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Show p 4 ties BriiSiaot Forma! Reception ?1 Held at the White Housf j YVAiMlIXOTOX. .Ian. 4. The first 'and, probably Hie most brilliant of the formal i Ktate receptions planned for tho White j IIouho season was given tonlsht J)y the I president and Mrs. Taft. In honor of the diplomatic corps. About 1.500 guests i were Invited. Mrs. Taft was present ' throughout the evening. t Tonight's reception niarkvd quite n radical change in the manner of conducting conduct-ing the great state affairs at the White Houso and for the first time in many administrations, ad-ministrations, rcfroshmentn wero served. The "blue room circle." which flourished during the Kooacvelt administration, when a selected coteiie of social friends were invited "behind tho line." was en- ' tirely done away with. The number of inflations issued to oach of the big receptions his been materially ma-terially reduced by Mrs. Taft, wIiofo idea, ig said to be lint every guest present I should feel himself or bns MiojCt Bonal guc.m of tbo preside H and liisdYLi and all should be treated allK 2C In the receiving line were A lc -l,i dent aud Mrs. Sherman, tl.c tv miierj i the cabinet and tHc ladies of thnr liv'n 5 holds. The guests .isscmbled in the famed' S loom. The diiilomats In rcoplnidi nt'ii forms and accompanied by thrir ;m .r cave to, the reception Hie- color and-ll .Zi llancy of a court function $ J'ff The refreshments, pervert u the si if dining room, consisted of creamed oys salads. Ices ,md champagne pmuli. S |