The New York herald., 1922-02-26
AMERICANS IN ROME
AT ACADEMY BALL
Queen and Ambassador Visit
Miss Hollis Lighthouse
Home for Blind,
Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, By THE New YORK HERALD

Speciul Gable TO THE New YoRK HERALD.
Copvrioht, 1929, by THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Rome. Feb. 25.
Twenty-Five students OF the American
Academy in Rome gave a ball to the
younger American set Wednesday even
ing in the new Academy building. All
the guests were Americans and the
music was furnished by an American
orchestra. On Thursday last Mrs. Cor
ham Phillips Stevens, wife of the direc-
tor of the Academy, gave her last tea
to the art students and American visitors
ia Rome. This is one OF the closing
american functions before Lent.
Mr.. Charles r. Crane is awaiting the
arrival of his son Richard, with whom
he intends to start tomorrow for
Tripoli.
Queen Elena and Mr.. Richard Wash
burn Child, the American Ambassador,
visited the Lighthouse Home for the
Blind, which was organized by Miss
Winifred Holt, the sculptor. who founded
tie New York Association for the Blind.
The new home is opposite the PalaZzo
Barbarini. Three recent branches OF This
human salvage endeavor OF hers nave
been established, the one In Sardinia
with particularly notable success. The
Lighthouse is making a special campaign
Of popular education in preventive meas
ures against blindness.
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dinner ball on Wednesday given oy
the British Ambassador, Lord Graham
and Lady Graham to the diplomatic cir
Gle OF Rome. Ambassador Barrere Of
France also was present.
At Palermo Mrs. Maud Whitaker gave
picturesque costume Jall a: her Villa
Sofia to Palermo society. Mrs. Whitaker
was costumed to represent Catherine dt
Medici, while her daughter Beatrice Ter
sonated Springtime. Others were dressed
a. members of the British American
colonies and in Renaissance as well a.
rocco costume.
Signora Gugllelmo Emanuel gave a
large reception at the Palazzo Ferraioli
at which were seen Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.
Hay, Mrs. Kennard and Mr.. and Mrs
Mason.
Carnival week in Rome has no more
the old joyous abandon OF the days
before the war. Street carnivals have
been forbidden, owing to hard times
and the Governments fear that the joy
Gus celebra tions will degenerate into
political demonstrations. But the ire
pressible Latin eXuberance breaks loos'
in the smaller streets, where paper spi-
rails hang like waterfalls from the tele'
graph wires and passersby are subjected
TO shower Of confetti. Admission Is
paid to many private balls that are held
though fewer are costume affairs thar
usually. Mostly they are given to raise
funds for charities and war relief move
ments.
A great obstacle in Rome for th'
guest from without her walls exists II
the absence OF adequate accommoda
tions at the hotels, which already are
crowded and charging dearly, while
villas and apartments are not TO b'
found.
Three large silver cups have beer
brought to Rome by Lieut.. Williamson
L. S. A., to Col. Evan NJ Johnston
Military Attache at the American EN-
bassy, who will present them to th'
Sandman and Turin brigades of tn
Italian army. These units acted as hosts
to the American detachment OF th'
American Army of Occupation on tn
visit OF these forces last January. |
is as a sign of American gratitude TO
the cordial reception that the cups arr
to be presented.