The New York herald., 1922-04-02
BY MAY BIRKHEAD.

PARIS, March 23.
A CHANGE in the number of
"A social activities is gradually
coming over Paris. Ten days
ago the Parisians themselves, as well
as tie comparatively small number OF
foreign visitors who have reached the
French capital a few weeks ahead of
the spring influx were complaining
that they never had found Paris so
dull and lifeless. There We're no teas.
dinner parties or balls being given
anywhere, restaurants were empty
and even the charity fetes for which
Paris has become almost too famous
were apparently taking q Today
Tie premature arrival of spring, how
ever. seems to have given a decided
impetus to all sorts of social events
only within the last few days. Sew
eral brilliant musicales have been
given in the American colony, and the
dinner dances at the Union Interalliee
on Saturday nights and at the Ritz
on Sunday nights have picked up to
such an extent that one might sup
pose that the height of the season had
suddenly dropped down upon the city.
Last Sunday night at the Ritz 1t
seemed that the Monte Carlo of only
the week before had been transferred
to Paris or at least that part of 1t
which had not gone to Rome for the
Easter festivities, and that Cannes, too.
might be thinking OF making the same
move. There was Mr.. Anthony J.
Drexel. who has closed his villa near
Monte Carlo much earlier than usual
and is settled in Paris and ready for
the promised gay spring season. He
probably has come away from the South
earlier than he expected because of hav-
ing rented his Paris residence to Mr..
and Mrs George Bakhmeteff. Mr..
Bakhmeteff was the Imperial Russian
Ambassador to washington and Nine.
Rakhmeteff being an American, they are
always associated with American So
ciety in Paris. They have been ex-
tensively entertained in the American col
ony In Paris and have taken the house
of Mr.. Drexel with the expectation of
making their permanent residence in
France and probably will do much in
the way OF entertaining as some of
Nine. Bakhmeteff's relatives from Wash
ington will be their guests during the
spring and summer.
Others at the Ball.
Others at the Ritz ball who had just
returned from the Riviera were the
Baron and Baroness Rosenkrantz of
Virginia, who have been in Monte Carlo
since January and arc now returning
to America: MIR. and Mrs. Spencer Eddy,
who have closed their villa at Cap Fer
rat temporarily to be In Paris for
few days after seeing her father, Mr..
C.aus SpreckoIs off to America and be-
tore going on to London for short
visit: Mrs. Seth Barton French. who
has closed her villa In Villefranche
earlier than usual to be In her Paris
apartment before giving it up and sell
ing her furniture with the intention of
having her only French residence on
the Riviera permanently. Then there
was Mr.. Alexander Il. Legare of Wash
ington, d. c.. who was on the Riviera
for the season and has gone on to
London for a short visit before return
ing to America; the Duchesse de Tai
leyrand (Anna Gould) and Colonel and
Mrs. Edward Sturgis, who motored up
from Monte Carlo a few days ago: the
Duchess OF Sutherland and her husband.
Col. Hawes. who have been in Cannes
for the season and are passing FEW
days in Paris on their way to London,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Horton,
who have been travelling in the South.
where Mr.. Horton has been painting.
Other Americans who have only re-
Gently arrived and who attended the Ritz
dance we're Mr.. and Mrs. Anson w.
Burchard, Mrs William BENJAMIN and
Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Burgard. who
are here on their honeymoon and who
will start in a few days for an extern
stve motor trip throughout Europe. Mrs
Burgard was Miss Jenny Frances Mars
ton. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
l.. Marston OF New York. Mr.. Burgard
was young officer with the American
forces in France during The war and
is now a business man OF New York and
Seattle. They wers married In New
York in February and left Immediately
for Europe and have been passing the
first part of their honeymoon in visiting
the battIefields In France and Belgium
at the points where Mr. Burgard fought.
They expect to return to Paris in May
after finishing their motor trip and VIII
be here for good part OF the summer.
| Young American Pianist Plays.
A brilliant social event in the Amer
lean colony was an evening reception
and musicale given by Major Walter V.
Cotchett one of the military attaches
Of the American Embassy, and Mrs.
Cotchett at their apartment In the Rue
de Vil,eiust. Tho musical program was
given ly Mr.. Harold Henry. young
pianist from Chicago. who has recently
come TO Paris to pursue further his
work under French influences and TO
give a series of concerts In various Eu-
ropean cities. His program was Wen
chosen. It included MacDowells "Kel-
tic Sonata" Schubert's "Impromptu."
Polonaise and Scherzo of Chopin: De-
bussy's "Refiets dams reau," Moszkow-
slSy's Caprice Espagnol" and one OF
his own compositions. Tho Dancing
Marionette," which was by far the most
pleasing number.
Among the guests were Gen. Berdou-
lat, the Military Governor or Paris; the
| Counselor OF the American Embassy
| and Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse. Mr.. Law
renee Norton. the secretary OF the AM
bassador Mr.. Perry Beldon. Mr.. and
Mrs James Belin, Col Il. Bentley Mott.
Major Donald Armstrong. Major and
Mrs. Eugene Villaret. Capt. and Mrs.
/ George r. Evans, Commander and Mrs.
4 Andrew g. Tickey Commander and Mrs.
r. w. Morse. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
4 singer, and Mr.. and Mrs William g.
HUNTINGTON all of the American EN-
bassv. Others present were Comte and
Comtesse Charles de Maremches, Gen.
and Nine. Taufliieb Mr. and Mrs
Laurence v. Beuet. Miss Margaret
Hume. Miss Maisie Evans. Mr.. and Mrs
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