The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

Inc POnt 81. LOUIS, near MentOne.
most popular resor, in the country il
owes its recent prosperity not alone -
its beautiful beach and splendid s.tul.
ton but To The fact that 1t is the sum.
mer capital of Spain. And To- anus, 'u. -
court and its fashionable visitors rs.ry
possible attraction is provided On, may
gamble 10 ones hears content a. Ga.
Casino; there are horse shows motor
boat races rcgattas for the small boats
In the harbor. three splendid courts for
pelota, lawn tennis. and on Ger ain f...
days during the season there ar. sp.t-
tacular bullfights in the Plaza he Torps
| with cuadrilas headed by the most IA
| nous matadors in Spain. In fact II is
| on the hulhght days that one secs san
Sebastian a; its best Then the town is
bright with flags and bunting and every
one from the red capped Basqu" cab
drivers and 1.-The picadores and b"nd,r.l-.
los. with their pigtals and SNOWY cos.
tunes. to the members of the Spanish
arStocracy crowd the streets, all bound
in the same direction. As Biarr'z il
France. 50 this is Spain--and also MrX.
leo and cuba and Argentina.
In following this itinerary would urge
! you To make an early start from Pau :,
| that you can reach Lourdes some tim,
| before luncheon. see the BasiliCa the
| Rosary. the Grotto with the marvellous
: spring where the Virgin is said to have
| appeared to the peasant girl. Bcrnddr''"
| Soubirons, and leave as soon a. poSslhl.
| afterward. The town is no place for 4
motoris,. 1t is visited by $4,000 pilgrims
! in "A single month in the season. rs
| hotels are always crowded ana the
| heavy traffic in its narrow streets -
made worse by a network of ram lurr
| But 1t is worth this short call. II only
| tn see 40 what extent the Crcdulity and
| superstition of human natur" can ID"
| turned To practical account. Herr 'h"
church. the hotel proprieturs and %.
| railways have joined hands in a syn,
dicat dinitiative. and by judiciuuS pIb-
! llcity schemes keep up The Interest and
attract such crowds during the summer
months that special trains are run 'oH,'
commodate them. Many Of these I'opl"
are ailing, and some are cured, hut b."
majority make the pilgrimage 20 50. .-tN
their curiosity.
! Carcassonne is the capital uf the -
partment of the Aude, and while 10 Is
bustling. thriving place 1t has In ~
outlying boulevards and fauhuurss 'H'
dusty. somnolent atmosphere Of tine ms
trail swept cities Of the MIDI Th"~"
boueVards are planted with long ruN'
of acacias shading the benches Wh'r''n
the old men doze and nurses s.' tending
their babies-the Alice DIES T.ll"u. i~ 4
continuation of the ire" h'.ir'rd
promenade that rests on portion "i
bastion of the Middle Ages. Noar HN IS
the Square Gambetta, with It's -ra'"'"d
walks, pine trees and tropical NHN''S
and plants, and stand whrrr 'hr Hnl
concerts are held. The plain ot lhn-
guedoc, which was swept from rn1 20
end by the Black Prince in the four
teenth century, lies between the N'-
venues and the Mediterranean. and OK
ends as far as the Rhone Valley 20 TIE
north. The country is different cu'.Tr. J
in character from the great Ild~
reaching inland from the Gasc"N coast
/, ON the west-it is a fiat and du~'F hni'
scape of vineyards and white .'-'.
glaring in the sunlight and "'. ~
glimpses of the deep blu" Of '.. sea-
The wide route rationale who "a" ''.
, low runs straight as I'N
from one large town To a"'
, times winding over a gent. 'H'
: down again, but for the create '.'' "
the run scheduled here the .uH ~
Nat as floor. For that r"ts.
lS2 miles have to DE covered
not prove too eNaCting and -N'. ''."
I time enough to register pH 7
preston of the sun baked tuN. 10
Midi.
= Nlrbonne was one OF the i
most important cities of an. ''
it is now the tHntrr of CDR
. industry, Of which Qua,nrZ" D.
, cru and the honey of MARION
n sldcred the best In France 3D.
a purely commercial town
= cafes wide hou'rNards narr''
streets, a fine Old Gothic cat ... ."
: a Hotel de Nilc designed ".
n le-Duc. Rather "A dingy, s"rd"
% Is almost impossible To ma 81. ~
{ bonnie one of the great D..
n Mediterranean 1t is tNr milo
a sea and the lakes that formed y"
o Dor have disappeared or ''
Z as "A Roman cap 'ul W'h
a baths. theatres and triumph.
= 1t was the ancient rival ot VI
e a seaport--it fell into IN" mar
T. Saracens after "A long siege. Oh.
= Charemagnc II hecam" IN" '.
= of the Duchy of Gothia.
a rnntfnupI nm TUiIu PTg.