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Show "'1 ' 1 -, - - - - ' -- w I , 1 ' f . . . . , ' ...... . . l . ... w JU ;:- ;r! f:r C:e Hist Tine ierullted to Sec I: ... ::vc: ::is in Executive I.irsl:a. velvet. Through this lane the callers passed from the red room, proceeding through the green room into the east room and thence 'down the staircase into the east terrace and passing into the street opposite the west entrance of the treasury. The President was in excellent spirits and Mrs. Roosevelt never seemed happier hap-pier or more gracious. V.'AC:ii:;gto::. Jan. l. President Hooyov-fclfs ::v Tear's reception was or, a cf the most . brilliant events in V.'r.shlngtou's society history. All ca'.'.fro were afforded the opportunity of Ereeti. - the President and Mrs. rtopvevelt and exchanging with them the comr.'.lmenta of the New Tear. No distinctions were made, except such as were rendered necessary in preserva-. preserva-. tlon of order, and the greetings ex-ten ex-ten led to all high and low, rich and poor were alike cordial and sincere. Today the general public for the first time had an opportunity to see the vMdely-heralded- improvements, in the v hlte House improvements which. ivlf!? corr,i'leted, will have cost about I yA,n hour before the time for the for-mal for-mal reception the mansion was aglow WA 1 rnyriad3 of electric lights. Tow- erlng palms - of rare varieties were 1 placed in niches about the vestibule, Vnaln corridor and staircases. Two great square masses of American and English Jolly were arranged between the vestibule vesti-bule and main corridor, ' affording a DHiiiantand effective background for trie handsome scarlet uniforms of the Marine band, sixty pieces strong, which occupied tiers of seats in the vestibule, v., Jwas a mt,rry day for the Roosevelt children. Prior to the reception they had a Jolly time In the lower part of the house. They manifested the liveliest Interest In all the arrangements. k. J11 before 11 o'clock, the hour at hlch .the. reception began, the diplomatic diplo-matic corps began to assemble in the red room. , 0nif,tly at 11 o'clock the trumpeters or the Marine band sounded a fanfare, announcing the approach of the President Presi-dent and Mrs. Roosevelt and the immediate imme-diate receiving party,, President Roose-WU5 Roose-WU5 MI9- Kooeevelt on his arm. descended the main staircase, and passing across the main corridor and through the green room, entered the Clue room, where the guests were received. re-ceived. Following them came members mem-bers of the Cabinet and ladles. The receiving re-ceiving partVaa arranged in the arc or a circle in the bow window of the fj"f room- Facing them were the ladles invited to assist Between the two sections of the receiving party a lane was formed by cordons of old gold |