Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-05


different countries come here in diff
ferent months, September being CIV.
On up to Russians and Spaniards
| Last year there were 10000 visitors
at the hotels, OF whom 1900 were
| Spanl,rds. 100 Russians, 1000 Eng
| fish and II, 900 French. This includes
! only those who remain for a consider
able length OF time. The railway sta
| tistics show nearly million eNcur-
sionists,
With the exception of Monte Carlo
and one or two of the other watering
places along the Rivera of the Mediter-
ranean, Biarritz Is unsurpassed for
beauty, for the town Is built upon an
irregular rocky promontory. which ex-
tends into the sea and is broken az
several points by little bays that have
sandy beaches and are utilized for
bathing. The view in every direction
is exquisite-the tints of the water,
the different shades OF green and gray
upon the rocks, the splendid villas
and hotels, the lighthouses and bath
Ing paviiions. which are much more
elaborate In architecture than you
They generally have broad piazzas
where people promenade, with chairs
ana tables where they watch the bath
ers and military bands give concerts
every morning and afternoon to at
tract the crowd. Here the women
come twice day to show their bounty
and fine dressing, and the men folks
to inspect them. and IL is the fashion
10 wear az many Jewels as possible
in the payilions. Women come cut
loaded with diamonds at ii O'Clock In
the morning, and there is another eN-
hibition of fine clothing and gems at
the Casino each evening after dinner,
from 10 O'Clock on until 2. Gambling
Is permitted In the Casino. and you
generally hnd lot OF old dowagers
and men who look Ike retired bankers
sitting around the tables playing cards
but there are no regular games IKE
those played Mt Monte Carlo
The method OF bathing Is quite the
same AS that in vogue with us, and
noticed that the women as well as
the men and children went Into the
water with bare feet and legs, but
each wears big bath robe that con
ceals the hgure until the SURF Is reach
ed, when 1t is thrown across line
placed for that purpose and remains
there while the owner Is In the water
There are many hne private Villas
one OF them belongs TO the ex'Qneen
Natalie OF servia, the divorced wlie oil
the late king Milan, whose son AIeN-
ander. with his Queen Draga, were as
sassinated last summer at belgrade.
Natalie was the daughter oil colohel
In the Russian army, ana If good
woman, although her reputation was
frequently attacked because OF her
strong pro-hussian tendencies ana hef
enorts TO promote the RUSSIAN III
huence In Servia she was very pad
~ treated, ana when she was hnaiiy
compelled TO obtain divorce from
her brute OF husband she TOOK up
her residence mere. She is mere now
but Is seldom seen outside OF her car.
riage ana wears the deepest mourning
Tor her degenerate offspring. other
women before her have made them
selves miserable mourning the death
OF chiidren ana huspahds VINO miiue
them miserable IN me, ana suppose
that untimeiy Queen Natalie WIZ con
vince herself that both her husband
and her son were the most ,periec'
and anectionate oil mortais'
rms Is favorlte resort OF royhi'y'
Queen victoria spent several winters
here; the late Empress OF Austria
came Tor rev weeAs every year
kns oscar OF sweden gehera'y
comes Tor January ana fepruary' anu
there are always three or iour mem
bers OF the royal houses Oh EUROPE 10
fore the overthrow OF the French en-