The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Americans in Paris Take
Active Part in Charity Ball
Among Those Helping to Arrange Event Were Mines.
Parmely w. Herrick Henry H. Harjes, Perry Bel
mont John Ridgely Carter and John R. Drexel.

The Vicomtesse Benoist d'Azy. VIE
of the former Naval Attache Of tAe
French Embassy in Washington, who
also has many friends In the American
colony, is resuming her matinees-dan-
SAINTS every two weeks.
The Baronne Gourgaud. who before
her marriage was Miss Eva Gebhard ,is
receiving every Wednesday throughout
the winter.
Nine. Louis Barthou. wife Of the Mn
lister of War, is receiving on Tues
days of this month.
Baronne de Wedel Jarlsberg, wife OF
the Norwegian Minister. is still another
American whose recepuons ere always
very smart and whose dinner parties In
her home in the rue de Surene arc
among the most brilliant that are given
In Paris. She Is receiving every Satur-
day in January and Nine. lie CHAT Is
another French woman who has many
friends among the Americans in Paris
and has chosen Saturday for her weekly
receptions.
Mime. Taufflieb Is resuming her Sun
day receptions next week at her resi-
dence in Neuilly and Mrs. Frederic
jennings Parsons Is still another AmerI-
can who holds weekly receptions with
music on Sunday, so after all, the out
look for January does not seem alto
gether discouraging for those who are
hot going to the Riviera.
Reception with Dancing.
The Comte and Comtesse Etienne de
beaumont who have many friends
among the Americans In Paris, gave q
brilliant reception with dancing during
the week at their hotel In the Rue de
la Masseran. Among their guests were
the Infant Don Louis d'Orleans- Bourbon,
Lady Patricia Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Drexel, Marquis and Marquise
de Polignac. Comte and Comtesse Paul
dAramon, Princesse Lucien Murat,
Prince Achille Murat. Mr.. Walter Berry,
Due and Duchesse de Crussol, Comtesse
ou Bourg de Bozas, Prince and
Princess A. de Broglie. Comtesse A. de
Chevigne. Princesse d'Arenberg. Prln-
cesse Soutzo. M. and Mme de POM
mereau. Comte and Comtesse Chevreau
d d'Entraigues. Comte and Comtesse de
Boisgelin. Mile. de Saint Saiveur. Mar
quis Boni de Castellane. Comte de
Iambertye.
The festivities for the Moliere tri-
centenary are now In full swing and
interesting all the theatergoers The
theaters throughout France are making
preparations for the celebration en- jan
uary IA to 19 and many of the Paris
theaters commenced with their gala
performance this week. The inaugura-
tion ceremony. however, will be held at
the Sorbonne under the presidency OF
NJ. Millerand and popular galas will be
staged In all the Paris theaters on Sun
day, January 10. The following days
Will be devoted to celebrations by indi.
vidual organizations among which will
be dinner given by the Cercle In
terallie and reception at the Direction
des Beaux-Arts.
In making the annual report Of the
plays given at the. Comedie Franchise
1t Is interesting to note that among
the classic authors Moliere holds tho
record with 112 presentations Of his
plays during the year. The next in
popularity IL Corneille with SO, then
Racine and Marivaux with 30. Musset
heads the modern authors with 81 repre-
sentations. and M. de Porto Richie and
NJ. Henry BataIlle each with 43. These
figures show the great love that Franco
has for Moliere, so 1t is not surprising
that the entire country has set aside
several days to be given to celebrations
OF his three hundredth birthday annf-
versary.
Paris has been deluged recently with
anniversary celebrations. No sooner did
the restaurants emerge from the week
or commemoration OF Brillat-Savarin,
the celebrated epicure, than the news
papers announced that the SIX hundredth
anniversary of Bertrand du Guesclin
must be celebrated. No warrior In
French history. except. Of course. Ma
poleon. has a stronger grip on the
imagination OF the French youth who
likes reading his history. SO the cele-
bration meant that the young boys must
reread the stories OF Bertrand du Cues
ciin lioerating their country from the
English 600 years ago.