The New York herald., 1921-07-03
Americans Lead at Gala
Entertainments in Paris
Feature Is Made of Fireworks in the Bois and Their
Is Outdoor Dancing Recalling Days
Before War.

there was the Marquise de Polignac.
who was Mrs. James Eustice and the
Comte and Comtesse Jean de Maupas.
The latter was Miss Consuela Morgan.
daughter of the American Consul-Gen-
eral In Brussels.
Another American party was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Addison Goetz of New
York. who were entertaining Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. d. Levy, and Mr. Goetz was look
Ing as happy as IL he had not won and
lost hundred thousand francs or more
all in one afternoon that day at Chan
tilly. Mr.. and Mrs. Goetz have been
appearing at all of the gala dinners and
dances in the Bois and the beautiful
costumes of Mrs. Goetz have been very
much remarked upon. She has been
visiting all of the big dresanaking es-
tablishments and has bought lavishly,
but none of her French dresses has sur
passed those that she brought from
Axerica. Though made in America. all
OF her costumes have the French lines.
She has, of course. been forced to
lengthen her American skirts to be the
smartest of the smart in Paris. but
otherwise her costumes have conformed
absolutely with the newest French
styles.
Russian supper and Dance.
The Russian supper and dance at the
Carlton Hotel was brilliant few nights
ago. when Americans were much in evil
dence. Mrs. Alexander Smith Cochran
was beautifully gowned in pale blue
velvet.
Mrs Benja min Thaw was among the
Americans present and was saying good
bys on the eve of her departure for
America, where she will Join Mr.. Thaw
and bring him back with her to France
in July. She does not expect to pass
more than a fortnight in New York she
also will be accompanied on her return
by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Slade, who nave
small country place near Paris which
they enjoy very much every summer
that It Is possible for them to como
over Mr. and Mrs. Thaw expect TO
pass the greater part of the surnmAs
with them in the country.
Mrs. Thaw has 3ust returned from an
extensive visit to SSain. She was the
guest of Nc. ehd' Mrs. Charles Deering'
whose place near Barcelona has been
attracting as much attention as the
Scxnish museums. Mr.. Deering first
purchased an old monastery and filled II
with the most wonderful antiques that
could be found in Spain. He then
acquired fourteen houses that sur
rounded it and connected them with the
monastery by picturesque little bridges
over the street The roofs of these
houses are ornate with remarkable
pieces of old statuary Mrs. Thaw said
she had seen nothing like the place any
where in Europe and that the people oil
the country came from miles around to
visit it and said that 1t far surpassed
the noted museum in Barcelona In ite
works of art of every description.
An approaching wedding is that OF
Mrs. Frank vogel Of New York and the
Marquis Sommi of Rome. Mrs. Vogel
before her marriage to the late Frank
vogel was Miss Blanche Siegel Of Chi-
cago. She is related to the wealthy
Guggenheim family and also the Ullnian
family and has an extensive fortune OF
her own. She met the Marquis Sommi-
Picer.ardi in New York last winter
when he was making his first visit to
America. The Marquis. though Italian
passes the greater part of his time In
Paris. He is a man of near so. His
first wife was an Italian and he has
children and grandchildren who live in
Italy. He is well known In the Ameri-
can colony of Paris and has the repu-
tation of being one Of the best dancers
in Paris.