Show inn AT THE boisr the with which opens lae arar jan white house i ever a more alinn today on the occasion of the new years reception special pains were taken the decorations and alie beautiful suite of parlors where abo reception n as appeared to better aj vantage clero was a profusion of bonera and distributed tri buted with charming deflect atie choicest blob era being placed in the blae parlor where the receiving party stood but tho most elaborate floral decorations were in the east room where alie visitors spent a few minutes in social converse after having lull their ilia mantels were banked witti many hued flow era and festoons fes bl grasses and ferns were suspended from alie carpo chandeliers fiill palms the windows aud corners and ml plants of all kinds lined the corridor running through tha center of the house the large jivan in the east room was ornamented with a beautiful vase conLu largo palms ot different lines part of alie lower bloor was illuminated begia but the was given full play in ho east room tho weather maa bright and cool in etc t over hunt was most auspicious alie reception began at 11 at thih thi h hour alie receiving party descended alie shaira and their places in the blue an they appeared in eight the marino band stationed in the main liall started hail to lie chief and continued playing it until the party had taken attic ir p sitione mas made for them through the crowd that had already gathered in alie house the attendance was barger than on any similar occasion luring the present administration alie i closed at 2 and a tow guests invited by the president johneil the pirty in a light lunch in be upper corridor |