The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-23
Americans in Europe Visit
Seville for Easter Events
Mrs Vincent Aston Among Those Who Engaged Boxes
to Entertain Friends at Bufght--Ambassador
Herrick Holds Receptions in Paris.

filled. The American Ambassador and
his daughter-in-law and grandson, Mrs.
Parmely HerriclS and ParInely Her
rick, Jr., have engaged rooms at Dcau-
willie and will remain there for the next
fortnight. Mr. and Mrs. ri. III. Har5es
are opening their villa near Deauvilie
for Easter. Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence v.
Benet and their niece. Miss Margaret
Hume. arc making motor trip of sew
eral days through Normandy. expect
Ing to reach Deauville on Easter.
American Ambassador Receives.
Social events have been numerous In
the American colony throughout the
week. and there have been more din
ners and balls than usual. with the
various hotels announcing their weekly
gala nights to open the spring season.
The American Ambassador, Mr.. Myron
7. Herrick and Mrs. Parnely w. Her
rick, his hostess, have given their two
big receptions or the winter at the
American embassy in tho Avenue de
Messlne within the last week. There
were several hundred Americans ut
each reception and ~ many French
friends. Informal musical programs
were rendered Mt each reception by the
Russian singers, Prince Alexis Obolen-
sky. and Nine. Spiridovitch. who are
new stars In the world of music. and Of
whose voices much praise has been
heard recently. ] spoke OF Prince
Obolensky and his sudden appearance
as a singer in this column last week.
He is apparently as much pleased and
surprised TO find that he has a voice
as are those who hGsa known him only
rs a Russian Prince VINO lost his extern
sive fortune. After being heard at
\. .xvao "a
again at a dinner party given by Mrs.
James Corrignn at the Ritz.
The official opening of the so-called
spring season takes place only with
the opening OF the Longchamps race
course. which event would have been
held a week ago had the weather per-
mltted. The stage was all set for a
wonderful picture. and there was rae
ing, but a constant downpour or rain
prevented the event from being what
il usually Is. so last Sunday was counted
as the real opening when Parisians
seemed TO be only too anxious TO show
their appreciation OF the first spring
day with real sunshine by making a
dash for Longchamps. All fashionable
Paris and a. great many foreigners, es-
peciaily Americans. and. OF course, the
dressmakers were there. Among the
Americans we're DR. and Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton Rico. Mr.. and Mrs. Aksel
Wichfield, Mr.. and Mrs. 10 Berry Wall.
FIR. and Mrs. Ernest Carter. Mrs. Virgil
Neal, Mrs. Henry Rae and her son.
Mr.. Henry Rae. OF Pittsburgh: Miss
Maxine Elliott and her niece, Miss
| Forbes Robertson; Mrs. Armstead Davis
OF Washington. ID. c.. Mrs. Benjamin
Thaw. Mrs. James Terry. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Spaulding, Mrs. Preston Glib
| con, Mrs. William Benjamin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Malcomb. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hofstra. Mrs. Walter Douglas,
Mrs. II. Ives Douglas. Mrs. James Cor
rigan, Mrs. Charles Marshall. Mr.. and
Mrs. John winder. Mr. william Roche,
Lady Ribblesdale and her daughter,
Miss Alice Astor.
Tho only frcakish style feature which
attracted attention was shoes trimmed
I'm monkey fur. They were black pat
emit leather shoes with n bunch or the
fur rising up from the rhinestone
buckles M IL they might be growing q
beard. IL goes without saying that this
long hair growing out OF a dainty little
shoe 70 not pretty. II did have the dis
tinotion. however, OF being different
from any other style OF footwear. II
such shoes had been worn by one OF
the mannequins from the dressmakars
| it might have been clever way of at
tracing attention TO the costume above
hut otherwise there Is nothing to be
said in theif favor. These bearded
shoes worn ySfth tho tan flesh stockings
that ara "a thin that thex look Like