Evening star., 1913-07-13
At the French CAPITAL.

special Csbiesram to The Star
PARIS. July 12.-Paris has changed in
the last few days. and, indeed no longer
seems the gay city of the recent "grande
senaine- All who can get away are
busy packing. ordering motor cars or
speeding on the road to summer haunts
Soon it will seem a shame to many per-
sons to be seen here
The French do everything by rule and
measure. From July until September
they throng the watering places; in No
verlber they light up their stoves in May
and June they patronize the race tracks.
SO Paris just now has.a lonely air.
The stores are full of. barSain-counter
offerings, and the theaters are announc-
ing their summer bills, but the fashion
ables have scattered to Vichy, AiX-les-
Basns, Dieppe, Luchon and a dozen other
places. while the humber folks are
straining every nerve to get off to the
minor pleasure spots in Normandy or
Picardy.
The guest of honor here this week has
been President Lowell of Harvard. who
has been entertained both publicly and
privately. with Mrs. Lowell He was
conducted to the School of Political
Sciences. in which he appeared to take
the liveliest interest. Some of the most
prominent men in France, among them
distinguished statesmen. lawyers. writer's
and dramatists, We're asked to meet him
at dinner and reception given by James
Fl. Hyde. The next evening DR.. Lowell
was the center of similar gathering at
the residence of the vice rector of the
Academy of Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald White gave a
brilliant housewarming some days ago
in their charming mansion in the Ave-
nue. de Segor. After dinner the hostess
sang some Czech melodies and Mrs. Cas-
sell danced the very latest dances to the
accompaniment of negro orchestra. An
other feature of the hOusewarming vas
a tango competition, at which the Ouch
ess de la Roche -Foucauld, formerly Miss
Mitchell of California, was awarded the
second prize. Among the guests were
the Prince Louis Orleans, the American
ambassador and Mrs. Herrick. Mrs: Pot
ter Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Carroll of Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Woods Bliss, Prince Troubetkoy and
the Marquis D'Argenson.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy White
head. daughter OF William c. Whitehead
formerly of Cleveland, and Basil J. VIII
liams of the London Stock Exchange
will take place about the end Of July in
Paris. Mr.. Williams earned fame as an
amateur skater after a tour in southern
France
Princess di Stigliano Colonna, daugh
ter of Mrs. John w. Mackay, is leaving
Paris for Santa Margarita. Miss Nina
Gillette is returning home to Illinois.
was among the guests at recent musical
and tea given by Mrs. John Bali. Mrs.
Marcelin Singer, Miss Singer and the
Princess Ghika also were present.
Mrs. Frederick Sherman's guests at her
latest dance included the American am
bassador and Mrs. Herrfck, Mrs. Potter
Palmer. Mrs. Monro. Mrs. John Foster
and Prince Pallavicini.
Motor Trips.
Motoring, always delightful on the
French roads, is in full swing again.
Among Americans now indulging In this
sport are d. Somers. who reported from
Tours j. +. Macarthur, whose car was
lately heard of at Boulogne; w. Gould
Brokaw, who has been staying at Eb-
reux, and f. Clarence Jones, last report
ed from Aix-Les-Bains-
Mr. and Mrs John B. Ryan, Mrs. W. f.
Corbett and w. Thornton have left in an
automobile for Switzerland, Rear Ad-
miraI Richardson and Mrs. Richardson,
Miss Glover and Miss Beatrice Glover
have just motored over from Boulogne
to Paris. Dinard is attracting many
Americans this season. Among them are
Mr. and Mrs George w. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Gilbert King and Miss Gwendolyn King.
Fifteen months after the motor accident
in which q chauffeur employed by W. *
Vanderbilt knocked down a Paris police
man the offender this week was SEN
fenced to eight days imprisonment. while
his victim was awarded damages OF
5000. for which Mr.. Vanderbilt is held
responsible.
Mrs. Potter Palmer gave brilliant
dinner this week. Her guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Curtis. Miss Deacon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carroll F: A; Bridgman'
Schwerin, the Infanta Don Luis, Prince
Antoine D'Orleans, the Due and Duchess
de la Roche-Foucauld. Princess Guy de
Faucigny, Lucinge and the Prince and
Princess Isenburg Birstein.
The city fathers have just concluded a
very interesting and successful expert
ment in municipal operation" The city
fathers took it into their heads to give
the people an artistic treat and organized
an exhibition of the works OF a cele-
brated artist.
The exhibition lasted fifty days and was
a great success. not only artistically, but
also from financial standpoint
The city of Paris made money out Of it.
although 25.OOO persons were admitted
free each Sunday. On all other days an
admission fee of 25 cents was charged.
So numerous We're the visitors that
handsome sum remains in the hands Of
expenses.
French artists not only live to good
old age. but they work well to the last
We have just been celebrating the
elRHtietH VI JOSepn
Leon Bonnat. the distinguished painter
Henner and Bougereau died brush in
hand and were old men. Harpignies is
still working at seventy-three Carolus-
Durand is a hard worker at seyenty-six.
Rodin. our great sculptor, works as hard
at seventy-three he did when he made
his name forty years ago. Claude Monet
gets up with the sun to work, although
he has long since passed three score and
ten.
The pictures Bonnat painted this yea,
ra &C good AS he ha. aran. Ila...