Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.

Mr.. Norman Armour, charge d'af.
flares of the United States embassy in
Paris. has not removed from the pleas
ant home which he and Mrs. Armour
maintain near the Bots du Boulogne to
the embassy proper during the interim
in which he serves as head OF affairs
until the appointment of Mr.. HerrickS
successor. 1t was his privilege to do so,
but then 1t seemed simpler to remain
where he was, and he has found this
a wise decision. OF course, every Sum-
mer in Paris is reckoned the crest OF
the wave for visitors from the home
land, but, according to actual figures,
the past nine weeks have broken the
records. Such an avalanche OF letters
of introduction have poured in upon
Mr.. Armour that this feature alone
chains him to his desk long after the
usual hours, and he is glad to go a long
distance from the chancellery to be sure
OF respite. But on several occasions the
grand salon, so beautifully and pains
takingly equipped by Mrs. Parmelee
Herrtck, has been thrown open for
amenities. A reception which taxed even
its generous proportions was held in
July. and such a crowd applied for adj
mission that Mr.. Armour had to in
struct those at the entrance to inspect
passports. This innovation caused some
grumbling, because the passport nui-
sance is one frequently aired in the
chancelleries and consulates of the
United States. This Summer every alien
travelling in Europe, and no matter in
what country, seems composed Of soul,
body and the paSSport-one and inSep-
arabic. To stay overnight anywhere in
order to secure a better train in the
morning means to produce the docu-
ment and write on the hotel register
practically all information required by
State QrfNnnnf Violent 0hiPN-
ton has been raised by daughters of
Uncle Sam about giving their ages at
every Sojourn, but to refuse to do so
merely means that the clerk will take
the passport and calmly copy it.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Armour have been the
soul Of hospitality to hordes of their
country people and they have, in addi-
ton. taken over many of the burdens
usually borne by residential hosts and
hoSteSseS. like Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ridgly, Mr.. and Mrs E. Berry Wall and
few others. who are leaders in the
American Club. Few remain in Paris
after the first weeks of July unless kept
at their posts by necessity, and then the
embassy staff takes over the amenities.
The arriving student clubs often num-
Der 200 in one group and they are pro-
vided with recreation. and a large COM
centers sees that they have little treats
IN tickets to concerts and invitations
to studios and clubs. Mrs. Graham Fair
Vanderbilt remained in Paris to aid in
entertaining the first rush of 1900 stu
dents during the first week of July be-
fore leaving for Vichy, where she took
the cure before returning to New York.
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Mr.. Bernard Baruch and his asso-
ciateS appointed by Gov. Roosevelt to
study spas i'll Europe to further the
plan, enthusiastically Endorsed by the
New York Legislature, to make Sara
toga the leading cure" of the world,
have been looking over Vichy and AK
les-Bairls and the many others centerS
OF medicinal waters i'll France, and
will soon leave for Germany and
Czechoslovakia, where some Of the old
est and most celebrated springs of the
world may be found. Mr.. Robert
Goelet Is member of the party, and
while the investigators received respect
full attention. 1t is plain their presence
is depressing to managers who have
for so years or more found citizens of
the United States their most numerous
and generous clientele. The New York
Legislature recently appropriated S.
100000 to develop the resources of the
mineral waters of Saratoga, and has
in addition purchased LOO acres Of
land wherein the healing waters Lave
been located, and every resource of
modern science will be called into action
to prepare the treatment. No doubt
seems to exist in the minds Of Mr.
Baruch and his committee that If the
homeland can furnish as effective a
. cure for various ailments there will be
q perceptible shortage in journeys to
Europe. He tells the story Of the Kan
sas City banker who in his busiest
season set off for a German spa rec
commended by many doctors, only to be
told by the German surgeon in charge
that Excelsior Springs, outside his city
gates, was uneXcelled for the troubles
from which the banker suffered. All of
which makes for the proprietors of spa
hotels In many lands Of the world very
sad reflections.
Former Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry looked in on the social fray
during the Grande Semaine III Faris,
the week in which the gay world de-
votes every dollar spent for food and
amusement to the ancient charity of
caring for destitute mothers and their
babes. They then went 10 London to
visit Senator Gerry's sisters, Mrs. Druly
and Miss Mabel Gerry. They sailed
for home, however, in late July, and
will pass the remaining warm weather
Newport. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
also arrived in Paris N time to take
generous part in the benevolent caIni-
val, and they are now II the CaTpa-
THAN Mountains. Mr.. Belmont does
not now hunt, but he delights in the
grand scenery of Austria and attends
the minor events of the open season
for game. Mrs. William H. King, wife
of the Senator from Utah. was a late
Summer arrival, but she iI.tends to pass
year abroad, placing her Two older
daughters in finishing s.hool in Pans
and maintaining a hone in the Eoule-
ward section for the younger members
and for Senator King when he can
make a flying visit. Lady Fairhaven.
better known as Mrs. Urban BroCghton,
and sister to Col. H. H. Rogers with
his granddaughter Miss Natalie Coe of
Fairhaven, Mass, have bten for weeks
in Paris. She will soon depart for New
York to pass the Autumn on Buzzards
Bay, Mass.
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Senator Borah and RenreseukatiVe