Show I 1 the congressional reception by our beaular correspondent washington january 28 1902 the third of the state levee levees po popular lr known sit a abe congressional tiou took place on lait jast Th areder evening and ad proved the most ai as wll well an the smallest amal leat of this year years re captions cep tlona at the white home house at 1 I dougli o 0 sixteen hundred persons were precut present the die ass of 0 door card cards la in connection with the th invitation invitations prevented the tb of a large percentage of untainted guests as i wa was usual daring during former tra lions and materially added to the be comfort and nt ol 01 those present the great clock la in the main corridor hid had net not ceased klat nine when with military the tb pre resident and un mrs Booi Booss evelt velt attended by commander Comia andT cowel cowels aad and general Bla gingham aham end nd iol lot lobred lowed lo wed fay ml ts roosevelt and tame 0 A ladles who had bad tera invited to receive rece ir appe roa on an this tb landing ot at the went west and the baffen ot nt the marine marla band bounded sounded the presidents cill call ai as the party descended to aba him room when s there here they took op up their places in what t ti tanned tamed the receiving line A levy w omeata were peat spent la in creating those especially invited to a place belted ben lad the line before the ormal formal re caption begin on the esit elde side of the white house li to a carire room considered epa OPA clous enough o 0 tor for every conceivable 1 emergency by its it evalet tevi bat but in n tt 0 to e bals dals dariol at great ita its capacity 1 iw often avor taxed this Is k known iown aall nattie ibbe but boom 01 Exta from its it the copier of the building Is the loaf corridor la in tho went west end of which la Is the stair atoo i rate ravened ried to as athe private atair stair eai case to die ting it from that la in the east end of the building which Is i nied used by the public la in ita its coming and gain IZI to the pre pro I 1 denta dents office or cabinet 1 boom room the east boom room under th thai wet west landing landan Is 15 the eutTa nes tj the long couter vat in which lieutenant elects P n t fai amy 1111 ii iii fi w au a u Bantelman and aad his famous marine nand baud ire ascal y stationed the high arched root foot aring lair to mellow the notel auti of 0 the heavier brass I 1 instruments a strums a 3 and th the rich green sra foliage presenting an ian ex excellent ezrel ellent lint back ground for or the brilliant scarlet not torme forms ot of the band opening oh off ot of the long lose corridor aad back ot of it are the led blue and green tooms so called from the pro alling colors of 0 the d coratious itts U ie lathe in the center room that the preil prest deal dent receive receives bid bl guest J ait ast inside the door into the nod tied room stood ll utenart request las the guests to walk eingle file and as a we ga bared the bine blue room major McCe alev asked the name ol 01 eich person ing it U to the president Preil dent aad and patty party the most tog feature of this recaption reception ii to the cecial hand a bair mr Booi evelt whose manner expresses even better words a genuine aad and cor car dial borome wei wo ome rome a manner he pre pie through throughout oot the the tive of at the hoar hour or the number of guests aeta A ot of whom I 1 mt met just aita its he hemeren heme from train the greenroom remarked rol referring erring to the ident khe be of that man Is hondr won dr tal jul I 1 am totally opposed to him politically bat but I 1 nevor corn come la IQ contact alth th him without feeling the charm which from his turdy sturdy LA 9 and he expressed the sentiment which i la in one form or mothr another not hr am one brt heart oae one every ilde side according to tha th ethics at 0 the nw news paper omes evry every woman who pos eie with wealth or iol alpoel oo 00 should bo be de do an beautiful but candor the admi seon that neither hr alto afoo itsou velu orr ber daughter poel belady un mrs roosevelt haa has a re refluxed attractive attra odre charr alac ina aner which ett j dently are prompted or fir goodness of of keart beall an to instance loi lanc of which occurred thardy thursday evening Teo laz at these reception mr mrs does do not shake banda hands oat but headerson Headd evidently OvI dentlY lly that rot and put oat out hi t jad with perception aad and evidently Tide otly diring to save the tb gentler nAo from em barresi mat mra instantly extended hers and ad mr habrot Had rot ol irai was the oaly only gut guest favored mill bills roosevelt Is las a healing pleasing faoa ila dil displaying playing too mod much character chai acter la in her features to be b pretty she has hi ao an abaca daues daneaut of brows brown bair hair a DI ad a alight slight ickar iC Ir gar gare ano dresses ai as a yosoe airl rath of t than BI the usia bual i ll 11 i 1 j I n 6 tb the aetna la in the th eau bait room wi WAS anil and but a much til 1 t dia boon nua written of ibe me of army and davial uniform and tho the costumes eoa ot of ibe the diplomats who da do not appear la to ordinary evening clothe clothed to asther with fair and beautifully baat lully gowned women i that chatan an attempt at seems eem trita trite ot 01 course the th floral decoration decorations were ivers gorgeous gorg oui lo 10 the extreme andl ani the made music tarnished by the maria marine and nd baab wa was enlivening aIl from alao clue until a quarter batero eleven a coustaut vou stream of coasts the receiving party at whish hour th the presidential parky aacen ded to the tb sowed floor to partake of an upper supper the tb savor ot at which constituted tb tin only refreshments par I 1 taken ot of by the guests by midnight abo last ff usa 1 bad had de do parted and abis year congressional reception was aum bored among pat past events vat |