The Washington times., 1935-03-01

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latter group remained during
The honor guests, who had
entered the White House by way
of the east entrance, were es-
corted by the Presidents military
and naval aides to the Green
Room, so that they should be
the first to be received. The
other guests also entered by way
of the east door. and they
formed in line in the East Room.
The buffet table in the State
dining room, which extended
from one end of the room to the
other, was filled with quantities
of delicious cakes. candies, nuts
and bowls of punch. Silver
vases held bouquets of pink
snapdragons and pale pink car,
nations. The fireplace behind
the table was banked with white
azaleas and cybodium ferns.
The mantels and windows in
the Red Room were filled with
bouquets of deep red carnations
and pussy willows; and the
Green Room was decorated with
pink roses and fern. In the East
Room, the mantels were banked
with multi-colored cinerarias,
baby primroses, forsythia and
gloriouSum ferns; and two hand
some blue vases held bronze
color Snapdragons and forSythia.
The President and his wife,
together with several of the
White House aides, stood before
a screen of palms and ferns in
the Blue Room, where the win
dow embrasures held vases of
white carnations and blue agera-
tium.
The Marine Band played dur
ing the entire reception. which
lasted over an hour, and after
all the guests had passed down
the line, section of the Navy
Band played for dancing in
the East Room, and many lin
gered until a late hour to en-
Joy this delightful feature of
the evening.
Wears Interesting JeweIry
Mrs. Roosevelt looked partic.
ularly charming in a gown of
rich plum colored velvet, the
square decolletage outlined with
a ruffle of ecru lace which
formed a tiny cape over the
shoulders. Her jewelry was
most interesting, a chain,
brooch and bracelet of what
looked like sharks teeth. She
carried a small gold sequin
bag.
In the Cabinet group were
Mrs. Cordell Hull, whose hus-
band, the Secretary of State,
Is in Florida until Sunday. She
wore a regal gown of gold and
rose lame, made on simple
lines, with a medium-length
train. and at the neck were
two diamond clips. She also
wore a diamond necklace. With
her were her two nieces, Mrs.
Paul Hays, of Staunton, Va,
who wore a gown of black
crepe, made on simple lines
and trimmed with rhineStones,
and Miss Sara Jane Witt, who
was in a smart costume of
green and gold brocade.
The Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, jr., greeted friends, the
latter in a gown of black velvet,
with rhinestone straps with
which she wore an antique gold
necklace. The Secretary of War
and Mrs. George H. Dern were
accompanied by their daugh-
ters. Mrs. Harry Baxter and
Miss Betsy Dern, and their
house guests, Mrs. Fuller Bailey,
of Salt Lake City, Utah, and
Mrs. William Kelly, of Chicago.
Mrs. Dern wore a gown of
aquamarine blue panne velvet,
made with a long train, and
her jewelry consisted of pearl
earrings. Mrs. Baxter was in
pale blue satin, and Miss Dern
wore a most becoming gown of
yellow taffeta. Mrs. Kelly'S
gown was of ashes of roses
crepe, and green and silver
lame formed Mrs. Bailey'S at.
tractive costume.
The Postmaster General, Mr..
James A. Farley, was in the
large company, having with him
his young daughter, Betty, who
was in pale blue taffeta, at
tending her first White House
reception. Mrs. Swanson, wife
of the Secretary of the Navy,
was accompanied by her son,
Mr.. Douglas Hall. She was IN