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street in front Of it where the dancers
are from Limousine, that province OF
France where they still believe that the
weir wolf steals nuns and these nuns
return to tear their sisters apart. These
people from Limousine dance and cry
out like wolves in the street before
their cafe and shout aloud their odd
patois while their music whines through
bagpipes,$ punctured by the staccato
notes of fiddle. a music that sounds
sinister and mountain bred.
There are other long stretches of
pavement, where the dancers are from
Alsace, The women wear their national
costume, the bows on their heads as
large as windmills. They prance and
minuet and bow to each other and swirl
round and round like spinning tops.
Drifting all through the streets and
dancing in their own way are the
lTunisians, the Algerians. the Arabs. who
came for the Victory parade Their
odd customes make them conspicuous
far down the street. and immediately
| they begin to dance the crowd PUSHES
toward the men, who wear the graceful
white burnous over the Roman gold
cloth skirt, and thrust their feet into
gold slippers without heels; these are
the Arabians and Moroccans who rode
gaily comparisoned white horses with
names and tails that fell to the ground,
and who when they came into the
visions Of the millions that lined the
boulevards on the 18th of July received
: a tremendous ovation.
DANCING IN THE HOUSES
Ths dancing that has persisted 10
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Paris after peace is a garden for dane
ing on the Avenue Victor Emanuel Ill,
which once was the Avenue d'Antin.
Here is a wonderful garden, owned by
Paul Poiret. which has been for four
years a playground for convalescent SOL
diers. The transition from pain to
pleasure is significant. Here is verita-
BILE exclusiveness. 1t should be, as the
price of 20 francs entrance fee per per-
son. and wine at $40 a bottle keeps out
a crowd.
The members of the leading smart set
in Paris may not go to this garden to
dance, for they do not adopt the Amer
lean and English custom of dancing IN
public, but those who will not go to any
public place to dance as a rule will &c
to L'Oasis, which is the name of the
new dance garden. Here there are trees,
brilliant tables in red, purple and yell
low, grass walks and platform en-
closed by stone wall, trees, and trel-
Used sides. The dancing on the platform
is dimly lit by incandescent moons that
hang from the trees, and to amuse the
guests there is d rage VI SliNCI LIZ z
throw over the garden as one throws
colored confetti.
Here one sees smartly put up French
| soldiers and extravagantly dressed
French women. Americans and English
are conspicwously absent; this is why
the French go to it and even permit their
young girls to go with chaperons. Not
| only does couple have to pay SIS to
enter, but liveried sentry who stands
at the small garden gate gives everyone
the searching glance of a sentry, and a
Mile. leans out of a sentry box as one
| enters to request that the name and ad-
dress be signed in book which is placed
on a reading stand.
! Nobody in New York has been able
to achieve this type of distinction: the
nearest approach to it is the Club de
Vingt in New York. There are club
a month. which is about 500 And yet
even at this price. which would be an
impossibility in America, the land OF
| the multi millionaire, the new place is
| crowded every night with the French
There seems to be plenty of money ir
this city for pleasure. Our American
boys rebel at paying the price, even il
they choose to 60, but no French Officer
seems to find it excessive. 1t Is thes'
curious conditions in France today tina
make this summer the most interesting
season in the memory of the oldes
tourist.
AMERICANS AND FRENCH GIRLS
Anent the question OF the popularit!
Of a place where the A. e. F. does no
go, is the fact that the French womei
prefer to dance with the American men
This is a cause of minor friction be
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make the little girls or boys autumn
or winter coat. 1t is quite possible to
use a heavy cotton corduroy, provided
you use a heavy cotton interlinlng
with it, quilted cotton padding IS
splendid for this purpose. One clever
mother solved her little girls winter
coat problem by making q heaViiy
lined coat from brown corduroy. This
gave ample warmth for ordinary cold
days and on very cold Gays the coat
was worn over knitted wooieh
sweater. Sometimes merely an 1nrer-
lining of Canton flannel will give sur
ficient warmth to make up for the les
ser weight of the outside fabric.
For the collar and cuffs of the little
girls or boys coat it is often possible
to use the better parts of some dis
carded fur pieces of your own. IT this
Is out Of the question you can produce
vary rood effects with woven angore
that you can buy by, the yard. a
swansdown fabric that is now sold by
the yard is used on some OF the pref
tiest ready made coats for youngsters
.rd n NAV we'll be used on those made
at home.
with the present high>>price of all
materials we will surely come back to
the practice of making over" clothes.
inst before the war most of us got out
Of this habit, and though as children
wa wore made-oyer frocks and coats
at times we have recently come to the
conclusion that the time involved was
worth more than was saved by that bit
| of effort. However, as things are now
| the time involved is well worth the
result reaped by that conservation
Often in a discarded blue serge frocl
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wear. and the French considered 1t the
American national dance. and they took
70 II like a balloon to the air They
exaggerated it. They saw in 1t FORM
Of activity almost as violent as running,
swimming and playing tennis
THEY DANCED IN THE STREETS
The common people started this tidal
wave of dancing the night the armistice
was announced. For months after, the
streets were the free and easy place in
-h;ch to dance. From the Place de la
Ranub,ioue to the furthermost strethces
OF the Latin quarter and upward to the
terraces of Montmartee. couples swirled
to the music of accordions. or little
trumpets, Of fiddles. Girls danced with
girls. old couples Joined in the gayety,
whils the young ones applauded. All
through the colorful groups, like streak
of rust, were the brown khaki clad
American dcughboys. Not only the pri-
vate, mind you. Everything less than
a general takes part, and one need NOT
be too sure that in some secluded shad-
ow In . tree filled boulevard. general
does not take his chance with some
French or American girl.
The smart women of Paris do MOI
dance in the streets. but they woult
Nike to do it. 1t is whispered that sew
eral Of the gay set, that lead what !.
known as smart society over here. copy
Marie Atoinette in putting on the dis
quise Of quiet. shabby clothes. and COINS
70 the Boulevard St. Germain and the
Boulevard Montparnasse to dance wit
THAR intimate friends. They Like tn
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the dance began each American had
French girl. The French soldiers sat
in a row against the wall, looking as
glum as though they were in dugouts
An American woman dubbed them "the
wall flowers of France" and the name
sticks.
The French soldier never ceases to
talk about the manner in which the
American soldier takes all the girls in
the place. They quarrel with the
French women on the subject, only to
be answered by the retort that the
American men are more attractive. The
sad truth must be met, however, by
the American woman that the French
man does not find her attractive, does
not ask her to dance, and pays slight
attention to her. Therefore, the Ameri-
can women insist that thay are between
the devil and the deep blue sea.
DANCES ON THE BEACH
The newest form of dancing reminds
the American of that successful play.
Upstairs and Down." for beach dancing
has been started at Trouville and Deau-
willie. An American girl is credited
with the idea. She gave a party to
which the guests came in bathing suits
with warm peignoirs to protect them.
1t was on the sands, the music an ac-
cordeon band. Supper was served
around fires.
Since then there have been i'm
promptu parties which slip out of the
hotels and villas to go to secluded spots
on the beach, where victrola or a few
accordeons provinded~ the music. Tho
French women wear sandals with their
bathing suits, without stockings. SO
there is no difficulty of dancing.
1t is a wonder someone did not in,
vent this method of amusing oneself
at midnight in the historic period that
followed the ending of "the Terror"
1t is strange or, perhaps normal, that
the peace summer in Paris is nearly a
repetition Of the peace season that fol-
lowed the downfall of Robespierre.
Then, as now. the women discarded
clothes until they reached the irredu-
chile minimum. and they danced madly
for year all hours after midday.
There was street dancing, riotous
orgies in the old palaces, and the
famous balls of the guillotine. To these.
only those were invited whose families
had been executed; they wore their hair
cut after the manner called the vic
Tins coiffure." and they tied a thin
scarlet ribbon around the necks to
suggest the severing of the head from
the body.
Madame Tallien, who was the hostess
of the Luxembourg. under the direc-
toire, lead the dancing and the fashion
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eople happy means

