Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-21
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owned BY Paul Poiret. Which Aas been
for four years q playgrsund 6ss con- .
valescent ssldiers. The tra1Sdtion
from pain 20 pleasure b sigaiAcAnt.
Here 10 veritahle exclusiveness.
The nembers Of the leading snart
set in Paris may not 60 to fhlp Gar-
dea TO dance. for they DO not aAopt
the American and English cisaEozS OF
dancing In pubic. but those who viii
not - TO any public placs 70 dance.
~ . ru3a. win 90 70 EOasis. which IL
tho name Of the new dance garasn.
Here there are trees, brilliant tables
In red. purple and yellow. grass walks
and . platform inclosed by . stony
wall, trees and trellised sides. The
dancing ON the platform IL dimly lie
by incandescent moons that hang
from the trees. and to amuse he
guests there Is barrage Of silver Ire
thrown over the garden ~ one throws
colored confetti.
4 X
Here one sees smartly put up French
soldiers and extravagantly dressed
Frenchwomen. Americans and Eng.
lish are conspicuously absent: this 80
why the French 30 to 1t ana eyen per-
nit their young girls to 80 with
chaDerons. Not only does . counle
have to pay IS to enter. but . liveraed
sentry who stands at the small garden
gate gives every one the searching
glance OF a sentry. and mademoi-
selle leans out Of . sentry box as one
enters to request that the name and
address be signed in book which ID
placed on reading stand.
Nobody in New York has been able
to achieve this type Of distinction; the
nearest approach to 1t is the Club ae
Vingt In New York There are club
members to L'Oasis who pay 40
francs month, which is about So,
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 In this city for pleasure.
Our American boys rebel at paying
the price, even II they choose to 70,
but no French Ofi1cer seems to flaA it
excessive. It II these curious cOnaf-
lions in France today that make this
summer the most interesting season
In the memory OF the oldest tourist.
Anent the question Of the popularity
OF = place where the American an
peditionary force does not go. 10 the
fact that the Frenchwomen prefer TO
dance with the American men. This
L. q cause OF minor friction between
the allied forces. They fraternixe hat-
ter In the trenches than thAy d at
dances. Ons night we motorea esek
to French town for . danca. a
number Of American olncerS were
there. They arrived ut tho aanee
without = girl. Each Of the French.
men brought Z girl with q chapsEoa.
Half an hour after the dance bagan
each American had q Erem6A girL
The French soldiers sat in q row
against the wall, looking a. elum -
though they were In dugezts. AN
American woman dubbed them she
wall-fiOwers OF France" and the nane
sticks.
The French soldier never ceases. 70
talk about the manner in which the
American soldier takes eli the Girls
In the place. They quarrel With The
Frenchwomen on the subject, Only 70
be answered by the retort that the
~AAASAaSASu AA1SA dEc hIlOI0 8IIt0EUv0b
The sad truth must be met. however.
by the American woman that the
Frenchman does not and her attrSc.
tive. does not ask her to dance, ana
pays slight attention to her. There
fore the American women insist that
they are between the devil and the
deep blue sea.
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The newest form of dancing reminds
the American Of that successful play
upstairs and Down." for beach dane.
ing has been started at Trouville and
Deauville. An American girl IL cred
tied with the idea. She gave a party
to which the guests came in bathing
suits with warm peignoirs to protect
them. II was on the sands, the music
an accordion 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 Q victrole
Or . few accordions provide the music.
The Frenchwomen wear sandals with
their bathing suits, without stock.
ings. 30 there IL no difYiculty in dane.
ing.
It 10 = wonder some one did not in.
vent this method OF amusing oneself