Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
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THE EVENING STAR

only two stories highs beautiful. Below
spread these handsome and fragrant gar
dens bathed in the glory Of the morning
sun. farther off is the city of Nice. and be-
yond the blue waters Of the Mediterranean
at the left are the villas on tho hills about
the city. a big white pile being the one oc-
cupied every year by the late Queen Vic
toria, who made frequent visits to Nice dur
ing her lifetime. and on the right rises the
peak Of the Montboron capped with snow.
If one can imagine a more varied and pic
turesQue sight than that, l would like to
know 1t.
In the Den Of the Tiger.
1 went up to Monte Carlo one day last
week and spent several hours in this beau
tiful den of the tiger. As 1 have said, tho
ride up there is beautiful. skirting the har-
Dor and passing the pretty resort of Beau
lieau. and other smaller resorts. The road
traversed is said to be that made by Julius
Caesar in his march through Gaul You
may think 1t requires good deal of gall to
tell this story, but it's said to be fact If
so. It's a remarkably we'll preserved road.
and beats all the modern road building I
have seen. The palace Of the Prince OF
Monaco is splendid specimen OF an old
castellated structure. built of stone, and
reached by a long series of steps that seem
to have been cut from solid rocks. The
summit reached. the entrance to the castle
is seen, at which stand guards in uniform
such as was never seen before save upon
the stage. On the parade ground in front
are some cannon that would deal more
death to the artfllerymen who should at
tempt to work them than they would to any
invading force. He is queer figure. this
ruler of a ~diminutive principality whose
revenue is entirely drawn from the gaming
table. but he works the pemp of royalty TO
its fullest extent. and spends his income in
a royal way. He is now building a
scum which will be an ornament TO the
place, and which Will when completed and
filled. contain one of the finest collections
The Monte Carlo Gardens.
The gardens about the building in which
much money Is lost and won every day
the most beautiful that can be i'm
agined. and all about the place is made as
rich and attractive possible. Within the
acter until YOU went through the doors
inside those doors the scene is changed.
the tiny balls as they roll around the rouI-
cite wheels and drop into their places.
Then comes the juggling Of the coin as the
bets Won are paid and those lost are raked
in by the croupiers. Then there is "A brief
rest to allow other bets to be made, tho
man at the wheel says "Mesdames Ell mes
seurs' and spins the marble again, when
the same thing is enacted over again.
When the game is in full blast there are
thirty-five tables going, and the amount Df
money which changes hands every few
minutes is very great. This is said to- DO
one of the fairest games of chance that
can play, the odds in favor of the dealer
being about ; per cent, but even that is
enough to enable the syndicate which con-
trolls 1t to pay a yearly tax to the Prince
of Monaco of a million and half and to
declare a dividend of about two millions
and half. FRANK t. HOWE.