Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1929, Page 45

Tales of Well Known Folk In Social and Official Life| Mr. Norman Armour Embassy in Paris While Awaiting Arrival of Ambassac‘or Her BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. Mr." Norman Armour, charge d'af- faires of the United States embassy in Paris, has not removed from the pleas- ant home which he and Mrs. Armour maintain near the Bois du Boulogne to the embassy proper during the interim in which he serves as head of affairs until the appointment of Mr. Herrick's successor, It was his privilege to do so, but then it med 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 & 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 Herrick, has been thrown open for amenities. A reception which taxed even its generous proportions was held in July, and such a crowd applied for ad- 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 traveling in Europe, and no matter in what country, seems composed of soul, body and the passport—one and insep- arable. 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 | the State Department. Violent objec- | tion 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. | L | Mr. and Mrs. Armour have been the | soul of hospitality to hordes of their | country people and they have, in addi- | tion, taken over many of the burdens usually borne by residential hosts and hostesses. like Mr. and Mrs. John Ridgly, Mr. and Mrs. E. Berry & few others, who are leaders American Club. Few remain 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- ber 200 in one group and they are pro- vided with recreation, and a large com- mittee of aides in the visiting student 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 1,200 stu- dents during the first week of July be- | fore leaving for Vichy, where she took the cure before returning to New York. | * kX % Mr. Bernard Baruch and his asso- ciates appointed by Gov. Roosevelt to | study spas in Europe to further the lan, enthusiastically indorsed by the New York Legislature, to make Sara- toga the leading “cure” of the world, | have been looking over Vichy and Aix- les-Bains and the many others centers of medicinal waters in France, and will soon leave for Germany #nd Czechoslovakia, where some of the old- est and most celebrated spriugs of the world may be found. Mr. Rcbert Goelet is a member of the party, and while the investigators received respect- ful attention, it is plain their presence is depressing to managers who have for 50 years or more found citizens of the United States their most numercus and generous clientele. The New York Legisiature recently appropriated $5,- 000,000 to develop the resources of the mineral waters of Saratega, and has in addition purchased 1,100 acres of land wherein the healing waters Lave been located, and every rescurce of modern science will be called inte 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 & perceptible shortage in journzys to Europe. He tells the story of the Kan- sas Clty banker who in kLis busiest season set off for a German spa Tec- ommended 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 suffcred. All of which makes for the proprietors of spa hotels in many lands of the wotld very sad reflections. * ok ok ok Former Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry looked in on the social fray during the Grande Semaine in 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 w London to visit Senator Gerry's sisters, Mrs. Drury and Miss Mabel Gerry. They sailed for home, however, in late July, and will pass the remaining warm weather leisurely between Warwick Neck and Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont also arrived in Paris ‘n time to take a geneyous part in the bencvolent carni- nd they are now in the Caipa- thian Mountains. Mr. Belmont dces not now hunt, but he delights in the rand scenery of Austria and att>nds he minor events of the open season Mrs. William H. King, wife was a late ends to pass wwo older 1 | vard section for the younger inembers and for Senator King when he can make a flying visit. Lady Fairhaven, better known as Mrs. Urban Broughton, and sister to Col. H. H. Rogers, with his granddaughter, Miss Natalie Coe of Falrhaven, Mass., have bien for weeks in Paris. She will soon depart for New “York to pass the Autumn on Buzzards Bay, Mass. * ok ok K Senator Borah and Representative Porter, as chairmen of the committees | it has not been an unusual experience | Compete\‘nt]y Mnnndinfi rick's Successor. responsible for the comfort and well be- ing of the members of the foreign serv ice of the country, are dnln,o;helr val- iant best to follow in the tsteps of Senator Lodge and Representative John Jacob Rogers and to provide suitable homes for diplomats abroad. But those who visit Europe cannot fail to note how slow progress is and what few re- sults are apparent. In fact, the policy of Congress is not easily understood when it is remembered that willingly, almost enthusiastically, its members passed the Lodge-Rogers bill. In Lon- don the embassy was a gift from John Pierpont Morgan, and the only money expended was for some minor changes in joining embassy and offices and for household equipment. The very beauti- ful embassy in Paris was purchased by the late Mr. Herrick at such a ridicu- lously low price that the word bargain does not express it; and,; at that, the late Ambassador had to threaten twice to place the property again upon the market before Congress repaid him. Many will recall that when Mr, Alanson Houghton was Ambassador in Berlin he had the opportunity to buy a splefidid mansion, furnished, in the best residen- tial section. But he received no en- couragement to begin negotiations and the dwelling was sold. Some months later two tapestries in the grand salon | were auctioned for a larger sum than | had been asked for the entire property Strong objection is often expressed to raising the Stars and Stripes over a| palace, but_in such Old World capitals as Rome, Madrid, Berlin or Brussels, palaces are merely fine mansions, with no more association with royalty than the fine shops. Besides, they are the only houses available for a diplomatic establishment, and building prices in Europe have soared upward, like those in the Western World. * K K % Dame Nellle Melba, who has recently concluded a professional tour of the Americas, is passing several weeks in the environs of Paris and likening its peace and seclusion to her Australian home. Being a lifetime visitor to the French capital, she knows where to find quiet, but to the average