Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
AMER|CANS IN
PARIS START
SOCIAL WH|R[
Round of Entertaining Opens the
New Season-Mrs. Leeds
Gives a Grand Ball.
Special Gable to The American. 9

Special Gable to The American.
PARIS, Oct 25.--The first snap of
winter has conceded with the begin
ming of a whirl of entertaining by
those American women who pass a
goodly portion ofthe year in Paris
1t also has sent many to the Rue
de la Paix in quest of winter gowns
and furs. Fashionable Americans
were seen in the Bots de Boulogne
and about town this week wearing
dark velvet costumes with hats 20
match, decorated with aigrettes and
paradise feathers, although here and
there royal blue is the color adopted.
Mrs. C. Moore was driving in the
Rue de la PaiX this week attired In
a prune colored velvet gown, with a
hat of the same material, and black
fox furs.
Mrs. william Ellis Corey came to
town from the Chateau de Villegenis
to do some shopping. She wore a
royal blue gown, with a hat of the
same color with plumes, and an err
| mine stole and muff. Mrs. Baxter
Tevis, paying calls, was attired in
black velvet, edged with skunk.
Mrs. Leeds Ball Brilliant.
The most brilliant entertainment
in Paris this week was the bail fol-
lowed by cotillion given at the
Ritz on Tuesday by Mrs. Leeds, whose
guests included the Grand Duke
Dimitri Pavolitch, Countess Hohen-
felsen, Ambassador and Mrs. Herrick,
Princess de San Faustino, Princess
Eugene Murat, Princess Guy de Luz
cings, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont,
Lady Randolph Churchill. Mrs Les
Ito Nv Nre n obi
Lady Paget, Mrs. Townsend, M. and
Nine. De Mumm, Duke d'Alba, Mar
quis Casati Hele de Talleyrand Peri
cord and Comte Antoine Sala.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Depew had
many prominent members of the
French aristocracy as their guests at
ball, terminated by midnight sup
| per given at their Chateau d Annel,
near Compiegne. Vernon Castle and
| his wife came from Paris to give ex-
| hibition dances.
Princess Mildred Rospigliosi Is Civ
| ing weekly tea parties every Saturday,
at which she entertains prominent
| Americans visiting Paris. The first
| affair the other day was attended by
| Mrs. Herrick and many others.
| Many Americans have motored out
| to Saint Cloud lately to look over the
country club there, founded by Eu-
| gene Higgins and Henry Cachard
; which, it is intended, will be the best
| thing of its kind on the Continent.
| Club on American Plan.
| The finishing touches are now being
| put to the club, which will be the
| center of cosmopolitan life, planned
entirely on American lines. 1t has q
magnificent location In a clearing OF
the historic forest, and offers facili
ties for polo, tennis and golf, the last.
named on an 1Shole course.
Membership in the Saint Cloud
Country Club, which Is only 20 min.
utes' run from the Auto Club in the
Place Concorde, is limited to Ameri'
cans, Englishmen 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 ethel
the Continental or the Ritz by Henri,
Watterson, William F. McCombs ant
Perry Belmont all of whom are max
ing a protracted stay here. All ex-
press sympathy for SulZer In hi
downfall
Mccombs stays in Paris.
McCombs returned to Paris early
last week after many weeks in swift
erland seeking a full restoration K
health following his serious operation
for appendicitis in Paris He hat
originally intended to sail for New
York last Saturday, but has changed
his mind now and will remain on this
side for several more weeks.
A. Nelson Morris the wealthy chi
cago packer and playwright, sailed OF
the Imperator Thursday. He ha'
spent the summer at his chateau II
Switzerland rehearsing his two new
plays in the small private theate
which he had specially fitted up 70
this purpose.
All the ocean steamship authorltle'
say the Americans are returning
home, as a rule, earlier this yea
than usual.