Evening star., 1937-01-29
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Mrs. Roosevelt at the main door OF
the state dining room. and shortly
after this followed the sounding OF
sAttention" by q Navy bugler. As the
president and his party walked across
the Red corridor to the Red room, the
orchestra played Hail to the Chief.
Immediately preceding the President
in the line were four White House
aides and walking with him were MS
military and naval aides. Capt Edwn
M. Watson and Capt. Paul H. Basteoo.
Just a few PAGES behind the President
walked Mrs. Roosevelt escorted by an
aide and then followed the members
Of the cabinet and their wives walking
two abreast. The cabinet line was
shorter than at other state receptions
this year, including only the Secretary
of state and Mrs. Cordell Hull, the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Henry Morgentheau, jr.; then the
postmaster General Mr.. James A.
Farley, walking with the Secretary OF
War, Mr.. Harry H. Woodring, followed
Hy Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife OF
the Secretary Of the Navy, escorted
bv an aide, and at the end OF the line
we're the Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel C. Roper.
Mrs. Roosevelt had on a lovely gown
Of deep petunia purple velvet made on
severely simple lines, the neckline cut
" at the front and the skirt dropping
Into a graceful fan shaped train. She
wore a necklace of diamonds and car
sied q small purse to match her gown.
Mrs. Hull was a stately figure In
gown Of turquoise blue satin gown,
the skirt having fullness at the back
which fell into train. At the waist
line Of the gown at the front were
two velvet flowers one In a rich pur-
bic and the other in softer tone.
Mrs. Morgenthau had on a striking
Kown of black velvet, with a bertha of
exquisite old lace. The skirt Of the
eown was quite full and had a gen.
erous train.
Mrs. Swanson wore q becoming
rown Of black net fecked with black
segins worn over q foundation OF sill
yer lame, at the square neckline at
the front were several deep pink vel
vet flowers.
Mrs. Roper was in q handsome
gown Of blue and silver lame, designed
with . fitted bodice and the skirt
with q short train.
Senator Key Pittman, President pro
tempore of the Senate, was the first to
be received in the absence of the Vice
President and the Speaker Of the
House. Senator Pittman was accom-
panied by Mrs. Pittman. who wore a
smartly made gown of black lace. the
skirt flaring and falling into a short
train and the bodice being very low
in the back, and in the front was a
halter with q narrow band Of jets
about her throat.
Senator and Mrs. William H. King
were next in line, followed by Mrs
Borah, wife of Senator William E
Borah, and her niece, Miss Mary
Louise Bush of Idaho. Mrs. King s
costume was of white and silver lame
made with fiaring skirt and square
decolletage. its only trimming being a
large green velvet flower on each
1houlder.
Mrs. Borah chose a striking and very
becoming gown Of white chiffon shot
with fine gold threads. Wide bands
of old embroidery were at intervals on
the full and flaring skirt, and the only
trimming on the bodice were three
large gold roses in the front at the
swaistline Miss Bush wore a deli
cate shade of flesh color sequin robe
Senator and Mrs. H. H. Schwartz,
Lodge, I'd, were the center Of an ad-
lniring group wherever they went,
and not q few at the reception last
evening were among the friends and
admirers of the Senator's grandfather,
the later Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Both the Senator and his wife are
tall. slender and young, with ready
and friendly smiles. Mrs. Lodge was
in a simple gown Of pearl gray tulle,
the skirt quite full and just escaping
the floor, the bodice having a halter
neck in front with a moderately low
square line in back. Narrow bands
of silver were about the bottom OF
the skirt and formed the halter about
the neck, and she wore no jewels.
Senator and Mrs. H. H. Schwartz,
newcomers in the Senate circle, were
In the company last evening, Mrs.
Schwartz wearing q handmade gown
Of brown, finely knit and embroidered