The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
Spring BECKONS
Them TO PARIS
Season in the French Capital
Opens with Big Influx OF
Americans.
MRS. T. R. R. SHOPPING
Kermit RoseveIt's Future Wife Is
Buying Trousseau IN
Italy.
MRS. T. R. JR. SHOPPING
-. Washington Herald.

s-.-;,I Cahl. 70 The Washington hel1lU- ,o-
pa-is March 2s.-Americans are nj ~,
BEGINNING to converge on Paris no S ,hs
quarters Of Europe in preparsuon .' nth
early spring season Which
the horse show. ,r;ncInally
vorren- and the dressmakers ana mn
~. IN the Rue de Ia Paix nave enJos-u
th.ir busiest week of the present
@ xTTUI.rd wife of the American Am
Sa...6or TO Madrid. has been mere tor
so-,e time with her daughter. MISS bene
vvIIIard. buying the latters trousseau
Mrs willard smilingly admitted the na
ture of her errand. but decnneo " ee
anv details Of the dresses. ,.
Miss wiIIard's wedding with Nernit
zaa.svsIt will be celebrated in Madrid
;ron,ediately after Col. Roosevelt's ar
ri,-aI in spain from South America
Ar,basssdor Willard returned TO mao
IA az the beginning Of the week, leaving
his wife and daughter here
KroUu as "HatIess Man"
Numerous American women arrived at
the Ritz this week. Mrs. Marcus Daly
h.e been ioined there by her daughter
Mrs lanes w. Gerard, wife of the Unit
a. states Ambassador to Berlin. Mrs.
peter Bruguiere, Mrs. Bradley Martin
Miss Maxine Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. HAM
Uton Cary, and Mr.. and Mrs. John KING
~ New York. are all occupying suites
there and entertaining small parties.
Ambassador and Mrs. Herrick are going
TO Cannes for a short rest before the
opening of the season. The Amoassador
has had a strenuous winter. because OF
the Mexican problem and the French pro-
tests against the administrative
of the new tarin.
NJ Chicago,
has lust returned to Paris after So
iourn in Berlin, said today: Il have dis
cussed the Mexican situation with many
DISTINGUISHED men since l have been In
Europe. and nothing in recent events has
Isssened nv conviction. expressed already
IN the newspapers. The United States
must intervene and restore order.
Mr. and Mrs William Ellis Corey, after
a brief stay in their Chateau de VILE
genis, near Paris, have gone TO the
Riviera for a fortnight.
Painter Completes Portrait.
George Piexotto has Just completed
portrait of Paul Cambon. French ambas-
sador to Berlin. and is sending it to the
spring salon here.
The only romance the Riviera has pro-
duced this season is the engagement an
nounced this week of Chevallier EDWARD
ScoveI, the great tenor, to Mrs. Rushton
Holmes Field, both Of whom are over
seventy years of age. The couple VIII De
married shortly and settle themselves In
an iyy-covered house in Villa Spontini,
Paris. A few months ago they were total
strangers to one another, but at Ruhl s
Hotel in Nice recently, while Mrs. Field
was taking tea with Gen. Corliss her
ewes met those of Scovel. and thereafter
wherever she went she seemed to encoun-
fer the tenor. week later they had be-
come engaged. The romance has greatly
strengthened Mrs. Field in her belief in
the attraction of unseen forces. She is
also a devout disciple of Prentice Mui-
ford, founder of the new religion.
Many Americans Here.
Mrs Field is the widow of the man who
founded Fields Point. Rhode Island. and
one of the earliest Western pioneers and
biggest mining men in Colorado. Field
died seven years ago. Mrs. Field was
Agnes Boggs. h. family originally re-
sided in Mansfield. Ohio. but moved to
Wheeling, w. Va, where her grandfather
started the first iron foundry. Cheval-
lier SCovel is known throughout Europe
as the hatIess man" He is also famous
for his picturesque waistcoats. the colors
of which rival those of King Alfonso. He
was born in Detroit. his father being Or.
Brigham Scovel. Besides being a noted
tenor he was the beau of the Italian So
cial world. where he made his musical
debut with Lillian Nordica. His son.
Frederick Roosevelt Scovel. who lives in
Washington, married Vivien Sartoris
niece of Gen. Grant. ChevalIier ScoveI is
vel. war correspondent who slapped the
fare Of Cen Sha fter in fhe Cuhan war