The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
.FRESHHONORsFOR
AMERICAN WOMAN
Marquise de Wentworth Made
Member Of Jury OF Painters
and sculptors.
HAS MANY DECORATIONS
social Gaiety in Paris at Stand
still on Account Of
Floods.
HAS MANY DECORATIONS
NY VANCE THOMPSON.

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Paris. February 5.--One or the high
est artistic compliments ever paid a.
foreigner In France has been con-
ierred upon an American woman, tho
| Marquise de Wentworth, of New York.
| upon her return from a recent visit
| 10 her native city she found awaiting
her IN ner nome in the Champs Elysee
! notification that she had been ap-
| pointed member OF the Jury OF
French Women Painters and Scuiptors
Many distinguished Americans arc
| soc.etaeres OF TIE old and new salons.
but the Marquise liz said to be the
| llrst foreigner to serve on a French
jury. The president or the Womans
saxon Is the Duchess D'Uzes. scuip-
tor OF talent Already the Jury has
passed on 1000 pictures, accepting
1000. President Fallieres was 10 have
I opened saxon of women painters and
scnlptors yesterday at the Grand
Paiais Des Beaux Arts, but owing to
the floods the opening has been post
poned till February IL.
This exhibition OF women's work has
become SO important az to rival in
interest all the autumn and winter
salons. Madeline Lamaire has sent
some marveious flow ers, and Dorothy
klumpke. OF San Francisco upon
whom has fallen the mantle OF Rosa
pieces The Marquise de wentworth
shows For The Poor an interior
showing group OF girls sewing.
The Marquise Is one OF the most
decorated women in the world, being
a knight OF the Legion OF Honor.
knight Of ST. Gregory, and officer of
Public Instruction. and an official of
the order Of the Holy sepulchre.
Among the celebrities she has painted
are Leo Kill, King Edward, Theodore
Roosevelt. j. w. Muckay aud Arch
bishop Corrigan.
sOcinl Gaiety mt n stnndstiII.
The flood put an abrupt end TO the
social. theatrical and artistic life of
Paris. Even Mardi Gras has been
stripped OF It's popular gaiety the au
thorities forbidding the throwing of
confetti and parades through tho
barred and broken streets are impos-
sible.
society has fled north and south.
and almost all the functions announced
for mex, week have been abandoned
or postponed.
Baroness Graffenreid. who was for
merry Mrs. Hamilton, OF New York. has
recalled the cards for her reception
Tomorrow the Military Club has
postponed its gala. which is the event
of the season until February l5; the
Russian Ambassador and Nine, do
dtnr., 90, for rsebrtIar,, 4 and Pr.si-
don't t'a1lieres Will not give his usual
February reception at the Palais
Elysee.
,,,nhere MIR and Mrs & w Sher-
wood bava ron. 10 Htarritz. MIR and
urs r. M,Inn Ia Nice MIR and Mrs.
Jerome Bonaparte to Biarritz; Howard
Gould with u large party. has prob
ably reached Monte Carlo. and Mr.
tnnio Teyas have gone 10 Beatil,eu.
uoIn,cs ~ Roston has gone to
r.onnas anthonv / DrexeI. who ar
riaaa On Wednesdav vii, go 10 Monte
Car,a NJ and drs n NJ puiler. of
pas,o, IVA Mr and Mrs +. Krall, of
~ S,id,ueI, ~ New York, have gone
~ it,..a c-,rio. Iobp Nanamapers Jr.
10 .Ho ~ 49,, haX.s eona 10
Gnu ,Hars,
oa m, .nu,i.H ~. Americans who have
e, ~ my. MY, . as ,hnss Who have re-
n,ainod IN par,s have sent in enor-
,r,ans on ~ io to the fund for the
nous eon.lIou u ~ .N'
lio1n suiiefe w.. ,,,.r,. Charity.
hodnes Nhnhn n,.'. ,..i... was
houi,ss ana s, 49, t,c.I lie In
tp' 80 ~. u,aII &c tho Red
~ insu .,,e ! ,,.o,,Id nav for
cross sociels, .i,at ne Mouid dtstrihnte
o.. Erjdow aIread, sion ooo worth Of
by rriaay a h ,, sauV'o wv, in Paris
p.aa. ~ ' a,,hnrhs Tbe Times-Dispatch
ana wy sauui 7o,t ne - pn,eanx this
. respon ~ ,.,,nass M distrihntion in
mo ~ "t s,hms,, my E,ve thousand
e emn,oy es OF an automobile factory, are
elllpios 90 ,,an,. 80 sotNS hon,eIass
there OUT OF Wolk anu sop moa IN
women ana , Gniinsn a az. yu the
,nun me PR u recked and mined homes,
water leit Wieened 800 ~ o .inru f1onaed
and there uie a,,o 1881 o, - 80 s,;,,,
suDurps SUBURBS, ~ r.o mo IT, Van vorst Well
coilec.ea ps r ma' writer finder the
knoWn .ain at Ms ,,acon wife OF the
patrohase -, ~, A. ssador n concert viii
h AZ s,San amy at he e Opera comiaue on
ne ", s,asn "a Emma Eames viii sing
tcoruary ~ n,nnan vii dance BoS
ana lsaaot sa,,In u fnr hinh nr,ces. and
~ ,s oynected 10 raise $4,000.
Willie Lewis anu Da.' aatast for
nave nav osgah1 q tie flood Victims. yam
IN, me e sehwart - Marcel Moreau. Arthur
Zee sehWartZ, ,,,,tat, and Harrv Lewis.
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