sojourner it offers less than Forty-second and Broadway in New York or, in a lesser | way. Seventh and Pennsylvania avenue in*Washington on market days and dur- ing rush hours. Wiring for rooms at ! familiar hotels brings no results, and | | to drive around to six or eight before | securing what accommodations may be | had. A group of irate Californians stood in the lobby of a hotel where they expected to find a haven, and threat- ened a round robin to the Secretary of State that he refuse to issue any more passports to France until Parisians learned to appreciate Americans more. But, as a rule, the. traveler accepts the inconveniences quietly, vet it is openly hinted that now is the time to-begin & crusade of presenting the ease and ben- efit of passing vacations at home, and, Judging from prices quoted this’ year and the multiplicity of French taxes, it will also prove cheaper. * X ¥ % Dr. Max Henius, an eminent Danish savant, and frequently the guest of M. Constantin Brun, Danish Minister in Washington, has been visiting his na- tive town, Alborg, and nas received dis- tinguished attention from the King #nd from the Chemical Scciety of Copen- hagen. Alborg is the most ancient cen- ter of the manufacture of malt drink- ables, and it was his experiments in this line which in the 1880s and 1890s contributed greatly to making Milwau- kee famous. However, long befors {he passing of the eightecntn amendment he had turned his interests in another direction. In the early 1900s, after making & visit to the national parks and realizing the significance of this policy for future generations and the general worthiness of the Nation, he be- gan quietly to interest Danes in his idea of placing the splendid woods of Ribald, Denmark, as it were, under the protec- torate of the American Forestry De- partment, and as a token of affection from naturalized Danes to their native land. In 1912 Dr Henius had coilected a sufficient amount, greatly cnhanced by his lectures and pamphlets on rhe subject, and he presentcd to the Fing & binding sum on the domain f Ribald. On July 4 he presided over an enthu- siastic meeting in this American na- tional park in the heart of Hamlet land, the only one on foreign scil, and heard the lusty singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” and other patriotic airs and eloguent speeches in praise of the strong young republic uverseas, where all Scandinavians had been so cordially welcomed and where they had pros- pered so greatly. He was later erter- tained at the Summer palace of the King, and after his annual Visit to Paris he sailed for Chicag) late in July. EE Mr. T. St. John Gaffney, many years consul to Dresden and quite a soclal figure there during the Taft admin- istration, has been advising his country people encountered at any point to try unbeaten paths in the French republic, and to visit Perigord. Many of those coming up from Spain had followed this route without the advice, as if in anticipation, and they really came upon an unknown land, for in all di- rections from the channel ports, every- thing seems to have been standardized by the artists. All the horses appear “done” by Rosa Bonheur, all peasants posed by Millet and to visit one of the ancient hospitals is like seeing & fif- teenth century picture gone into action, patients looking older than mummies in square little beds, with stifly starch- ed and be-capped nurses and every- where curious little dogs looking on. But in Perigoux, the visitor may see the statue of Daumesnil, with his wood- en leg actually set into the bronze, the only one of the sort in the world, and he may eat the goose liver and truffles after the most ancient manner of their THE ‘ SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. AUGUST 4, 1929—PART 3. Philipsborn ELEVENTH ST. Guests in this once famous have ng: co:u hunum- ble or fre and the French section at least is content et quietly between meals under shady trees. * * ok X Alexander Dumas the elder left a engthy autobiography, written in his own hand, which has recently come to light, and which reveals some personal adventures of tle eminent romanticist of which his millions of readers in all parts of the world knew nothing. This precious literary discovery was made by Mr. Richard S. Garnett, long associated with Blackwood's ne, which, by a strange coincidence, was the first to ive recognition to the author of “The ree Musketeers” and “Monte Cristo.” Mr. Garnett states that his discovery of Dumas’ manuscript is in itself a ro- mance, promised to his readers later. Meantime he has translated and pub- 1ished some of the memoirs. One chap- ter relates to what the creator of ‘Monte Cristo” intended to be an in- cognito visit to Marseille, in order to inspect the Chateau d'If and see for himself it travelers’ tales were true. At the grim prison, which is perched on the small rock just beyond the harbor, he found all had been correctly re- ported. He solemnly shown the cell of Edmund Dantes and of the Abbe Fuaria, and the very point at which Dantes was precipitated into the sea was carefully disclost In Marseille he was taken to the kome of Morel, in the Allees de Melllan, and of Mercedes, at the Catalans. But, as Dumas dryly observes, these situa- their praises. tions never had any acfual existence | except as scenery in the Theatre His- torique in Paris, when in 1856 “The Count of Monte Cristo” was dramatized for the first time. wish -to examine these things, the obliging guides see that they are not disannointed. Much the same condi- tion prevails today in the first port of France. At Chateau d'If the guides grudgingly turn from discourses on “‘Monte Cristo” to show the dungeons of Mirabeau and of the Man with the Iron Mask, proving, as Dumas says, that it is the privilege of the romancer to slay the characters exhibited by his- torians. cleared and appointed store. patrons. ance. ouR oNLY JIORE Advance styles are just as ‘ important as lowered prices in our preparation and like those served in the s when the troubadours sang Open Saturdays Till 6 P.M. For wide, narrow, long, short, small or large feet T new “Orfental Sum- gives you a soft, alluring, natural appearing Tan complexion.that will not rub off, streak, spot or be affected by water. Also made in White, Flesh and Rachel. FIT SNUG AT THE HEEL Custom-Made Stylish Stouts $7.50 to $11.00 Nurses’ White Calf & Cloth Oxfords OYCE & LEWI CusToM FITTING SHOE 439-7* St NW. Just Below B J. T. Norris and H. O. Bru- baker, formerly Family Shoe Store, Are As- soclated With Us. 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