The New York herald., 1922-09-17
by MAY BIRKHEAD.

Special correspondence TO THE New YORK
HERALD.
DEAUvILLE. Sept. ?.
TIE only lively feature of Deau-
vile is the gambling. The racing
- season has not come up to ex-
pectations in attendance, though the
sport itself has been of the best. The
Grand Prix, which closed the season
August 2S, was the only real drawing
card of the entire grande semaine, the
weather having finally come to the
rescue and permitted the last week
end Of the summer TO offer one good
day.
Deauville has never known such a
Grand Prix day. New records were
made in the attendance at the races,
at the polo games. at the Casino and
hotels, and above all else III the gam
bling. Thirty-five baccarat tables were
running full speed and there, were hun
dreds of lookers-on roaming from
table to table and playing at all Of
them.
The men had the appearance of be-
ing overburdened with millions, while
the women We're weighed down with
Jewels. There is one woman in the
rooms every night who has no other
name than the "Diamant." She wears
three diamonds as big as dimes in
her ears, a diamond necklace. diamond
rings and diamond bracelets. 1t is
said that at one time they were all
al 90 nf nNf
value, but long ago they were re-
placed by false ones.
To the new visitor the display of jew
els is beyond description. Strings OF
pearls. like the stacks of 1000 franc
notes on the tables. are so numerous that
they appear to have no value at all.
Arms are absolutely heavy with brace
lets, and the newest wrinkle Is jeweled
gantlets. or half sleeves. covering the
arm from wrist to elbow. They are
dazzling in their effect but rather TOO
heavy to be really beautiful. With all
this display, however. 1t does not com
pare to those OF former years. 1t is 100
evident. as in the case of ''Diamant"
that through sitting at the tables day
and night false stones have replaced the
precious ones. and vulgarity has taken
the place Of the elegance that has caused
Deauville to be the most talked Of resort
in the world.
Many Gambling Stories.
Many thrilling Grand Prix and gam
bling stories are going the rounds In ex-
changing impressions of the big week
which has just closed. The most anus
ing of these is one which recounts the
unique manner in which NJ. de Hahahn.
wealthy Partisan. who had come to
Deauville especially for the Grand Prix.
was forced to miss 1t.
NJ. de Hahahn was gambling at one
CT the tables in the Casino several
nights ago and lost 10000 francs.
Urged by his friends to stop at this
point, he left the Casino much against
for the station to return to Paris. On
his way, however. he remembered he
had not paid the Casino. In order to
give his friends the slip he said good
by to them on the platform, but as soon
as they had gone he gave the cab driver
fifty francs 20 say he had left and later
reappeared at the Casino.
There he gave his check for 100000
francs, and with the 10000 francs
change he went back to the gambling
rooms and put 1t into play. In few
hours he had converted his change into
$4,000 francs His friends who had
discovered him in the meantime tried
to persuade him to leave before his luck
changed again for the worse. but he In
sisted that he would not stir until he had
mao. IT into a round million.
He Kept his automobile waiting at the
door of the Casino for eight hours. and