Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Lingerie and tailor-made styles

which have not at one time or another pub
lished or solicited articles from his pen. His
point of view Is always American. Despite
his long residence in Paris and his fluent
familiarity with continental languages, his
talk and his manner of the world.
Eager and energetic. he is the embodiment
of the untiring hurry of the youthful civil
ization. Keenly alive to all topics of public
interest, it is only in the superficial and
transient slang of the day that Messrs.
Heilig and Dewey find themselves unin-
formed. And in their professional thirst for
Information they do not hesitate TO put even
a guest on the rack.
What do Americans mean by 90 and
.skidoo2 - "Well-bred Americans do not
say these things?" "Oh yes, they DO. We've
heard them. What Is the distinguishing
characteristic of ragtime? What Is the
origin of the expression You for the tall
timber?' Why not say the tall timber for
you." 1t is embarrassing, this thirst for
news from home, and it is relief TO start
for the races at Longchamp
It is the day of the Grand Prix, and the
assemblage is one which no race course In
America can duplicate. 1t is not a racing
event; It is a fete day. The president of
the French republic makes his way in car
rage between two lines of soldiers to the
place of especial altitude and Ornamental
ton which has since Roman days been re-
served for greatness at the games Nobody
takes advantage of this opportunity to re-
lieve his political emotions by throwing
bomb. everybody seems bent on being
happy. Costumes OF taste and elegance are
displayed by the women, and the men are
attired as If for afternoon reception. AS
the great race Is run people stand on chairs
to get glimpse of the horses, or at least
of the Jockeys colors. At the conclusion
the ill-informed stranger wonders at the
fipn a ha OH rinO P,if We
Spearmint. the English horse. who won
not Maintenon. the French favorite. The
French profess to be glad Of this English
victory; 1t does away with the superstition,
call 1t, that 1t Is not possible for an Eng
Iish horse to win. 1t is even limited In a
most unauthorized and scandalous manner
behind the counter of a tobacco shop next
day that the French horse was too polite
to add any more to the long record of Eng
lish defeats.
1t is the sporting custom to follow the aft
ernoon Of the Grand Prix by an evening at
the Jardin de Paris. But there is time for a
walk through the annual fair of Neuilly,
survival of the days when Neuilly was an
Independent village instead of. for all prac-
teal purposes. a part or Paris itself. The
fairs original purpose was that Of barter,
and this barter attracted the Snowman.
Now the market has disappeared and only
the shows remain. But 1t is an institution
of recognized Importance. and all Paris at
one time or another goes to see the great
vista of colored lights, SO lavishly arched
across the streets. to hear the music that
accompanies the mad evolutions of the
flying horses. and perhaps even to toss
rings at lack knives or throw balls at I'M
offending images.
The Jardin de Paris is obviously designed
to satisfy the tourists desire to see some of
the wild gayety of Partisan life. Each
stranger looks at all the other strangers
with curious suspicion. and vainly watts
for somebody to start the excitement, There
are several stage performances, including
vaudeville entertainment at one end of the
garden and in the middle pavilion, where
quadrilles are performed by professional
dancers Here is represented the dance
which has superseded "le cake walk" In
popularity 1t is the ''Mattchiche.' Span
ish dance which as here performed make
the terpsichorean improprfeties which rag
time, inspired pale into insignifcance. OF
several balls. the Bal Butler still attended
In good faith by many students, was the
only one whose vivacity seemed entirely
spontaneous and not dependent on the skill
Of professional dancers.
.ssehe real Paris" said Heilig Just before
I started for Italy. lis an earnest. striving.
beauty-ioying and thrifty community. The
fantastic Paris is largely due to an effort to
satisfy the morbid magma ton OF the man
away from homo. who yearns for weird
dissipation" take his word for 1t. He
49, - PHILANDER JOHNSON.
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