The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Americans Throng Paris and
Meet the Rulers of Run,ar,ia
'The Lily of Life" by Queen Marie, Made Into Film
by Miss Loie Fuller and Screened Pri-
vatey for Their Royal Guests

mont cinema studios for the private
showing or the film taken from the play
THE Lily OF Life" which was written
by Qusen Marie. The affair proved 20
be as much American as Rumanian
owing to the fact that the film was
produced by Miss Loie Fuller. the Amer
lean artist. and there were several
Americans present who wers presented
to the King and Queen Their MaJes-
ties were apparently delighted with the
film and showed much enthusiasm over
SONS OF the curious and new effects
that were produced on the screen.
The Queens play was given with sue
cess at the Grand Opera In Paris about
year ago and has only recently been
made into picture by Miss Fuller. who,
1t seems, passed some months In study
Ing effects of lights on the camera in
order to produce something new and
artistic In the way OF a motion picture.
The film has not yet been shown pub
licly. and this private showing yesterday
was the first time that Queen Marie had
seen her own work put into motion
through the camera
The rights OF the film have been sold
In France. Belgium and England, but
the American companies have not yet
had the opportunity OF seeing Il. A
positive OF the film, however, Is now
on the ocean on It's way to America
The Queen was warmly congratulated
on her work. and II was evident that she
was more pleased upon being greeted as
an authoress than as a queen. II has
often been said that Patti was more de-
lighted TO have her salad dressing COM
plimented than her voice, and Queen
Marie has the same characteristic In re-
gard to her writing
showing Of the film and afterward pre-
sented to the King and Queen were Mrs.
]. Cameron Hawkins, whose parents.
Senator and Mrs. Owen, are counted
among the American friends of Queen
Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hudnut
were also presented. Whenever the
Queen Is presented to Americans she
always expresses desire to visit the
United States. She said yesterday that
her desire was so strong that surely 1t
would be fulfilled some day. It is not
likely that she will be able to make the
trir this winter. as she had hoped, as hlr
coronation takes place In Bucharest this
autumn. but she has not yet given UP
hope. The King and Queen expect to
proceed to some French watering place
to take the cure within few days
Meeting Of Supreme Council.
With the meeting of the Supreme
Council next week Paris promises to be
as interesting socially as politically. AS
Mr.. George Harvey. the American Am
bassador to the Court of st. James's. is
expected to bring Mrs. Harvey, and as it
will be their first visit to Paris since
they have been on this side of the
Atlantic in an official capacity, several
social functions are being arranged for
them Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fortune
Ryan, who are now at the Hotel De Grill
Ion paying their annual visit TO Paris.
and who were extensively entertained
by the Ambassador and Mrs. Harvey
during their visit to London, will prob
ably give a big dinner party in their
honor.
Among the interesting events oc-
curing in Paris during the last week
have been the autumn openings OF the
Paris dressmakers About half Of the
leading dressmakers have held their
openings. and 1t is already easy to see
that the winter styles can be summed
up in four points. with regrets that they
cannot be up to date In peacemakins
circles by adding ten more and making
It the unlucky fourteen. The four
points are: the circular movement In
fuller skirts, the increased length of the
skirt. the low waist line and the
chiselled metal ornamentation.
The season. as to the number Of for
eign buyers present, has not come UP to
expectations so far. The high prices in
France and the hard times at homo
have evidently kept the American buyers
away There are no more than half of
the usual number here.