The Washington herald., 1920-09-06
FRENCH RESORT
ENDS SEASON
Past Summer Unique in An.
mails of Deauville, Famous
Playground"
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Deauville. France. Sept. 5.-The
Deauville season" has officially end
ed. Throughout it has presented
such a new, startling. and, according
to majority opinion, disquieting pic
ture OF life after the war that agI-
tation has now begun to put restric-
tions upon it IN future years.
1t is considered that back in the
good old days prior to 1914 Deauville
was sufficiently Babylonic-and BRc-
chic-to let it rest at that. when
, the curtain rang UP at DeauvIlle
this year il was expected there would
be at least an occasional reminder
/ OF the past six years. when Deau-
vile and the like gave way to more
important matters.
Nothing Of the sort,
/ For hectic rrotiCism. for perVerse
and ordinary immortality. for bizarre
worships. for elegance and for beau
/ ty the Deauville of 1920 has been
unique.
There were comparatively few
/ authentic Parisians or real mon
DANES Of Paris society at DeauviIle
{ this year All those fed at the be-
/ ginning Of the season before the
herds Of nouveaux riches and demi-
/ mOndaines that completely filled the
promenade Of Rue Contaut Biron and
and the Casino.
The chief necessity at DeauvilIe
! this year was wealth-roems at the
/ best hotels costing 500 francs a day.
Umbrella Carriers n Fad.
In brief, it has been a real Babel
about the only French heard was
that Of the local merchants Women
have appeared in the daytime in
gowns quite as deColette as those
usually seen in the Sale de Bac-
carat. Among the styles adopted
by these women and by the famous
dcmimOndaines is to have umbrella
carriers in the persons of NttIe
negroes. clad in white and red;
also to he borne by two negroes
in an Oriental palanauin or swing
Chair-their feet bare and on silken
cushions, their hair literally and
+ literally busted with gold.
But the most popular novelty OF
the season, originated by q Dutch
artist named Van Dongen, consists
! Of painting flowers and other de-
signs upon the skin. The design
( Of the wearer's dress Is carried out
in COlors upon the back. breast and
arms. One woman appeared on the
I beach each morning wearing a
million franc diamond necklace; an
other wore rows of diamonds in her
heels. Dancing and jazz began in
! the morning. ended at night: then
] Sr~I
with day. Much of 1t was done on
/ the beach in skin-tight one-piece
bathing suits. Also on the polo
games and sets, jazz and dance was
in order.
Gamblers Played Large Stakes.
AS to gambling, the proprietor Of
one establishment remarked:
" lam content. Things have gone
! fairly we'll. 1t would have been
better had we not been forced to
close at 4 o'clock in the morning" I"
| At the main casino 100000 francs
on the tables at one time was a
nero bagatelle.
And among the celebrities pres
ent Mile. Forzane was there again
in all her glory. Mile. Forzane is
| the undlsputed queen OF half a
dozen Deauville seasons, and an
! equal number of grand ducar and
| even princely amours. 1t is re-
ported that during the war Mile.
Forzane was supported by the allies,
! inasmuch as her latest fame was
/ royalty of little nation overrun by
the enemy and, therefore, she was
dependent upon the allies for keep
and upkeep.
| Copyright, 1920. by Public Ledger Col