The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-24
THINGS POPPING
AT FAMOUS RESORT
SEASON JUST ENDED WAS THE
Widest IN THE HISTORY
DEAUVILLE. FRANCE.
VISITORS FORM ODD MEDLEY
Jewel Bedecked and Flashily Dressed
Women and Other Women Flash
Ter Because of Lack of Dress Are
Outstanding Features.

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of Deauville has ended. Never betor,
were the stakes at the casino so high
never before was champagne consum
ed in such quantities, never before die
the deminondaines who flock to the
aristocratic French resort when the
season opens wear dresses SO risqpe
and never before were the playing
tables graced with such an elaborate
combination OF royalty, mllllona1reS
actresses and screen stars. Now the
season has closed, and the frequenters
of Europes most notorious play
ground have gone their respective
ways, some richer, sOme poorer, all
perhaps a little wiser, and again, per-
haps not.
Picture Deauville at the height OF
its gayety. Beautiful women, carmlne
Tipped, fingers flashing with jewels,
clad in revealing gowns. Festive mil
honaires. lolling in gigantic motor
cars. Youthful, suave professional
dancers. Race track followers, book
makers. jockeys and horse owners
present for the races. A sprinkling OF
society women, accompanied by their
husbands here and there, a product OF
the bored aristocracy OF Europe. A
democratic chap, friendly and smiling
sometimes taking part in the festivities
and at other times merely looking on
the king OF Spain. A few sWarthy
cheftains from Africa a deep hued
Indian prince, an Asian sultan, a pop
ular American musical comedy star, a
few movie prinCesses, a dancing team
OF international renoWn. All mingl1ng
together in common pursuit Of pleas
ure. 81
Such is the ensemble The scene is
the little French city-the beach,
dotted with hashily striped beach
tents of red, blue and green-its front
yard. Beyond the beach the gray sea.
And there is the casino, where mil
lions OF francs change hands daily.
At the Beach.
A writer in the continental edition
Of the London Mail describes the
beach scene:
1T is inexplicably different and dis
tinct from any other beach. 1t is a
parade ground primarily Youth goes
there to show off its elaborate new
frocks One should go down to the
beach about noon when the tide IS
turning and Deauville is stirring itself
from the aftermath of last nights
merriment. What was a few hours ago
an almost deserted stretch OF sand is
suddenly invaded by an almost end
less stream OF people coming from the
direction OF the casino gardens. Some
come by foot, some by motor car and
a few on horseback
For a brief glorious hour the beach
becomes the center of the fleeing
world Of Deauville. Bee-like, this ele
giant invasion swarms to the edge OF
the sea, where harder spirits remove
elaborate dressing gowns and venture
into the gently breaking water. The
others. although many of them clad
in bathing costumes laze on the sands,
idly digging with their hands, listlessly
talking to the more aged who recline
IN deck chairs. The air is rent by the
shrieks of the young-from the lips
of those children who want to go into
the sea and those who don't.
Threading his way with difficulty
among the robes, desk chairs, pros
trate figures and piles of discarded
towels and bathrobes comes the IA
1niliar figure OF the ubiquitous pho
tographer. He is followed by the
newsboy, hawking his wares; on the
duckboards behind a never-ending
procession OF men and women parad-
ing like so many peacocks,
Many Freak Fads.
"At the back of the beach are booths
with awnings These are the beach
cafes Each one has a trace dotted
with tables, and at most OF them sit
bathers wrapped in bath gowns. Here
one drinks liquors whose chief merit
seems to be their glorious color, and
watches the smart procession as it
passes along the duckboards. The hour
is almost up and Deauville is begin
ming to saunter away from the beach.
Crowds fill the broad roads leading
to the casino, where fashion meets
once again.
Features of the fashion parade this
wear were the Pinch wide diamond
bracelets in vogue among the women
and the bandanna handkerChiets. Wo-
men fastened the bandannas about
their necks cowboy fashion. Among
the happer element the "Shiek' style
OF henna sun baths was popular. The
face and arms were bronZed with bot
tied desert sun LaCquered cheeks and
lips completed the illusion. In freak
ideas Deauville passed Monte Carlo
An elderly man, wearing white spats,
attracted a crowd by leading a Persian
cat on a silk leash. An American wo-
man paraded with a wolf hound, a
small monkey upon its back. There
was almost as many pet dogs as chill
dren.
King Alfonso There.
The biggest feature of the past sea
son was the visit OF the king Of Spain.
The king won almost million francs
in one nights play and danced with
nearly all the pretty girls. On the last
night Of the season Alfonso IS said to
have become so enthusiastic about
dancing that he did a solo dance just
to show the Dolly sisters some new
steps. Previously he had danced with
both sisters.
Among the Americans at Deauville
were Mabel Normand, Irene Bardoni
Baroness Derlanger, formerly Mrs
Peter Cooper Hewitt; Princess Aras-
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