The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
PARIS SEASON ENDS
I'm SWELTERING HEAT
American Ambassador and Mrs.
Herrick Give Fourth Of
July Reception"
j. X. DREXEL DINNER HOST
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills In
augurate New HOme---SO-
cial Mention.
j. X. DREXEL DINNER HOST
Special Cable pespafch TO rns Scr.


PARIS, July i.--The Paris season ended
this week with sweltering heat. The
temperature was So on Wednesday. The
temperature had not been so high in
June since 1855. when II reached -. The
record Is tO1 degrees, which was recorded
In June. 1889.
The season Is generally condemned as
having been dull, although of q cosmo-
politan character. A crowd taking supper
nj eros included tho Grand Duchess
Alexandra, tho Infanto Luis, Joseph
CJyR. the English actor: Al Joslyn, Mel
VILE W. Ellis. Edna Wallace Hopper,
lrod Mckay and Julian Eltinge. most Of
whom had breakfast at the Pre- Catelan
} This was tho night following the Grand
Brir.
Ayron T. Herrick. tho American Ambss-
sador. and Mrs. Herrick held a Fourth
of July reception from 10 o'clock to-
day. No invitations were sent out, the
function being open to all Americana,
whether visitors or residents OF Paris.
Mrs. Bsche Eutertains.
Mrs Jules Bache OF New York gave
y dance for her daughter. who led tho
cotillon with Baron Jacques Merlin.
, Among the guests were the Infan,e Luis.
the Duchess de la Rochefoucauld, formerly
Miss Mitchell OF Oregon: Princess Anne
dee de Brogle Prince Michel Murat and
the Princess, formerly Miss Helena Stallo
of Cincinnati, and the Duchess and Mile.
dc Morny.
John Il. prsSsl gave a dinner which
was followed by a dance. Among those
present were Mr.. Herrick, the American
Ambassador. and Mrs. Herrlck the Due
and Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld, the
Princess Isenburg- Birstein, formerly
Bertha Lewis OF New Orleans: the Com
Jesse de Gallifet. formerly Miss Frances
q. Stevens OF New York Mrs Potter
Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. A.
J. Drexel the Grand Duke Alexander.
Princess Aymon de Faucigny Lucinge, for
formerly Mrs. Joseph Stickney: Mr.. and
Mrs Robert W. Bliss. Mrs. C. Mitchell
Depew, Trenor w. Park and Miss Elsie de
Wolfe.
Robert Woods Bliss secretary Of the
American Embassy. and Mrs. Bliss gave
reception this week at which Miss
Wyman sang.
Mr.. and Mrs Ogden Mills inaugurated
their new home, which was formerly the
Hotel Gortchakofr. in the Rue La Varenne.
This Is one of the few houses In Paris
which still possesses a fine garden. Maggie
Teyte and Ferrari- Fontana sang. Among
the guests were Ambassador and Mrs
Herrick, Mrs. John Astor, Mrs. Goelet, the
Earl of Granard and the Countess. for
mery Mss Beatrice Mills OF New York
Lord and Lady Granville. Mr. and Mrs
'ofhelus vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper
Hewitt and Moncure Robinson.
Harvard Clubs Dinner.
The Harvard club OF Paris gave rs
annual dinner on Wednesday. Ambas-
sador Hcrrick. who was the guest OF
honor, made an lmpromptu speech OF an
optimistic character He sad he adj
mired the calm self possession which was
found among the best Europ, ans, but
added that he Is convinced that good re-
suits come from the fever and hustle OF
American cities. Mr.. lIcrrick declared
that he believed that civilizations or at
future lies In the great, hustling West.
committee OF women has been formed
hero for the purpose OF getting sufiiclen,
subscribers TO boxes 10 enable the Boston
Opera Company 10 give a second season
of opera here nest year The commit =
includes the Duchess "A Aoste. Princess
Michel Murdt. Princess de Polignac, for
mery Miss Winarctta Singer: the Mar
quse de Ganay. formerly Miss Ridgway
Baroness Won Schoeu. wife OF the Ger
man Ambassador, SignOra Tittoni. wife
OF the Italian Ambassador. and others
The Boston Opera Complny's lease ~
IN Theatre DIES Champs Ulysses runs FOR
fifteen months from last April. with the
oution OF a renewal for nvc years. with
the right To subl't The theatre for cine
matograph and music hall entertainments
between times II Is understood that the
Bostoniaus will give a second season. but
the further option OF renewal viii not
be taken up