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

a hurry. Iney were seTlOus lou, dnxious
to rush on straight to the Casino. which
seemed like workshop where they i'm
mediately commenced their work gam
bling.
For the habitues OF Deauville are moth
ing more or less than the employees and
subjects of Eugene Cornuche. for whom
they work night and day with fervor
that would much better be bestowed On
some productive occupation. They work
earnestly to fll the pockets OF Cornuche
and his group away into the wee hours
of the morning in an ill-smeling, un-
ventilated. murky, atmosphere-somethins
that II they were called upon to do In
a regular business way would cause
howl Of complaint. Yet, there they 20
night alter night; they arrive with anxious
looks and go away looking even more
anxious. For, in gambling at Deauville.
one is working for Cornuche and his
"cagnottee," the percentage which Is
pulled off by the gambling institution.
AS this rake-off is five per cent, every
time you have made 20 coups. the house
has your original mise, OF stake.
or course, the profits of such place
as Deauville are enormous. Last year,
even after the State had appropriated its
share and millions were put aside for i'm
provements, the place paid 20 francs on
each hundred of the 100000 francs CAPT
tai issued The value Of the plant now
is much In excess of its original capi
talization.
Deauville life is perhaps the most un.
natural, unhealthy life that one can find.
Berry Wall, that votary of masculine ele-
gance who was called in his early days
"The King of the Dudes" was so tired one
afternoon that he went home to sleep about
6 o'clock He fell asleep and did not wake
up until a o'clock the next morning. He
said that this was the first time in his life
he ever missed his dinner and II took the
life at Deauville to make him do this.
The gambling rooms are filed with wo
men who seem to lose every semblance OF
modesty as soon rs they get in the atmos-
phere OF the place. They are strange be-
ings, with hunted looks and devoid of pride
or dignity. They will ask you for a thou
sand francs with the nonchalance of a man
asking another for a light for his cigarette
Many OF them are there with purpose
They are employed TO encourage men to
are organized and under the direction Of
woman who plans out their daily work. or
course, they get special rates for them
selves in the hotels and restaurants.
-Yf1e scented atmosphere here is so heavy
and noxious that you feel intoxicated when
you enter, and it is impossible to open a
window or obtain fresh air in any manner.
Whenever some one tries to open win
dow there seems TO be an organized band
of preventers of window opening who rush
to the spot and a riot ensues. II may be
better to have brains dulled by vitiated air
in place where IL is difficult to believe a
perfectly rational man would spend his
time!
In such an atmosphere, with few drinks
the temptation of gambling and the en-
enlargement of the women about you, 1t Ia
not difficult to find yourself soon on the
road to the Internal regions.
The VIGOROUSLY highest player this year
was Sir Edward Johns. Sir Edward is said
to have lost some FIVE million of francs at
Deauville and three millions at the Trav-
eers' Club in Paris the week before he
left for the resort He is OF medium height
and has a long, dropping mustache, which
gives him a look like Clemenceau, the