thousands of people happy means
more to him than all his money. He
has made life mean more for countless
others-and. in so doing. for himself
too.
Such men will be our big leaders OF
the coming day. They will be our
heroes in business-our big, substaa-
tial. successful men who pattern their
own lives after the teachings of JESUS
Christ.
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tween the allied forces. They fraternize
better in the trenches than they do at
dances. One night we motored over tc
a French town for dance A number
of American officers were there The,
arrived at the dance without girl
Each Of the Frenchmen brought a cir
with a chaperon. Half an hour after
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for half nudity, but there is no leader
today. There is no leader in peace. as
there was no one person who domin-
ated Paris just before the war. 1t is
the day of mass movement in society
as in other things It Is shown In
clothes. For instance. 1t all these
dances there is no one uniform style OF
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, of your own you will be able to find
material enough which IL washed,
pressed and used inside out, would be
enough for the little girls frock.
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| glitter and color of the streets. the long
line of little cafes with the green tables,
blue syphones and Misunderstanding
drinks. The American boys do not care
to dance ss much with the American
girls as they thread their way into the
| groups at each corner, as with the little
French girls, who have the spirit Of
mischief and vivacity.
| The tango and the jazz have no pop
lularity in the street dancing. The polka
and the schottische rule. The man with
| the accordian stands on bench and
plays that wild mad music that one
hears in the mountains of Kentucky,
where John Fox's people dance the
whole night. Strolling fiddlers go
through the streets. followed by men
and women who suddenly surround
them and break loose into capricious
dancing. laughing and singing as they
dance Everyone sings. The spectators
on the pavements, seated in the little
green chairs under the trees, sing in,
or out, of harmony with the dances.
Women lean out from the windows
above and shout approval or personali-
ties down to the shifting kaleidoscope
crowd and Join in the singing.
Up on the Butte of Montmartre where
one can get delicious dinner for one
third the price asked in the Bots, that
Montmartre which is dominated by the
Church of the Sacred Occur, where
Louise is supposed to have sung 10
Julian from her window, where the
children play around the tables in the
street. there comes the fiddler, some
times old and weird, singing folk song
or n troubadour ballad, and up jump
the people from the tables, students
Journalists tourists, and dance far
below lies the city of Paris, with It's
myriad lights glittering through the
mass Of dark green trees that look IKE
a cloud. it's blazing bridges and church
spires outlining the drift OF the SEINE
It's fairyland place to dance. There
| is thrill in it, too, for one has feeling
that a false step might send one rolling
| to the. bottom of the Martyrs noun
| tain.
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STUDYING THE PEOPLE

