The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-04
AMERICANS IN PARIS
pIJTIN A JOLLY NIGHT
,,or ENv1oUs OF FRIENDS
NJ cv HOME. WINE AND
LIQUOR PLENTIFUL.

pARTS-With Christmas presents
,,,abt at II francs for the dollar, and
With prospects of cocktails and then
s..nor accompanied by white vines
ed wines, champagne and liquors.
Americans in Paris are not enVious o.
tr;ards and relatives back home this
vutetide season.
The warm, damp weather was not
=. holiday time in the United States,
mt there was plenty of holly and mis-
.,atoe IN the show windows and ven
Jors sold little Christmas trees on ev-
cry yhe entire American colony turned
o,,4 determined to remain all night Tor
o tsa Srst time since the big French
h t Iulv Ia. Since then the. Gates
n nud ~sstaurants have been closing at
1890 o'clock. 80,
fuII blast till or 9 o'clock Christmas
morning, and certain Montematre and
7 atn Guartier resorts kept going right
through Iii lSlilAoo NNJ'
A Night of Festivities.
Every table in the leading cafes and
restaurants had been reserEDss for
reSstS and as a result all the q rs
arranged to stay open ali ~
serving cocktails in the lobbies an.
lovers and having dancing on the
stage. ,a:.
American bars-Claridge's, Maxim's,
the Chatham, Henry's and Ciro's-
were tanned with Americans and
Fnglishmen toasting the holiday. FL
Wanos bar ratified live goose, which
had been strutting around the cafe for
fortnight making friends and GUS
toners. Before the lucky number was
drawn it was agreed by the ticket
holders that the pet goose would not
be killed. A former American soldier
won it. He marched home leading
the tame goose by a string, to. the
amusement of the boulevard crowds.
Lew Hausser's place ratified a live
pig which had been on exhibition in
= the cafe, and turkeys were ratified in
other places.
Nobody ate early dinner, because
they were waiting for special
suppers to be served at midnight, cost
ing from 100 to 500 francs a plate
without champagne.
Since nobody bothered about dinner,
it prolonged the cocktail hour danger
ously late, and only the fact that the
jewellers had to go home and dress in
dinner clothes for the midnight sup
pers saved many of them from keeling
over before the real merriment began.
Daring Costumes Worn.
The animated who dressed early, in
tending to put in their time solidly
from E o'clock until midnight drinking
to the health of their friends here and
in the United States found themselves
deserted at 9 o'clock when the cafes
were emptied to prepare the table
decorations for supper.
Old timers declared that no such
display Of jewels, gowns and furs had
ever been seen before when the fash
ionables began piling out of their
limousines in front of the leading res
taurants.
Although fashion experts announced
this winters styles were less auda-
ciouS than last years, mere man had
a hard time figuring out the statement,
as the sleeveless and backless gowns
were cut low in front and under the
arms, and with short skirts they seem
ed as daring as anything seen last year.
Christmas presents were brought
out this evening, running almost ex-
clusWely to square or oblong dia-
monds, emeralds and shallow-cut
noun e ed platinum and SAPPHIRE
brooches, eight or ten inches long,
treat ropes of pearls around necks
;anid twisted many times around waists
like bracelets were features, together
with oriental headdresses and jeweled
plumes.
The newest footgear is composed
merely of high heels studded with
stones and with leather straps holding
;ne Soles in place, all garnished with
Jewels and revealing the foot.