The mirror., 1923-02-15
Minnesota Thursday, February IS, 1923.

breeze warts IN from the sea bringing
with it the sleepy lethargy of the sun
bathed and moon-painted land. An artist
with an innate love of the beautiful might
be able to paint the scene vividly in
words; lack the artistic sense.
While we deal primarily with the side
of the city that would appeal to the tourist,
it is impossible to refrain from commenting
upon the other points of interest. AS has
been said, one does not, as rule, go to
Monte Carlo to enjoy the natural attrac-
tiveness of the setting.
There is an intensity in the very atmos
phere of the city despite the gay throngs
crowding the avenues and parks, and oc
cupying the tables on the terraces before
the hotels. There is feeling of repres-
sion that is invariably found in the aud
fence of a great championship fight or
Just before the start of horse race that is
a national event. as the Kentucky Derby
or Preakness. Nine of every ten of the
transients have come to buck the wheel in
the Casino and try as they will, and with
all the vaunted insousiance of the profess
sional player who scorns small play, there
is the air of eager expectancy, of unleashed
restraint and paradoxically of bridled re-
preston. You cannot get away from it;
it permeates the air you breathe and you
become inoculated with the serum of the
adventure of high play, of stalking all
while the little ivory ball decides the issue
mechanically and impartially.
Everything about the city is connected,
in some manner, with the gaming establish
,nent. Practically every Monacoan is en-
ployed in a capacity that is either directly
or indirectly connected with what mi ght
be termed Monacos greatest industry,
gambling, as the entire revenue of the
principally is derived from the house
percentage and winnings.
The guardians of law and order, when
you encounter every time you turn on the
streets, in their spick and span, pictur-
esque, comic opera uniforms are paid from
this fund.- as are the city fremen. The
police are everywhere, more courteous than
any other officer of the law in the world,
but more politely inquisitive.
1t seems to be the popular opinion that
the gambling houses of Monte Carlo are
conducted in much the same manner as
those of this country, as Canhelds, which
was perhaps the best known during the
Mideopen days. Many believe that in or
der to give their dole into the Golfers of
the syndicate all that is necessary is for
them to enter the Casino, place their
money, and watch the ball 90 around.
That is not the case however.
The system is the last word in effcieucy.
Every precauton is taken TO safeguard the
house and the patrons from loss by means
of forcibe separation from conveyable
wealth. Not the merest deail has been
neglected. When you register at one of
the hotels you are required to fill out the
regular form of police registration slip be
fore you are given a room. The clerks
are as exasperatingly curious as the gen
darmes. The evcr-present sensation of be
ing kept under constant surveillance as
sures you that the system is most efficient.
There are, of course, regular patrons
who put in an appearance year after wear.
You will find staid descendants of the
Pilgrim fathers from the city of the cod
and beans; stately dowagers, not always
travelling alone, from the page 4, Col y