Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
EUROPE At BEST
DURING WINTER
Social, Theater and Sport
Activity Picks Up
in Fall.

in Fall.
LONDON, October 3i.-Now that
Summer and vacations have ended,
Europe has again put out its at
home" signs and Is once more
preparing for gay Fall and Winter life,
the truly cosmopolitan life which
marks nat time of year. Europe's
Summer attractions are diverting, but
the real life of Paris, London, Berlin,
Rome and other great capitals Of
Europe reaches its height only in the
Winter season.
Just as no one expects to see the
best plays and operas in New York
City during the Summer, or to find
gay social life in other cities, so
Europeans do not expect to find their
great centers at their best until the
Winter months.
In London Fall and Winter are the
time for operas in Covent Garden and
symphonies and concerts by the Royal
Philharmonic, the London Philhar-
monte and the London Symphony
Orchestra. These months are the
height of the social season, and
time of great activity in the theater.
with interchanges Of the best plays
with New York City
The Winter months are also the
height Of the social season in Scot
land, where one of the most delightful
sights for American visitors is ball
with the men in formal Highland
dress.
Rome Has Opera and Fetes.
Travellers who do not visit Rome
during the month of October miss one
of its most beautiful seasons. At this
time of year Autumn is just coming on,
and the people Of Rome make many
short excursions from the city to the
Castelli Romani, where they seek re-
taxation, a good meal in the open air
and a few of the delicious grapes
which are just then ripening.
Winter months in Italy mean opera,
Of course. and the three great opera
houses of the country-La Scala, in
Milan: the San Carlo, in Naples. and
the Royal Opera, in Rome-are now
planning gala sessions. Fall does not
lack religious celebrations, either, for
the festival of the Madonna Della
Salute, when bridges are thrown
across the Grand Canal in Venice so
that the crowds can reach the church
where the saint is honored. will be
celebrated November 81, and the fes-
tival of st. Cecilia will take place the
following day in Rome.
Since the Winter Olympics of last
year Germany has attained a new
place in the world Of Winter sports.
The Harz Mountains, the Black Forest
and Bavaria are preparing elaborate
events for the coming season, while
the people of Berlin are looking for
ward to ice skating on the hundreds
Of lakes and waterways in the coun-
tryside near it.
Travellers who visit Berlin this Win
ter will find 1t city transformed, for
much Of it was made over and beauti-
fed for the Olympic Games.
Paris, too, hangs out its at home"
sign during these months. It has
been said that to find the people Of
Paris in Summer you must 60 to the
seaside resorts of Normandy and
Brittany, but in Winter they are once
more in their great capital and ready
for Partisan life. That Is the season
Of the opera and the Coincide Fran.
caise. two of Frances greatest institu-
tons, and it Is also the time of one
OF the most picturesque of celebrations,
st. GATHERINGS day, November IS,
when girls of Is and over wear a lit
tie white bonnet to show that they are
unmarried and parade through the
streets of Paris.
Winter is also the season of the
French and Italian Rivieras. Cannes,
Nice. Monte Carlo. San Reno, Bordig-
hera and other cities along the Medi-
terranean are at their best then, and
the fashionable world of the entire
continent gathers in them to spend
days enjoying the dreamy sunshine or
playing a myriad of sports.
To lovers of Winter sports, Winter
Is the only season" in Scandinavian
lands. Skiing, snow shoeing, skating
and other sports have been popular
IN Norway and Sweden for hundreds
OF years, and more and more Ameri-
cans are realizing the wonderful
sports facilities these countries have.
Switzerland and Austria are both
today famous lands Of Winter sports,
and st. Moritz and Davos, in Switzer-
land; Salzburg and Innsbruck, In
Austria, are names to conjure with.
Gay Vienna has attractions during
Fall and Winter that the Summer
tourist never dreams of. Its famed
coftee houses are just as enjoyable at
that season, and there are many balls,
included the opera ball, the ball of
the City of Vienna and the fashion
ball. Night life is even gayer than in
Summer, operas and concerts crowd
one after the other, and the famous
Spanish Riding School, where travel
ers will see the finest examples Of
equestrian skill that Europe can pro-
vide, gives weekly demonstrations all
Winter.