The New York herald., 1873-08-14
FRENCH SUMMER RESORTS.
A Series Of Norman Watering Place Lei
terS by E. c. Grenville Mur-
ray--NO. 3.
SOCIAL LIFE AT DIEPPE.
Conflict Between French and
English Manners in the
Ballroom.
SUICIDE OF AN ACTRESS
An American Girls Method of Laying a Ghost
and Ducking Ventriloquist.
SUICIDE OF AN ACTRESS
DIEPPE, July l6, 1873.

reached Dieppe In time to hear, over midday break.
fast, o full, exciting and minutey inaccurate &C
count OF two events which have stirred the minds
of all the visitors during my absence The first
should be told in heroic verse, as many feet long as
possible, for 1t concerns nothing less than dispute
between the British and French flags, as repre-
sented on the one hand by the wife ana daughters
ofa noble soapboiler from Lambeth and on the
other by sub lieutenant of the - regiment of in
fantry in garrison here. Cellarius the dancing mas
ter Of the Rue Viviennc in Paris, removes himself
and fiddle to Dieppe every Summer, acts as Bean
Nash OF the place and gives ball at the hot baths
on the Place du Theatre on Saturday evenings
They are not bad balls for the custOmsa French
public entertainments, people are not required to
be formally introduced to each other, SO that man
invites what ladies' he may fancy to dance with
MIN. the noble soapboiler's wife apparently
ignored or resented this loose habit, for when the
gallant young French officer tripped up to her
daughter and smirklngly craved the honor of q
waltz
BRITISH PROPRIErY BRIsTLED TO THE CHARGE.
The Lambeth mother eyed the audacious French
man'sred trousers, his yellow collared tunic, waxed
mustache, the glare in his eye and the midland
parting OF his hair, and gasped :-"C0nenoong osav
700 parlay an NAH feel songs oon dngtroduction?"
Now there is something very terrific in the choler
tons of etiquette have been outraged, so the poor
little Frenchman stood with his mouth open, as
though home, the spirit wrapper, had conjured up
the Gorgon for his distinctions ana ii he did not
shrink bodily into his red pantaloOns it Is doubt
loss these garments were already too tight for him.
however, he bowed, blushng up to his eyes, and
started OH 10 pour 8 oismay, grief and other fer
menting sensations INTO the bosom OF Ill. Colonel
who was playing ec1rt6 Tor twopence the point In
the cardroom. Instantly the indignant chieftain
whipped all his officers out OF the ball and de-
manded OF Celarius that an humble apology should
be rendered, failing which the regiment would
send the hot baths to Coventry thenceorth and for
ever. Cellarius, who looks like well-mcaning black
differences in general quadrle--Cenarius tried
to smooth matters, but the military declined being
smoothed, so the apology was requested, and on
the soapb0ilers virtuous lady insisting, with fire,
that 1t was she who was entitled TO the apology
and not the oflcer, she was politely invited to
retire, did SO at once, and forsook Dieppe itself
this morning, shaking the dust of this pronigate
city on her shoes. These the real facts Of the
case, but the version broached at the Hotel Royal
table d'h0te would have looked much better on
paper for 1t comprised slap on the face, faint
Ing ut, concert of shrteSs an q duel on the
shingle between the sub-lieutenant above quoted
and romantic young draper, who had blossomed
out into high words unasked. There was pretty
debate among my table neighbors as to who was
right and who wrong, the French, Russians and
others contending that people came to the seaside
TO dip, dance and be merry, not TO climb on the
stills of etiquette, whilst the Anglo-Saxon con.
tingent affirmed, on the contrary, that true
merriment was incompatible with ignorance
OF the name, antece lents and pecuniary
circumstances Of the partner who hoped
with you round ballroom. Being
summoned to give my opinion, 1 was too much OF
an Englishman not to take a middle course, though
agreeing that civilians would do us well to be intro
duced. Iventured humbly to submit that an epau-
lette was sufficient passport in itself-a theory
which cOuntrywoman OF mine promptly secuted
by exclalming, "Oh, but you surely forget that
French officers are not always gentemenr IprO-
test never hear British tongue descant on gen.
tility without being reminded OF Gustave Droz's
account of the genteel person who was taken up
into heaven, and learned with disgust that her
coachman had got there before her and was
enrolled among the seraphim, thus gaining pre-
cedence over herself. Certain English officers in
particular, especially Guardsmen, who have done
nothing but change garrison. with tho utmoos
windsor and Dublin, have way OF alluding
to foreign officers grizzed with the fire OF
twenty campaigns which Is anSnSy nsq earioos
be taken as specimens OF the whole army,
which Is at heart sound and above that nonsense;
bu; they are high and mighty warriors, nevcrthe-
less, aud tnuk their experience in champagne
popping outbalances any amount OF artillery
the wife OF my worthy friend the General himself
absent), remarking with that animation which is
quaint and pretty enough In French women when
defending their husbands :"Je ne SQtS Madame ST
mon mari seratt Nn gentleman la mote Ang
laise, mas je sats Qu'a est parti simple soldat,
papee ct ga'em france cea s'appesle et1e % gannt
hon,Ue." Ny countrywoman bent her head gra-
ciousy, but will vow her convictions were not
shaken whit till explained that the General was
by birth y viscount, which satisfactory crcum-
stance reassured her as to his military merit, and
sensational episode OF the hour-nameiy the
SUICIDE FOR LOVE OF FRENCH ACTRESS.
It should be remarked that suicides have ragged
like an epidemic In France ever since young NJ
Duval, son OF the great boied-beel restaurant
founder, sought to say himself out OF worship for
During the past half year the suicides in Paris
alone have been averaging fifteen week but the
jected authors and romantic milliners. The sui
eide oi ladies' in the deDtt-DtOnde Is new feature
in social arrangements; Mile. Pepita sanchez set
Inc example in Paris three weeks ago, and a Nile.
Marie Augustine Coste, aged thirty-two years and
born at orleans, has followed suit at Dieppe, with
m0rn morn What What could gather amid the brayings Of
German band, which began TO exert itself outside
the hotel while this iamentable history was told,
Mile. Coste became enamOred OF villa at Pouville,
two miles from here, and desired one OF her
admirers to BUY 1t for her. Nothing could
hut the admrer betrayed q sordid mind
reused the villa, and even endeavOred
to break OF his friendship with Mile. Coste alto
eether. This led to stormy scene, in which Mile.
1oste vowed tnat rather than be an outcast and
reduced TO earn her bread laboriousy, she would
ding hcrseli into the sea. The admirer evinced
some scepticsm OF this resolve aud so Mile Coste,
to prove that she could be. as good as her word,
a t9e s e
says rumor, that her admirer would hasten to
dive after her, which 1t only occurred to him to do
when diving was no longer OF any use This Is one
edition OF the adventure; but another asserts that
Mile. Coste drowned herself without osentatlon at
midnight, when nobody was looking on; and a
third reports that the impulsive person
made away with herself out OF jealousy
for sister actress who had obtained an en-
gagement at the Dieppc theatre for which she her.
sell had been manGuvring. In any case, vanity in
some shape appears TO have been the
motive and this being so, the astonishing
part OF the aualr ls that Mile. COste should have
chosen such an unattractive mode OF exit from
this life as salt water. French women usually prefer
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