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Show 1 The King of Spain s f$W?S 1ks So hut Finds Only OU: is Wife and a Few Silly Girl Ad- A Mirers to Agree M Hb With Him ; i He Hi'''' wmWK P - rfr 1 a cov-vrer cov-vrer the F Parisian It might I popu-rywhere popu-rywhere ien took Wfoaao'? pons to ire flesh teriously tATI0N reigns, ar threat-Jromen threat-Jromen are up in arm?! Wo h "op'' Round arm?, skinny iBf arras, shapely arms, plump III sre raided in defiance of the if Spain's prodamatior " I . I do naked arms." arms all over the woi Id a i pot to contradict the King's I that few -women have arms tough to risk the new bar' ' Ider fashion. Bu' Km' Alfonso, list of his pay revels at Deau-B Deau-B fashionable seashore rose- D France, found time to look r st the cunes. of pink flesh Hie? his belief that style - hltei to conceal the arm- ami 'Jlcu'1 may wear de.ullete r a 9U(h leaves her back baio, or ap-iBth ap-iBth shortest of skirts, but sh IjBrt: the same idea of nakedness j'i'e of arm bared : ire the words of the world's r, Alfonso of Spain, who was I Wl ra--e '..r 1 1-I ; -' -I leawn He stopped in his wild to seriously discuss his state- n declare that it is practical-Ti; practical-Ti; t0 fad arms gracefully at-mTh at-mTh Mulder, the junction of the body beinK penerallj to i or too fat. Therefore it plnded that modern women to exhibit their bare "ee meeting, where the at-WfMdH at-WfMdH artificial light makes t mcre 8,arinfr-" m.: hiswlf and a few silly E5'irl dmirers, ambit. on W'Ki Alfon.,o has jW to aeree v,ith him. The ry! ""nous to please her MVevr aPPear, ,n public MH AOt an ini:h of naked Sf8' 8is seen on any (M n ;t0raph'- Th Poor HI? fminin? Tht com-C?rb com-C?rb h4Ve b0Pn fad Knit ?j"ty ln evning ''KJn ; V,' :' exist wl?r four foolifh mt K s. , Haf th- not 4' T J l,k 'rump ' Bvorit,; ,fa Instead of Ll'ttl, , eveniTlP. the "UtifDl are dl, dainfnl of the Kind's proclamation, which they consider to be the result of his sul-veying sul-veying too many arms during his brief glittering career at Deauville. Let him rest awhile, they advise, until his satiated sa-tiated eyes have become unaccustomed to bare arms. Then be will aRain be nhlo to appreciate the beauty revealed re-vealed by sleeveless gowns. Or better yet let him come to America where, women wear sleeveless frocks with Krace! He will see that arms that are bare are beautiful, for the simple reason that arms that arc not beautiful are not bare ! Discreet Amei--ican women are careful to hide their bad points. Art critics hold Kinjr Alfonso's theory to be ridiculous. ridicu-lous. They point out the Venus de Milo as an instance in art where beautiful shoulders shoul-ders are one of the chief attributes of a lovely form. v If Alfonso were to cover up H the shoulders and arms of ShM beautiful women art and fipjt' artists would be at a loss They claim that graceful 8r arms and shoulder ore one k of the most inspiring sources 3 of art. fr There e-an be no duubt that Kintr Alfonso had precious pre-cious little time to give to reflection reflec-tion on his theory while at Deau-l!e. Deau-l!e. Cable dispatches were brimming brim-ming with tales of the sportive Kind's doings. One of them said: "The maddest season even Deauville ever knew ended when this morning's sleepless sun rose on time in an automobile rush toward to-ward Paris. Those who remain are praying that the truly joyous ride will not be marred by a tragedy "The last night at the Casino, Where' millions of francs were lost and won in the final desperate N courting of fortune, was the gayer for two incidents in which royalty figured. In one instance an Indian ijal- bop was personated. "King Alfonso ol Spain did a tango pas seul in the center of the floor to show the Dolly Sisters the really propei" way to foot the dance. Previously his Castilian majesty had danced long and often with both sisters. "The very latest sensation was the appearance ap-pearance of the 'nothing beneath' evening eve-ning gown. This costume is considered complete if the lady modestly puts on shoes and stockings. The most spectacular spectac-ular wearers of this robe were a Russian Rus-sian archduchesi and a titled L'nglish-woman." L'nglish-woman." Another read: "Rain, baccarat, dancing, danc-ing, race-, live pigeon sTiooting ami the King of Spain! Such is the senson thus far in this the most glittering of European Euro-pean wnterintr places. "Outside in the main room, at a table which is Baroness Erlangcr's headquarters, headquar-ters, the Dolly Sisters, fresh from their pit ' ' '- : ' ch .. 'i-py' t M' h , zjtm ' y The beauty I Of this ! f'.frure and f mm I faco wou,d be sadly ' .