Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-01-01

among HcF Intimate LlendS. iron
y time to time | had seen her with
pretty little dark haired girl VIII
e danced in the Folies Arabiques.
D learned her name was Cecilia Coursan
| began to frequent the Folles. a kline
Of cabaret crowded every night will
Turkish officers. Admiration was n,
longer a delight to her and she ac-
copied it with wooden smile.
Tho Folies 10 quite dissisnilar from
its European or American prototypes
by reason Of it's Oriental atmosphere.
Most Of the year round it is conducted
in the open. Picture large court, the
center Of which is covered with PRICE
less Smyrna carpet Seated around on
little divans and silk cushions are the
principal native performers. NeuIah
girls wearing the teasing yashmack
covering half their faces although the
rest Of their figures are visible through
gauzy Damascene shawls. The Euro
pean performers. dressed in the latest
and most startling Paris creations, flirt
and filter among the audience-seated
around on dainty rble-topped BAN
boo tables, inhaling, in the case of
Madame, dainty "Regie," or if Bey
or Effendi. a TshibuS or Narghile,
gravely drawing on the amber mouth
piece and slowly inhaling the per-
fumed smoke. The gorgeous officers
uniforms mostly vivid red, blue and
gold; the picturesque flowing robes
and burnouses, with here and there
six-foot stalwart silk trousered AL
bantam with gold and silver inlaid dag |
gar and pistol thrust in his SASH |
make a picture reminding one of the
Scheherazade.
Observing that everyone was bent on
spelling this popular little houri by
emphatic admiration L made myself
conspicuous by peculiarly British
stony Indifference. Nor was 1 wrong
in my tactocs. The piqued little dancer
was not to be ignored.
One night she approached my table
and challenged me in French, at which
l gave a noncommittal smile. 1 pre-
tended that 1 did not know French.
Then she tried Indifferent German and
looked at her with puzzled blank
ness. Finally she spoke to me in a
piquant English and l answered. She
spoke English extremely well and it
developed that she had been a chory-
pheen at the London Empire. 1 let
the acquaintance grow leisurely.
Forget My Play Acting.
One night | found her in fit of de-
ipondency. over a quarrel with her g
friend, Nile. Balniaux. My subterfuge 1
getting effective. was just beginning t
e ply her with questions when a v
Turkish officer full of cognac wan /
Tered by and dropped a remark to her
II French. 1t went against the grain s
or those swine to cast inuendoes to g
white woman. and forgetting my V
,lay acting. l told him his comments v
yerc uncalled for and advised him to o
raw in his horns bit. After little c
'luster to which l angrily replied in Il
french, he disappeared, and, as l sat d
own at the table. Cecilia was looking
t me with queer smile .
II thought you did not understand :,
she said. Il observe you have +,
pretty good Partisan accent" Then =
he full significance of my blunder =
anne to me and felt like the classic
apricornus. meaning goat. She said !,
he was tired of the Folies that night 4
nd suggested drive. l called a car :.
eta and as we were driving down :
ne boulevard | said to her:
rs this existance always pleasant? ,
Il not as it was with that officer
ften unendurable?"
She replied in bantering tone. only
alr hiding the hurt undertone.
I'm getting used to it," she said.
A Turkish pig is no worse than an
nglish cad or a German boor"
The TYPICAL. philandering Broadway -
: Bond street masher makes the
mistake Of undertaking. u.
10 innate sense of decency inherent
every woman. Gentle courtesy
Id manners impress courtesan by =,
ason of the novelty. The inverse
often useful in dealing with PAM
red society woman.
am Sontron'ea "'n Truman fol-
Situation. att
Much to the annoyance OF the Turk tn
b officers. l often thereafter took the GU
city Cecilia away from the Folles. ag
ter her performance. for a drive. and hir
began 20 compare her small conf la,
noes with certain bits OF infornfa- off