New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
MONTE CARLO.
THE TRAGEDY AND IIUMOR OF THE
CASINO
From The LuAcate Magazlne.

From The Ludrate Magazine.
Tho large sumo that are carried away from
here are very few and far between; generally
what is won in day is LOST the next. There
are 10 amusements Of any kind The admin
istration looks after this detail with adrniraDie
judgment: everything is absolutely concentrated
in the Casino. This is the magnet pur ct SIM
pie. You have delightful concerts free OF
charge. theatrical performances with the very
best Of talent at extremely moderate prices; but
all within the walls of the all-abSorblnS Ga
sinO. Very few can resist the magnetism OF
play If you win snail sum you feel
obliged to continue; if you lose you wish to re-
gain, and so II goes on until in the cnd you
have dropped more than you can we'll afford
and obliged to retire sadder but wiser
man. or woman, with the option Of appiyln 10
the Casino authorities for the wherewlthal to
return home Uhis request is never refused
player who has LOST
An evening. even afternoon in the rooms
is a study for a lifetime. The indescribable ar
of doubt, deathly stiffness. pervadcs every apart
ment; the strained look of even the onlookers
the peculiar, dense atmosphere, me 6ickenlnB
OdOr Of scent (minglins with even worSe).
queen Of ;he demi-moni IL shoulder TO shoulder
with an English duchess (dcmocratiSm preValIs
here to an excessive degrec) - Il neveT-tO-bc-
forgotten picture. Watch the faces Of the in
veterate gamblers who ass their time between
this den OF vice and Ostend. Interested IN moth
Ing bat the roll ~ the bail or the turn Of the
card, forgetting entirely beautiful Nature out
side having )ther thought but Of play and
sleep, probably induced by artificial means. the
naSS;lrI LOOK ana Sunk-U eye tne ue'HDiIHS
hand. ali tell their tale. The pleased smile Of
the fair young English bride she arises from
her place at the table. the smile of con6ratu-
lation from her immediate leighbor. the ex-
tremey friendly croupier. who only too well
knows that she viii return again and leave
what she has gained. and more besdcs-it is
all a study! The dense crush 81 humanity. the
heat. the intense excitement, nc magnificent
jewels and cOstumes-0ne is more than satiatcd;
for the outsider it becomes nauseous.
You leave the rooms with sense of opprcs-
.in, yl,I ',ra. hat ,,, ~ han
again and gaze upon the beauties Of Nature
which God has provided In -ich magnificent
abundance. For the beauties Of this spot are
endless. sea and sky are constantly changing.
Even on gray or gloomy days. which very
ly occur there is always an interesting study
in tone. strange to say. one never has the feel
ing OF being AT seaside place in Monte Carlo.
There is m utter lack Of the briny or exhila-
rating effect Of salt water and but for the
boundess horizon Of the Mediterranean you
might easily imagine yourself at either AK
les Bains spa. But for the occasional visits
Of private yachts. there is scarcely sail
to be seen. and never passing steamers or other
craft; but still there is never sense Of SOla-
ton IN any way and the charming little place
Is always Drumming over with gayety. always
crowded with the very creme Of society Of all
countries great celebrities jostle each other.
and pretty and smart women prodOmlnate.
Monte Carlo % be thoroughly appreciated and
properly studied should De visited more than
once. and then for longer stay. The general
pubic. who have a run over there for a week
or ten days and lose hundred Or two on which
they expected 10 a,nuSe themselves on their re
turn 10 Paris and then storm against The Hell
on Rock. are not always TO be considered.
l one day overhaar 4 guide TO \ party Of px-
ccedlnsly slmpie-lOOkng Germlns-the usual
tourist lot. siie-eastic boots etc-teng them,
"Gentiem"n. here Is the celebrated Casino. the
gambling he'll Of the world. daily men and wom-
en- are ruined and duped at the tables The
most selected spot tor suicide is just TO your
LETT. under The palm trees; although you will
find no bodies there now. in the morning plenty
will be carried away II you wish to enter
gentlemen. do 50. | shall await you at the
cafe opposite 1t all too comica for
words. but such Is the general idea conceived
Of OF the most charming and fascinating
spots in the world