The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-17
americans GIVE
DANCE in PARIS
Fin de Semaine Club Starts
Series of Parties Which
Delight Colony.
CENSOR FOR NEW STEPS
Fashionable Society Can Enjoy Max
Ike Without Rubbing Shoulders
with Nondescript Crowd.
CENSOR FOR NEW STEPS


Special Gable to To- 49, son herad.
Paris, May l6.-The center Of gayety
in Paris was shifted tonight from Mont
martre to the Etoile quarter, when the
first of a series of American dances under
auspices of American society women was
given at the Hotel Majestic
To the strains Of catchy music, 500
Americans glided across the hotels vast
ballroom floor in dreamy hesitation
waltz or one-step. The atmosphere was
truly homelike.
Most sSecessful Yet.
The placing of this strictly American
impress upon the lighter side of Partisan
life is due to the zeal and enterprise oil
the Fin de Semaine Club. which Is giving
a supper and dance three times weekly,
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, beginning
at $50 o'clock and ending at in the
morning. .
judging by the way the tickets went for
the inaugural dance it is likely to prove
the most successful American venture
Paris ever has known.
Several French cabinet ministers ana
their wives as well as Ambassador and
Mrs. Herrick and members of the En-
bassy stan, attended tonight Mrs. Regi-
Maid Vanderbilt headed a large contin-
gent which came over from London for
the dance. 49, r-..-9-
Other prominent dancers who also had
parties to the preliminary supper. were:
Mrs. Harry Lehr Mrs. Converse, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs W..
II. Crocker. Mrs, W. E. Corey. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton Cary, Princess Katzfeldt.
Countess CoetIogon, Mrs. n Richards,
Mrs. Van valkenberg, Augustus Eddy.
Mrs. Berry Wall, Mrs. Elisha Dyer, Mrs
w B. Leeds, Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Reid.
Members of Royalty Attend.
The Grand Duke and Duchess Cyril
and Grand Duke Dimitri were conspicu-
Gus dancers They have a marked pre-
objection for American society, and with
the other Romanoffs. are enthusiastic
calIy taking up the hesitation waltz with
a view of dancing it with American
partners.
In order to prevent intrusion of I'M
dcsirale guests. all invitations were super
vised by Andre de Fouquieres. Mrs
Harry Lehr, Mrs. Berry Wall, and Mrs
Converse
While the hesitation and the one-step
were the principal dances, the tango.
maxixe and furlana were introduced on
the program at the urgent wish OF a
number OF American women.
Board of Cens0rs.
But we are going to draw rigid
line" said Hiram Z. Foster, who is TAX
ing care of the organization of the
dances. Ito exclude any indecent or
essentially vulgar dance. Our great OBJ
Ject is to afford an opportunity for
Americans in Paris to enjoy the newest
fads in dancing without being obliged to
frequent undesirable resorts and rub
shoulders with a nondescript crowd.
These entertainments will be as free from
Objectionable features as the assembly
balls OF New York"
In addition to the supervisors men
toned above the board Of women CEN
sors. some of whom will arrive in Paris
shortly, will include Mrs. Griswald
Thompson, Mrs. William Jay, Mrs. Lor-
rilard Spencer, jr.. Miss Louise Scott,
Mrs Herbert Shipman. Countess Delsera,
Mrs Charles NJ. Oelrichs. Mrs. Joseph
Hartman. Mrs. Eben Jordan. Mrs. Arthur
Carroll. Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mrs. John
H. Hannah, Mrs. Forbes Conant. and
Mrs. Preston Gibson.
Besides ten negro musicians brought
from America, a French orchestra also
was provided.