Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-30
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alAA OST people associate sunshine and
Inv flowers with spring, forgetting
y that there are parts of the earth
where the sun smiles ana the flowers
bloom in midwinter. 1t is for this rea
son that thousands Of tourists go every
winter along tho Riviera The many
winter and spring resorts along the Mod
tnrrnnean coast are n perfect Mecca for
plea sure seekers from all parts Of Ameri-
ca ana Europe The crowds start south
ward In March and move Mp AMI
down until the heat of summer drives
them 10 cooler climates. Thcs" south
ern resorts nrr visited by people Of
greatest wealth and prondost tito who
fit along the Mediterranean coast I'm
search Of sunshine. beauty of scenery
and sport They have number Of
places 10 choose from In Mont" Carlo
Nice, Mention. Cannes ana san R"mo.
Those who seo; beautiful scenery usually
70 10 Nice ana Mention, while those who
ere out for sport go to Cannes or Monte
Carlo. IT Is difficult to imagine n love
ller spot than Nice hordercI on one side
by the Mediterranean aud ~ Nigh noun
tnins on the other. The fertile lowlands
are carpetcd with bright sward. dotted
with olive trees. orchards. neat cottages
auA handsome villas One who has Wis
tied Nice at different times OF til" wear
finds It hard to say whether the country
looks lovelier when the fruit trees are
hen lily laden with oranges and lemons
or when covered with white orange bios
sluS.
Much as nature has done for the beauty
of Nice. her innate charms have hecn
greatly enhanced by splendid prone
made along the Mediterranean Decorated
with flower beds, tropical plants rows
of trees and handsome statues This is
only part Of her attractions. Nice has
probably more handsome Villas aud spa
cions hotels than any other town Of equal
size, Vying with the beauty of the
hotels and the villas are the shops, 1t
is certainly difficult to imagine more
beautiful displays than are to be seen
In thes" shop windows. Many OF the
brst-knOwu dressrL8kers, l!llners, fur
riers and jewelers. Of Paris have shops
here, and their displays are even more
splendid than those In thci- Parts shops.
This Ia for two reasons-the patronage Is
more cosmopolitan and MANY Of their
styles for the coming season nrc launched
here. Before these stores handsome We
hcles and automobiles stand on Il pleas
AM afternoon waiting for my lady of
fashion within, Shopping Is no easy task
here, there Is so much to tempt one--so,
AT least, thinks the wife OF the American
millionaire, the French banker md the
English lord. Many Of these women 80
to buy one hat, and In less than n half
hours time they have bought half
dozen ana spent all their pin money.
But they console themselves with the
thought that the hats were really too
lovely; they could not resist, These same
women who buy n half dozen hats in one
morning will spend ten times rs much in
replenishing their spring wardrobe. Two
thousand dollars may be great deal of
money to spend for a half-dozen dresses,
but again my lady of fashion Is satisfied
In knowing that she has exclusive models
and advanced styles, and for those she
Is willing to pay the price. Far outri-
Wiling the dressmaklng and millinery es-
Establishments are the jewelers. shops,
where the handsome strands of pearls
and diamonds tempt the rich. These
women of leisure do not give all
of their time to shopping; they drive and
promenade along the quay. In the after
noon they visit the Cercle de In Medltcr-
ranean. the private rooms in the Munlci-
pal Casino and the Jette promenade TO
watch the players and try their hAnd Mt
gambling. When they tire of losing
their 20-franc pieces they take spin to
The lawn tennis and golf clubs. and finish