El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
fashion REIGNS
At PALM BEACH
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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prices, IN the number OF people who
I have crowded into the winter mecca
Of fashion, and in the splendor OF
their adorument The fashionable
hotels report that they could fiji five
times their number OF rooms: they
have long lists OF applicants for
The Palm Beach OF fame and fash
Ion Is strip OF pure white sand,
fiat as q floor and hardly q quar-
I ter o. mile wide between the ocean
and SHALLOW bay commonly called
the Lake. On this strip OF sand are
a couple Of great frame hotels. hous-
Ing between them perhaps three thou
sand people. Up and down the beach,
In either direction from these, eI-
tend in long rows the rich mems
-cottages,' which are often IN fact
miniature palaces, looking somewhat
out OF place IN their setting OF wind
swept sand and scrub palmetto Each
Of them has n little strip OF beach
IN front OF Il. often decorated with
g sign warning against lrespass.
This sandy strip Is one OF the most
exclusive strongholds OF the rich in
the world Vulgar business and per
sons OF ordinary means are confined
to the town Of West Palm Beach,
across the lake Fashion has its own
beach, AID there Is another one a mile
OF more away where the proletsrlat
goes bathing. There Is practically
no trespassing IN either direction And
the great hotels are literally be-
known that their Hobbies porchee,
benches and chairs are for guests
only" Everything possible is done
20 make the stray from across the
lake feel as welcome as 3 vet dog
at a picnic
Hotels Mere shells.
The Palm Beach hotels themselves
painted yellow and white, without
architectural distinction. but they are
set in q charming environment OF
lawn, OF tai cocoauut palms and long
drives lined with Australian pine.
This domain IS dotted with tennis
courts, golf links, tea gardens, couu-
try clubs. gambling clubs, hangers
and all sorts Of other establishments
for the amusement Of the guests.
II one may judge BY the wonderful
success OF Palm Beach. the secret OF
pleasing the American rich Is to keep
them. amused all the time. Nothing
should be left 10 the Imagination o.
ingenuity Of the Individual Here
regular program OF daily events y
printed and placed In the hands OF
every guest There are also q news
paper and a magazine which blossoms
only for the season and are devoted
exclusively TO the life OF the resort
They are filled with social chronicle
and with elaborate and highly tech
Meal descriptions Of feminine wear
ing apparel You may learn from
these valuable gaZettes exactly what
1Trs. Dudly Domigood wore when sne
zladdened the beach with her pres
snce yesterday. but unless you are
hep TO the technique OF dress1nsklng
: you viii gather no idea at All what
Mrs. Domigood looked Ike. These
prints also contain many advertise
msnts Of things 70 do. ana point the
way for the guest 10 spend absolutely
any amount OF money he pleases with
out making a personal effort.
ChnnEe Costumes Often.
Clothes seem 70 be the leading con-
cern OF existence here. Everyone
wears three or four costumes day
men no less than women Although
the male attire is not the subject O
Journalism Ike that OF the women,
some really stimulating effects IN
mzscullns adornment are TO be seen
At II o'clock every morning society
goes down the beach Only about 70
per cent OF Il wears bathing suits
Most OF Il comes merely 70 sit on the
sand IN approprfate regalis, and g
very colcrful exotic group Il makes
Newspaper reporters and sometimes
photogra pliers operating under strict
regulations imposed by the manage
msrt fit about. The Countess OF
c. appears and sits down on the
cznd. Her frock Is duly described. she
is briefly interviewed. and the mo-
mentous fact garnerrd that she was
delighted TO meet her old friend Mrs..
w. o. New -ork and Newport
This. stem Of news VIII appear IN the
local prints and be flashed 70 New
York. The countess, having thus
added 20 the JOY OF nations and the
enlightenment OF men ~ the mere
fact OF her gorgeous ezistence, then
withdraWs TO make change OF COS
tune and break out in . new spot
later on
At about I o'clock everybody on the
beach gets Up and walks away. In
about 10 minutes the beach IS abso-
lutely deserted and VIII remain 50
until TIE next day. Custom here is a
rigid thing. In the afternoon. golf
tennis, flying and cycling are In Or
der. There are more bicycles 70 the
square mile IN Palm Beach than any
where else IN the world The elderly
ride IN bicycle chairs. Ike those used
n Atlantic City but the younger
guests ride on fine chainless bicycles
which may be rented from the hotel.
u Is quite usual 70 see young women
IN the most elaborate afternoon attire. y
pedaling along the smooth paths pro f,
vided for the purpose.
About 5 IN the Afternoon. society 4
dances and drinks tea IN the cocoanut /
grove. while those who DO not dance ]
fsstoon the porches with their cecora- {
tive presences. IN tbs evening. there /.
IS gambling at the Beach club and
dancing and dinner parties. Every F..
moment Of the guest Is vel provided +
for.
The season a. Palm Beach e very I
short The hotels are doubtless JUS
titled IN charging high prices, Tor
they are open only from 10 TO Il 4
weeks out OF the year while the 4
height Of the season is concentrated
into a single month between Feb
ruary 10 and March 10. During this u
time every available room is taken. I
many Of them being reserved from I
year 20 year. There Is little chance A
OF getting a room unless you have 2 (
pull or have made 3 reservation sew
eraI months in advance.
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