The people who dance on these streets,
especially those in the Latin quarter,
are worth study. They come from All
parts of France. They have little IN
common with Paris sometimes speaA
ing a patois that cannot be understood
nv the Parisians. They dance the
dances of their country. There is one
cafe with stretch of Swallowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-12

Washington Canoe Club to
Send Big Squad to Bal
timore Saturday.
BY II. c. BYRD.

While most Of the events scheduled
in the canoe regatta at the Arundel
Boat Club in Baltimore Saturday are
for juniors, the Washington Canoe
Club win be strongly represented.
None Of the aquatic stars who have
been carrying the clubs co1ors to SO
many victories is eligible to compete
in the junior races. but about twenty
four men from the club who rank as
juniors are to take part.
Two senior events are scheduled,
doubles and singles. Bamman. Wag-
ner and Burch are to paddle in the
singles and in the doubles Harry
Knight and Wagner. Bamman and
squad is due to leave here just be-
fore noon Saturday and will take
along a big crowd of "rooters."
The Washington Canoe Club is
bending every effort toward having
all things in readiness for the meet
of the Delaware-Chesapeak division
of the American Canoe Association
here Labor day. Preparations have
south bank of the Potomac, at which
tanned, and all matters that should
have to do with the comfort and
pleasure of competitors and their
guests are being looked after.
Events to be contested comprise the
usual senior and junior competitions
and four specials. The events:
SENIOR EVENTS.
A. o. A. championship one-man single blade.
0ne-half milo, cruising class.
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PEACEFUL ENDING FOR MAYS
CASE PREDICTED BY COMISKEY
American League Board Of Directors to
Meet Thursday-Court Hearing
on Injunction Is Postponed.

