The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
PLAY AT MONTE CARLO.
The Two Rocks Of Monaco And Its
Gambling Resorts.

Game Is a Square One And Gener-
Gus to the Player, But it Wins Uni
versally-The System That win In
sure Returns to the Venturesome
Has Not Yet Been Devised-Roulette
Amateurs of Europe.
From the Chicago Times.
Nice, Jan. 6.-The principality Of Mo
naco consists OF two great rocks extend
ing out into the Mediterranean The
little bay between them forms the port.
A narrow strip of mainland backing up
the bay connects the rocky promontorIes,
and so they form a figure like the letter
u The western top of this letter Q is
Monaco, the eastern top is Monte Carlo.
The gambling establishment of Monte
Carlo overlooks the sea from a considera-
bic elevation. III its gardens there are
palms, acacia trees, and flowers and flow
ering shrubs From its terrace there is
an enchanting view The blue ripping
surface of the sea, lazy, undulating,
limitless, fills in the horizon and
gives a deeper value to the dark greens,
sage-gray, white, and salmon shades
Of pines and olives. distant villages, and
rocky prOmontories. There is no noise.
Now and the perfect stiffness which its
so well upon the beauty of the scene IS
broken by the sharp crack Of gun. 1t
is the pigeon shooting. Other than this
there is scarcely more than the cracking
gravel under the heel of some day-dTeam-
ing promenader or the distant plants of
donkey-droyers far below along the port.
AS BELTS a place of destiny the bank at
Monte Carlo hangs high above a sea the
most historic, in its own place, serene,
iEnplacable, alone.
THOSE WHO ARE BARRED.
Entrance to the Casino is forbidden to
the Inhabitants of the principally Of Mo
naco and Of the adjoining French depart
ment of the maritime Alps of which Nice
is the capital. This rule, which is rigidly
enforced against the whole commercial
class and all below it, bears relaxation in
favor of such men of means and independ-
ehce as choose to ask the privilege, in
every case upon a special application.
There is double reason for the reguia-
ton. The bank cannot afford to have its
salons choked up with a crowd of CLERKS
and artisans. And the management has its
morality. 1t refuses 10 allow the accl-
dent of its proximity 10 obsess and over
influence innocent people, especially de-
pendents. To gamble at Monte Carlo you
must travel to Monte Carlo. The place must
0fer no temptations TO the people living
constantly around it. On one day only of
each year the rank and file Of Monaco and
Nice have free permission TO go in and
gamble. This is the princes nameday
Nov. 4, the feast of st. Charles BOrromeo,
who invented Sunday schools. At.every
other time these honest folk must be con
tent to take the crumbs which fall from
the continual feast around them. There
are pickings of some kind for all, if it be
only sending out your little girls to beg
with flowers.
Two other classes are refused. Army
and navy officers in uniform are not al
lowed TO pass the doors. This rule is for
the benefit of the French garrisons along
the coast and the great naval station of
Toulon. An officer in multi is supposed
to have permission TO attend from his
superior. Domestic servants, whether
those of residents or transient visitors,
are absolutely prohibited the entree
Governesses, lady's maids, companions
tutors, Wallets, no matter how refined or
well dressed they may be, are barred if
they are known.
The difficulty of enforcing these re-
strictions is not so great as might appear
To enter the casino every one must run
the gauntlet of the secretary's clerks. A
pink card OF admission, good for one day
only, with your name inscribed, is given
you. The next day you must hand it in,
go Through the same inspection, and OBJ
tain another card. Detectives and in
spectors linger everywhere. Thus, if a
NicolS clerk should manage to slip in and
out for short time his ultimate discoy-
cry and refusal is regularly inevitable
All respectfully dressed strangers are ad-
mitted on the presentation of their visit
ing cards They do not ask a strangers
rank in life. A clerk upon his travels is
a voyager like any other.
Where, as at gambling table, every
thing depends upon inspection the scene
OF inspection constantly retines itself and
so produces marvellous results. This is
peculiarly exemplited in the viaticum.
SENDING BROKEN PLAYERS AWAY. 4
The viaticum is that sum of money,
varying according the circumstances
which the bank at Monte Carlo never re,
fuses TO a bona fde player who is broke .
You step up to the desk and tell your
loss You are confronted by the croupi-
ers and inspectors of the table where YOU
played. Their memories seldom play
them false. If the story of your loss APP
proximates their recollection you will be
loaned a sum based on your loss and ne
-eessities. Even where the secretary has
his doubts his instructions are TO err upon
1.-THE side of humanity. Two acquain-
tances of mine have gone through this
experience One was a Belgian gentle
man, quite young, fresh from the uniVer-
sity. On his arrival he went immedi-
dlc4N luJO the casino. Before mid
night of the same day he had exr
hausted his letter of credit. some 81 900.
The secretary paid his hotel bill and
loaned him $500 to get back to Brussels.
The other was a Parsienne of the com
mercial class, the owner of small shop,
awidow well along in years She, too.
was on her first vacation, the first she
had allowed herself for fifteen years
She dropped her little all. about $500.
The secretary loaned her the price of a
thlrd-class ticket back to Paris This
lady's name is still upon the book. She
never paid the secretary back. The Watt,
cum is still against her name She is pro.
hibited the entree ipso facto.
Two games are played in the luxurious
salons of the casino at Monte Carlo The
first is roulette, the second trente ct qua
rante. Irente ct quarante, whichis also
called rouge ct NOR, differs so infnitesim.
ally from the 'siugle chances of the rou.
lette in It's results that it will be sufficient
TO deal only with that latter, better
known game.
AT Monte Carlo where there are but
two tables for the trente ct Quarante
there are eleven for the roulette, each one
of which is double, i. e., with a separate
taps Cay-out) each side of the wheel
ROULETTE THE POPULAR GAME.
For several reasons the roulette is the
more popular. Its minimum stake is 81,