The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
1'ol. any Americans crowd
into the popular resort dnd
Qdiety reiQns supreme
KING .C,ARNIIAL WILL HAVE
UNDLSPUTED .SIVA Y IN NICE
Fast Preparations for His Adoe Being Made IL Nice, Whose
Popularity Rial Resorts Do Not Diminish

hercd up to nine; in the centre is a sunk
wooden disc, surrounded by pockets or
holes for the reception of an indiarubber
ball, which is sent spinning round and
round by a cropier, until it finally settles
into one of the holes numbered UP 10
nine 1t is q fcndish ball, and am csr-
tain that il contains an evil spirit, for It
dances about from hole 10 hole, and just
as you think it is going to settle down,
of it goes again to the other side, ana
there finds resting nlace. To appreciate
this mpish ball it must be seen--one can
not describe it.
IIeder's restaurant, find, is as good
and popular as ever. and all smart Nice
is the restaurant on the Place de Mas
sena where one can get all the delcacies
in and out ofsseason: the cooking is ex-
ce!ent, and delicious caviar, may be OBJ
tanned here. BY the way, I heard with
regret that young Rigo the conductor OF
the band that one remembers so well u
couple of years ago i'll London, died last
year from pneumonia. When no and his
d-coated musicians left London. they
came to Nice. ana We're to be heard two
or three times a day at the Helder res
taurant during the season.
a Gay Scene.
To see Nice al it's best one should
walk or drive al the town IN the
afternoon. Every one is cut shopping
or listening to the capital town band
that plays in the gardens OF the Place
dc Massena, and here the scene is &
very gay one - children abound, ant
nearly all are flying Il bright crimson
air ball. to which is attached little tri
color.
| The shops in the Quai dc Massena ar,
| wonderfully attractive. especially the cos
/ Turner's and mlliners. Outside one O
! the latter emporlums | found quite 1
! crowd watching woman inside trying OF
1 hats. L spent an amusing five minutes
| With the crowd listening to their re-
| marks, which were most sympathetic
! Monsieur, who was inside with madame
/ looked rather foolish as hat after hat wa
put on ana then laid aside. i watche,
4 madame put on n little arrangement o
Itulle in which nestled five or six bunche
! of Srape2-green and purple; then, as thl
/ dld.not prove becoming, one made en-
/ lIIblS VI maj htl 'lIlSIlco VI SlpltlS ant
! their leaves was cssuyed This, in turn
WAS put on one side, and ! believe tn
!. final Choice was made of an arrangement
4 OF green grapes and parma violots Thel
i tho crowd broke M and passed away.
I The jewelers. make Il brave show, too
4 Tho gold purses arc much bigger thar
they used 10 be, and ] saw one decorated
J, win diamond swallows almost lifcsizc
i While another WAS set with emcralds tn
size of cob nuts. ] saw ut Morgans on
! or two little fantasies in The way Of neck
\ laccs that struck me us being new. Tn
4 most striking was literally twisted rop
OF I'VE or six rows Of pearls, which wer
4 tied in knots and the ends finished of
with large black pear shaped pearl. An
4, olher conceit for madame when she zoe
/ TO gamble AT Monte Carlo is a bouquet o
real Vioiets, with an exquisite model of
/ large Gar Violet made in diamonds II
the centre. This, believe, is supposed t
4 act as charm.