The New York herald., 1922-04-16

PAhlS, April y.
NARIS is seeing more gayety than
- usual during Lent, and the
= social activities have ranged
from boxing matches, which have par
ticularly pleased the fancy of the
ladies. and the opening of the spring
racing season at the Longchamps race
course, to the more sedate form of en-
tertainment in dinners and balls at the
Union Interalliee, which has become
almost too respectable to be amusing.
In fact, everything has appeared to
make the opening Of the spring season
all that it promised to be except the
arrival of spring itself. The big gala
boxing soiree, in which Carpenter
gave an exhibition bout for the bene-
fit of ex-warriors of the French, Amer
ican and British Legions. was the
greatest and most talked of event of
the week.
The vast Cirque de Paris has prob
ably never before been filled with a
gathering so representative of society
of the French capital. Men whose
names are known throughout the
continents sat among leaders of fash
ion and society of Paris and its for
eign colonies and witnessed boxing
that even the women termed excellent.
1t was clearly demonstrated that box
ing matches are no longer a sport
which shocks ladies. 1t became fash
ionable in Paris before the war for
women to attend fistic shows, and
now they are no longer novelty, even
In the ringside seats, so boxing arenas
have gradually grown to look almost
like the opera.
Ambassadors Herrfcl< Present.
i There were no more interested spec
tators than Marshal Foch, Gen. Gou-
raud, Mr.. Myron T. Herrick, the Ameri-
can Amba ssador, Lord Hardinge of Pens
hurst, British Ambassador. and Gen.
Henry T. Allen. commanding the Ameri-
can forces on the Rhine, and his son,
who apparently were delighted to see
two boys out of three from the Rhine
win their bouts.
Marshal Foch arrived early and re-
mained late and his interest was keen
In every match. In the box with the
American Ambassador were Gen. Alien
and his son. Capt. Hutchinson; Mr.. and
Mrs. Drexel Paul and Col. t. Bentley
Mott
Mr.. J. Tarn McGrew of the Bankers
Trust Company of Paris. and active in
the American Legion, was in a box with
Prince and Princess George of Greece
and Comte Jean de Castellano. Mr.. AL
bert H. Wiggin, chairman of the Chase
National Bank of New York, and Mrs.
Wiggin had box with Mr.. +. N. Close
OF the Bankers Trust Company. and
Mr.. l.. Mcdonald of New York. director
of the Bankers Trust, and Mrs. Nc
Donald.
Mr.. Herman C. Huffer, Jr.. who was
an important factor in organizing the
fete and among those who donated the
prizes for the boxers. and Mrs. Huffer
had as their guests in box Mr.. and
Mrs Pierpont Morgan Hamilton, Mr..
and Mrs Charles A. Mum and Mr..
and Mrs. Huffer. Sr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Templeton Croker OF San Francisco, Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Conner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene A. G. Reed had box
together. Mrs. George A. Kessler en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Gilroy
and Mr.. Roy Keebler. Mr.. Spencer
Eddy, who offered a silver cup for
the Carpentier-Criqui bout. and Mrs.
Eddy occupied box with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Van Heukelom and Prince and
Princess Michel Murat and Mr.. William
Chapman Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Field
Malone were with Mrs. Alexander Smith
Cochran.
Others noticed in the boxes were Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Kemp. DR.. and Mrs.
Edmund l.. Gros. Mr.. Sheldon White
house of the American Embassy and
Mrs. whitehouse. Major and Mrs. Wal
ter v. Cotchett, Mr.. Perry Belden.
Mrs. Henry T.. Ashmore, Colonel Vivian.
Mr.. Joseph e. widener. of Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs A. X. Macomber, Mr..
and Mrs. ii. III. Harjes. Comte de VAL
lombrosa. who offered silver cup for
the boxers: Comte and Comtesse Jean
dc Sayve, Mr. and Mrs. A. III. Harrison.
Mr.. A. j. Antelo Devereux. Mr.. and Mrs
William T jefferson. Mr.. NJ. p Peix-
otto. Col. Cabot Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
II. Kelly, Comte and Comtesse Bernard