The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
CHtRWS az OSTEND.
There Arc Lively Scene- On ps FINE
Bathing Iseach.

The difference between FurorAan and
American ways 10 nowhere hotter shown
than at Ostend tho famous -SaSids resort
~ Belgium. Instead 81 sidewalks AZ
Ostend there ar" fin" paved promenade.
over which all wh"rled irafiBc j. strictly
pruhibitsd
Instead - ragged beach the sand is
carefully proterted with SEA walls ~
masonry Instead ~ great common
lighthouses therr ara little individual
rooms mounted on wheels. - that they
can be drawn down 70 the edge of thu,
water.
Ostend ~ ungnCstionnbly the finest 81
the worlds s"a~ide resorts IN the opinion
81 a writer IN ths Trarcl MdJcsins. The
unsurpassed bathing beach extends from
the great Casino westward distance 81
almost four miles. though the part chiefly
patronized lies between tn. Casino and
the summer palace - the late King Leo
pold.
Between the palace and the Casino are a
row 20 magnificent hotels. which ar, noted
for their b,autiful dining rooms enclosed
m glass. from within which the diners can
enjoy all the bsauties ~ the scene outside
without exposing themselves To the
weather. The display ~ costumes along
the promenade during the saason il I'M
equalled anywhere. unless Il be in Paris on
the day ~ the Grand Prix
The Casino il the great gathering place
for all visitors. and ia Ia. private club that
occupies u can ba found every game cf
chance that - played az Monte Carlo. IL
IL the tax levied upon the gaming tables
in the kur~aal that has provided tn. money
for most all the improvements that have
made O-tend - remarkable. The man.
agcTnsnt OF the Casino furnish excellent
converts nightly IN the theatre Of the kur-
saal. while occasionally halls aud theatTi-
Gals are given 90 vary the entertainment
The most striking thing about Osiend.
however. ~ the bathing. which ~ here
CARRIED on In accordance with CONT
mental ideas Of prOprlety which are
shocking TO the average american. The
bathing suits worn by the women rarely
IL ever have any skirts attached TO their.
most everybody men women and
Children alike wearing tight fitting suits
the suits furnished by most ~ the public
lighthouses being identically the same
for both men and women. The little
individual dressing rOoms on wheels
are convenient. the bather entering IL
while on the sand: he gets into his bathing
suit while the house i being pulled out
into the water by horses employed for that
purpose.
The steps being let down. Ia In possible
Tor the bather Ia enter the water without
having to promenade over the sand
When through with your bath You climb
the steps out % the water into your dress
ing room. call your driver and have your
little house pulled up high and dry ON the
sand. The Scene on the reach n one Of
great animation. the hathers fre1uentIy
engaging IN game resembling basket
hall. and the darling hither and thither
Of this batherS IN thsir Varicolored suits
nov nn the beach and again in the water
chasing the hall. ~ sight once sen never
To b. forgotten.
just beyond the palace Of King LeopoId
stands old Fovt yelling. where the English
troops were landed Just before the battle
Of Waterloo. bat the fort has been remod-
elled into "A grand stand and the parade
ground made over into "a racrtrack. on
which are held the Ostend races that
have hecome - farnOua az "a draw hither
the best English and Continental hoFnas
- compets Uith The Belgium thorough