Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-14


the love of the beautiful, Is innate IN
all classcs Of the French people. So
strong Is 1t In the tradesman, for exam-
pie, that it would never enter his head
to turn out In his trap to 20 TO the races
in the stream OF carriages that eows
through the Bois de Boulogne on race
days. Even the small bourgeois, who
takes cab for tho journey, goes by an
other route 90 as not TO spoil the show.
He goes by train II he cannot walk, or
he seats himself with his friends under
the trees along the route, and enjoys
the pretty sight for his artists eye by
the file Of smart carriages filled with
gayly dressed people.
Not long ago, being In fashionable
English health resort, went one morn
ing to SEQ meet. The pink coats and
well groomed hunters, the amazons, the
hounds, all made up bright tableau
pleasant to the eye; but, there IL the
midst, was a butchers boy on his mas
ter's nag, who had Joined the cavalcade,
and was grinning from ear to ear nc the
joke Of being in it-if not of It.
Now It is not that French butchers
boy would not think himself MS good as
anybody else. On the contrary. his pride
Is stronger than the English boys, and
would not allow him to mix with the
"swells" unless he could be as smart as
they. This feeling and his natural re-
pugnanco to mar in the slightest degree
the beauty OF the scene are strong in
him, and he has no taste for horse play,
the great feature of any English holiday
In which the people take part.
have often heard that the English
take their pleasures sadly. am not pre-
pared to say that indorse the opinion;
but can affirm that the French have
wonderful capacity for enjoying them
selves They know how to throw of
conventional restraints and give them
selves up TO pleasure. Take the seaside,
for example. What fine opportunities
the English seem to throw away there
for thorough enjoyment? On the French
beaches all the holiday makers form but
one big family, as it were. The children
play together without restraint. In the
evening the "children of larger
growth" meet at the Casino, where, by
paying n pound a month, they can en-.
JOY good music mot German bands),
have the use Of billiard rooms, smoking
rooms, reading rooms, etc., and tho en-
tree of frequent balls and soirees. Ali
mix and are happy.
have seen aristocratc ladies Of the
most naughty type--people who in Paris
or their country homes would not think
of associating with any one outside their
own class--put in an appearance at these
Casino balls, and dance with the first
conner who asked them for waltz or n
polka. These acquaintance are made
for the pleasure Of the moment, and do
not last. Nogentleman takes advantage
OF such an acquaintance to go and call
on the people he meets thus. Nay, more,
IL he meet elsewhere lady with whom
| he has danced at the seaside he puts her
| completely at her ease by not showing
| signs Of recognizing her, unless she her.
| self makes advances. II he behaved other.
wise, he would Immediately be stamped
asan i'll bred fellow. or course you run
the risk of mixing with people whose
society you would not think of frequent
ing ut home; but when the French are
are out for n holiday, they have only
one consideration--that Of passing the
time gayly. II the women are attractive
and the men agreeable, that is all you re-
quire of them for the little time you vii
be thrown among them.
The Englishman, who passes his time
in standing sentry at the door of hi.
dignity. is often almost bored to death
at the seaside. If he have large fam
lily, things may go very WE'LL but imag
inc man with a wife and daughter il
lodgings by tho sea. II week of we
weather sets in, poor fellow, what re
sources has he but the local library
whore the books he would like to rea,
are generally "out, sirr When he doe
find one to his taste, the pebble stuiie,
sofa or the piece of furniture his land
lady facetiously calls the "easy chair,
are not precisely aids to the enjoyment
of it. On the beach he looks around
and says to himself that all the pcopl,
look decent enough, but there is n,
knowing who they may be ut home
That man over there looks very jolly
but, alas! perhaps his grandfather KEEP
shop. II is too horrible To think Of thu
risk one may be running by making ac
quaintanco with him. And John Bul
rctircs into his shell.
French beaches offer most prett,
spectacle. My dear countrymen all,
countrywomen never lose sight of thei
get up; how they are going to look is
matter Of first consideration. The cos
tunes that she will take 10 the seGsid,
arc talked over for months by the Frencl
woman. But ell wear conventions
dress; this is habit they do not seer,
able 10 throw off. No harlequin stripet
jackets of gaudy colors on tho mcn uC
economizlng Of ribbons ON the hats OF
the ladies. The former greatly favor
white flannel suits, white straw hats
white shoes. and white umbrellas lined
with green. Ladies disport themselves
in white cottons, muslins and crepe de
Chhle. Here and there are wonderful
new colors, creations Of Partisan fancy
sporadic apricot, "dying flea" bash
ful frog" and Others esually true to ma
ture. These eccentric hues are general,
made up in eccentric fashion; but, what
ever the dress 10, it is worn as only ;
French woman can wear it. a big hat
turned down over one ear and caught uE
over the other with rampant knots o
ribbon, is pretty sure to crown the jaun
ty little figure and rather spoil its effect
The ideal is TO have one or two pounds
worth of trimming on a threepenny Zulr
hat
In the evening is donned the toilet,
de bal of lace or muslin, and monsieur
also appears in evening dress, accom-
panied by a yachting cap. This is tn,
acme Of style, the latest utterance, tn