Evening star., 1928-06-10
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Ambassador Herrick to Participate in Dedication
of War-Destroyed Rheims Hall Which
Americans Helped Rebuild
rY MARGARET r.. DOWNING.

EY MARGARET II. DOWNING.
1.-THE Ambassador TO Paris Mr.. Myron
HNrick. will lead Joyous cotcrie of
hisl countrypeople TO Rheims when the
tUrpietely restored city hall of that
ancient town in the Argonnes Is dedi-
canNi by President Doumergue the last
week of June. Many millions of Ameri-
can dollars are represented in tho eX-
tensAe repairs which were necessary
when thH labor of rebuilding the city
began The facade of the Hotel de Vile,
as the French call their municipal
building. was in good repair and the
actual framework and foundations with
stood the cruel bombardment which
laid the marvellous cathedral low, but
the edifce is practically made over
faithful IN detail. Several guild halls
which are near the city hall were badly
damaged aald, too were skillfully rebuilt.
he Cathe dEal Is almost as perfect as
1t was in the centuries before 1914 and
services are held regularly in all its
chapels. The interior of the municipal
building has been used for a year and
the dedication was delayed in order
that all the fine carvings on the caves
ano the wings could be finished. The
facade of the Hotel de Vile of Rheims
was present>Si and dedicated by Louis
XIII TO commemorate the stirring
events connCCted with the coronation
OF his ancestor, Charles VII, after the
brilliant can aoaign of the Maid of Or
leans against the English. President
Doumergtle end his cabinet will be in
attendance. together with large con-
tingent froTa the official world of
France and .of the diplomatic corps
Mr.. Herrick la3Cs been an active member
of the COMMITTEE from this country in
NFTcCf Rheims
which had been destroyed by the Ger
mans.
MFR. and Mrs S. Parker Gilbert have
taken a villa m Florence for June md
will entertain rnany parties of friends
during the pic ctu,resque days which pre-
cede the grand ,fete of st. Johns day
The old city on the Arno is crowded
curing the last two weeks OF June, FOR
IN few parts q the world are such
beautiful and thrilling scenes enacted
ss Florence shov in honor of the pa
tron saint. The, glory Of the Renais-
sance Is revived and gold-embroidered
banners which were Old before this
continent was discovered are flung to
the breezes along the PalaZzo Vecchio
end the historic stand of the Medicis
fteS from its tower. The Ambassador
10 Rome and Mes. Henry Fletcher will
be at the Hotel, Excelsior for the fete
day and many .members of the staff
will take holklay to enjoy the rare
treat. All the glrfd houses will be deck
ed as in bygone ages and the mayor
viii give his historic banquet in the
vast square of thu Duomo. Special food
Is eaten on st. Khn's and a mild wine
prepared year past will be dispensed
At the banquet After nightfall the
spectacle is one sof the most GORGEOUS
often engaging the renowned artists of
the Tuscan school and of alien painters.
The clty is ahlaZe with lights and the
most illustrious oC Its buildings are out
lined IN yellow and crimson bulbs
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Sir James PlTves Stewart. senior
physician OF Westminster Hospital has
startled the feminine world Of London
by his structures on the prevailing Gus
tom OF permitting women medical
students TO enter aEs internes Sir James
has produced statistics TO show that out
OF every 100 feminine graduates OF
medical colleges S0g per cent give UP the
practice OF the profession within Ave
years. usually TO get married or seek
more lucrative employment Against
this indictment OF the fair sex, the
eminent surgeon shows that only about
per cent Of the men who begin To
practice medicine leave II of at all and
then only because OF obvious failure In
the choice Of avocai.ion Quite bIuntly
the British medico. says that only in
exceptional cases should women be
taken on hospital STATS and higher bars
should be raised to preyen. their ma
circulating In medical schools too
numerousiy. Naturally Sir James Is not
70 be permitted TO put such q policy
INTO force either in Westminster Hos
pftal or any other without bitter op-
position, and those who take an i'm
personal view Of tie matter prophecy
that nothing will come OF It, Caustic
comments In feminist organs say this is
the last stand OF tlae narrowed British
male against the I,rogTess Of women.
The Royal Free Hospital OF London.
which 50 many advanced medical
students Of this country have generously
endowed, Is for the time in a position
OF proud isolation in that women no.d
the ma aIority Of the posts, both as pl1y-
sscians, nurses and general manager.
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Lady Blandford. daughter in law Of
the Duke Of Marlborough, is one of the
Daring horsevonen OF England, and
fhe attends most Of the meets In which
rough riding is In order This hand
home young matTon. was, before her
marriage six years ego 10 the elder Of
ine two sons Of the duke and his first
wife, who was constAeIo Vanderbilt and
" now Nine. Jean .Balsan, was Lady
Caoogsn, daughter on the late ViscMIr1t
Chelsea. She Is da TX and radiant I'm
beauty, making a . sTfect foil for her
sister. Lady HiliingtoIs. the lovely blonde
Tor whom that glorious deep yellow rose
mas been named. Lidy Elandford. Ike
81 tnoSe who ride in royal company,
uses side saddle and wears q sweeping
biiurcated skirt. When she is amount.
this has all the fuiIness and grace OF
the oId-faShioned habit. with her hug-
band, she is frequently the guest OF M
and Nine. Balsan a. their home, on the
french Riviera, and with her mother
m-iAW she rode IN the recent SOCIETY
circus given at Canrhes for charity, The
former duchess retail MS her slight, grace >
iui fgure, and sne IJdes daily along the
mountain trails and Is a member Of all
the hunting clubs of ahe section There
are TWO boys In the Blsndford family
me iittls chaps who's ShandIe their ponies
with much skill.
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Mrs. LSTz Anderson. who spent par,
ot tne Spring With JleF husbands kins.
people, Cen. and Name. de chambnIn
tD Hleir plcturenqug villa Al Rabaf
NoTocco. has for Che benefit Of thf
travelling contingent from this part oi
the world Sritten an entertaining travel
volume ~ that practically unknown
region along the Atlas Mountains and
lDt1 tnat and recfndy heard 10 much
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