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Show ju sldo in the receiving line all evening. She woro a gown of whlto satin, bro cadetl with silver flowerswlth a court train. Miss Helen Taft, who was near at hand, wore a gown .pfw pink satin, with a tunic of pink chiffon." 'V Everything Pa6303- Off O. K. Dosplto tho unusual crowds, tho ma chinory had been so perfected that everything worked smoothly Tho automobiles, au-tomobiles, under the watchful eye of the police, chugged up to the cast entrance en-trance deposited their occupants and , steamed away again half a dozen to the minute Tho foot passengers found access more difficult, but the police arrangements ar-rangements were good, and with a little rushlnsr now and then, a little diplomacy diplo-macy hero and thoro. thoy got througn the crowds of the curious. More than ono hundred policemen wore on guard around tho fence and the usual plain clothes men and secret service guards were within the grounds. While 9 o'clock had been named as tho hour at which the reception began, no tlmo was fixed for tho end of tho festivities, and It was after midnight that the Englnpers' band struck up "Home, Swept Home," the last dancers swept out on tho floor of the east room and the president felt that ho could retire |