The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-19

a stage and a theater where they
dress and decorate themselves for pur-
poses of exhibition.
In England there is no carnival Of
costume. The Briton takes his dip
in the surf seriously, as he takes all
his pastimes and sports. He is still
afflicted with the old-fashioned four
wheeled bathing coach and men and
women bathe 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 as
much taboo as was the pepper who
tried to spy upon Lady GOdiva.
The Mediterranean coast is a long
succession of bathing beaches, and for
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 ". It 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.
It is over the road that he built that
motor meets run from the capital to
the famous old Ship tavern on the 1
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 con-
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-
lightfuI blending of history, romance |
and legend. Many of the stately
homes Of England are in the neighbor- !
hood whose owners have played a |
prominent part in the history Of the |
nation. The ancient castle is a promi- |
nent landmark far up and down the |
coast and the town has two handsome |
bays
Most carnivalIike Of all the bathing |
places 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 |
grotesqueIy 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 /
a whirlpool of froth and fashion, a
kaleidoscope of life and gaiety This |
place where the people go into the |
sea tethered with ropes to dabble |
placidly in water of saucer-like shall
lowness is a carnival Of uproar and |
extravaganza.
1t would seem that Trouville was
discovered about 1890 by two marine
painters. Rambling along the Nor
man coast in search Of subjects, they !
CHANGED one day upon an humble fish
ing village at the mouth Of the
Toucques, where the rugged faces |
and the quaint costumes of the in
habitants made excellent spoil for the .
brush. Forthwith they sought shelter
at the sole inn and spread their can
vases for prey. In the salon for 1884 .
some Parisians noticed the new name,
Trouville. They also met it in an
article by Dumas. When hot weather
came they sought it out
Under the empire, 20 years later,
fashion set its seal upon the place.
Dieppe had been started by the duch-
ess de Berry and was absorbed by the
sects of the Faubourg St. German
and the Faubourg St Honore. It's