Not like the party's even close to being over for the heiress -- it's simply been transferred to her house in Malibu, where she doesn't engage in convos with the paparazzi. "You can tell that it's hard for her that she is not supposed to be seeking the attention anymore," one photog says. "She is going to the types of events that her people tell her to go to. But she is definitely staying away from the club scene. Paris is all about her dogs and hanging out alone."

But despite paying big bucks to retool how she's seen in the public eye, sources say that Paris may not be able to keep the act going for long. "She's being smart right now, but she's a party girl at heart," a friend says. "We'll just have to wait and see." Indeed, we shall…