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Show - ' - ' . . -. ' - ' . - i,. , ...... v W : r .... . ' X 'ff::r-:t :',V ; ' - f n f ' r " - rfipy. " ' ' " riti0 - - ' I , I !er.t's carriage firove In c f Senator Thomas Ker.rr.' rehi-cn rehi-cn the corner of V,v'i n and G s at 11 :4d o'clock.' Tlie'jarty the carriage moved along t 1 iii.iges of the rest of the" 1 arty cp! Informally Senator .Kearns '3 way up to' the front entrance. : e Tresident noticed the emblems :' v'iid'-draped respectfully beneath : . : f'Mi of Old Glory,' he smiled, nd '.: v ...s' evident" he .appreciated .the t : . t that prompted Senator acid Mrs. "' rrs to place It there. " , , ! .'. s 'the President passed through the j v . '.it iron doors of the mansion he was ! j t ly the hostess, who greeted hi m j v i: h a smile of welcomed - , . . . t ritor- Kearna -thea presented , hll two ons, Edmund and Thomas, Jr t r - e i 9 and 6 years rspectively, and hla 1 lHt.e daughter, Helen, 5 years Old. -The I lit.:? erirl rave the President a small i bouquet of Hoosevelt carnatlona with a j rr-ireful courtesy that would have been j creditable to a lady of King Edward's , court. " The President greeted the children chil-dren .pleasantly and stopped for a moment mo-ment to say a. few words to each of. them. . He was" evidently jleaae4 ,wttb, the present of little Helen., -a ' . - The -President - and r hl" Immediate rarty was escorted to the east front-suite front-suite on the second floor and the other pentlemen .were shown to the west front euite, ..- '.""-' i I- . . , Xrief Reception HeloC ' . 1 . The reception was held In the draw-ir.g-room and the. Moorish room, which are on the main floor just to the left of the ball. Here the guests were assem-. Iled and when the President and his party returned from their apartments everyone whom he had not previously met was presented by the -host and hoetess. The informal recepmoh concluded, con-cluded, the party passed acrosa the hall to the breakfast-room promptly at 1818. iro Formality at Table. . . ; Formality was dispensed with .and the diners engaged in a spirited con--. versation' which seemed homelike and was agreeable to the guest of honor, who indulged in many a hearty laugh and took a; lively interest In all that ! was said.' ! - ' As the hour of departure drew nigh, the President thanked the hostess for her hospitality in a frank - Western manner. .Mrs. Kearns presented the President with a beautiful American flag as a 'token by which the occasion might be remembered. r .The flag, twenty-four inches long and 1 thirty-six inches wide, was made by : . two Flllplntfsgirls.'who came! tO"?the United States two years ago. It is a beautiful specimen of needle work. The ' stripes are- of satin ribbon with a shield inclosing a perfect llkenesc of George Washington embroidered upon It. At ten minutes to 1 the President and his party took. carriages - and were . driven to the train. Interior Decoration.': - , ',; ' " The interior decorations. ; of . the Kearns residence, which were personally person-ally supervised by Mrs. Kearns, were most tastefuyy arrarged. The color scheme was red, white and blue and the thought portrayed waa "Roosevelt and Prosperity." The conception and execution of the Idea were perfect and could not be overlooked, by any ona familiar fa-miliar with flowers. , - - '-. The rooms used Jn the reception consist con-sist of a wide hall with the library and dining-room on the right and the drawing-room and Moorish room on the left 00 the first floor. . The wide etaircaaa ascends from the end of the hall.- The suites on the. floor above comprise four . rooms each andare situated on either elde of another wide hall. -- "Roosevelt and Prosperity." Upon entering the residence the hall presented a beautiful . appearance. Iarge palms stood on either side, of the . entrance and on a round table "placed in the center of the hall was a large. vise holding a bunch of "Roosevelt" and "Prosperity" carnations. Tho ; former Is a dark red blossom and the latter a white flower with suggestion of pink around the edges of the petals. On the table in front of the flowera was a card on which was engraved tha names of the guests as they were to-be seated at the breakfast table. On the mantels over the huge fireplace and beneath be-neath a large mirror were still other -vases of ferns and two varieties of carnations. car-nations. At the-extreme end of the hall, draped artistically over the staircase, stair-case, was a large American flag, twenty-four feet wide and sixty feet long. ' Portrait of the President.1 I "Roosevelt" and "Prosperity" carna- tIons ferns and palms were arranged tastefully about the library and a large fireplace was draped 1 about i with silk flags.. - " ; - ';- '" '1 ',. The drawing-room acTOsshe haU and the Moorish room adjoining it ere paradises of Chatney roses and delicate ferns and palms. - The Chatney is a beautiful, -large. ..pinJc, rose and contrasted con-trasted prettily, with ' the delicately- tinted furnishings' of the two rooms. Here the blossoms were everywhere In great profusion, seeming to havs been placed -without regard to design, vrhtch bad a decidedly rich effect. . Plpwers ia Brsakfaat-Eoom. The floral decorations of the breakfast-room excelled those , of the other rooms, if a comparison could be drawn. The two large tables were covered by cloths of Mexican drawn work over red saUru Extending nearly the full length down the center of both tables was a low bank, two feet wide of American Beauty roses. Their dark red richness set off the snowy whiteness of the china and cloth, and was reflected in the cut glass and silver service. ... ' Over the china closet about the large nJrror and sideboard were other banks ol American Beauties and vases of carnations, car-nations, while in1, the .corners were palms and ferns. A single decoration was two crossed flags made up of red. and whits carnations car-nations and cornflowers, suspended over the sideboard. |
