New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
ON TIE NORMAN COAST.
NATURE, ART AND SPECTACULAR BATHERS
AT VILLERVILLE.

NuLERYILLE, August y.
With all their fine sense Of fitness the
Parsans out Of place at the seaside. They make
no attempt adjust themselves TO the surroundings but
their efforts heroic to bring much OF Paris with
them their trunks viii admit veryille is not fash
ionablo resort artists few miles below
Trouvile, and almost directly across from Havre In
itself the beach is nothing compared with the unbroken
sheets of tine sand which make the beach at Trouvie
The mussel beds reach almost to the cliffs and the SURF
knocks the the limited stretch Of sand like
billiard balls But platform has been built with prom
enade and half-incosed shelter against the frequent
showers and here the bath houses This collection
rough called the Casino and the daily rendez
vous OF the elegant ladies of verve. Their mornings
are spent In bed in retirement. After three They
begin to come forth. One by one. attended by their
maids with possibly child two, they form In pro-
cession Of anty attred and descend the stony
road beach, 1t svery rough. but they pick their
way as tendery "a possible In their slippers
and low boots TO the Casino.
when they finally reach the platform they adjust
their plunage like birds And very superior sort OF
pumage s-rod and yellow, pink and green the most
effective combinations the most striking contrasts In
fact strongly suspect the brain Of Parsan modste to
be only superior sort of Kaleidoscope and am never
weary of observing the forms it makes TO appear
This puts the whole question OF dress different basis
and lends to the dignity OF scientific observer
Each costume Is crowned with different head covering
the diaphanous structures pointing heavenward ana
frs of delicate halvsng the face; and there are
straight high hats with varooored wings spread and
enough OF them for Ascension Day. The decoration OF
the body s nothing the decoration of the face The
most perfect Of gans Suede complete their oietes
and these are only TO mako pretence over their
embroidery The real occupation is taking In oil these
details of dress.
BATHING WITH ECLAT.
They do not battle II by chance one does bathe IL
"a otta al Inv 20 nushands
valet and her maid. They hther and thither; the
whole population the qs,i rire She Is coming No.
not ret, There she ISL No. false alarml The railing
lined with sight and their Deoks arc weary win
anxious turning. Finally she appears, wrapped In ner
peignoir thrill of pleasure runs along the no THO
baigneur conducts her gently into the water ana hoos
her up while splashes for time IN the SURF and as
restores her again the valet and maid, who
take her to her cabin The event is over and every
body feels that the day has been marked with an I'M
usual excitement
When her husband hsthes he is attended by as much
circumstance, although IL IL daily occurrence He
comes down in his white flannel clothes under which Is
seen his red and blue jersey His valet follows with
small pair wooden stairs Several men are required
10 beach boat. Iuto this he gets, wrapped In MS
peignoir the valet also In costume. They are rowed
out In front of bathing ground The valet fastens
the steps to Of the boat and from these they
take headers everything the Casino meanwhile being
10 be DONE an audience Is necessary, and WITHOUT IL
suspect nothing would be doing. ,,-,, Al,
vantage But have on them the most i%Ieniate
lemon kid gloves at the Casino before the secona &
aired they prominent by the disorder % tne
dress Among these fine folk vii, stfoe lev rev. sriog
the Mace of collars wide blue trousers with Dnttonon
egns above seS shGs na oB GSE pn & ss
III there one TO see they would oououess W '
decent-looking y pung felows'
FOOD FOR ARTISTIC FANCY.
yneryilie is almost midway between Trouville and
EonAeur. know of no place which combines 80 much
for the artist WHICHEVER his genre. The bay, which Is
simply the mouth Of the Seine is zone ofhe fair sights
Of this world and in the succession OF speHS ol
which gone far 70 ruin the gay season NJ
rouyIlle 1t has presented constant panorama OF oeau
tiful views 1t is evident indeed where DaubigDy VINO
was one OF the earliest visitors, got his skies Like so
many of the towns the French coast, Ver'hie was
only fishing village and was brought Into noticefoy
.he artists and hence into fashion The mussei oeos'
musse Eatherers and shrmpers 2bonnd IN picturesque
i,cdent The fishing hoats setting forth, returning OF
stranded by the tide in one way or anoher MAKE con
.taut appeal to the artistic sense ltls mere oys'e
pu,,n fnds his material and the mise PEeu" which he
h,,A :, the Salon OF this year was studied Mt viller
Vile Dantln and Duez are habues OF VillerVie' Tue
tter occuuyng with his iathern-laS chateau distin-
0u,.hed for its Norman towers. Gulemet has villa
hers aud In his train his students JhcquemarI tne
sculptor, owns another fine place
The American contingent has become as numerous
W. j. Hennessy Is the doyen OF the group. Al fehhe-
deple one of the most picturesque spots on the roa
d,no IN uontiaur he has secured old manor house.
one NJ the landmarks the couGtry, where he has lived
for eight years Tho genial hospitality oil Mr ana Mrs'
Hennessy aud their family maze their nome ray int
no.nt for the artists and travellers VINO nave not pcen
-ae into this country and there the stars ana STRIPES
NAV wave and the bra OF scream to the heht
old faah Kitchen garden,
fnned with roses, brilliant with peoples ana na,,eo1
and Inxurant in beans and cabbages Is mr. , S
stndio NJ Ia an old barn with tbached ROOF that ma
III OF time aud Is picturesque pot.
within and without Here Mr. Hennsssys c sh,Id IN
venetian dress green and gold against tapeSe'
screen OF the came coors .. .,chhor v,o
the Anglo American Mark Fisher, who spent severa
winters Normandy beautiful as tne lsnascsp "t ~
English landscape with greater yaretyit rs more ea
u say hess r ,a numerous msren suits of clothing an'
sketch outdoors during the winter "ncn me sane
1 yer these sIopes TO the groups whose line
are considered classic In their grace ana perect
linen esrs os low ike fire as the catches tbei
trostv edges and their brown MOSES come out VIII
hS n Tamer Martin who has been at villervle for "a
past year. has made some sneh stnaies IN nm S -,
paao,aness make a conspicuous feature. The ~ind
live them untoward directions. and they recall saras
rasemlances In the the leaves groT timex an
cinS to The trunks but in winter they stand ike rae
| ~ Don Ouixotes peopllng the slopes. ,, .,
VI "a, Ms,iin has large studio under the shadow OF
& Nth large windows on two sides. taking IN the con
slant panorama bay and the warm cl,hs 9enln
nic lies ayre In shelter and the coast AMI sndsch
iing toy ard Honneur Here he has brought MS house
hold gods aud nothing seems TO promise 10 .aao n
sWav from so fruitful spot to the painter; ana ms
Marin who is with him, finds new opportunity ior nc
| nen In n country so rich In legend and history
| THRIFTY MODELS.
| Among the visitors Of the summer Is Mr.. q :. he'n
hart who has with him his family ana wiz re'nsin IN.
S'-hsr Mr. penhart's genre is so well known tina
the abundance OF tie places artistic resources may
imssned from its attracting artists whose ains are
widely different The sbrewd Normans already KNOW
,s value While every peasant and every old ish-wii
| would make desirable model they demand the price
an artist has to pay In Paris The landscape ars's ia