Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
MONTE CARLO At
ITS BEST JUST NOW
AUTUMN CROWDS FLOCK TO
GAMBLING RESORT
Many Changes Made in the Historic
Plsoe-French Rival Growing
Rapidly just Across
the Border
ny A. w. PEARcI1

MONTE CARLO, oct. 27.-Touches o.
autumn are being felt here and every
where people are busy in preparation
for the coming season. 1t is sun
however, most pleasant to be OUT ol
doors and to be able to enjoy sitting
out on the terrace at Monte Carlo
overlooking the sea and listening to the
excellent orchestra, under the baton o
M. Vidal which plays every Afternoon
and evening. Visitors returning VII
find many changes here. Never since
the Casino and the Hotel de Paris were
built has so much development beer
und ertaken between two seasons. Firs
and foremost, the Casino has been en-
larged The two rooms which since two
years have served as lounges for smok'
ing and refreshment, will this season
he added to the suite of rooms for play
ing roulette and trente-et- -quarante
thus giving at least four more tables
for players. Those who remember the
crowded state of the rooms last yeal
will be glad of this change. The re-
freshment lounge has been built out
over the terrace that forms the covered
way from the railway to the Casino. In
building this out the architect has
made very handsome new facade
to the side of the Casino facing the
Cafe de Paris, greatly improving the
general appearance of the whole build
ing.
At the pigeon shooting inclosure the
pistol shooting gallery has been demol-
ished, and in it's place a regal home for
the pigeons has been built. Where the
old pigeon house stood at the end OF
the terrace, next the postoffice, bath
ing establishment Is being constructed,
which is to contain the most modern
and most luxurious form of baths of
every description. The old bathing es-
Establishment by the side of the port is
to be demolished, and the site will be-
come part of the quay that is under
construction. The road from the Ca
sino to the port, past the Hotel des
Princes, lis being considerably widened,
and will have two lines of trans, with
q broad pavement, which will continue
right round the port to the road lead
ing up to the rock of Monaco. The two
breakwaters, which have been so long
buildin, are now nearly complete,
making the port of Monaco one Of the
snuggest on the coast. That this port
is likely to be appreciated and the i'm
mense expenditure justified was already
shown last year, when for two months
from five t. eleven of the finest yachts
af1oat in the Mediterranean were al
ways at anchor, making scene of ami
nation that had never before been wit
messed. With the new boulevard and
quay making a splendid approach, and
the increased facilities for anchorage
which have been made, Monaco is sure
of being the principal yachting center
of the Riviere. The tunnel piercing the
rock OF Monaco, which Will permit of
the railway having direct communica-
ton with the port, already commenced
last season, is now nearly complete.
Growing Rapidly
OF the hotels, nothing new will be
1afo hi hlf
Hermitage has added the few touches
necessary to complete the new build
ings opened in the middle of last sea-
son, and now no one need have fear of
dampness either here or at the new
Hotel de Paris, which also was opened
after the commencement of the sea-
son. The latest hotel development is
with the Hotel de LondreS, standing al
the top of the Casino gardens. The
company has purchased an adjoining
plot of land and the foundations are
now being laid for building that will
make this hotel three times it's present
size.
The great sensation here in this lat
est development of Monte Carlo is the
rapid construction of two new casinos
on the French territory at Beausoleil
that land which liesbetween the Cred
it Lyonnais building and the .Riviers
1dldCe HOIel. EdCU llOuSS lS tHuSdN
oring to outdo the other, armies OF
workmen are employed night and day
and though the foundations were only
laid toward the end of June last the
roofing of the buildings has already
begun. Expense is no object, the inte-
rior decorations are to be of the rich
est and in the best of taste, the seat
ing in the theaters is to be copied from
London, comfort and a clear view OF
the stage being the first considera-
tion. The restaurants are to be the
most elegant on the whole coast, while
the culinary arrangements are receiv.
ing special attention, in order thai
gourmets may revel in the viands SET
before them. What will be the out
come of all this no one dares foresee
At present the movement is proving &
splendid stimulus to the little village
of Beausoleil, which only came into
existence two years ago. At this time
last year the population was about 5000;
today 1t is over 10000.
No New Hotels
People are gathering here as fast as
houses can be built for them to live in
The HORRIBLE dirty little wooden shan
ties that for years have dsgraced the
outskirts of the principality are rapidly
giving way to fine stone built apart
ment houses with good shops on the
ground floor. New roadways are be-
ing opened up, which will connect this
place with Roquebrun and so with
Mentone, and all along these roads
spectators are scramb1ing to purch ase
land. Already last spring several Eng
llshmen who were given the tip made
claims on land between Roquebrun
and Beausoleil especially one Eng
lishman who already owns one of the
finest villas here an dthey are not
likely to regret 1t.
Two extensive robberies have Just
been successfully carried out in Italy.
In the first case burglars broke into
Prince Strozzis' country seat and stole
a number of crucifixes. statuettes. can
dlestcks and clocks forming part of a
priceless collection of ancient religious
objects OF art. The other robbery was
the theft of a pocketbook containing
over i11 900. which was taken from an
American tourist In a sleeping car. The
thieves, in this latter case. We're ele-
gantly dressed fellow travellers of the
American tourist who belongs in John
son. Ariz.
The police at Lecee have arrested a
band Of forgers, and have seized coun-
terfeit notes representing face value