IT think this unfortunate thing Will
be smoothed out satisfactorily" said
the Old Roman. TITS too bad that this
thing happened. Base ball was COM
ing back with greater interest than
we ever expected. and 1t is to be re-
GREETED that any such thing as this
should happen to detract interest In
the sport"
Mr.. Comiskey limited that some Of
the other club owners might be per-
suaded to join the opposition to Pres
ident Johnson in the Mays case, but
he refused to say what club owners
he thought would do this. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that Washington and
Philadelphia could be persuaded to
join with New York in its fight
against Johnson if the occasion be-
came serious enough.
The Chicago owner was outspoken
against Johnson's action in suspend
ing Mays. The jurisdiction of the
president of the League" said Mr..
Comiskey, lends when the player
leaves the ball field. His authority
over him is only as player on the
field. If there was any disciplining to-
be done it was a matter Of the Boston
club to punish Mays. If the president
thought that the Boston club was not
dealing with the player properly he
could have called it to that clubs at
tention when he would have the evil
dence in the case first hand. But what
he did was to suspend the player
without even consulting the Boston
club. He clearly overstepped his au-
thority. I think
Col. Rupert, Col. Huston, Mr.. CO.
miskey and Mr.. Frazee got together
at the Biltmore yesterday morning
and were closeted all day with Col
Ruppert's lawyers. AS soon as they
discovered that they had majority Of
the board of directors on their side
their campaign was Immediately
mapped out.
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NEW YORK. August ia new and
startling development came up in the
Carl Mays case yesterday when it
was discovered that the Rupert fac
ton controlled the board of direc-
tors Of the American League. The
board is composed of Col. Rupert.
Harry Frazee of Boston. Charles Co
miskey Of Chicago and James Dunn Of
Cleveland. It also developed that 1t
is within the power Of the board Of
directors to override President Ban
Johnson on the Mays suspension. so
special meeting of the board has
been called for Thursday, when the
directors will probably set Mays free.
right over the edict of the league
boss.
The hearing on the Mays injunction
was to have been heard in the su-
preme court today, but on the request
of the attorneys for President John
son the case was put over until Fri
day morning of this week.
The meeting of the American
League club owners. which was held
at the Biltmore Hotel yester-
day at President Ruppert's invitation.
brought forth representatives of only
New York. Boston and Chicago clubs.
as expected. The coming of the old
Roman, Charley Comiskey. from Chi
cago. to the conclave had a deep
significance. because he has always
been one of the stanchest supporters
of the national game, and has done
more in promoting it to its present
high standing among American sports
than any other one man.
That the Mays case will be satisfac-
torily settled without instigating a
war in the American League was the
opinion of Mr.. Comiskey yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-12
STAR RACKETERS CLASH
Brookes and Patterson of Aus
tRalia Meet Williams and Wash
burn in Doubles Today.