-norred, the ( W King of Spain thinks, I if the shour- I ?S der were ''frt net covered dancing act ln the Casino restaurant, gttAble away large portions of their salaries sala-ries with excited gestures and occasional tuvift dialogue in their native Hungarian. "By 2 o'clock in the morning thirty tables, scattered about three vast rooms, are running full blast. At 8 In tho morning three are still in operation. Half an hour later, however, all is quiet. "Deauvilla sleeps until lunch time. "In the afternoon one goes to the races or shoots or watched others shoot live pigeons. Afterward one attends a 'the daneanl' at the Casino or imbibes limitless cocktaiks at Ciro's or the Potin-iere Potin-iere or gambles some more. "linner i? always late. There is danc-rluring danc-rluring and immediately after din-m din-m r, nd then the baccarat rooms again. "Such is the routine here. Through it all moves King Alfonso, the Hamlet, or rather the Prince Charming, of the piece, with a genial, albeit a somewhat satirical, smile on his long, Hapsburg . . . s 1 t i face and nn unaffected desire to be u mused. "His popularity is immense, chiefly because be-cause ho plays the game not as a royal personage, but as a human being and a good sport." Another dispatch told us that every morning eager groups representing the best in continental and American society so-ciety lined the driveways outside the Potiniere, waiting for Alfonso's Hispano touring car, followed by a red speedster, in which is Special Police Commissairc Oudaille, to whom was assigned the task of protecting the Spanish royalties. As the royal guest arrived every one remained standing and silent till the visitor vis-itor was seated. They then watched the sovereign drink his morning cocktail. If Alfonso called for a matutinal Manhattan, Manhat-tan, every one else wanted a Manhattan. Consequently tho waiters were forced to recommend to his majesty's guides each day the drink of which the house had the largest stock. One Sunday a heavy demand for gin lizzes exhausted the last bottle of Holland Hol-land gin, and as Paris was enjoying a holiday, a new- shipment had to be brought from Brussels by airplane. When Alfonso wished to play polo there was a great scurrying to find enough police to keep back the crowds. Even eating hours in Deauville were dictated by royal schedule. Eight o'clock used to be the fashionable hour for dining, din-ing, but when Alfonso's valet dropped the hint that Alfonso refused to so much as touch even one hors d'ceuvTe before 9, nobody in the better-class hotels would think of ealling for anything earlier. Pictures are drawn of Alfonso playing for high stakes at the. big game in the 'Jcercle deprive" (so called because it is ic.-erved for men) at the Casino. The big game is staged in a spacious salon where there is only one table. A r ty-' v The Queen of Spain with her shoulders modestly mod-estly clothed to meet her husband's views dozen players, with literally millions of francs heaped up in front of them, sit tonelike, following the turn of the cards. They are ringed about with spectators, three or four deep, who speak only in whispers. Tense silence prevails for tho most part, broken only by a murmured "Banco" from one or another of the men at the table or the harsh voice of the croupier, giving notice of the size of the bank w hich may be played against. Amazing tales are told of this table, but none so amazing as the tales that are told of the Spanish King. Assuredly in such an environment and An American stage beauty displaying dis-playing some excellent reasons rea-sons why women's shoulders should NOT be hidden from view, as the King of I ."'X Spain would have them e.1;-- '' ',':,: : -J '---.'V' ' fc: I '.''" "'.'J . . - : ?! ! l I Q ; ' f : I I I - I f '. 'J . ' i'.f '?''. " ill m m H&''' v s J raw mm 1,1 " "m Qjl jpj '' " '" ' fil '" ' ' ' 'I'';! EL- I Gay King Alfonso among so many beautiful women, there must have been one pair of arms deserving de-serving of King Alfonso's approval. The most bard- ened cynics cannot believe j tj the Spanish King's asser- ) tion that no woman's arms i are lovely enough tu display. dis-play. And yet the royal statement said just that. Will Alfonso, now that he has had time to recuper-ate recuper-ate from the hot turmoil and gayety of Deauville, solve the mystery that surrounds sur-rounds his criticism? There must have been displeasure to call for so cruel and sweeping a statement. 1 jj Perchance at Deauville the arms that were fat and shapeless outweighed those that were fair and well formed. Tho King, then, could not be blamed for nob ! , seeing their beauty. Or perhaps and J' this surmise seems more to suit the ca- reer cf the merry King some pretty, decollete miss gave his majesty the cold shoulder! But if he thought to be revenged on h.1 her by banning bare shoulders, he was I sadly disappointed They were as mi- L' merous as ever all the rest of the Deau- j; ville season. j |