The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-12

make the ocean
a stage and a theater, where the,
dress and decorate themselves for puz
poses Of exhibition.
In England there Is no carnival q
costume. The Briton takes his dill
In the surf seriously, as he takes al
bis pastimes and sports. He Is still
afflicted with the old-fashioned four
wheeled bathing coach. and men ant
women battle In separate groups, ex
cept that the prejudice against mixed
bathing has been forgotten somewhat
at such places as merry Margate,'
"%rollicking Ramsgate" and breezy
Broadstairs." But In general, the
man who might try to spy upon the
woman's beach would find himself az
much taboo as "a the pepper who
tried to spy upon Lady Godiva.
The Mediterranean coast is a Ions
succession of bathing beaches, and fol-
centuries sirens have left the imprints
Of their sandals upon its sands.
The most perfect motor road In all
England runs from London to the
famous sea resort, Brighton, and that
road, though SO miles of Surrey and
Sussex, Is at least one real achieve.
ment which must be credited to
George w. 1t was the prince hailed
as the most perfect gentleman in Eu-
rope who made fashionable Brighton.
Once upon a time he made the
first visit to his uncle, the duke of
Cumberland, at his Brighton resi-
dence, and there he caught a glimpse
OF a pretty young actress summing her.
self on the sands. Straightway he
became enamored of the place, and
literally commanded a city to spring
up by the sea-.
1t is over the road that he built that
motor meets run from the capital to
the famous old Ship tavern on the
wide sea front esplanade. He built,
as his plaything palace, at frightful
recklessness of cost, the pavilion,
which Is the most interesting struc-
ture in the city, and it is in the beau
tiful dome Of the building that OF
certs, heard by 5000 at a time. are
still held.
Hailed as "the queen of the north"
and as the English Riviera" with all
the usual attractions of a fashionable
resort, Scarborough has also a de-
lightful blending Of history, romance
and legend. Many Of the stately
homes of England are in the neighbor-
hood whose owners have played q
part In the history of the
The ancient castle is a promi-
nent landmark far up and down the
coast and the town has two handsome
bays.
Most c~arnival-like of all the bathing
in the world are the French
and the Belgian resorts. There are
villages, huge clusters Of huts and
tents and Strengthening straw hives
on the sands. From these three troop |
The daintily dressed women and the
attired men. They battle |
together In water that more often
than not barely vets their knees. For
the women are here to be admired
and the men have come to flirt and to
ogle. Yes, it Is like a carnival. 1t is
4 whirlpool of froth and fashion, q
kaleidoscope of life and gaiety. This
place where the people go into the
sea tethered with ropes to dabble
in water Of saucerlike shall
.owness Is a. carnival Of uproar and
It would seem that Trouville was
about 1880 by two marine
painters. Rambling along the Nor
nan coast in search of subjects, they
one day upon an humble fish
ng village at the mouth of the
.roucques. where the rugged faces
Ind the quaint costumes of the in
labitants made excellent spoil for the
rush. Forthwith they sought shelter
It the sole inn and spread their can
for prey. In the salon for 1884
ONE Parisians noticed the new name,
rrouville. They also met it In an
Irticle by Dumas. When hot weather
anne they sought it out.
Under the empire, 20 years later,
set its seal upon the place.
)ieppe had been started by the Ouch
IS de Berry and was absorbed by the
ects Of the Faubourg st. German
nd the Faubourg st. Honors. IT.