The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Americans at Gala Dinner
Parties and Dances IN Paris
Indian Night Held in Honor of the Maharajah of
Kapurthala-Hotels and Restaurants Start
Autumn Programme of Weekly Events.

the multitudes that SEQ him on the
screen. There were other guests who
had been doing interesting things during
the summer. SO Miss de Wolfe's salon
was transformed for the afternoon into
private music hall. where the operas
on which American composers had been
at work during the summer were tried
out for the amusement of Charlie the
honored visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Porter were among
the guests. Mr.. Porter has been on
the Riviera for the last six months.
where he has whipped a new opera inso
shape, and is sailing next week for
New York, where It will be produced
during the winter. He was most gen
erous IN playing and singing parts of i',
and II the judgment OF Miss de Wolfe's
party of friends can be relied upon It's
success is assured. Miss Elsa Maxwell
who has likewise been at work on an
opera during the summer, was its most
severe critic, and she pronounced 1t per
feet" Then she in turn played and
sang extracts from her new work. ana
Mr.. Porter was equally generous In his
praise, so 1t appears that New York Is
soon to have two masterpieces it the
criticism of this group of fellow coun-
trymen. who had Just partaken OF y
most excellent luncheon and rare Old
wines, can be taken as valuable juds'
mcnt. The other guests at the dejeuncr
included Mrs. Parrnely W. Herrick, tae
daughter-in-lAw OF Mr.. Myron T.: Her
rick, the American Ambassador Mrs.
a. NJ. Dixie of the American Committee
for Devastated France. who, with Miss
Anne Morgan. organized the perform
ancc at the Trocadero, where Charlie
Chaplin had received such an ovation
only the evening before. when no was
present to witness the production of
His film. 1.-THE Kid" for the benefit OF
Miss Morgan's charity. OTHERS present
We're Mr.. Edward Montgomery. Mr., Har-
old Sturgess and Mrs. Floyd Touln,in.
Miss de Wolfe is expecting Lady Had
field from the Riviera to ebc' her guest
for few days on her way to England
before she closes the Villa Trianon for
the winter. Miss de Wolfe will be in her
Paris apartment after next week until
she sails for America on October 26.
Princess xcnfa's Trouxseau.
With the wedding of the Princess
Xenia OF Russia and Mr.? William b.
Leeds the event OF the week as far as
Americans were concerned. much In
terest Is being taken in @. new dress
making establishment which made the
ETedlcI Qdlt Ol Lie TAiSCoo <1CLid
trousseau. It is the Maison Paul Caret,
which will open its doors at % Rue
Royale next weak. Lady Edgerton.
who is a close friend Of Queen Olga OF
Greece. the grandmothet Of the Prin-
cess xenia, Is responsible for tho new
firm She IS a Russian by birth. and
before her marriage was Princess Olga
Lobsnoff- Rostovsky. She became a
friend Of Queen Olga when she was
<lx-k al fuyo nkxy E,r.
moro ago. and her husband. the late
Lord Edger.on. was In the British diplo-
matte service In Athens. As Queen
Olga is also q Russian by birth. she
became very much interested In the
young Russian girl, Lady Edgerton. at
her court and the friendship has grown
stronger With years. especially within
suffered throuoh losing relatives at
the hands Of the Bolshevists.
Lady Edgerton first opened q dress
making establishment In London about
two years ago to give employment to
Russians who had lost their fortunes
through the present conditions in E;ls-
sia. She was SO successful In her now
venture and had SO many clients nGm
Paris and there was such - aninr ::
the better classes Of Russians in Pans
for employment that she Is now opening
ILLS IOuso iil LILO EiSiiCit SdPitdis A<ddy
Edgerton or Paul Caret made as many as
dozen frocks and several coats for
tho Princess xenia, and she also made
the gown which the Grand Duchess
George, the mother Of the bride. wore
at the wedding. 1t Is mauve crepe
georgettc with an overskirt Of cream
lace with violet tints through it and
trimmed in white Parma violets.
Lady Edgerton also made the white
crepe do chine gown and ivory velvet
coat worn by the Queen Mother OF
Greece at the wedding. The majority of
the frocks of the Princess Xenia were
made in Lady Edgertor's London house.
Crepes of all kinds are her favorite fabrics
and figure extensively in the Princesss
trousseau. The dress which she wore ct
her civil marriage was made by Lady
Edgerton. n corn yellow simple summer
frock tied around the waist with "a mar.
row yellow ribbon. and worn with u LONG
cape of the same fabric.