Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-17
q Fools Paradise.

government. since II can not cost much
to govern a few acres Of barren land,
some picturesque rocks and an old
roOscrv called by courtesy q palace,
which was all the kingdom Of his serene
Highness, Charles III, cOnsisledui. Alter
paying his annual privilege money and
driraying all the expenses OF the mag
nifcent temple he has erected for the
worship OF Ndcuna, the goddess Of
chance. as well as all the charges Of
the government Of Monaco, NJ Blanc
still has LEFT the enormous sum Of more
than S5oo1,oo1 Of the golden stream
that pours into his golfers over the
green cloth OF his gaming tables. ut
Monte Carlo every year. He has
amassed an immense fortune, which At
his death will go 10 the Processes
Rolandc, Bonaparte and Radzlrvill.
After entering into his agreement with
Nj. Blanc, Charles III seldom appeared
in Monaco. He preferred to spend his
time at a beautiful country seat that he
purchased near Paris, or AZ his hotel in
that gay city. When he did honor his
little principally with his presence
everybody was made aware OF the fact
by the llying of the royal standard from
tie tumble down old baTlck Of a
palace. In view OF the Princes agree.
ment with NJ Blanc, nothing could be
more appropriate than that same royal
standard. Ii consists OF two side strips
oil black, bordering white ground, IN the
centre OF which there is sort OF red
aud white checker board. AZ a distance
the tout ensemble is precisely that OF a
| yONpe ef H0ir layout. The surname OF
Prince Charles family is Gdmaldi, a
name made familiar to every one by me
once famous clown, vino was descended
| from the same ancestry rs Monaco.s
| prince. The founder Of the latter's
family was a certain Captain Gnmaldl oil
Genoa, who led the people OF Monaco
IN a successful revolution against Tue
! Moors, who had conquered them IN the
title OF Charlemagne. As recompehSe
for what he had gone, the grateful people
| proclaimed Captain Grimildi lHnce OF
| Monaco. That was away back ~ 9'o
and the title has descended rom ihther
TO son IN the Grima.d family ever slnce.
Aud the casino at Monte Carlol what
nnr1dise of fools who look upon u as a
veritable Tom Tlddler's ground wheIe
one may pick up gold aud silver ~
pleasurei What words OF NINE can 90
| lihAIAt W kAlh ANNhN NfAfH".'' H..
and The rarely dramatic character OF ny
scenes daily aud nightly enacted 'leie'
How can ftdngly describe the mug
nihceut building, rearing It's proud Meg ,.,l
above its velVety lawns ana mAlu'e
terraces; the tropical fruits and uo% ~. (,
the splashing fountains, the eNlu'','e,y
arranged shubbey, from out whose yer
dlnt depths the pistol Of the suicide n l,,
SO often reyerbaraled the marble a n, ~
ary, the gaily plumaged birds ana alI ul y,
other features tia, make the GROUNDS ~
Monte Carlo seem like the gar1eh .
Eden rather than the envTon' a
p,laual gambling hell r.i;,,
Up a vide staircase Of pure'' lta I..,,
marble we pass to the Casino lis G .
ecous facade is ornamented ",W wv
mapnilicent clocks, one tcllluS l-ouIJ'
and The other Paris time. fhr mug ' a3'u'
velvet covered doors that SWING no.'e
lessly upon their hinges we en .,,.
large vssubnle, passing thence me- in,o /,
, laree apartment whose .ioly eI,nns ,o ,
, sunported by marble pillars 70 IN
wish to readi In that room on Tue 's"