Evening star., 1921-10-09

Mr. Myron T. Herrick, ambassador
to France, after passing the last SIX
months shifting about in hotels and
taking up temporary leases, has at
last secured an establishment for his
his needs.
Thanks to the increased cost OF
living and the high rate of personal
taxes, the Prince and Princess Anne
dee de Broglie have been compelled
to rent their splendid palace in Ave-
nue. de Messine adjoining Pare de
Monceau in Paris and have withdrawn
to their ancient chateau at Chau-
mont. Mr.. Herrick has obtained a
four-year lease and took possession
at once. The Palais de Broghe.
though in the older part of Paris ana
in a section which has been superseded
in popularity, much as Lafayette
Square and lower 18th street nave
been in Washington, is nevertheless
a most desirable residence ana con- d
tiguous to Boulevard Haussman anu
Avenue Henri Martin. where some OF
the most dignified and distinctive
Partisan homes are located. ~ to ~
tains the usual number OF state
drawing rooms which may be thrown
=,
hall opening on a lovely old walled
garden Is large enough even 1or MT.
Herrick's generous conceptions OF ms
duties as representative OF the sled.
western republic. MI ana Mrs
sheldon Whitehouse. who are proml-
nent members of the American EN-.
bassy set, are occupying the home OF
Mr.. whitehouse's mother in avenue
Henri Martin, as that lady Will pass
the winter in London with her daush-
Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt and her
daughter. Mrs. Barbara Hatcn, are
occupying the famous villa d dAVray.
lust beyond the Arc de Trlomphe III
Paris and they are among the con-
spicuous hostesses OF tne idaa adtu,iln nf
Henry of Navarro and purchaseo
from the Bourbon estate about n1ty
years ago by an opulent banker U.
Montreal, stands token that out os
America can come archltects anu
decorators who can vie with those
Of France. The present owner is
Mrs. Frank Crawford of Boston ana
she secured the joint services or Mr.
Henry Peters of Chicago and MISS
Elsie de Wolfe of New York to trans,
Of a French country home on the
Louis XIV style. 1t Is filled with nne
canyases from the Barbizon schooi
and many of the mural adornments
were done by the most promising ar
fists of the French Academy. Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Mrs Hatch are giving
n series Of dinings and quiet receP-
tions to the many Americans in Parls
lust now. They will remain at the
villa until after Christmas. when tney
remove to the fine apartment over.
looking the Seine near Avenue
d'Alma, which has been the winter
home OF the late William X. Wander
bilt and his wife for the past ten
years. Among their recent guests
was Nine. de Navarro. so Well known
to the theatrical world as Mary An
derson.
senator and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg OF
Minnesota, who are comfortably estao-
lfshed in their home on 18th street 1or
the winter, had made their meme IN
Washington society before the senator
a the successor Of Moses Edwin Clapp
Az one of the ornaments of the bar OF
the northwest, Mr.. Kellogg frequently
passed an entire winter here In speclai
inyestixations, and Mrs. Kellogg enter
tanned and was entertained by scores OF
their friends. Mrs. Kellogg was Miss
Clara Cook and the marriage occurred
in 1885. something which seems increo-
sble in view of the youthful deoonau
appearance Of the senator and ner own
active participation In all tne ansn- i
ties. Their home is now In St. Paul,
but the Kelloggs have led the nomadic
life, which is the lot of the politician IN
the northwest. For. coming from Ne"
York, the brilliant lawyer struggled up
from farming into a position when ne
was taken into the firm OF the late
Cushman K. Davis, then the leaolng
iavyer of the state. Mrs. Kellogg pos
sesses charm Of manner ana sympd-
thetic interest in people. She Is leaa-
ing figure in social affairs, both IN 81.
paul and Minneapolis. and in Washing
ton is among the much sought and hlgh.
ly appreciated guests at all manner Oh
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. julius
Kahn have returned after their usual
fine outing about San Francisco Mrs.
Kahn has journeyed from ocean TO
ocean sometimes three and four tlmes
a wear for almost fifteen years, but,
being a Californian, five-day rail-
road trip is not disconcerting. Mrs
Kahn has been engrossed in reading
recently of heat-saving devices and
that King George of England has
patented CRATE which will add
something neat to his private income
when the invention is properly intro
duced. But Mrs Kahn is Of the opin-
ion that neither King George nor any
one less exalted can score on her
country people and the CRATES. where
for nine or ten months of the year
merry pine or cedar logs crackle