The Washington times., 1928-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
RECEPTION AT
WHITE HOUSE
Main Street, Wall Street
and Sixteenth Street
Represented
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husband was in Congress. Rep
resentative Edith Nourse Rogers
and Representative Florence r.
Kahn were noted. but If Repre-
sentative Mary Norton were
present, she was lost in the
throng.
The Cabinet procession" was
bit shorter than usual, for the
Attorney General and Mrs. Sar-
gent and the Postmaster Gem
eral and Mrs. New were absen-
tees because of illness. But when
the group reformed for its cere-
monious exit, Representative John
@. Tilson, Republican floor leader
of the House, and Mrs. Tilson
had been gathered In and made
their way upstairs with the Pres.
idential party-to remain for
some little time after most OF
the Cabineteers had left.
cECRETARY HOOVER, Of Com.
- merce, made an early de.
parture, but left Mrs. Hoover
and their son and daughter-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, jr., to make leisurely
progress through the drawing
rooms. "A listener might have
heard the hIlmming OF presiden-
tiaI bees as an obligato to the
music of the Marine Band, for,
besides Vice President Dawes and
Secretary Hoover, Senator Charles
Curtis OF Kansas was present and
fingered to swap stories for
quite 10 minutes with Speaker
Longworth, himself generally
listed among the presidential pos
sibilities. Mrs. Longworth was,
as always, surrounded by an adj
niring court.
THREE red gowns gave color to
the Presidential procession.
Mrs. Coolidge wore one, chiffon
velvet gown Of q soft shade be-
tween an American Beauty and q
rose. 1t was made with TERED
skirt. slightly longer in the back,
the bodice bloused at the waist
line and girdled with rI1inestores.
The very long court train was fan
shaped at the end. Slippers Of
matching velvet were pleasing
accessory Mrs Dwight Davis
costume, which bespoke Paris in
its inspiration, was Of American
Beauty taffeta. with great puffs
OF the crisp silk over each hip and
the narrow skirt ending In a short
train. And Mrs. Sanders. wife Of
the secretary to the President,
wore a red velvet gown, the only
trimming being yoke and narrow
girdle OF embroidery in gold, rhine
stones and pearls.
Mrs. Dawes wore d graceful
gown Of white and crystal, with
scarves Of pale yellow velvet fall
ing from each shoulder and form
ing a double train Mrs. kellogg
wore sapphire blue velvet COS.
tune, with trimming Of brilliants.
Mrs Jardine wa also IN blue, i
brighter shade With chiffon as the
material and the trimming OF gold
lace. Mrs. Wilbur wore gown Of
black chiffon and jet. Mrs. HOoy-
erss costume was Of black over sill.
yer, with silver trimming, and
Mrs. James j. Davis wore d pic.
turesque gown of ivory tinted vel.
vet trimmed with pointe d.Alen-
con.
In the absence OF Col. Blanton
Winship. who has started on his
long journey to the Philippines,
Major Alvin Sandeford spelled"
Capt. Wilson Brown in making
the introductions.
CAMERON w. FORBES, some
~ time governor general of the
Philippines, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. stearns, who are White
House guests, held court during
the evening. Another conspicu-s
ousIy charming visitor was Mrs.
Emil Ludwig, wife Of the famous
German biographer, who was
present with Mrs. Albert Boni. of
New York. Mrs. Ludwig, who is
extremely handsome, wore a robe
de style OF black taffeta and had
on pair of lovely old paste ear
rings, an heirloom in her family.
Miss Mary Randolph also spon-
sored a. black taffeta robe de
style, faced with absinthe green
and with streamers of the green
hanging from the back of the
decoltage. Bright -colored flowers
decorated the bouffant skirt.
Impossible to name the guests,
but here are just a few-Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Lindley Had
ley, Representative and Mrs.
Maurice Thatcher, Mrs. Adam
Wyant, Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom Mrs. Bloom wearing
a velvet gown printed in charm
ing shades of mauve and biege
and blue--Miss Vera Bloom-in
glittering white and crystal
Mrs. Harry Ransley and Miss
Elizabeth Ransley and Represen-
tattve and Mrs. Henry Riggs
Rathbone, who were accompanied
by Count and Countess Frederick
d'Aix, of Chicago, and Miss Clara
Belle d'Aix. Mrs. Rathbone's
gown was of flesh pink chiffon
trimmed In ostrich. She wore
colorful shawl and her jewels
were pearls and diamonds.
Others present were Gen. and
Mrs. Charles p. Summerall, Mr..
and Mrs. Watson Freeman
Clark, Miss Charlotte Clark,
Comdr. and Mrs. John M.
Shafroth, with his mother, Mrs.
Shafroth, widow OF Senator
Shafroth; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. LeF'evreN and Miss Hester
Ann LeFevrs, Miss Sally Major,
Col. and Mrs. Samuel Burleigh
Milton, with Mrs. Daisy Sey-
mour Fronheiser and Seymour
Mcconnell, son of Mrs. Milton.
Mrs. Milton wore gown of pink
georgette crepe and rhinestones,
topped off with an antique Span
ish shawl of blue embroidered in
bright colors.
Governor and Mrs. Angus Nc
Lean of North Carolina were
present, with Mr.. and Mrs.
MrNafIl and Mise TasCino