Evening star., 1922-02-05

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tess Blanca Amalia Celeste, wife OF
Count Jules de Bonvluoir. is one OF
the great ladies of the French capital,
and this winter has been the leader in
all the exclusive activities. Her splen-
did success in organizing the bal des
Lumieres" at Claridge's caused a fu-
| rorep This has been described as the
most brilliant fete since the armistice
and resulted in fine sum realized for
| the facially wounded of the world
war.
| The ountess de Bonvluoir is the
only daughter Of Mr.. Mackay's half
sister, Miss Eva Julia Bryant Of CAL
Afornia who married Prince Ferdinand
Narcantonio Colonna, one OF the most
| exalted mobiles of Italy. bearing half
| dozen other titles and holding lofty
position in the Vatican. The marriage
was unhappy, and Princess Colonna
! courts before her death in Paris In
1920. She left two sons. the heir OF
, the present prince. who bears his
name and resides at the vast chateau
| of the Colonna. Sainte Margherita, In
| Liguria. Though he is past thirty
seven and enjoys large fortune left
| by his mother. he has never married
; His younger brother. Marcantonio, is
! also a bachelor. but he spends much
of his time in Paris at the home of his
| sister, and Is her main dependence in
the many social burdens which she
| assumes.
With the Austro-Hungarian en-
| bassy. as 1t was known during SO
| many years, victim of the jugger-
| naut Of progress. the British embassy
! will stand isolated in an entirely
commercial quarter. if the present
pace of business absorption OF Con.
| necticut avenue maintains. In that
| particularly brilliant decade after the
! Spanish American war this embassy
of the dual monarchy Austria and
| Hungary was the scene OF many
amenities. and under the regime OF
| the first ambassador who had pre-
| viously served here for fifteen years
| as minister 1t maintained high rec
| ord Of achievement. The SATURDAY
| Hengeimuller have never been sue,
cessfully initiated and never did
| Washington society mingle so fire.
quently and with such enjoyment at
| these salons, which began about ten
and kept up a steady gait until 1ar
| amusement was possible. from exclt,
ing games of hazard at cards and
with some exceeding ingenious de-
! vices, to dancing, feasting ana the
interesting people and conversine
with them at length, and on any
subject. Fine music was always one
| of the attractions and every eooo
| vocalist or renowned musician IN an!
line who boasted citizenship in Franz
! Josefs complex empire was always
, sure of an invitation to the embassy
and an opportunity to prove aDlilty
to a considerable number OF lnnuen-
tial people and excellent musical
4 critics.
! Sir John Lavery. president OF the
; Royal Academy OF London. who is one
| of the most renowned artists OF tne ga!
| and whose canrases adorn neari!
every notable picture gatieTy Ty,shman Gl tne
a native Of Belfast and a member OF
the famous Irish Society OF Art.
which has been located for nearly
200 years in Dublin. & sir John IN his is
time with his country people and
will place on canvas some OF the
| scenes which have resulted in the
founding of the Irish Free State. be-
sides painting the portraits OF sen-
; eral of the chief figures in this I'M
| portant international negotiation.
| Lady Lavery, who is one OF the pow,
| erful hostesses of the British capltai
and is the accepted leader in all
| amenities growing out OF the es
! thetic branches, art. music ana let
| ters, was, before marrying the Illus
| trious artist, the widow Of DR.. Ed
ward Livingston Trudeau OF New
York, another eminent man, equally
! famous in the healing arts as In the
! domain of letters. DR.. Trudeau was
| for years. a professor of surgery in
Columbia Medical College and the
director of many OF the great estap-
| lishments in the Adirondacks, whith-
spend his last years. Lady LaverE
\ was Miss Hazel Martyr, daughter OF
DR.. Edward Jenner Martyr Of chi
cago. She was identified with the
| artists set in Chicago and in New
York and has done some excellent
work in pastels Sir John maintains
a fine studio in Paris and is as hos
nftable to the rather nondescr1pt
crowds of students on the left bank
Of the Seine as to the dfgnihed mem
sumptuous home in Cromwell place
Not since the crowded days of the
war have so many distinguished ana
titled members OF the ltaIlan nooliies
been donliciled in Washington as at
the present Commandante Fabrf1lo
Ruspoli, who is serving as one OF the
expertS on naval questions with tne
l delegation of which Senator Schanzer
/ is chief, spent several. years at the
emba ssy during the regime OF Baron
Camille Avezzano. He married MISS
| Marjery Butt Of London. and resides
near the Baths of Lucca in Lombardy.
The Princess Ruspoli has never ac-
companied her husband to this
! country, and is at present with her
parents in Surrey. younger nro!ner %
Napoleone, is q captain OF cavalry,
and ten years ago, during q visit to
| this country, he met Miss Katharine
Quay of Sewickley. cousin or the
we'll known senator form Pennsyi-
| vania. Matthew Quay A romance de,
New York city in october 1912:
Cant. Prince and Princess Ruspoli
| also reside near the baths OF Lucca
where this branch Of the Ruspolis.
who are mobiles Of Florence ana ana Lucca sn
iIy was founded in 1900 at Parma
| which is adjacent to Lucca and have
been princes since the early part OF
| the fifteenth century. There are -FOUR
or five distinct branches and all have
formed alliances with Americans and
several because of this kinship bear
! the given names of George Washing
ton and Of Thomas Jefferson.
Interest which languished almost to
the vanishing point in American par
ticipation in the olympic games. has
taken on new life since Col. Robert T.
Thompson accepted the executive post
and quickened public enthusiasm by
changing the rather discredited name
from Olympic Association. to the
games Col. Thompson resided in
Washington for many winters. and
awakened interest in many sports
and worthy causes. He was president
robust controversy with the demo-
cratic Secretary Of the Navy in the
Wilson administration. Josephus
Daniels, from which he emerged vic