The New York herald., 1922-10-15

lnterlereQ with society uOlus
exactly as 1t pleased for the last
week. In fact Parisians have rather
taken the attitude OF "eat, drink and
be merry to-day, for tomorrow we
may die" so all troubles have been
forgotten, and while the newspapers
have been eagerly read and the Greek
crisis and Turkish situation have been
properly deplored during the day. all
such serious thoughts have been put
to sleep for the night.
The restaurants have announced
their programs for weekly galas for
the winter, new dancing houses are
opening daily, the theaters seem sud-
denly to have taken a new lease on
life and, In a word, Paris is gay and
has the air of intending to remain so
at all costs. There is no better evil
dence of this spirit than the fact that
the French were very largely in the
majority at the reopening of the Per-
roquet, the old favorite Of the mid.
night dancing places of last winter.
The Perroquet has long been known
as a great haunt for Americans III par
ticular and all visitors to the capital in
general. SO 1t was a happy surprise to
nnd the opening strictly a Partisan
affair and to see once more that women
were we'll dressed and that at last some
function made a pretence at being smart.
The Washington Palace, still another
popular dancing house of last winter,
reopened on the following night with a
"Grande Soiree dInauguration," and
Miss Elsa Maxwell has announced that
she will open a new dancing establish
ment this week.
The Ritz dinner dance was excep-
tionally brilliant on Sunday night, and
there was an innovation in the inaugu-
ration OF an American jazz band This
Is the first season that the Ritz has had
real jazz music. and though it was voted
by the dancers an improvement over the
old orchestra all acknowledged that the
noisy band drd not exactly harmonic
with the very dlgnified atmosphere OF
the Ritz. as II is the only Paris hotel
and rendezvous for society that retains
any OF its prewar feeling of elegance.
Americans Entertain.
There were many American parties on
Sunday. Mrs. James Corrigan. who
entertained lavishly in London during
the summer season, gave a dinner of
twelve covers, her guests including her
sister, Mrs. Armstrong Taylor, Marquis
Boni de Castellane, Comte Potocki. the
Hon. Charles Stirling Miss Farquharson
and Mr.. RalDh Lambton. Mr.. Larz
Anderson, formerly American Minister
TO Japan, and Mrs. Anderson were with
friends. Mrs. George Kessler enter
tained In honor of Mr.. Rudolph CAM,
the pianist and director of the Symphony
Orchestra of st. Louis, and Mrs. CAM,
who are In Paris on their return from
Switzerland to America.
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon and Mr..
and Mrs. A. X. Macomber were among
others giving big dinner parties. NJ.
Sacha Guitry and his father, NJ. Lucien
Guitry. and his wife, Mile. Yvonne Prin-
temps. formed an interesting group.
The ex-King Manuel OF Portugal was
dining with friends. and the Grand Ouch
ess Marie of Russia and her husband,
Prince Poutiatine, were other royal
guests. Field Marshal Lord French was
another celebrity. Others noticed were !:
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Drexel, who have
recently returned to Paris from Aix-les-
Bains, where they have passed the sum-
mer; Principessa Rospigliosi. Mrs. Will
liam Couch Stuart and her daughter,
Miss Ruth Stuart MIR. and Mrs. Law
renee Green, Mrs. Barton French. Mrs.
Huntington Wilson, Mrs. John Black,
Mrs. Clifford Cochran. Mrs. William Dis
ston. Mrs c. e. Mitchell. Mr.. William
Roche, Col. James Logan. Col Blain
Winship Col. Cabot Ward and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Mccarthy and their daughter,
Miss Eleanor Mccarthy.
Fashions have been Of unusual inter-
est for the last few days. inasmuch as
many OF the leading dressmaking es-
tablishments have been showing new
collections OF winter models for their
French clients after the departure OF
the American buyers.
Novelty In Winter Dress.
II has often been said that there are
no changes in the general lines OF dress
tor the winter but there is a world or
novelties in the details Of trimming
which. on the whole, have the distinc-
tion of being more amusing than orna-
mental. Jenny I'm particular has fea-
tured curious and amusing little touches
70 her models, detail which keeps them
from being commonplace and stamps
them with an individuality which .s
alone Jenny's.
she shows n green cloth coat, for In
stance. with no trimming on it other
than little house. embroidered on
bir pocket. Another model which has
had a great success is embroidered all
over in houses OF fair size with smoke
coming from the chimneys Another
curious Jenny touch lies in a detacha-
bic collar. Bodlces with the boat-shaped
neck have these separate collars, made
OF the same fabric as the dress, at
tached TO the bodice only in front by
narrow bands Of braid. The old shirt
waist stock. with the initials OF the
wearer embroidered on the end, is an
other feature In collars.
A smart Jenny model worn with ono
OF these stocks Ia made OF brown cloth
embroidered all over In a fine silk braid
and worn with or without plcateo
ovcrsklrt, which II attached to n red
belt The stock is made Of the same
brown fabric as tho, dress and has the
initials embroidered Mt the end in red
silk. Porcelain flowers in a bouquet al
the belt attract attention as another
curious way OF trimming. And still an.
other s the cowboy scarf worn around
the hips instead Of the neck. These
scarfs are often of bright colored laces
worn with the point low on one hip anc
tied in knot on the other side.
Fashion displays at tho drcssmakers
are being turned into social functions
and women seem TO approve OF such ar
arrangement. as II gives them a chance
70 sec dresses without the commercial
eiemcnt taking the first place. Molly.
neux gave a tea-fashlon show yester.
day afternoon. when the manikin'
pIanccd 10 tho strains OF an orchestrs