The New York herald., 1921-12-25

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PARIS, Dec. IL.
IN EsPITE the time that Christ
mas shopping requires. soci-
- ETY. has not entirely lost itself
in the rush. There have been several
big dinner parties and balls within the
last week, and tea parties have been
urgent necessities after hard day in
the shops. Every tea place in Paris,
from the smallest hole in the wall to
the most elaborate, is simply packed
and running over. One books table
for tea as for luncheon, dinner or sup
per, and it seems to be real tea that
they want, for the the-dansants are
the least popular.
The tea rooms at the Union inter-
alice have been filed to overfiowing
every day. Among those entertaining
during the week have been Mrs. e.
Berry Wall giving tea for the Ouch
ess dc Talleyrand and the Misses
Maud and Ella O'Connor. Others
with parties yesterday were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Barbour, Mrs. Wilmer
Stanard Wood, Mrs. Laurence v.
Benet, Miss Margaret Hume, Major
Donald w. Armstrong. Major and
Mrs. Lewis Hyde Brereton, Major and
Mrs. Eugene Vularet, Mrs. John Ridg-
ley Carter Mrs. S. Van Rensselaer,
Thayer, Mrs. Benjamin Thaw, Mrs.
Lawrence Slade. Mrs. Charles e. Coke
and her daughter, Miss Jane Gordon
Coke; Mrs. Laurence c.. Brown, who
has just returned from visit to Lon
don; Mrs. Herbert Adams, Mrs. J.
Tarn McGrew, Mrs. r. w. Beekman,
Mrs. Frederic Jennings Parsons, Prin-
cess Poniatowska, Marquise de Polig
nae, Comtesse de Jumilhac. Mrs Perry
Belmont, Mrs. Alexander Clarke, Mrs.
Charles Payson and Miss Florence
HobSon.
Musical Evenings.
A series of musical evenings at the
club has been organized for the season
and are proving a success. Last week
the program was devoted to modern
music. the harpist. Mile. Micheline
Kahn, and the Poulet Quartet giving
numbers by Debussy and Ravel.
The weekly dinner and dance at the
Ritz are always popular, but last Sun
day 1t seemed that the very height of
the season had been reached. There
were several big parties. Mrs. Herman
II. Harjes gave a dinner of twelve
covers, her guests including Comte and
Comtesse de Beaumont, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ridgley Carter. Prince and Prin-
cesse de Broglie, Lord Barring and Lady
Evelyn Barring. Mrs. John A. Kirkwood,
who recently arrived to pass the winter
in Paris, had as her guests Sir Milne
and Lady Cheetham, Princes5e Leon
Radziwill, Mr.. and Mrs. William Apple
ton, Mrs. Harry Sykes. Col and Mrs.
Gustave Porges, Mr.. Waldo Porges,
Mrs. Alastair Cameron. Mr.. Victor
Patton. NJ Rene Leon. Mr. Louis Shell
don, Mr.. Constantin Izrsstzoff and the
Spanish painter Mr.. Beltram Masses.
Mrs. Joel Ellis Fisher entertained the
Italian Consul General and Nine Fara-,
Forni. the Spanish Consul General and
Sonora Pereyra and Major Armstrong.
The Prince and Princess Christopher
of Greece entertained the Grand Ouch
css Marie of Russia, Prince and Prin-
cess Poutiatin. Mrs. Herbert Adams
and her daughter, Miss Minette Adams,
entertained Mrs. Ives Douglas, Mr.. Jo-
seph Ritter and Mr.. f. Parker Miller.
Comte and Comtesse Costa had as their
guests the Italian Ambassador and
Contessa Bonin-Longare and Mr..
Charles Mandel Others with parties
were Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Drexel. Mr..
III. Fessenden Meserve and his daugh-
ter. Nine. Basil Baron Maurice de
Rothschild Due and Duchesse de Dou-
deauville, Lady Isllngton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Fellows, Infant Don Luis of
Spain, Comtesse de Buat the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess Boris OF Rus
sla. Marquis and Marquise de Polignac
and Nine. Boas de Jouvenel, who has
just returned from America with Pre-
mier Brands party and could not say
enough In praise of the wonderful re-
ception given to them in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drexel have been enter
tanning extensively during the last week
Mcssrs. Drexel have bridge party at the
Ritz on Saturday, and last night they
gave dinner in the private ballroom,
when their guests included Prince and
Princess Christopher. Comte and Com
tesse dc Merlemont Mr. and Mrs Ed
mund l.. Baylies. NJ. and Mime. L. de
Yturbe. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Symes Lehr,
Sir Milne and Lady Cheetham, Mar
quise de Casteja. Comtesse du Bourg de
Bozas. Comtesse Potocka. Mrs Ralph
Hickox, Baronne Roger, Nine. Henry de
Sincay. Mrs. Harjes. Marquis Boni de
Castellane. Comte George de eMontesquiou,
Comte and Comtesse Paul d'Aramon,
Lord Carnegie and Mr.. Robert Hude
Nelson.
hUA bEhahu.
There have been many events given
by the various Ambassadors in honor
OF Premier Brands return, and not only
is there feeling of pride and gratifica-
ton expressed ut these entertainments
that M BRAND made such good inn
preston in America but the French
press in reporting such social events
always remarks upon that feeling, and
little else is talked for the moment by
either the French or Americans any
whore. / noticed the other day In the
NonueHe ReUnc an excellent estimate
of the sources of NJ. Brands popularity
ir France. There Is no doubt about his
extraordinarily vivid personality or the
seductiveness of his eloquence in the
Chamber of Deputies or in the Senate.
IL Is In moments of crisis and strain that
this adroit parlimentarian surpasses him
self There is little of the dogmatic
about him. his speeches being almost
always an appeal to reason and expe-
dicncy. M. BRAND passes in review all
tho difficulties of given situation and
then requires his hearers to say whether
he has taken the appropriate action. lie
IN undoubtedly as opposed to the great
idealistic statesmen. believer in
making his policies as elastic as pos
sible although one would sngularly mis-
Judge him to suppose he is lacking in
courage and vlgor.
NJ. BRAND according to the NouvoIie