The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-09
Paris Arts Ball Was One Where
Evening Gowns Were Taboo.
Outsiders Not Admitted Because
They Knew Too Little of Art.
IT LASTED UNTIL 8 A. M.
Floats Were Impossible to De-
scribe, Reporter States.
Approach to Costume of Eve Is
Apparently All the Rage.

Paris, June 9.-The quatz arts ball,
the annual frolic of Partisan Bo-
hen1ia, came to a noisy end at 8
O'Clock this morning after a night of
riotous fr:volity and abandon such as
even the Latin quarter never knew be-
fore that the nude priestesses of love
and whirling dervishes blended weird
" with jazz The ball was arranged
by art students who were gathered in
Paris from all parts of the world
They are accompanied by their mod
els and sweethearts.
There was much confusion, but
amidst the smoke and fumes OF in
cense, one got the opinion that the
endeavor of costumes for the femi-
nine participants was to approach
that first worn by Eve.
1t was designed as purely an affair
for artists. American tourists who
had been tipped off that the ball was
to be hot stuff" paid thousands of
francs for admission tickets, only TO
be elected because they were unable
to pass an oral examination at the
door on art subjects. Some of the
tourists who insisted upon entering,
in the belief that it was only a mas
querade, were elected bodily to the
intense delight of hundreds of Pari-
slams who were gathered in the streets
outside nursing the hope that one of
the walls of the building would fall
out.
But She Remedied 1t.
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 verdict
of the artists was that she must be an
outsider.
"Oh, this is quite simple" exclaimed
the young woman as she remedied the
defect She was speedily admitted to
the party.
There was a cloak room for check
ing garments
The gigantic hall was decorated af-
ter the manner OF a Hindoo temple
with hundreds of variously colored
lights. 1t had all the appearance of
saturnal orgy of ancient Rome. Those
that wore fancy costumes appeared
in abbreviations that would not get
by an Atlantic City beach censor in a
thousand years.
Of quatz arts balls both men and girls
put their money in their sandals for
safe keeping.
Most Of the Ateliers had prepared
floats. These garish instruments were
impressive in color and design.
Julian's Atelier was represented by
/ a papier mache elephant bearing a
/ beautiful young model who could have
pOSed as Lady GOdlVa except Tor the
fact that her hair was bobbed. Ten
young women elephant tanners &C
cOmpanied the imitation pachyderm.
I They were pulchritudinous and were
willing to prove it
Cant Describe Scene
Another float carried thirteen nude
young women, who were Frustrated
before an art student dressed to rep
resent Buddha.
Five Ethiopian models were carried
upon another float attired after the
fashion Of the jungle. There was one
real Hawaiian maiden present, wear
ing a skirt which looked like shredded
wheat.
Some of the scenes represented upon
the floats are impossible of descrip-
ton.
Some of the Ateliers, with six pur-
poses in mind, had models who WED
with each other in different positions.
Prizes were given to the models who
could hold trying positions for the
greatest length of time.
There was a ballroom scene in
which more than 100 models-all
noted for the beauty and grace of their
forms-posed in the nude for prizes.
Afterwards there was dancing.
Champagne was carried in by the
truckload.