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Show KSIHT OF . CIS RECEIVES THE BIPUDNUTS PEKING. Oct. 27. (Correspondence of The Associated Tress) More than a hundred foreign men and women attended at-tended a reception given by President Hsu Shihchang and lime. Hsu in the historic Imperial Palace yesterday afternoon. af-ternoon. The diplomatic establishments, establish-ments, the press and the business world were represented in the list of some five hundred invited guests. As this was the first social function func-tion on a large scale in which the new executive had participated since his inauguration, the event was of unusual unus-ual interest, apparently to the Chinese guests as well as to foreigners. Utmost Ut-most simplicity characterized tho affair. af-fair. The big audience chamber, doubtless doubt-less the scene of epoch-making events in the past, was decorated with chrysanthemums and asters. A military mili-tary band heralded the entrance of the president, who took a post before a gigantic floral pyramid In the center, of the hall. , The president is a medium -sized man, stockily built, with a pleasing countenance and a" reassuring smile. He wns attired in frock sultnd looked! the up-to-date eastern dignitary. He I negotiated the ordeal of handshaking' with all the ease and dignity of a western public official. Since he speaks neither French nor English. Dr. Charles D. Tenney, Chinese secretary 3f the American legation, acted as in-! troducor for n time presenting several members of the diplomatic corps, but presently oven that formality wasi ibandoned. j This ceremony finished, the presl- lent Joined Mme. Hsu who meanwhile was holding a reception In an Inner, ipartmcnt for the women guests. A tea n studied foreign style was served, I lftcr which guests were invited to :iow a collection of portraits of cm-erors cm-erors and empresses dating' back to lie foundation of the empire. nn |