Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-19

were sheltered Egyptians desert the
| muddy Nile for RamIeh. few miles
| from Alexandria and DIN the edge Of
| the delta's fam The Lido, an island
near Venice. Is the famous ocean re.
sort Of Italy; and the east shore of
the Rntic Is one vast bathing beach
during the brief summer which that
region enjoys.
| One of the best known of the worlds
Fairgrounds Is the Riyiera-tha sun
| drenched shore of the Mediterranean.
| where France and Italy meet. Nice.
! chief town Of the Riviera, Is often
cavfled at as too boisternus. too crowd
ed but It continues despite all that
| to be the capital Of Europe's winter
| playground, Cannes draws TO its vilas
and hotels those Of quieter tastes
| Ment0ne lures Its invnlids, while all
the other scores Of resorts along this
-hathed Mediterranean coast draw
to themselves Appropriate groups of
those in search Of pleasure. rest. or
health. Bul Nice Is Il. meeting place
for I'LL as we'll MS the place of tenn.
p0rary residence for thousands who
find this husting city and we'll
equipped resort. rolled into one, ex-
actv TO their liking.
Nices gaiety rises In erescendo to
the carnival which takes place Just
before the beginning of Lent each
spring This more or less historic eel.
ebration. type for numerous fesfI-
walls around the world. began as
modest fiesta many years ago. It be-
came an organized celebration In 1871.
and has drawn increasing crowds
since. II must be admitted. foo. that
II has grown in rowdyism. There are
auiet-loving souls who leave Nice for
the carnival Just as there are those
who flock there for It, The colebra-
ton centcrs about the battle Of flow
ers IN the Promenade DIES Anglais.
There are Parades that feature the
lndicroHs MS well as the beautiful. ana
The Inevitable dnminos. masques street
SONGS, street dances, horns and con
fctti.
Many English in Nice.
There Is considerable English col
ony at Nice. 1t dates back many
years MS one might snrmse when he
learns that the Promenade dies An.
alais has borne its name since 1921.
Some of the earliest of the seekers of
winter sunshine fran the british Islas
were IN the modest Riviera town that
year when an unusual cold snap ruined
the orange crop. They cluhbed to-
gefher and gave the unemployed M
ilyes work by building Il road along
the seashore-the Promenade DIES An.
glais wag has said that this road-
way was built by the unemployed and
has been used by the unemployed ever
since. The chief boulevard and shop.
ping street in Nice is the Avenue de
Ia Nictoire. With It's smart shops and
smartlv-dressed shoppers, It Is n TN.
Heal Partisan boulevard In miniature
form
New Nice. with IFS wide streets and
bright buildings, has grown over
large area. almost obscuring quaint |
Old Nice. One finds the old town IN |
seemingly compressed quarter across |
4 little torrent from the newer city. |
hetWeen The stream and bnfr-like |
nromontory, Castle Hill, which was the |
acronolis Of the earliest settlement |
TN one side or the stream are narrow. |
crooked streets. houses centuries old |
and here and there ruined palaces, II |
is n Notwithstanding place. but Is In.
hablted by thoroughly modern me-
chanics, tram drivers and other less
nnulent inhabitants of the CITY. On
the other side Of fhe stream lies the
new city with its avenues and prom
enades theaters md casinos, sweep.
ing up hill inland to zone OF hotels.
palaces and villas.
Although many criticize Nice for its
modernity and Its too-rapId growth,
all agree that Its setting on a spacious.
sparkling bay EMBODIED by green and
lavender hills. il sunerh. To see The
city and its surroundings nj their
best one should ride over the famous
Grande Corniche road. From Nice 1t
climbs 10 high shelf 1.-THE name means
great cornice or shelby on the island
hills Overlooking the entire region both
seward and off TO The SNOW capped
alps. Napoleon built the road between
lstla and 1872 to facilitate military cx.
petitions toward Italy Now II Is Civ.
On over almost entirely 10 pleasure |
traffic. Over II during the spason"
whiz char-a-bnncs and motor buses and
private cars. After warm weather
brings an end 10 the season this rond
o. Incompatible views IL almost de-
serted.