El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-19
Married Lies Troubles
They Have Supper at Maxim's and
Warren DenOunces the s.Cham-
payne Only Rule.

! They Have Supper at Maxim's and /
Warren DenOunces the "Cham-
payne Only Rule.
- by Mabel Herbert UFEer--
UST ahead glitered the huge cleo
J trio sign ''AIaxim's.7
- The SIX letters in the name of
this famous Paris cafe flashes out and
blazed into light one At a time.
As they drew nearer steIen was sur
| prised to find he building irself rather
small and unpretentious. but the wait
ing cabs, the lights and the lettering
crowd gave the place an air of fes-
tivity.
| There, you've always wanted 20 see
| a real bar there's your chance" COM
I mented Warren, as Iaey entered and
I were confronted by large unscreened
/ bar which ran half way across the
| room.
Helen gazed with astonished interest
at the shining glasses, bottles and all
/ the paraphernalia of a bar, which until
/ now she had only glimpsed behind
I swinging doors
But even more astonishing than the
/ unscreened bar were the three young
I women perched on high stools before
/ it. They We're all in decOIlete gowns,
| with their French heeled slippers.
I hooked over the rounds OF the high
! stools. Several men in evening dress
| laughed and chatted with them, and
| the white coated attendants were busy
pouring out drinks.
{ Now, If you want to sit up to a
bar, here's the chance OF your life"
! grinned Warren
Helen Studying.
But Helen was too absorbed in
| studying the place and the women to
I make an indignant FetOTt A red
| jacketed boy, with an opera cloak
/ over his arm and SaFee silk hats car
/ ried alOft on as many canes, came by
! for WgFTaU'G stick and n2r Wnfrn
/ he hOisted up with the others.
! Guess that's the llEeliest room back
! there" and Warren led the way through
! TO the main room beyond.
| Although it was only half-past II,
I which Warren said was early for Max
/ inns" the place was well filled.
/ The arrangement of the tables was
/ curious, for they were placed along
/ the walls, and the people sat behind
/ them on leather covered benches. In
( this way the guests sat side by side,
( and every one faced the center Of the
/ room, which was cleared for dancing.
4 A large orchestra in bright red uni
/ forms, clashed a lively air.
| Next 70 Warren was girl in a flimsy
pale yellow gown, with a black aigrette
/ in her hair. AS she leaned toward
/ the man beside her. Helen could see
/ her bare, powdered shoulders.
( Let's get rid Of this fellow first,
/ frOwned Warren, as waiter hoVered
I in front Of them, and then size up
] the place mo prices here either"
| see" musingly. welsh rarebit, Maxi
mette2 Guess tharII about do for US
! What DO you want to drink-elareE
Only Champagne.
sorry, sir" suaVely interrupted the
waiter Ia perfect English, for all the
walters at 9laXin's speak several Ian
gauges, but We serve only champagne
ia this room Other drinks you can
get out front"
80 that's your hoIdup. is it? All
right, were here and wen have TO
stand for it taking up the wine card.
We could have seen just as much
IN the 'front.' room protested Helen
rs shame 70 pay for champagne
when neither of US like it"
We'll, you're the one who was keen
4 on coming to MaXim's. We're here
now. and il there's anything to see,
which 1 doubt, we're going TO see it,
Wen not sit out ia any front room
TO save a few dollars"
At every place was a silver cham
pagne holder with its napkin covered
bottle. Very few were having any
thing to eat, but all were slipping wine
and smoking clgarets. As yet no one
was dancing, and the polished floor
ryiRg walters.
We'll, 1 call this pretty slow" unused
Warren, as he reached for a match
safe Told you MaXim's would be
for Bickedness---now they're living on
that reputation"
But, dear. you said ther'd be a lot
OF American sishtseers-I don't see any
Americans at all"
You don't? How about that couple
over there by the Orchestra-that wOm-
an in the blue tailor made. If she
isn't a New England school marin see
ing the sights of Paris III eat my
But I thought one had to dress for
the smart supper places here" laughed
Helen, looking at the blue tailor made.
oh. MaKim's isn't smart It only
has the name of being wiclzed-and IT
even isn't that any more. You can wear
What wonderful peaches" exclaimed
Helen, as the waiter placed before
them a box Of six hot house peaches
packed in pink cotton
"Dm-m, wonderful price, too Bet
ter wait till we pass fruit stand on
the way home You'll pay from four
10 ten francs Tor one Of those. There's
a story about Chicago man who came
over mere, ate one Of Maxim's peaches
and had to cable home for money"
On, look at that girl crushing those
straw berries in her ehampagne.t"
Hope that fellows pOcketbOk can
stand the BILL commented Warren, for
IN the leaf lined box which had evil
IDENTIFY held six huge berries only two
remained.
All Alone.
The crushing of these expensive
fruits IN ehampagne seemed a faVorite
trick at MaEim's for Strawberries and
peaches were being crushed into many
glasses by jeweled fingers A IittIs
hat end stick was used, and one was
laid suggesdVely by each box OF fruit
Every one turned to look at a striking
woman in a shimmering spanSIed gown,
VINO now swept in uneseorted The
waiter who seated her handed her a
wine card, from which she gave an
order, and then calmly opened a cigaret |
case and lit a cigaret.
Helen
Don't see anyone with her. do YOU? i
But don't worry, she'll not be alone 4
long Watch her size I'D the crowd" 1
as the girl under her pcnciled eyebrows /
made a leisurely, almost insolent sur /
Wy Of the room.
Oh is she one or the-the 'demi-
monde you read about? asked Helen, /
win breathless interest
~ w 5ouIdR,t be here alone-if she |
wasn't All, that's more like it," as a /
couple now left their seat and waited /
out on the polished floor.
me girls clinging skirts wrapped /
around her silken ankles as she danced /
ana her satin slippers seemed hardly
70 Iouch the floor. Now other couples !
Ilat end stick was used and one was !
waltz And it was a waltz, a graceful, /
swinging waltz, with none Of the vul- 4