Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
MAD GAYETY AS III
EXISTS IN BERLIN
Restaurants. Dancing Parlors, and
Places In Which to Gamble,
ThrOnRcd ut NIEht.

We have tea-very bad tea without
milk or sugar.-in the luxurious lounge
in London Answers" and eventually
we adjourn TO the famous Adlon bar.
Women are present 1t is only SINCE
the armistice and the arrival in Berlin
OF allied officers. that they have been
permitted to enter the Adlon bar. 1t
Is shocking. in the opinion OF Prussian
othcers, who now and then enter the
place. To the British it is u jolly
good idea!' To the Americans. some
class.
"Thc cocktail VIC get is not a good
gin. and the vermuth is not vcrmuth
But one takes for granted in Germany
and We are beginning the evening in
approved style. since most OF Berlin
starts out for its nights JOY ride from
Into taxi-with iron .ires!-and
out towards the Brandenburger Thor
or a spin through the Tiergarten and
taxi man robs US. His meter registers
marks 10 pfcnnig for the "trip. lie
tells US the total charge il % marks 20
pfennis. re thinks ne is doing us
horribly. But after all what ID -
marks in rea! money! Actually II is
about IS cents.
we dine at Nelson's to the mueic Of
2 quintet or rnando!!ns and guitars
Tyrolians The food is very good.
There Ia sugar for the coffee. although
5here isn't any pepper All the, pepper
In Germany went into the making Of
mustard gas long ago. OF course we
!Eh. 1a 1 s sD@ to H!lsFs or the
ricn Holland cream and butter. and
!uicy steaks from Copenhagen. But at
some sort OF X-ray apparatus that en-
ables them to see JUS how much
money you are carryinE-tne bill be-
ing dangerously close to that total,
"ou, Of the coy dinlns-room into
the equally coy theater adjoining. the
spielc, best OF Ber!in's Kabarettee.
Around the sides of the room. on two
levels, are private boxes filled with
women more expcnsiveiy gowncd and
quite as smart as at any Paris. Lon
don or New York gathering We
/ choose table out on the moor. Here
aga bottle OF It in 4 bucket beside
each table. OF course we may eat
curing the PERFORMANCE. One does
tormance too interesting. There IS 4
real stage. with scenery and drop cur
taIns.
"A, the conclusion Of the show.
tables are removed and dan cling begins
me lawful closing hour is 1880. They
generally dance until dawn. We didn't
ttxi. and back down to Inter den
Linden. and thence TO the Palais de
Family comparing with this place.
nothing ] have ever seen exists any
where. Viewed from any angle. it is
oyerpowe!inE in size and masniicence
OF furnishings than any other pleas
ure paiace on any continent II adj
Joins the Restaurant Mascotte, run by
the same managemcnt-a huge salon
OF regal splendor. where one dimes
on da!niies ;hat recall the onEforgot-
ten days OF Paris before the war
Two V!ennese orchestsas provide
continuous dance music. Gowns We
had thought quite elaborate and e1-
IN comparison with the toilettes OF
iheae fairy creatures at the Palais de
Dance. This collection OF jewels and
head dresses and Paris modes must
represent sum equal 10 substantial
part of the indemnity Germany must
pay to the allies! The thought brings
significance Of the whole situation
Germany was defeated. We had quite
forgotten II! Have a look in at the
remember that Germany was beaten!
AT any rate, this part Of Germany
and 1t is 4 very large parts not
worrying about It!
I'm ire small hours OF the morning
we are Off to gambling house-the
climax to every true Eerliner's nightly
dissipation. There is no glamour here
The attendants are in shabby clothes.
The players are a motley crowd re-
cruited from all clasSeS-from the tall
thin. rigidly st!n Prussian officer with
MS inevitable nonocle. to the street
cleaner in grease-staincd blouse. whose
pay is twice as big as the officers
Flayers crowd about the roulette table
SO th!ckly that the croupier has diff
Guilty in avoiding the darling hands
with his rake.
Back to the Adlon at break Of dav
with the knowledge that the same pro-
gram can. and will. be followed BY
mu!titudes., not occasionally. but on
every night Of the week in this. the
chicf city OF defeated Germany"