Evening star., 1934-01-05

TINE President and Mrs. Roosevelt
held their most stately recep-
9 tion of the year when last night
they were hosts to the Supreme
Court of the United States and
other noted judicials OF the Govern
ment. Seldom has the austere body
been received with better grace and
certainly guests in the White House
were never made more comfortable
The Diplomatic corps and other bodies
honored in the list of state functions
presents an ever-changing scene, but
death alone can change the personnel
of the Supreme Court bench, SO they
become fixed consultations in the social
world of Washington.
The President Roosevelt way of ar
ranging the entrance OF the executive
family into the blue room detracts
not at all from the old grand process
sion down the state stairway and IN
the state chamber there is presented
q scene of dignity and beauty uneX-
celled at any other period.
The assembling of guests in the long
red corridor and in the east room be-
fore the reception opened as well as
the breaks in the line when guests were
held up for a few moments to give
those in the state dining room who
preceded them better opportunity 10
enjoy the refreshments were events
much and favorably commented upon.
The President and his aide came
through the state dining room door into
the red corridor shortly after 8 o'clock
and following the fanfare of trumpets
the Marine Band in the main corridor
PLAYED Hail to the Chief" while the
Chief Executive and the members OF
his official family marched across the
red corridor and through the red room,
Mrs Roosevelt, escorted BY one OF the
aides, followed the President and the
new Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, jr., headed the
cabinet line for the first time. Secre-
tary and Mrs. Morgenthau were men,
bers Of the little cabinet when he was
acting Secretary and were the last in
the line Last evening they were first,
owing to the absence of the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Garner, who have no love
for formal parties, and the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Hull, who are now on
their way from South America The
Secretary of War and Mrs. Dern were
next in line, followed by the Attorney
General and Mrs. Cummings. the Post
master General and Mrs. Farley. the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Ickes,
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
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tary of Agriculture. who is out of town,
was escorted by an aide and the Sec
retary Of Labor, Miss Perkins, also was
escorted by an aide. and the acting Sec
retary of State and Mrs. William Phil
lips.
Mrs. Roosevelt was smiling and
gracious and wore becoming gown of
white and gold brocade the skirt long
and flaring and slightly longer in the
back than in the front. The bodice
had cape-like effect over the should
ers forming caps over the arms and
clasped high in front by a brilliant
ornament. She wore no gloves and
about her neck a short string of dia-
mondS.
Mrs Morgenthau wore a Gown of
gold lame which had a cape effect
over the shoulders and the long skirt
gathered below the hip line in front
and back. With this she wore heavy
hand wrought silver necklace and ear
rings.
Mrs. Dern had a gown of pale green
crepe, the long skirt cut circular and
the gown embroidered in gold. The
bodice was trimmed with a darker
shade of green velvet
Mrs. Homer Cummings wife of the
Attorney General wore an unusually
DcCOIllIlS gown OI DldCk DrOcdQeQ vel
vet trimmed with rhinestone orna-
ments. The attractive wife of the
Attorney General is not particularly
fond of trains and her gown last eve
ming was devoid of one the skirt, how
ever slightly trailed the floor With
the Attorney General and Mrs Cum
mings was their house guest, Mrs. Bar
tow S. Weeks, who was a striking
figure in gown of white satin with
narrow panel Of American beauty
color velvet falling from the shoulder
line to the hemline of the skirt and
confined at the waistline With this,
Mrs. Weeks wore short cape to match
the panel.
Mrs. Farley's gown was severIy plain
OF black crepe with no sleeves, a square
neckline back and front and at one
side of the neck in front a diamond
ornament set with emeralds
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Swanson were absent
Mrs. 1ckeS wore French blue uncut
velvet, the long skirt f1aring toward the
bottom, and the bodice. which was cut
square in front and a deep in back,
was trimmed with a deeper shade of
the velvet
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, was in a be-
coming gown of white satin trimmed
with green velvet and made with
train.
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the