Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
MONTE CARLO.
Weather, Beautiful
Women, Handsome Men
and Very Latest Modes,
Draw People to the Land Of
Flower and Sunshine.

Monte Carlo, II left Nice two days ago
for this dream land. And what q pretty
ride 1t is, passing through the long tunnel
to emerge from darkness INTO the sudden
brilliant prospect OF the immense bay of
viliefranche, palm trees, cacti, orange
trees, villas half hidden In foliage, which
all means Beaulieu, with its little railway
station ~garlanded with roses. the white
road going down to the Shore, and the
lighthouse in the distance like a gray fin
ger against the sky. and everywhere sun
shine, quiet and surprising color.
All the Riviera is beautiful to see, but
Monte Carlo, after all, IS the most beauti-
full OF the whole 100 miles of seacoast
that is known to all the world by this
pretty name-Riviera. 1t Is lovely with
q loneliness past believing, and every year
| find 1t more fascinating than the year
before.
The weather here is perfect, fine, warm
and sunny days in early spring when
every prospect pleases," although not
all the men are vile, In spite OF the
gambling that goes Oh here at such a mac
pace.
1t is here that one sees people from
everywhere. the respectable citizen of the
world, those who earn their living by
their wits, the high-born, even royalty,
in one ''oIla-podrida' with the chevaliers
d'industrie, the aristocratic danes and
the leaders of the Partisan demi monde.
sitting side by side at the roulette and
trente ct quarente tables, absorbed in
their thirst for gold.
1t is here one finds the best music and
the best cuisine In the world, the most
beautiful women, the handsOmest men
wondered at, then, that people flock in
thousands to such q paradise?
1t is a land of flowers, as one could
easily see during the carnival at Nice last
week, a land where the roses bloom all the
year around. and parma vlOlets may be
walked on If one wishes to do SO base a
thing. The very air is scented with
flower perfume, land the sunshine, how it
caresses everything and foods the whole
breadth of tair landscape.
There is a great deal going on beside
gambling and listening to good music and
eating good dinners. There is pigeon
shooting and racing and yachting and ten
mis-, and one has never q moment to spare
unless tim is stolen to sit beneath the
palms and dream while gazing out over the
smiling Mediterranean.
With so much going on it is necessary
for fashionable ONE to change their
t~0ilettes half a dozen times a day, and the
result Is n sees a bewildering array of
l 1nn10Q EVorvfhinu 10 sNo,v, mv1 r.o.h -
~springlike; beiges, silks and linens with
dainty straw and lace hats heaped with
flowers and rosettes. The most noticeable
thing about all tOilettes, however, is the
elaborate throat dressing. There are no
plain stocks MS of old. but ruches and
~rosettes and rufiies and bows and every
thing possible are heaped up about the
necks of fashionable women until further
enrichment is impossible.
To describe all of these wonderful con-
~fections would require q book OF ponder
Gus size, but some OF the prettiest l must
tell you about. One very dainty affair was
OF tine mechlin tulle in violet and green,
forming an effective ~changeable ruche,
composed of IL chOux of enormous size.
n effect OF = pretty face sunk into the
mldst of this soft loneliness Is past describ-
ing.
A very chick mock trimming was q cerise
velvet, composed of two puckered ribbons
united In the MIDDLE and covered with
black spotted bOuill0nne tullo. which tonned
down the brightness OF the velvet in adainty
manner. At the back of the neck in the
middle was Q bow Of cerise velvet ribbon.
very tight In the middle, composed OF four
rosettes with ends. Similar bows were
placed on each side of the fastening in
'front.', but on q smaller scale.
In the morning here one may see come
very handsome t~Oilettes In the way of
tailor made gowns. They are generally
worn BY the English women who are here
In such numbers. The gowns are Of
cloth and linen of every kind and are
beautifully fitted after the Redeem fash
ion.
One especially fetching tailor gown
worn along the promenade by . hand
some fresh-faced English girl, who had
that wonderfully well set-up look which IS
called "well.groomed" for want Of :
better term. She was tall and finely
formed, with broad shoulders and slender
waist line, and her hair was Furnished
and beautiful and arranged In q large
braided mass ct the back, above her
snowy linen collar.
AWW0 Woo VI O8IA Olu0 Am0ZOn
cloth. 1t was made with . finly hung
skirt, clearing the pavement ali around,
composed Of deep godets and . narrowed
front breadth. It was stidened about the
bottom with two rows Of machine stitch
silk. $50 A'.''eo''
The smart bodice WAS q. short Jacket Of
the same cloth, embroidered 10 front N
satln stitch and guipure, the back being
embroidered with c0rnflowers on fhe
stalk, natural size.
q body opened over : front OF ere
eooll &c sole. ornamented with printed
mowers and blue steel buttOna. Ahove
,nis was . beautiful cravat OF lace. Win
long ends. which added = piquant touch
o. frenchiness to the otherwise soyere
Inc sleeves were in the new style. h.
ing OF moderate size ct the tor IA ,yerv
sman at the bottom. The waistband was
Of gold braid.
WITH this wholly charming costume The
Engllsh girl wore . chic toque 81 mr.
Oiue straw h = rough kraid. WITH : ~.
I VIVA ARN0uA >-l - ~. ~ wv