The herald., 1896-07-05

| Every country which claims civiliza-
| ton and a place in the financial world,
! has its draped monument erected to
| this deified coquette. America has her
| Wall street wherefrom emanate the
! corners" puts" "straddles' and other
euphonious and eloquent terms dear to
! the heart of the patron of the street -
England has her Downing street and its
sponsor. the "Old Lady of Threadneedle
Street," France. Germany, Belgium,
etc. their bourses, and so on through the
list.
But away down along the deep, bright
{ waters of the Mediterranean, just where
| France and Italy nestle their shoulders
| together, is an institution which illus
! trates the exception to this rule of pro-
| priety.
| In kissed, sheltered and seclud-
| ed little corner of the EARTH with the
| French department of the Military Alps
as background, the sparkling blue of
| the Mediterranean at its base, and deep
| azure skies all around and over, is To-
Gated about the smallest Independent
| country in the world, the principality of
I Monaco; so small that one can walk all
: around it in a day without eXtraordi-
| nary eXertion. Upon the high ledge
| rising out of the sea, enclosed in an an
cent wall. is Monte Carlo the most cell
ebrated gambling resort in existence: Il
resort to which the creme of the world s
society turns when in quest of the
excitement of the game of chance.
Monte Carlo is sort of enfant terri
BILE to the rest of the family of nations.
Its gilded palace proclaims to the world
that gambling. pure and simple, is the
rule therein; that the spirit and intent
of its existence are the qualification of
this passion-and the good, virtuous
world is shocked-and then after pass
ing through a few characteristic and
h fa.frN .l,t.,s
Pope. embraces it. The church of ST
Charles and the chapel of ST. Devote,
the latter named after Monaco's patron
saint, stand in holy horror, protesting
against the proclamation so close to their
portals, yet upon which their commune
cants thrive. For the inhabitants of
Monaco, while not eligible to the priv
lleges of the Casino, yet enjoy immunity
from all taxation as reward for this
enforced virtue.
No tourist who has, or desires acouain-
tance with, the unwrtten laws of Bohe-
mia. Will recrosS the ocean or other high
seas without acquiring carte de intro
duzione and living at least one day in
the province OF Monaco and enjoying the
pleasures of the society of her favorite
offspring, Monte Carlo To do this in
lts proper significance, he must absorb
the influences which are associated and
synonymous with the name-until he he
gins to feel the feverish fascination slow
ly steal into his veins and senses. under
the brilliant lights, and at the hour when
delirium is rife, as perchance he sees
| another like himself, with the mad gilt
ter in his eyes, extend his hands and
Withdraw them filled with the yellow
tribute-and know that he himself can
do likewise. VIII not fortune favor him
| in her gracious moods, too? Let him
drop handful of gold on the rouge or
noir, and realize that the seductive pow
ers of the game have at last seized him
in their grasp. But behind it there is only
one result, and he must awaken before
| he strays too far in the dream: that re-
sult-the magnificent surroundings on