The New York herald., 1922-01-30
Riviera Misses
Americans, and
n Shades Are SOmber
Nice Continues Favorite With
! Golf the Attraction-Men-
tone and Cannes Notes.

Special Cable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1889. by THE NEw yoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. 20.
u This years Riviera may be considered
ps one without color. at least until the
spring flowers bring their customary
wlory to the gay scenes usually thronged
with American visitors. This is the first
comment of visitors from overeas, who
have always pictured the south of France
as being ablaze with bright tints espe-
cially provided by Nature in an effort to
keep up the color scheme provided by
{the feminine garb, but is not able to
despite plenty of animation.
For morning. afternoon and evening
jsomber shades are in full vogue. and as
lone American put 1t, there Is a pro-
[found contempt for anything speaking
hbove whisper"
Proprietors Of Riviera resorts frankly
admit that they do not like this any
enore than they like the fact that
americans are not as numerous this year
as In previous seasons The foreign coll
onies are made up of British. titled Rus
SLAMS and a few Germans. but more
Scandinavians, Spaniards and Swiss than
ever before.
Golf Enjoyed mt Nice.
Nice continues to be the favorite, with
Its golf club accepting American MEM
bere. and the races attracting the Amer
lean section daily. Among those re-
Gently eeen there are Mr.. w. Shipley.
mr. ). b. Parish. Col. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. &C. r. Macarthur. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
iII Cabell. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. Bullock,
Mr. and Mrs. s. Leggett and Mr.. and
AIRS. l.. Ashmore. all Of New York; Mr..
~nd Mrs. w. j. Flanagan Of Boston and
MIR. and Mrs. e. Austrian of Chicago.
The Negresse hotels are providing
weekly gala entertainments reminiscent
OF the gayest days and are featuring
Wanda, child wonder, as well as Jack
Gavin and his partner, Miss Gay
At Mentone there Is similar joymak-
ing. but the colonies are principally Brit
1sh. although Carl F. Boxer and Miss
Rita Boxer Of New York have arrived at
the Royal Westminster and there is a
sprinkling Of Western visitors at a few
OF the other hotels.
y Since the adjournment Of the Supreme
Council Cannes has lost some Of It's
vogue, but Billy Arnold's jazz, with a
ballet Of twenty-five. including Georgia
Fontana and Marjorie Moss, is attract
ing tourists at the Ambassador. Among
those noticed at Cannes last week were
Mr.. and Mrs. Chatfield Taylor of Santa
Barbara, CAL: Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Gsrinnell of Newport. r. l.. and Mr..
Paul Drexel of New York.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Drexel Entertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony ]. Drexel have
entertained lavishly this month, as have
also Princess Philippe de Bourbon. Mr..
and Mrs. william Payne Thompson and
Az aud Mrs Kobbe ~ Now York
Mr.. and Mrs. r. williams Of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Pratt OF
Long Island, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sober OF
Trenton, N. J., are also prominent In
Cannes, where the musically inclined
society is making its headquarters In
the handsome villa Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund Grinnell. whose guests this week
included the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess Cyril vladimiorovich.
No one seems able to explain why
there are so few Americans in Monte
Carlo this year. Perhaps there are as
many as usual, but they are not playing
heavily and only few have taken ad-
vantage of the golf course. including
Brookes Of the American National Club.
1Iillman of the Linwood Golf Club, At
lantic city; Mr.. Hosea Sparks. manu-
facturer OF Alton, H., and Mrs. Sparks.
At the Hotel de Paris.
Among those who registered last week
at the Hotel de Paris were Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Mcdonald, Mrs. w. Trips and
daughter of New York. Walter Rumnnel.
pianist. and erstwhile accompanist for
1sadora Duncan.
On the other side of the Italian
frontier there likewise Is dearth OF
American tourists, although 1t is report
cd that many are coming at the end OF
February. after they have finished their
winter tours in Egypt and southern
Italy
San Reno remains the favorits on
the italian Riviera. Among the New
York visitors at villas and hotels there
are Mr. and Mrs. Marion Levcntritt,
Mr.. r. Clifford Putnam, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Dougherty. Mrs. Edith Hirsch.
Nj. and Mrs. Frank Mason and Mr.. and
zfrs. Henry Marshall.
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