The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
AMERICAN WOMAN
RIVALS HOSTESS
artistic Costume and Wonderful
Jewels Cause Sensation
in Paris.
AN EVENING IN THE ORIENT
With Lavish Hand Picrcts Dis
place Glitter of Tinscl With
Radiance OF Pure Gold.
AN EVENING IN THE ORIENT
ny PAUL PIERRE nrGNAux.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.
Paris, July LIN what was by far
the most daring. sumptuous and extrav-
agant entertainment ever attempted In
Paris, Mrs Amy Crocker Gillig Gou-
raud 80 excelled In artistic elegance
of costume and wonderful Jewels all
the others there that the extraordinary
display OF barbaric splendor prepared
by the host anu hostess sank into in
Significance compared with tine nensa
ton this American woman caused
among the French guests.
Monsieur and Madame Paul Peiret,
with a disregard OF things considered
conventional and audacious even for
Frcnchman. gave an Oriental evening
in their elegant home. In which they
sousht to reproduce the glories of the
setting of the Arabian Nights in Paris
They surely moro than succeeded, for
tho entertainment they gavo proved TO
be an cxaEgeration OF the widest and
most cxtravaEant dreams OF Oriental
bplendor.
brought East 10 Pari..
Each room was hung In magnificent
Oriental tapestry and embroideries and
formeE, different tone picture Of some
Eastern sccne. with all the accessories
Sof we'll devised s,age setting, only for
nli the properties being real. With
a lavish hand Monsieur Peiret had dis
placed tho glitter Of tinscl with the
radiance OF pure gold.
Everywhere We're negro slaves. their
nude bodies decorated !n flowers made
Ia .ridescent metallic paints. carrying
HSorcs OF 1.-Two monkeys. parrots and
baskets OF luscious Oriental fruits,
To enhance tho artistic beauty OF
the picture Madame Pciret received IN
tho larsoo entire room as n Maharanee,
reclining on n small mountain OF Gle
CANT 5!lkcR cushions, and drcssed In Il
filmy. aerni-transpavent robe OF white,
which revealed in ivory-ilko tints the
outline OF her statuesque figure.
Fifty beautiful Attendants.
Four Immense negro giants THAR
naked bodice magnircenuy decorated,
waited gorgeous fans of real plumcs
above her head. Sna was surrounded
by nifty beautiful women. all more or
less dressed in soft, clinging cobwebs
of the finest materials With urna OF
Incense burning around her. tho pic
ture was wonderful.
Monsieur Peiret received in the garden
under a. canopy OF embroidered SILK,
where he reclined on his back among
cushions, as Maharajah, surrounded
by seventy-flve marvellous looking wo-
men, who were but scantily protected
from the chilly evening. Monsieur Pei
ret surrounded himself with a retinue
OF negro slaves that would have done
credit to any old Eastern potentate.
Music was being played everywhere by
native orchestras. which Peiret i'm
ported for the occasion from Egypt,
India and Turkey. and with them were
native dancers. performing strange
movements called graceful In their
own countries.
Mrs. Gournud Arrives.
with all artistic Paris there to assist
at this fete. Mrs. Gouraud entered upon
the scene. accompanied by De Max
Frances. tho great tragedian, with tho
sonorous voice. There was a hush as
she entered. for the magnincence Of her
costume and Jewels outshone all the
Dplendor about her.
In the middle of her forehead she
wore her famous immense emerald
held in place by a magnificent rope Of
pearls. Her ears bore the noted pearl
eyes stolen from an Indian idol She
was SO covered with Jewels that they
would have made n sufficient gown for