The New York herald., 1922-06-18

Special Cable to THE New YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, f9ea, by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. June II.
The opening OF the Partisan grande
semaine, as the week of the Grand Prix
Is known. finds Paris crowded with
gayety offered by the popular establish
ments of the Bois de Boulogne Mont
martre for the time being losing all
fascination, for the boulevards are
cooler woodland resorts. Never have
the managers of the Bois restaurants
and dancing palaces spent such effort
to provide unusual features regardless
of cost.
The Pre- Catalan. Cafe Madrid and
Les Cascades nightly presents a fairyland
appearance, while the prizes and favors
given to the guests frequently are worth
more than the dinner.
Among those who have been seen this
week at the Madrid and the Pre- Catalan
are Mrs. Cooper Hewitt, Mr. Vincent
Astor, Baron d'Erlanger, Mr.. Paul
Bonwit, Mrs. A. L. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Field Malone, Mrs. Alexander S.
Cochran and Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. S.
Williams.
other Titled Visitors.
Princess Edmond de Polignac enter
tained the Countess de Noquilles, Lord
and Lady Granard, the latter formerly
Beatrice Mills. and Mr.. Frank Otis.
Others noted were Mr.. and Mrs. Honore
Palmer, Miss Anne Morgan Mrs. A. M.
Dixie, Grand Duke Dmitri of Russia and
Mrs William Ellie Corey.
Miss Elsa Maxwell had as her guests
Miss Elsie de Wolfe, the Prince and
Princess Roffredo Caetani Bassiano
(nee Marguerite Chapin). Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole Porter and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lowell Putnam. Others visiting Les
Acacias were Mr.. and Mrs J. Addison
Goertz, Mr.. Louis Sherry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gagnin, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
NJ Baruch Mrs Joseph Pulitzer, Col.
Bland Winshp and Prince Trouoetzkoy.
Yansci Dolly and Clifton Webb, who
have been dancing to large crowds at
Les Acacias, spent an evening at the
Pre- Catalan to do honor to Mrs. Irene
Castle, who has returned after eight
years. Other stage folk present in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wanger.
the latter known on the stage as JUS
tine Johnstone Miss Marion Davies.
Harry Pilcer and Arthur Forest. for
merly Richard Mansfields leading man.
Unfortunately rain caused the trans
fer of Anna Pavlowa's great charity
fete to Claridge's, but it did not dimin-
ish the crowds. which included many
members of European nobility-Grand
Duke and Duchess Cyril of Russia,
IDr;., Dvt~a 1,ric n
Greece. with their guests. and Prince
and Princess Andrew of Greece.
Ccorcs of Americans.
Apart from the Bois, the Circle In
terallie is becoming one Of the most
prominent features of Partisan social
life a charity tea this week fostered by
President and Nine. Alexandra Mile
rand attracting scores of Americans,
among the most notable of whom were
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh c. Wallace. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parmely Herrick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont, Mrs. Burke Roche and
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. the latter en-
tertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Lehr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Won Heukelom and
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Drexel.
Mrs. Adolph b. Spreckels had as her
guests Princess Marie Of Russia, Mrs
Alexander de Bretteville and Mr..
Samuel Hill, while various parties in
cluded such well known Americans as
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Thayer, Mrs
Laurence A. Benet. Prof. and Mrs. Mark
Baldwin and Capt. and Mrs. Frank r.
Upham.
The following day provided numerous
tea parties. IN which New Workers fig
ured. among whom being Mrs. John
Clews, Mrs. James Terry. Lady Michel
ham. Mrs. Andrew Dougherty and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Wright.
Tomorrow La Grande Semaine will
open officially with steeplechasing at
Auteuil, the advance gate receipts for
which already are reported as more
than double last years. and II the pres
ent sunny weather continues the pari-
mutuel expects to surpass all records
for betting. Ten million francs a day
are predicted. as the crowds are likely
to contain at least 10000 foreign visitors.
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