Barbour County index., 1910-08-17


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 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 as
much taboo as was the peeper 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 it's sands.
The most perfect motor road in all
England runs from London to the
famous sea resort, Brighton, and that
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 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 con-
certs, heard by 5000 at 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 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 carnival-like 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
grotesquely 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 f1irt 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 1880 by two marine
painters. Rambling along the Nor
man coast In search of subjects, they
chanced 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. Germain
and the Faubourg st. Honore. Its