The Washington herald., 1920-07-04
BY COUNT DE PAssY.

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Longchamps. France. July 3.-wili
the Princess Michael, Murat Gone Of
the lucky Macdonald stsiio sisters.
you know they both married prin-
rat ball. which Is said to have
shocked the Pope, when she returns
from Rome?
paddock. and before long the grand
stand was buzsing with the choicest
bit OF rumor du-Boulogne race
goers have dissected for a long time.
The racing just happened casually.
the rumor being much more inter-
esting.
Well. anyhow. the Princess Murat
Is In Rome. And she is nobiy holding
up her Paris made reputation there
as real princess Of hostesses, and
quite all the best families in Rome
were thoroughly converted to Amer
lean royalty when-it happened.
Made Rome "sit Up.,
TT" was the ball. Staid, comfort
able. severely conventional Roman
society sat up that night and took
notice. according to the gossip at
Longchamps, where the Princess
Murat has the reputation of the best
sportswoman in. France,
And the next morning - again
| giving the responsibility to Rumor
several things happened.
First, a very exalted and noble
parsonage not very many doorsteps
| removed from the Vatican called
! and told the beautiful American
| princess that she must never. never,
| never do 1t again. when in Rome
do as the Romans - not the Paris
iennes-do," he told her.
! Two Princes vanish.
| Second. two young princes, one OF
! them Of the House of Savoia, which
! is the refgning house of Italy, were
called up oni the royal carpet. What
| happened at the interview nobody
knows, but the next day the two
| young princes left simultaneously
! in opposite. directions - for extend
ed voyages. The royal prince went
to China
That's all the story-until the
princess returns to Paris and gives
the details.
One wonders what they are really
doing at Newport and Bar Harbor TO
fill the villages and garden parties
these days. As Mrs. o. H. p. Bel
mont remarked just before she step
ped on board the Mauretania home
ward bound, 'I never know how
many friends I've got until 1 drop in
for tea at the Ritz in Paris"
"Au America Coming.
All America seems either to be
here or just about to arrive, judging
I he fal of ND he
vailing language one hears on the
Rue de la Paix. The latest habit
ual" to arrive is Gen. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, who is living at the Grill
lon, in the room President Wilson
used to have as an office, and who
is making a noble effort to have his
| friends believe he is over here
strictly on business. l noticed him
at Claridge's Club the other night
however, looking very well and
every inch a general. with Mrs. Van
derbilt her old gracious self, in one
of those new black-and- -white-em-
broidery gowns they are wearing sc
much in the evening nowadays.
Claridge's Club-which isn't really
lClaridge's Club at all. but the Club
Artlstique de Renaissance des
Champs -Elysees"-is the" place in
town nowadays. 1t was started by
Andre de Fouquieres. Official Paris
sartorial arbiter. whose mission in
life seems to be getting up delight
lful entertainments where other peo-
lple-never Andre-fall in love and
become engaged.
He started his club, which is held
lin the ballroom at Claridge's, owing
to the police restrictions on late
dancing. The committee of mem
bershlp is composed entirely OF
ladies. with Andre as a sort OF
umpire. with a Tout Paris" in one
hand and a social register in the
other. To be a member one has to
be introduced by two lady members
and put up at three successive elec-
tions. whereat ones antecedents are
ldissected painstakingly and thor
ioughly-that's how exclusive 1t is.
The committee is composed of the