The New York herald., 1922-01-08

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HERALD.
PARIS, Dec. "a.
n HANY Christmas parties are
MI being given in the American
colony. Mrs. Alastair Cam
eron gave a dinner with music last
night at the Ritz when her guests in
cluded Senor de Alvear. tie Minister
from the Argentine. and Sonora de
-Alvear; Lady Millicent Hawes, the
Duchess of Sutherland, and her hus-
band. Col. Hawes; Mr. and Mrs. John
r. Drexel. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Lehr,
Nine. de Polfakoff. Nine. de Gainza,
Princesse de Faucingy-Lucinge, Mrs.
Addison -Pudney, Marquis de Massingy
d'AuZac, Comte de Montesquieu,
Vicomte de Montreuil. and Mr.. William
Hude Nelson. After dinner Mrs.
Cameron, who has a rich contralto
voice, sang, and singers from the
opera gave Christmas songs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse
will give a Christmas tea tomorrow
for the staff of the American EN-
bassy Mrs. Charles b. Alexander will
assist her daughter in receiving.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence v. Benet are
giving Christmas dinner for the
younger set of the colony for their
young niece. Miss Margaret Hume of
Washington. d. c., who is their guest
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs LIE Grand L. Benedict
will give a Christmas dinner. Mrs.
Ranney held a reception yesterday for
her daughter. the Contessa de Costa
OF Italy who Is her guest for the holi-
days. Mime. Frederic de Reiset will give
a reception. Mrs. Frederic Jennings
Parsons, who usually gives big Christ
mas Eve party for young people, is not
entertaining extensively this year, be-
cause her son, Mr.. John j. Parsons, is
in college in America. She is giving
only an informal dinner for some
guests from London.
Christmas Tree and Luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar A Carolan are
giving a Christmas tree and luncheon
at their country place at Vaucresson
near Paris.
Mrs. Laurence Clay Brown will give
a tea and dance for her debutante
daughter Miss Marguerite Brown.
The Union Interalliee was gay to-
night with reveillon suppers. There
were several big dinner parties and Mrs.
H. Ives Douglas gave a supper and
dance for the younger set. Her guests
included Miss Suzanne Jefferson. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Jeffer-
son, who is in school in Paris; Miss
Cornelia O'Connorg the young daughter
of Mrs. Francis z. Drake, who, with Col.
Drake, has just returned with Marshal
Foch rom America; Miss Margaret
Hume Miss Marguerite Brown, Miss
Minette Adams, the daughter of Mrs
Hubert Adams Of Dallas, Tex. Miss
Lila Ives, Messrs. Leicester Spaulding,
Foster williams and Ernest Ives, Miss
Rosalind Robinson. Messrs. Lestradt
Brown. e. Parker Miller and Joseph
Ritter.
On New Years Day Mrs. Douglas will
give an eggnog party at the Union In
teralliee. Col. and Mrs. Walter Cotchett
are holding a reception on New Years
Day at their apartment in the Rue dc
Villejust.
With all the other Christmas Day
celebrations among the Americans there
IL a wedding that is not to be forgot
ten. Miss Margaret Fl. Mills. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcvickar Mills
of Berkeley. Cal. will marry Mr.. Charles
Edwards. Jr.. of Paterson. n. j., and
Paris. Miss Mills is a graduate Of the
University OF California. She is MEM
ber of the Pi Beta Phi Since last July
she has been travelling in Europe with