The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13

in b k otes In
the gambling rooms: makes you ashamed
to complain of some little oyercharge OF
several hundreds Of francs which you In
variably find on your bill. Money mas no
value in the gambling rooms. Men VINO
would ordinarily squeal about paying
carfare for a girl, will hand over thou'
sand franc notes, in the gambling rooms
as il it were a real pleasure. The indt-
ference to the value OF money SHOWN III
the rooms is reflected In the prices which
the hotel and restaurant keepers exact
70 nav $50 francs for an ordinary bed
room might not seem so bad II you were
not required to contract for 1t for two o
three weeks in order to be able to get IT,
The servants. not one of whom receives
wages. although the institution reaps ex-
traordinary profits, look upon lO-franc
note for a little service as an insult 10
their dignity and will most likely return
Il to YOU with some offensive remark
Cigarettes and cigars are thought reason
able when you can buy them for not more
than four times what they would cost You
II you went to a tobacco shop and bought
them. To permit and force this system
rpon the clients, the Casino management
has seen to it that there is no regular
tobacco shop located within easy distance
OF it.
One American who arrived on the night
of the Grand Prix asked at the Normandy
Hotel for a Bronx Cocktail In tender
memory of the times that used to be In
dear. old New York He was told that
they were not cpncocting Bronxes that
night but, as a special favor, would make
him one. When the bill came 1t called for
% francs and the American appreciated
he was being stung, so called the waiter.
The waiter explained that they had done
him a great favor in making 1t, so they
had to charge him double for it. He asked
what the regular price was and was toio
G francs, whereupon he wondered II the
fundamental principles of arithmetic nad
also been changed for the benefit OF the
profiteers Of Deauville
To. go in a taxi $50 yards, at night, from
the Casino to the Royal Hotel, the pr'ce
js 20. francs and no amount OF arguing
will reduce this figure fixed by the man.
agement.
On every Dill TeUueTeu az tbc Coo'"'
restaurant, there was always charge of
fifty or seventy-five francs for flowers
which usually consists of few begonias
which grow almost wild in profusfon N
Normandy. The "easy mark" fell for this
every time, but upon complaint OF one who
knew, It was Immediately deducted. But
on the Saturday before, and the Sunday
Of the Grand Prix, when the greatest
crowds assembled, they drove the horse
on further. Another item besides the
flowers was noted on the bill of every
me they thought would stand for 1t. When
YOU questioned it, this curious explanation
was given: That's a special benefit we are
Giving the maitre dhotel for two days"
This. perhaps. marked the greatest effront
cry of the season. And 1t was not small
one either. for the amounts charged varied
with the amount Of the bill from so to
$50 francs
If you watched the crowds arriving at
the station at Deauville, you would never
think you were in a Summer resort where
people were coming to enjoy themselves.
n seemed as II you were at the station
Of some Industrial town, where the people
were coming to their daily work. and
eagerly, too, for they all seemed to be in