The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
.L..E|:.ISHMAN. FAMILY
IN GREAT FAVOR
Will Take Leading Part in
Berlin Society Func-
tons.
By MARQUIS DE cAsTELLANE.
1 Il Special hlh 70 Tim rIrnn.


Paris, December 30.-Pa rieIan society
learns with regret that the famiiy of
Ambassador john G. Lelshman is about
70 sever It's connection with the French
metropolis. TO which II Is SO much at
teched. and devote Itself exclusively 10
the kaiser's capital. This means the
loss OF Mrs Leishman, of the Countess
Genta ut Biron. formerly Miss Martha
Leishman. and of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Letskman
! learn upon good authority that the
emperor has sent an intimation to Mr.
Lotshman of the desirab ility of the lat
ters family taking a leading part In
Berlin society functions. In order to
do 30 moro effectualiy, the Iseishmans
sre dropping their connections else.
whore. even their villa in Switzerland.
The decorations and furnishings OF
their Paris home, of their Swiss villa
and of their Roman residence are all
being centred In the ambassad orial
mansion ct Berlin.
This. though regarded as too large
for the former ambassador, DR.. Da yld
Jayne HILL is considered too small for
the large way In which Ambas sador
Leishman and his family will do things.
"Bringing Outn Purity Plnnncd
Tho Leishmans Will give a great
fete for the Berlin bringing out" OF
Miss Nancy Leishman. now in Amer
lea All the ambassadors own fam
lily. including Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Leish-
man, the Countess Gontaut- Biron and
ell his old friends In diplomacy, in
Guiding the Secretary for Foreign Al
fairs, Herr Won kiderlen- Waechter
and Signor Pansa. colleagues of Con-
stantinople days, will be present.
Ambassador Leishman IS often ad.
mitted to the private apartments OF
tho Emperor. which Is a special mark
OF favor. He Will be the guest Of
honor at q dinner to be given at Pots
dam In January.
Not since the days OF the empire has
American society been so active IN
Paris as IT is this season. Here are
some OF the weeks entertainments:
Mr. and Mrs. Barreiet de Riocu. for
merly Miss Fuller. has given a dinner
In honor OF the Princess Bariatlmsky
The guests OF the American Ambas-
endor and Mrs. Bacon this week were
simply a list OF the diplomatic cause.
The feature of the musicale of Mr..
and Mrs Campbell-Tipt was the
singing OF The Sea Lyrics" composed
by the host.
The mos, striking feature Of the re-
cent dinner given by Mt. and Mrs.
George Wurtz was the number of dis
tinguished American widows present.
among their number being Mrs. John
~ uAIoE, MS s@lSNioiO W Hlle eiI -SEs
Reilly. sister Of the Hon Charlemagne
Tower. one time ambassador to Ger
many.
Remarkable for Its Titles.
Mrs. John Lawrence's dinner party
was remarkable for the number OF IT,
tied people present among whom were
the Countess IacQues de Portales. Mar
Guis and Marqulse de Noaillas, Count
de Chambrun and Count de LoreInoez
The reception given by Mrs. George
D. Newton. one of the oldest Ameri-
can residents Of Paris. was remark
b BILE for the number and variety or
those who attended. The aristocracy
was represented by Countess de RodI-
lac. the army by General W!nslow. the
consular service by the Masons. finance
Bishop Ormsby. young Franco Ameri-
cans by Livingston Phelps. law by Ar
thur Z. Valois, the navy BY Captain
Hough OF the American embassy. and
diplomacy by DR.. David Jayne Hill.