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pioiures, and fans, nil from the best ■hopa in Paris. The judges of tho 'walk” included many barons, counts, and marquises. Some of the women wore beautifully gowned, and managed to rnako thomsolves os attractive *a a woman can bo iu that unbeautiful dance. But the men! Well, the most molan-Oholy slight on oarth is a mnu—u woll-dressed, well-groomed, well-brod, ordin-arily dignified man—malting a- consummate idiot of liimwlf for the amusement of a jeering crowd. . . . The wliolo house glitterod with jewels and beautiful women.”NEHVE-KILLTNG MUSIC.Tho visitor left at 3 a.m., but the oake-. walk was still being dnnoed: —‘‘The air was heavy with a mingled ! odor of enwhed 10503 and cigar smoke.' The myriad fostoono'd elcotrio lights, in1 ilielv tonutfful globes 0f vari-colorod, glass orchid petals, scomod to bo floating t oil n soft cloud of blue smoko. Tho blaro of tlio cornets and trombones in i the varying rag-timo music wn3 beginning to grind horribly ou my imrTfs, while * tho audience displayed a desire to take J pnTb in the porformnnco thomBolves.Paris was enjoying itself.” r ------
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Perth Daily News
Perth, Western Australia, AU
Tue, Sep 15, 1903
Page 1
Full Page
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Wayne D.
NA, 29 Jul 2021
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