The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
AMERICANS QUIT PARIS,
LEAVING CITY DULL
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont Are
Heading the Cay WhirI at
St. Montz.
THACKARAS LOOK FOR HOUSE
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Paris, Jan. 3I-with the depar,ura =,
nearly all the fashionable Americans to
winter resorts. gayety has been replaced
oy duilness in all the central hotels and
restaurants which rely on an American
clientele TO provide the lively element
The Ritz practically is deserted, and
now that the Perry Belmonts have gone
to ST. Moritz social activities have been
reduced to d flicker famed only by. Mrs
Ralph Thomas. whose enthusiasm for
the tango continues, although Cardinal
Amatti's ban has resulted in a scarcity
OF partners
After few days respite in the AIps
the Perry Belmonts have entered the
whirl OF entertaining at ST Moritz, their
dinner guests including Prince Antoin-
Of Orleans, Count Adalbert Sternberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hartes. and Count
Olivas. They also are entertaining Mr
and Mrs. T. Heeren.
Other prominent hosts at St Moritz are
Walter de Mumm. nee ScOville. who is
now lined up with Mrs Leeds Anthony
Drexel. and the Perry Belmonts, as a
result of entertaining the imperial
Romanoffs- The de Mumm guests in
clude the Grand Duke Andre. Count Ser
gieus Zouboff, Baron and Baroness
Maurice de Rothschild. Duke di Sangro,
and Marchese Visgunti Venosta
Mrs. Wiley BlumenthaI has been con-
splcuous this week. having given the
light opera, LIE Farce de Cuvier,' at
her mansion, for which leading Paris
artistes were engaged. The affair was at
tended by Ambassador and Mrs. Herrick
and most OF the other society people
still in Paris
Mrs. Vaughn SiegeTs guests at a dance
and tea were Don Luis Ferdinand, OF
Spain: Duchess de la Rochefoucauld, nee
Mitchell; Princess Michel Murat. nee
Stallo. and Princess Amidee de Broglie
mother OF Prince Robert de Broglie.
whose marriage to Estelle Alexander. the
California singer, caused family quar-
rel.
This afternoon Mrs. John Monroe gave
q dance and tea at the Ritz for prom
fhent members OF the Franco-American
social set
The most brilliant diplomatic social
functions just now are being given by
Sonora Tittoni. wife OF the Italian Am
bassador. who is showering unusual IA
vors on Americans here. At her musical
reception this week Princess Mildred
Mrs Rutherford Stuyvesant.
Mrs. Siegel. and Mrs Ferdinand Blu
were invited TO meet the lead
ing diplomats. as well as Prince Fuad
Pasha, uncle Of the khedive Of Egypt
Mrs Alexander VI. ThaCkara, wife of
the new consul general is seeking a
house. She is still in mourning for her
sister, Mrs. T. W. Fitch. and announces
her inability TO entertain Americans In
Paris until the beginning of April The
Thackaras are now staying in the Hotel
Etoile quarter.
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis who has
been staying at the Continental. is leav-
ing for New York in few days. He
has been dIned by several French dep
uties
Mr.. and Mrs II. $. Snyder left Meurice
for London. Mr.. Snyder. who Is vice
president of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. has been here on a business mis-
sion and later is going to Berlin
Another iron master staying In Paris is
Walter Wood. of Philadelphia