New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-23

The Hotel Cotes d'Azur Is one Of The first and
most largely patrouized caravansaries ON the
French Riviera. IL is well situated. wen mounted
and well done. a handsome building. with long
facade due south; IL lies amid orange groves tn
fun bearing. with bright flower gardens lookins
down over the blue Mediterranean. and is shell
tered b. the lofty screen OF the Alpes Mariumes
The hotel management is soOd. the service atten-
tive. the cuisine un1eniab-e- an matter Of position
the house IS happily placed: IT is within easy DIS
tance Of Monte Carlo by road and rail. close 90 TIE
great temple OF play and the finest orchestra I'D
spring crowds lll the MOTEL
They are, or easily pass tor. The best end sr1r,-
pay the prices and hold their own in CHE Ccty=
time when the occurrences / am about 90 re.ate
caused some little stir IN our mixed but highly
We had real prince among rs. a lively little
take hand az 5s,carat Prince BsitheL heir 10
world famous hraucier who Kept high state. anl
stand-on but more from shyuess than sWaEger,
South African millionaire also AL-u7 par, ,,,.
and with an these the usual mixed c2Iiection Of
lesser folk. Of whom / counted myself the most
M2 attention was drawn to one. couple. man and
wife very soon after their arrival IueF were
SIs xaS-r, 4, Fr7r- of Tiire and So placed that
the lady was exactly opposite ne conc l see 8rIi
face Jet black hair dark. scorutul eyes. , anu
very RED Ups ln mo- l.e- va, ,.---rs
g., J-9e rrrgalrrefy dressed fl pale amber that
set or her clear vazlke skin. her jewels we're
ticuIar occa-iou but she had sets TO suit 'L COS
tunes. tan. statueslue beauty 's tL-s- i,,
for ne bul7-nd C1s n fit.le rlaa-sto-t slight.
underzzed-Tith neat person and precise; rat -
Uiiman was told nationality lqeert4iHi PIT a.,
nag HgtIu La-.l ST. 49,. f -a~fe.+ accent of "a
native, the man with just q lLue Aesl-4tllH lnl
not seem Of any very rare ~ 2e. arg wee N.[ g ~
Riviera and are especially 20 be met IN the ne1E
saw them twice in the rooms that same night
lowering around the trente et quara1te tables pom
Ing more thtl9 an o-.S.-l nd ras+rs- their
they were ,i,; + 71 -zre1 I'm y-lI7h they
finished Fam5ers-or that felt sure-to judge by
their keen eyes for the chances o. he game AID as
time passed their PRESIDENCY N loi,2"5 from,
our hotel who went over by the early train SO as
70 be az 5ye 70 ts mart fr the daily race FOR seaJs
which starts puuctually as the clock strikes J"5-c
nm eo- the fa--S treu-e ct quarante room but tho
count and countess were always IN the t2TeIroIt,
Cuufed tin dinner time. Day after day We saw
them playing always and in an fashions ms ,Is 9W
H. throwing all systems TO the winds -,
We heard all about 20 when. after the custom or
t e BAN 81 ne hotel ana exchanged experiences.
talking the surprises. the fortunes ana mis-
teen times; how there had been a WreJtled llIeL.
rnittence an uneven alienation or colorS which
inset ali theories how tells one had won seven
INA fuaJrls' running, and that had lost JWiCe dS
many The I-I.rnaus had always q lot 70 say. neg
were liked rather free-and-easy folk not GlIlcll
TO know, the pretty countess espec4aIly' loI 80
was arabic and there were depths In her dark
ewes that were touched by unspoke2 adTniraJlon OF
out-and-out compliment 5
She had q shreWish temper. however, reserve 60
generally for the little count, but she showed pc
openly sometimes: for Instance on the days Wnel
the next table srariuS at each other naebIi an
sduahblnE continually trying 70 silIt We 1It.-s
~ some IInIuCIy coup. both with loud voices. oL-
hers-strong mellow. mUsiCal-alW1ys III the aScen--
dant and the little count was soon smut Up ana
OverDovvereF It must have been the same worse
Der for morning neighoor on their DeaLooIn
floor came out the terrace with a me stoIy.
There had been AWFUL row the night 1e-oIe
high words. something like free nsEJ. pieces OF
furniture overturned and CrOcHery broken some
OF the remarks overheard proved how bitter Jue
S-arrs1 baI been II won't do f." cried tho hus-
band You must and SHALL replied the VIE Al
the risk and trouble falls upon me- 50 10 shouiu;
IT, the mans business. and 10 was 50 aFFall geo
II don't Ike IT, and I tell you I'shalI cry on We
must leave the hotel shall az any rate to-inoI
row YOU coward You shocking ntLe cur.
Then followed a fresh sCufHe. even blows, ana Al
outburst Of hvsterical tears. , -
1t soon became evident that the JlLultns we're
IN very dow water Like good many more, l.-eE,
had been becuiIed their uudOtug- Lhey Iad
cleaned out II looked Ike H. Tor the .adys jewels
gradually disauuear ed-uaw0ed. no coloI, az We
Convenient feveI shops az Neute Carl0--and pres
emily they leFt the hotel The count SUNK AVAy
first unseen. going In search DresIile 1ll o- 500
cheaper hosiery. madame cleared out later anu