- NEWTON, Mass. August 12-Nor-
man E. Brooke and Gerald L. Patter-
son. Australian experts matched
against r. Norris williams, I'd. and
Watson N. Washburn, holders Of the
New England sectional title. were ex-
pected to feature in today's play In
the national lawn tennis doubles
championship tournament at the
Longweod Cricket Club. Another in
feresting match was that between
also members OF the Australian team,
and Fred B. Alexander and S. How
ard Voshell, winners of the tristate
championship.
The other drawings for the second
round today were Maurice r. Nc
Loushiin and 7. G. Bundy, winners
of the Pacific coast sectionals. against
e. b. Doyle and F. II. Harris, win
aers of the middle Atlantic states
tournament, and William II. Johnston
md C.. l. Griffin. the fast San Fran
disco pair, against Louis Thalheimer
IND Leven Jester ester. winners OF the
Two hard-fought four-set matches
comprised the play In the opening
-ound yesterday. The winners were
2. Norris Williams, I'd. of Boston and
Watson NJ. Washburn Of New York.
iiOtQ0TB O1 LuC XNcW tItkC. anu
.iaurice e. Mclaughlin and T. C.
3undy. both of Los Angeles. Pacific
coast champions.
Mclaughlin and Bundy defeated an
yther California pair, Willis Davis
md H. Van Dyke Johns, who hold the
;estern sectional title. The score
,ras 60, 81. 4-6. 60.
Williams and Washburn won from
:hiya Kumagae Of Japan and Harold
.shrockmorton of Elizabeth, N. j.,
rho hold the middle states sectional
championship. 60. a6. 81, s-s.
he play was brilliant throughout.
his was particularly true OF Kuma-
:4e, as some of his "gets" seemed
;most impossible. Williams has not
set achieved the form he showed be-
IRE he entered the Army and made
majority Of the errors charged to
lis team. The point total for the
N,ur sets showed 1856 for Williams
I'd washburn and 126 for Kumagae
nd Throckmorton.
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MACK PICKS UP MANY
PLAYERS IN BUSHES

PHILADELPHIA. August 1.-TWO
weeks spent in the bushes by Connie
Mack has netted the Athletics q
whole crate of future big leaguers
Mack returned from his tour yester-
day, and announced that he had
bought Pitcher Rommel Of the New
ark International League, and Hurler
linn of Waco. Texas. the sensation
of the Texas League. Both men are
right-handers and are to report to
the Athletics on Labor day. linn is
the man the Phils gave a trial two
years ago. but let go. as he had a
sore arm.
Then after September 10 nearly the
entire Atlanta Southern League club
is coming here for trial. Mack said
that he had secured the pick of this
club. and that about seven or eight
of the players would start to drop in
at Shibe Park next month for look
ing. over.
No word has been heard from Joe
Dugan, who hoped the club last
week and the team will likely go
west without the shortstop. Mack
said he had not communicated with
him and did not know what the trou-
BILE was. Strunk will be able to play
against the Browns in st. Louis on
Thursday.
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sku Expects Sqabbp Amaby Here Poo

A. o. A. ehampionshtp ene-man double oaaaes
one-half mile. cruising class
A. c. A. championship tandem single oaAoes
one half mile. cruising class.
A.C. A. championship tandem ooupae osAoes
one-hnH mile. cruising class a.
Red dragon trophy, Delaware-Chesapeake ai-
vision. one-man double blade. one-han miie'
Club fours. single blade. ons-haif mile. rae
Club fours. double blade, one-haf mile. rae
ing class.
JUNIOR EvENTs-oNE-FoURTH MILE.
0ne-mar single blade, cruising class.
0ne-man double blade. cruising class.
Tandem single blade. cruising class.
Tandem double blade, cruising class.
Club fours. single blade, seyenteen-foot Nor
r1S canvas canoes.
SPECIAL EVENTS.
Mixed tandem double blade. 800 yards. cruis-
ing class.
Overheard and upset race. one-man single
blade. cruising class. Starts. goes overheard
signal re-enters canoe, paddles to mark.
fips canoe. turning 1t once completely over, re-
enters and paddles back to starting point.
fitting.
War Risk took the measure OF Az
ricultural in the Departmental League
yesterday by 3 to 1, Jarboe holding
the losers to two hits. Long. who
held down third base for the winners.
was the only man on either team to
get more than one hit: he connected
for two singles.
Gun Division yesterday forfeited to
Cloffeps in the Navy Yard League.
The Gunners did not have enough
men on the field to make up nine.
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WEEKS REST FOR NAVY
BEFORE BIG ARMY GAME

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. August 1.-THE
athletic officials at the Naval Academy
have decided not to. arrange game
week before the playing Of the game
against the Military Academy eleven
in New York. but will make big
effort to bring a strong team to
Annapolis on October Is, the only
remaining open date. Lieut.. Com
mander Douglas l.. Howard will visit
several places within the next few
days and will make a great effort
to fill the date with a stronger team
than any of these which appear on the
local schedule.