The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
SOCIAL WHIRL
ON In PARIS
Americans Take Prominent
Part in Festivities in
French Capital.
M'COMBS EXTENDS STAY
Mrs. Leeds Gives Grand Ball and the
Depews Entertain Extensively.
Representative Stevens Talks.
M'C0MBS EXTENDS STAY

Special Cable 70 The Washington Hefald
Paris. Oct 25.-While the first snap of
winter finds few transatlantic visitors
here, II has coincided with the beginning
OF a whirl OF entertaining by those Amer
lean women who pass a good portion of
the year IN Paris.
Also II has sent many to the Rue de la
Paix in quest Of winter gowns and furs.
Fashionable Americans were. seen n the
Bois de Boulogne and about town this
week wearing dark velvet costumes with
hats to match. decorated with aigrettes
and paradise feathers, althougnshefe and
there royal blue is the color adopted
Mrs. Ferdinand Blumenthal appeared
in the tea saloon OF the Ritz this week
wearink black velvet hat almost buried
beneath a mass Of aigrettes, which made
a picture that would have given the New
York customs Inspectors apOplexy.
All Velvet And PIumes.
II is quite evident from this and many
other instances that American women,
now that aigrettes are barred in America,
are making the most OF the freedom Of
fered by Paris in this respect.
Mrs C. Moore was driving in the Rue
de la PaIx this week attired in a prune-
colored velvet gown, with hat of the
same and black fox furs
Mrs. William Ellis Corey came to town
some shopping. She wore a royal blue
gown. With a hat of the same, with
plumes and an ermine stole and mum.
Mrs. Baxter Lewis, paying calls, was at
tired In black velvet edged with skunk
Mrs. Leeds Gives Dance
The most brilliant entertainment in
Paris this week was the ball. followed
by a cotlIIion, given at the Ritz on Tues
day by Mrs Leeds. whose guests in
cIuded the Grand Duke Dimitn Pavolitcn,
Countess HohenfeIsen, the American
Ambassador and Mrs. HerTick. Princess
de San Faustino. Princess Eugene Mu-
rat. Princess Guy de Lucinger Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Lazy Randolph
Churchill. Mrs. Leslie. Mr.. and Mrs War
rem d. Robbins. Lady Paget, Mrs Town
send. NJ. and Nine. De Mumm, Duke
D'AIbe, Marquis Casati, Helie de Talley-
rand Perigord, and Comet Antoine Sala.
Dcpcws Entertain
Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell Depew had many
prominent members OF the French aris-
tocracy as their guests at ball, ter
minated by a midnight supper, given at
their Chateau D'Annel, near Compiegne.
Vernon Castle and his wife came from
Paris to give exhibition dances
Princess Mildred RospsgliOsi is giving
weekly tea parties every Saturday, at
which she entertains prominent liner
leans visiting Paris. The first affair thu
other day was attended by Mrs. Herrick
and many others
Many AMERICANS have motored out to
Saint Cloud lately TO look over the coun-
try club there founded by Eugene Hig-
gins and Henry Cachard. which, II as
Intended, will be the best thing OF its
kind on the Continent
CIub On American Lines.
The finishing touches are now being
put to the Club which Will be the center
of cosmopolitan life. planned entirely on
American lines. II has magnificent To-
cation in u clearing OF the historic forest
and offers facilities for polo, tennis, and
golf, the last named on an eighteen-hole
course.
Membership in the Saint Cloud Country
Club, which is only twenty minutes run
from the Auto Club in the Place Con-
corde, is limited 10 Americans, English
men, and Frenchmen OF the highest social
standing.
The fortunes Of the Democratic party
and the leading men OF America are now
the subject Of almost daily three-cornered
conversations at either the Continental
or the Ritz BY Henry Watterson, William
F. McCombs, and Perry Belmont, all Of
whom are making a protrdcted stay mere.
All express sympathy for Sulzer in his
downfall.
McCombs To Extend stay.
McCombs returned to Paris early last
week after many weeks i'm Switzerland
seeking a full restoration to health fol-
lowing his serious operation for appen-
dicitis in Paris. He had originally in
tended to sail for New York last Satur-
day. but has changed his mind now and
will remain on this side for several mote
weeks.
Congressman Frederick c. Stevens. be-
fore sailing for New York On the Minne-
sofa. said the Republicans did not want
to embarass President Wilson in regard
to Mexico. He thought the United States
ought to seek the cooperation of other
great powers in settling the international
affairs of the Western Hemisphere, as II
had already done in China.