The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Interesting Gossip of American
Concert Given in Paris
NOTES HERE AND THERE
nent Woman Entertained In Mo-
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in Memphis-Personals
BY MYRTLE MILES


To those who have friends passing the
winter in Paris, news of the flood brought
anxiety, to say the least. There are few
In Birmingham who did not, when read
ing the highly colored descriptions in
some of the journals of the country, think
of Birmingham people living In the food
ed city or feel anxious concerning the
welfare of a friend from elsewhere there
for study or pleasure. Thus the following
from Partisan correspondent will be of
decided interest-'sThe effects of the floods
have almost disappeared she writes,
land it is astonishing to see what little
damage was really done In the city itself.
Outside the walls of Paris, In the low
lying districts, the tale is quite another
thing. It will take the genial warmth of
spring to put this part of the country into.
shape again. There Is one particular
connected with the disaster which is being
well ventilated at present, and that Is
objection to the exaggerated reports cir
culated all over the country about the
critical state of Paris. 1t cannot be too
widely known that at no time during the
flood was any house in the city in dan
ger of falling; that there was no loss of
or great danger to life; that the idea Of
an epidemic occurring after the waters
subsidized has been laughed to scorn by all
the medical men of the CITY: that the Of
fetal statistics of the health of Paris
have never shown the city in as good
health as it has been from the beginning
of the year until now. Visitors may come
to Paris in all safety and they will prob
ably fail to find any traces Of the food
An American concert held recently at
the Opera Comique, says Town and Coun-
try, was attended by almost every cti-
zen of the United States at present In
Paris. A number of the artists are well
known In Birmingham, one being Arthur
Hartmann, the violinist, who was one OF
the Treble Clef club soloists. the past sea-
son, and another on the programme was
Miss Bessie Abbott, who was in this city
several seasons ago. She was not able to
appear and at the last moment was re-
placed by Miss Maggie Teyte of the Opera
Comique.
1t was a charity affair, in aid of the
sufferers from the recent floods, which
American church in the Avenue de rAlma,
organized The artists included Miss
Lindsay of the Paris opera. Mr.. Charles
w. Clark Mrs. Frease-Green of the Berlin
opera, Mr.. Walter Wheatley of Covent
Garden, Mr.. Henry Weldon of Brussels,
Miss Ruth Deyo, pianist; Mr.. Arthur
Hartmann, violinist, and Miss Bessie ABB
bott of the Metropolitan Opera company
of New York, who was replaced by Miss
Maggie Teyte. These artists, who rank
with the best talent in Europe, were all
Americans. and Mr.. Richard Miller, who
designed the programmes, is noted
American painter, resident in Paris. The
audience included every known American
in Paris, from the Ambassador and Mrs.
Bacon to the student from the Hostel on
the rive gauche. who subscribed their
mite to the general fund, After deduc-
ton of the expenses, over 5000 was SUBJ
scribed for the flood victims.
This concert stands as a monument to
the large-hearted republic on the other
side of the Atlantic, and is much appre-
ciated by France. Respecting the subject
of the flood funds. 1T is to the credit Of
America that two of her most distin-
guished citizens, at present living in
FRANCE, nedu tne lfSL as the largest SUBJ
scrbers; in fact they alone subscribed
almost as much as many of the open
lists. These two generous donors were
Mr.. w. X. Vanderbilt, who lives at Pois-
sy, and Mr.. Rodman Wanamaker, who
has home in the Avenue DIES Champs
Elysees. Mr. Vanderbilt subscribed s2O,-
900 and Mr.. Wanamaller paid for all the
bread distributed by the authorities and
by the Red Cross Society of France. Both
received, through their ambassador, the
thanks Of the French nation; and they
certainly stand as true types of spontan-
eous generosity. worthy of the country to
which they belong.
Music lovers In Birmingham who heard
Beryi Rubenstein, the boy pianist, play
during the winter, will be interested In
the following notes which appeared In
the Memphis Commercial Appeal on Sun
day:
Beryl Rubenstein. the young pianist
who gave two recitals in Memphis week
before last. is scheduled for a third per-