New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24


Ridgway. and Comte and Comtesse Jean de Ker-
gouay.
The Americans and other foreigners at these
select entertainments were few and far between,
but meanwhile the United States contingent has
not been behindhand in keeping UP its part of
the gayety. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stevens gave a
charming dinner at the Pavilion d Armenonville.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs C. OIL
iVer Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rutherfurd and
Dr. w. Seward Webb. Mrs. Ingraham gave a
delightful coaching party and luncheon at Belle
vue Heights Among her guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Munroe, Mr.. Sands. Mr. Martin, and a
few others Mrs De westz is giving a series of
smart dinner at her residence in the Avenue
Bots de Boulogne.
The favorfte outing for fashionable Americans
is an excursion to Fontainebeau in the COM
Portable ten seated automobile which runs on al
ternate days from 'sThe Herald" office Place de
fOpera to Fontainebleau and back taking in
Franchard. Barbison and most of the pict-
uresque part OF the forest. Among those who
made the trip this week were Mr. and Mrs Will
lam G. Tiffany, Mr.. and Mrs Louis Rutherfurd
Mr.. and Mrs. Iselin, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Homer
and Mr.. and Mrs II. r. Benedict
General and Mrs. Horace Porter have been
giving some charming and elaborate dinners and
receptions to officials of the United States COM
missions to the Exposition and their wives
which are much appreciated, for they are thus
brought into contact with many agreeable
Parisians Of the fashionable as we'll as of the
official world The National Commissioners
have been unusually gay this week They
dubbed together yesterday and gave a dinner
and rousing welcome at the Pavilion d'Armenon-
vile in honor of Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs
Daniel Manning, two women appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley members of the Commission.
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Of the Commission. sat at the head Of the table
having Mrs. Potter Palmer his right and
Mrs, Daniel Manning his left Among the
other guests were Ambassador Porter Commits
sioner-General Ferdinand Peck, Mrs. Peck
whose Wednesday receptions are we'll attended
and appreciated Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, whose hospitable dinners, coaching par
ties rural luncheons. boating excursions and
suppers are decidedly successful; Consul General
Gowdy Miss Gowdy, Mr.. Potter Palmer and Mr.
Charles Collier.
Mr.. and Mrs De Young now installed in
their apartment in the Avenue d'Antin. recently
occupied by the Landgrave of Hesse, and are
about to give a series of dinners and receptions
during the Exposition. Several dinners were
given during the week by Mr.. and Mrs Tucker
meyer Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Curtis,
Mr.. De Hoffman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Gould.
Among the arrivals in Paris are James Cor
don Bennett, in robust health and bronzed by
the Mediterranean sun, after his perennial
yachting trip in Southern waters. He is in
stalled in his rustic little hotel in the Avenue
Raphael, next 70 the Bots de Boulogne He is
almost as enthusiastic a motorman as jour
nalist and is daily seen flying about the country
in his red automobile at a lightning pace.
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the Pope and to the Emperor William, is once
more in Paris living in his hotel in the Rue
Dumont d'Urville. The Duke became godfather
to one of the Pope's grandnephews, and at the
family party of the Pecci family. at the Vatican,
took part in the confirmation and sat beside the
Pope talking with him on various subjects for
half an hour. He found the Pope in first rate
health and spirits. The Duke then made a trip
to Berlin and lunched with the Kaiser at Pots
dam.
The sale at the Hotel Drouot of the Gerard
collection of porcelain was the centre of attrac-
ton for Americans this week. The proceeds SO
far reach $4,000 francs The collection con-
tanned some remarkable specimens of italian
majolica. Delft and sevres A small dish of Cub
bio ware with green and ruby metallic refec-
lions on blue ground dated 1919, sold for
200 francs to a New-York amateur. A large
Urbino dish, with polychrome decorations. rep
resenting the alteration Of the Magi brought
300 francs; a diminutive Delft liqueur flask.
decorated with black arabesque on blue ground,
sold for $500 francs; a solitary cruet stand of
Sevres pate tendre, dated 1913, brought 4,60O
francs, and was acquired by Boston amateur
The sale is regarded as a highly important
one by experts here, for it shows a marked
falling off in the values of Florence porcelain
which is out Of all proportion TO its scarcity,
oply bout cpppinP0S OF this
porcelain known to exist. small bouquet
holder of Florence ware that brought at the
Splitter sale $500 francs some years ago, went
for 900 francs yesterday. On the other hand
the prices brought by Sevres and Rouen poly
chrome were higher than ever before. For in
stance a pair of minute bulb jardinieres, dec
Grated in polychrome, that might have been
either Sevres or Vincennes ware, they were
dated 1856 the year when the factory was trans
ferred to Sevres, brought $500 francs. The same
vases sold for 5000 francs at the Fourier sale,
twenty years ago.
AT the Hotel Drouot yesterday La Mare"
a rather pretty but not highly finished Corot.
measuring go by 40 centimetres. was sold to
New York dealer for %, 800 francs
The passengers on the st. Louis from Cher
bourg include Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Whar-
ton, Mrs. Charles H. Colburn, Miss Alice Col
burn Mr.. and Mrs. Charles AIvord. Mr. and
Mrs. H. Benedict Mrs. T. c. Bates Mrs Frances
Batcheller, Mrs. George Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs
a Cass Garfield, the Misses Garfield. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. V. Fraser, Mrs Gambrlll. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles L. Hutchinson Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A
Hayden. Colonel E. F. Holmes. Mrs. Holmes. the
Misses Holmes, Baroness Halkett, DR.. and Mrs
Marion Cox, Mr. and Mrs. William Mckinney
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Lennoyer Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Ryerson Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sargent