity and charm of its
own, taking on a certain GEM
atty Of atmosphere from the
personality of Chief Justice
Taft, who, with Mrs. Taft, led
the Supreme Court group. They
did not make their customary
grand tour of the drawing rooms
and left rather early. but held
continuous court in the Blue
Room until their departure.
TT was rather pitifully small,
this Supreme Court delegations
for there were numerous absen-
tees. Justice and Mrs. Holmes
and Justice and Mrs. Brandeis
never attend such evening funca
tiens. Both Justice and Mrs.
Sutherland are on the sick list
and Mrs. Van Devanter. wife of
Justice Van Devanter, was also
absent because of illness. This
left. beside Chief Justice and Mrs.
Taft. only Justice and Mrs. San
ford who had her eister with
them: Justice and Mrs. Butler,
Justice and Mrs. Stone and
Justice McRevnolds, the bachelor
member of the court who had
Miss Theresa Rooney with him
D. strikingly handsome woman,
gowned in black, with smooth
dark hair worn close to her we'll
shaped head.
"A IL the Federal courts and the
"A various courts of the District
were represented in the group of
honor guests, with Judge Mary.
O'Toole. of the Municipal Court.
and Judge Kathryn Sellers, of
the Juvenile Court. conspicuous
among their masculine confreres.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt.
Assistant Attorney General, was
another woman made much of by
the legal luminaries of Washing
ton and other cities who made
mp the majority OF the guest list.
She was looking remark ably
we'll last evening and very pretty
In a graceful black velvet gown,
with embroidery of small brill
liants outlining the decoltage.
Mrs Taft. who admits to a fond
ness for pink, had chosen a lovely
gown OF shell pink velvet. En-
broidery in fine gold thread de-
fined the deep v of the bodice
back and front and appeared
again on the narrow square-cut
train. She wore coronet of
diamonds in her hair. Mrs. San
ford and Mrs. Pierce Butler both
wore green and silver and Mrs.
Stones gown was of black chif-
fon, embroidered in black beads
in a small all-over design.
Y
THERE was a little murmur of
approval when the President
and Mrs. Coolidge made their APP
pearance at the foot of the STAIR
way preparatory to making their
way to the Blue Room to the
familiar strains of Hail to the
Chief" For the First Lady was
at her charming best in a gown
OF silver metal cloth shot with
turquoise blue, chiffon of the
same delicate blue being used to
face the circular skirt, longer in
the back than in front, and to
line the very long train which
hung from the shoulders. The
bodice was severe and close-fit-
ting to the low waist line, where
cartridge pleats confined the full
ness of the skirt. There is a
touch Of silver in her hair now,
which is vastly becoming. Col.
Blanton Winship and Capt. Will
son Brown alternated in making
the introductions, the entire group
of aides being on duty through
the evening.
TUE Vice President and Mrs.
i Dawes, who had been alb.
sentees at the New Year recep-
procession Bat Mrs Kellogg,
wife of the Secretary of State, was
in New York. and the Secretary
of Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine
on their way to Oklahoma. This
alignment. the Secretary of State
walking with Secretary Mellon, OF
the Treasury. while Mrs. New and
Mrs. Hoover each had two escorts.
Attorney General Sargent, whose
wife is away. walked with the
News. and DR. Work, Secretary
OF the Interior. with the Score.
tary of Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover
The ladies Of the Cabinet. who
were uniformed in black velvet
on New Yea Day, showed more
variety in their costumes last
night. Mrs. Dawes wore a gown
of silver cloth and green tuIle, the
combination peated in her green
stockings and liver sinners. 4
narrow double train hun~ from the
shoulders.
Mrs. New, who almost always
wears black or white-or black
and whitehead on becoming
gown Of black lace. the skirt cut
in deem nnints. and wore n scarf
of brown tulIe embroidered in
gold thrown over one SHOULDER