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Show aonaEous spectacle. Cosmopolitan Oatherlnrr In Ited Eoom of Mnnslon. Washington, Jan 1 Shortly before 11 o'tlock, the hour at which tho reception recep-tion begin, the diplomatic corps began to assemble In the red room. Tho members mem-bers of the corps entered the mansion trom the south side, ns usuul, In order to avoid the crush of the throng already al-ready gathered about the main en-tranco en-tranco on tho north side Under the claro of the electric candelabra tho iT'eclac!'" presented by this cosmopolitan cosmopoli-tan gathering, attired In magnlllcent court uniforms, sparkling epaulets nnd tlhtenlng swords, showing resplendent against the rel velvet walls and Ivory viood work, was goigtous i pnnsiDiiNT Aunivni, Piomptly nt 11 o'clock tho trumpeters if the Marina band sounded a fanfaro announcing the approach of tho President Presi-dent nnd Mrs Roosevelt and the Imme-llato Imme-llato receiving party. Tho following ladles vvero Invited to asdst, Mrs. Hay, Mr Shaw, Mrs Knox, Mrs. Payne nnd Miss Wilson Mrs Root and Mrs Hltehcock, being In mourning, did not tt"nd the reception President Rooso-t Rooso-t with Mrs Roosevelt on his urm, jlts ended the main staircase nnd pass-ng pass-ng across the main corridor and through the green room, entered the blue room, where tho gueBtH vvero revive re-vive 1 Following them camo members cl the Cabinet und ladles. RKCKIVINO TUB CALLERS. The receiving party was arranged In the aro of a circle In the bow window f iho blue room, racing them weio the Indies Invited to assist. Uetween 'he two sections of thu receiving party I no was formed by cordons of old t Id velvet 'through this lijno the call-r call-r passed from the red room, procoed-g procoed-g Ihmugh the green loom Into the 'at room nnd thence down the stair's stair-'s Into the east terrace nnd passing "to the street opposite the west en-t'an en-t'an e of the treasury. The President was In excellent spirits nd Mrs Roosevelt never seemed hap-Her hap-Her or more grnt Ions The President J's attlnd In a frock suit nnd the only "h nf color nbout his uttlre was a tie ' Iraylsh tit t. MR1 UOOSEVELT3 COSTUME- Urs Roosevelt worn a gown of ecru ''i over blue moussellne do sole, Miss o'velt, n whlto silk gown with lace 'r Hoy woro u white "fleur do vo-'Ur vo-'Ur ' trimmed with duchess Inee Mrs taw's gown was black embroidered Uk over yellow silk. Mrs, I'ayno woro !' villi'"" "L b,ack ' over pile blue with shirr? " tMmn,r wl" lace and vl! (1o!,rcrh.fo?"b.r,neThete,'h1e,J |