The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-01-14
PLAYATM MONTE CARLO
AN EVENING IN THE ROOMS is
a STUDY FOR A LIFETIME.

Lovely Nature Is Forgotten-The. Scene
outside the Casino Is One of
EVer-changing Beauty, Yet the
Gamblers Cannot Enjoy 1t.
Inc large sums that are carried
away from here are very few and far
between; generally what is won in one
day is lost the next, says the Ludgate
Magazine. There are no amusements
OF any kind. The administration looks
after this detail with admirable judg-
ment; everything is absolutely concen-
trated in the Casino. This is the mag
net pur ct simple. You have delight
ful concerts free of charge, theatrical
performances with the very best of
talent at extremely moderate prices;
tut all within the walls of the all-ab-
sorDlng Casino. Very few can resist
the magnetism of play. If you win
even a small IL you feel obliged to
continue; if you lose you wish to re-
gam, n so it goes on until in the
end vol have dropped more than you
can we'll afford, and are obliged to re-
tire a sadder but wiser man, or wom-
an. with the option of applying to the
Casino authorities for the w~herewith-
al to return home (this request is never
refused a player who has lost.
An evening, or even afternoon, in
the rooms is a study for a lifetime.
The 1ndescribable air of doubt, death
~ stiffness, pervades every apartment;
the strained look of even the onlook-
ers, the peculiar, dense atmosphere,
the sickening odor of scent (mingling
with even worse), a queen of the demi-
mono shoulder to shoulder with an
English duchess (democratism pre-
walls here to an excessive degree), is a
acknowledgements picture.
Watch the faces of the inveterate
gamblers who pass their time between
this den of vice and Ostend: interest
ed in nothing but the roll of the ball
or the turn of the card, forgetting en-
tlrely beautiful nature outside, having
no other thought but of play and sleep,
probably induced by artificial means,
the haggard look and sunken eye, the
trembling hand, all tell their tale. The
pleased smile of the fair young Eng
fish bride as she arises from her place
at the table, the smile of congratulate
ton from her immediate neighbor, the
extremely friendly cropier, who only
too well knows that she will return
again n leave what she has gained,
and more besides-it is all a study!
The dense crush of humanity, the heat,
the intense excitement, the magnif-
cent jewels and costumes-one is more
than satiated; for the outsider it be-
comes nauseous.
You leave the rooms with a sense of
oppression and glad to breathe the
pure air of heaven again and gaze upon
the beauties of nature which God has
provided in such magnificent abund-
ance. For the beauties of this spot are
endless; sea and sky are constantly
changing.
Even on gray or gloomy days, which
very rarely occur, there is always an
interesting study in tone. Strange to
say, one never has the feeling of being
at a seaside place in Monte Carlo.
There is an utter lack of the briny or
ex~hilarating effect of salt water and
but for the %boundless horizon of the
Mediterranean you might as easily
imagine yourself at either AK les
Bains or Spa. But for the occasional
visits of priva'e yachts, there is scarce
ly ever a sail to be seen. and never
passing steamers or other craft; but
still there is never a sense of isolation
in any way, and the charming little
place is always trimming over with
gayety; always crowded with the very
creme of society of all countries
great celebrities jostle each other, and
pretty and smart women predominant.
Monte Carlo to be thoroughly appre-
ciated and properly studied should be
visited more than once, and then for
a longer stay. The general public,
who have a I'll over there for a week
or ten days and lose a hundred or two
on which they expected to amuse them
selves on their return to Paris and
then storm against the "hades on a
rock" are not always to be considered.
1 one day overheard a guide to a party
of exceedingly simple-looking Ger
mans-the usual tourist lot, side-elas-
tic boots, etc.-telling them: Gentle
men, here is the celebrated Casino, the
gambling hell of the world; daily men
and women are ruined and duped at
the tables. The most selected spot for
suicide is just to your left, under the
palm trees; although you will find no
bodies there now, in the morning
plenty will be carried away. If you
wish to enter, gentlemen, do so. I
shall await you at the cafe opposite"
1t was all too comical for words, but
such is the general idea conceived of
n of the most charming and fascin-
ating spots in the world.
Early Marriages.
Tho farther south one goes. the ear