The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
Costumes
Like The
Weather
Guests at Partisan Art
Ball Had No Other
Place But Sandals In
Which to Put Money.
BY HERBERT NJ. DAVIDSON


PARIS, June s-The Ouatre Arts
ball, the annual frolic of Partisan
Bohemia, came to a noisy end at l
o'clock this morning after a night OF
riotious frivolity and abandon such
as even the Latin quarter never
knew before.
Nude priestesses of love and whirl-
ing derviahes blended wierdly with
Jazz. The ball was arranged by art
students who are gathered in Paris
from all parts OF the world. they
and sweethearts.
There was much confusion. but
amidst the smoke and fumes of in
cense. one got the opinion that the
prevailing costume for the feminine
participants was that first worn by
Eve.
1t was designed as purely an af-
fair for artists. American tourists
VINO had been tipped off that the ball
was 10 be hotstuff, paid thousands
Of francs for admission tickets. only
TO be elected because they were un
able TO pass an oral examination at
the door on art subjects. Some Of
the tourists who insisted upon en-
tering, in the belief that it was only
a masquerade. We're elected bodily to
the intense delight of hundreds of
Parisians who were gathered in the
streets outside nursing the hope that
one Of the walls OF the building
would fall out
The brevity OF the girls costumes
indicated the degree to which they
had been initiated in the gay life Of
Bohemia. One young woman was held
UP at the door because she wore a
regulation evening gown The YER
dict OF the artists was that she must
be an outsider.
ooh. this is quite simple ex-
claimed the young woman as she re-
medied the defect. she was speedily
admitted to the party.
There was a cloakroom for the
checking OF garments
The gigantic harT was decorated
with hundreds of variously colored
lights. II had all the appearance Of
a saturnal orgy of ancient Rome.
Those that wore fancy costumes ap-
peared in authorizations that would
not get by an Atlantic City beach
censor in n thousand years.
According to the ancient tradition
of art balls. both men and girls put
their money in their sandals for
safekeeping. Footwear was regard
Cd as the one piece of attire less
fil-a1xr 70 ha h- ~
Most of the ateliers had prepared
floats These garish instruments
were impressive in color and design.
Julian's atelier was represented by a
p4pier mache elephant bearing a
beautiful young model who could
aaye posed as Lady Godiva except
FOR the fact that her hair was bob
bed. Ten young women elephant
tanners" accompanied the imitation
pachyderrn. They were pulchritudi-
nous and were willing TO prove It
Another float carried thirteen
young women entirely nude. who
were Frustrated before an art stu
dent dressed TO represent Buddha-
Eve real Ethiopian models were
carried upon another float attired
arter Inc lasnlon OF the jungle.
There was ono real Hawaiian maid
en- present. wearing a skirt which
looked like shredded wheat.
There was another float carrying
a huge cage in which a gigantic
Negro armed with a lash pretended
TO whip three beautiful young
white girls.
Some of the scenes represented
upon the floats are impossible of
description.
Some of the ateliers. with serious
purposes In mind. had models who
Wed with each other in difficult
poses, Prizes were given to the
models who could hold trying posi-
tions for the greatest length OF
time.
There was a ball room scene in
which more than one hundred mod
els-all noted for the beauty and
grace of their forms-posed in the
nude for prizes. Afterwards there
was dancing.
The great hall was as hot as a
steamine Turkish bath and cham