Evening star., 1933-02-19

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dominated at the last of President and
: Mrs. Hoover's receptions to Congress
when about 1000, including members
! of both Houses, their wives and guests
were received last evening. It probably
was the first official state reception
! to be held on Saturday evening and
! this was done because of night ses-
sionS of Congress. which recesses Sat
urday on account of the crowded So
| cial calendar since the close of the 30
| day period of mourning for the late
President Coolidge.
! This also necessitated the reception
/ to the Congress where President and
Mrs. Hoover had inaugurated two re-
! ceptions, one to the Senate and one to
! the members Of the House This divi-
| sion of Congress was done to make
each of them smaller and more COM
| Portable for the guests, yet many were
| glad of the opportunity to share hon
ors with their colleagues of the other
branch of Congress at the White
| House
The White House was brilliantly
illuminated. the historic crystal chan
| deliers making a jeweled burst of light
| throughout the state rooms. There
was a decided Springtime atmosphere
| at the reception, not only In the floral
| display, but in the gowns and acces-
| sorieS worn by the ladies in the COM
pany. The marble stairway was f1anked
with huge ferns and graceful forSythia
| and the flower boxes in the long red
corridor were filled with red carnations
| and potted white daisies. Pink roses
and palms were used in the green room
and in the east room. In the blue
room there was simple but effective
| arrangement of cream-colored snap
| dragons. Tall palms were plentiful in
the state dining room and on the
famous old mahogany table in the mid
ole of the room there was huge bowl
OF pink Snapdragons. The mantels in
the red room were banked with cream
color roses and on the console
tables there were pink carnations.
Attention" sounded by a Marine
Corps bugler heralded the approach OF
the President and Mrs. Hoover and their
party, including the Vice President and
cabinet and their wives, at the head of
marble stairway leading from the host S
suite on the upper floor As the presi-
Dental group descended the steps and
crossed the red corridor to the blue
room the Marine Band Orchestra
played Hail to the Chief" Preceding
the hosts in the traditional march
were the color bearers with the Stars
and Stripes and the Chief Executives
flag, then the Presidents military and
naval aides, Col. Campbell B. Hodges
and Capt. Walter Vernon and the ad-
ditional officers of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps, who are on special detail
as aides at the White House.
Mrs. Hoover wore a particularly be-
coming gown of green satin brocaded
in silver and fashioned with full and
slightly fiaring skirt which was very
long and fell into short train at the
back. The normal waistline was marked
at one side at the back by generous
bow of the material
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson were absent from
the line, perhaps for the first time dur
ing Mr.. Hoover's administration. They
were honor guests at dinner of the
Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes, the dinner engagement having
been made before the mourning period,
proclaimed out of respect to late former
President Coolidge, and resulting in the
postponement of the reception from an
earlier date to last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills Next.
Following the Vice President, Mr.
Charles Curtis, and his sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam, came the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Ogden l..
Mills. Mrs Gam was in a gown of
blue brocaded velvet, made on fitted
lines with a square train. Mrs. Mills
likewise chose blue for the function,
her gown combination of blue and
silver in a brocaded material The
gown was designed with train.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Pat
rick j. Hurley came next, Mrs Hurley
lovely picture in gown Of pink ana
gold chiffon lame, the neckline cut high
at the front and quite low in the back
and, the long flaring skirt was banded
at the bottom by mink fur Then fol-
lowed the Attorney General and Mrs.
William De Witt Mitchell, the Postmas-
ter General and Mrs. Walter F. Brown,
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Charles Francis Adams, the Secretary
OF the Interior and Mrs. Ray Lyman
Wilbur, the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs Arthur M. Hyde, the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Mrs. Roy D.
Chaplin and the Secretary of Labor and
Mrs. William NJ Doak
Mrs. Brown wore an unusually be-
coming gown of emerald green rough
crepe made on severely simple lines,
with a perky bustle-b bow effect of satin
to match in color at the back Mrs
Adams wore striking gown Of pale
pink crepe on straight lines, with a
large red flower at the left shoulder.
Mrs. Hyde was in a gown of coral satin
with fiaring skirt and an artistic de-
sign of tiny beads TO match. The beads
formed narrow panels both at the back
and front of the gown. Mrs. Chaplin
was charming in a gown of bright blue
velvet moulded to the figure and with
q nd hoI
tiful gown of white Ceylonese satin. the
neckline cut in an unusual pattern,
square in the front and with circular
frills going over the shoulders to low
line in the back where a large buckle
of brilliants held it. Brilliant clips
were caught at the front of the gown
and the skirt had long train.
The Secretary and Mrs Mills had
with them at the function their house
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Fish, Mr.
T. c. Richardson of New York and
Mr. and Mrs l., w Randolph and Mr.
Elmen Randolph Of Philadelphia and
Mrs. Mills son, Mr. John Fell, ir. With
the Vice President and Mrs. Gam were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell and their
daughter, Mish Katharine Campbell OF
New York ~
Blue Room FOrmalities.
President and Mrs. Hoover took their
places in the blue room shortly after
the stroke of 9 o'clock and received che
President pro tempore of the Senate,
Senator George H. Moses of New Hamp-
shire, and Mrs. Moses, Immediately fol-
lowed by the Republican floor leader,
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana,
and Mrs Watson. Following closely
were other members of the Upper House
and their wives, with leaders from the
! lower branch Of Congress pressing on
! behind. Mrs. Moses wore graceful
gown of white bTocade satin fitted to
her figure and having a softly draped
neckline
! Members of the cabinet and their
wives mingled with the guests in the
/ various reception rooms and the corri-
/ dor until the strains of the Blue Dan
! ube Waltz" was heard, when they again
took their places in the blue room and
| made the stately march IN the stairs