The New York herald., 1921-12-18
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~ HARTTY fetes are the order of
the day throughout the month
~ of December. The bal des
Lumieres," for the benefit OF the SOL
diers mutilated IN the face, was the
first big event ct Claridge's and II
seems to haye encouraged other
dances. There were several thousand
tickets sold and three big bathrooms
were SO crowded that It was almost
impossible to dance.
Wonderful light effects were ar
ranged in each room and the colors
shifted constantly from one room to
another as II rainbow were casting
its rays on the dancers. French So
ciety was well represented. but few
Americans were to be noticed, with
the exception Of those who served on
the committee of organization Among
them were Mrs. Parmely w. Herrick,
daughter-in-law of the American Am
bassador; Princess Boncommgni, who
before her marriage was Miss Mar
garet Draper OF Washington. D. c.;
Mrs. John Ridgeley Carter, Mime. Paul
Dupuy, wife OF the French Senator
and publisher; Princess Aymond de
Faucigny-Lucinge. Baronne Amau- >
de la Grange, who was Miss Emily
Sloane; Nine. Tauffileb. who was Mrs
Trenor Park; Lady Waterloo, and Mr..
Walter Berry, president of the Ameri-
can Chamber of Commerce; Andre de
Touquieres, whose chief occupation is
10 organize charity fetes il French
society is to be included, was as usual.
master OF ceremonies.
The Union Interalliee gave IT'S regular
weekly dance on the same night, and as
both of the events were Of equal prom
inence the guests were interchanged
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Mcvickar gave a
big dinner party at the Union Interalllee
that night, and afterward went to both
dances. Their guests Included Capt. and
Mrs. George r. Evans OF the American
Embassy; Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence v.
Isenet Capt. and Mrs c. Erskine-Bolst
Mrs. Herman Frasch and her daughter
Mrs. f. Frasch- Wilton. who since have
left for America TO pass the Christmas
holidays before opening their villa on
the Riviera for the winter Mrs. Ben
Jamin Thaw. Mrs. J. Tarn McGrew, Mrs
Sheldon Evans, Mrs. Norman Hutchin-
son, Miss May B. Evans. Lieut-Com-
rnander Robert L. Bell OF the American
Embassy; Mr.. p. Stuyvesant Pilot. Col
Arbuthnot. Col. Southey. Lord Victor
Paget, Mr.. s. A. G. Norris. Mr.. Rene
Escudier and Sir Anthony Weldon.
Other Dinner Parties.
Other Americans giving dinners that
night were Mr.. NJ. Percy Peixotto. enter
taining in honor OF the American Am
bassador. Mr.. Myron T. Herrick. and
Mrs. Parmely W. Herrick; Mr.. and Mrs
Henry II. Rogers and their daughter
Miss Mary Millicent Rogers.
Another charity fete was the ball
given az the Union Interalliee for the
benefit OF the homes In Paris for poor
children, but the event which promises
TO be the most brilliant Of the season Is
yet to come. II is the bazaar, followed
in the evening by dinner and dance.
also at the Union 1nteralliee. which is
being organized by the Grand Duchess
Marie Of Russia, who with her husband.
Prince Poutiatine. has been living in
Paris for the last three years. and who
IS giving her entire time and attention
10 helping the Russian refugees.
It is largely through her efforts and
the assistance of Mime. Bakhmeteff. wife
Of the former Russian Ambassador TO
Washington. that Russian work rooms
nave been organized to give employment
20 the thousands of Russian women.
many OF whom are from the nobility
who have escaped from Russia and are
thrown on their own resources to make
"a living In a foreign land All sorts of
beautiful hand work in Russian embroi-
derry on table linens. lingerie, blouses
and various other garments are sold In
these work rooms.
The Grand Duchess often visits the
ouvroirs and helps TO design garments.
As she is young and attractive and
dresses In excellent taste and designs
and makes some of her own clothes. the
assistance that she gives in suggesting
novelties Is most helpful to the workers
and It Is probably due to these ouvroirs
that the Russian influence In the modes
S. becoming more and more pronounced.
Some Of the leading dressmaSers are
making a speciality OF Russian ana
Slovak embroidered blouses Russian
blouses. which have grown 70 mean any
blouse that is worn over the skirt band
Instead OF under II. have been in vogue
for several years. but the real Russian
blouses OF all sorts of bright colors
which the Russians themselves wear
and which has been embroidered by
Russian hands, are n recent novelty.
Chanel has brought out the true Rus
sian blouse within the last month and
she has sold dozens of them at 1900
francs. The Grand Duchess Marie her.
self wears a Chanel blouse in red crepe
dc chine. every inch OF which Is closely
embroidered in greens, yellows, reds and
black, and every stitch is different
color. II is more of Jumper in shape,
reaching barely TO the hip line, and
seems small bit OF cloth for 30 large
a price. but tho embroidery on II re-
qulres n tremendous amount OF work
and the purchaser is asked TO bear In
mind that several starving Russian
families are given employment through
this kind OF embroidery.
The Russian Bazaar. which will open
on December l3, Is making n speciality
of these embroidered blouses. many Of
which have been designed by the Grand
Duchess Marie, and It seems that this
one feature will probably mako the
bazaar n success from the point Of view
NJ n snle OF course all types OF Rus