European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Rnic in off 5"?,3vws is Tex pc Goa -jstjtes.,Stu Gsg two Waff is Fofi t -i7i-.-" Sil Irv Iii Feist Wissa Xiv ,c5lu- fe-svi7,p Lvi a pcs Mliss bit John Sharnik Swank Sonny and Serene the French Mediterranean coast is civilization s elegant Refuge from itself it a Long the Riviera s storefront promenades people make a sport of kidding themselves. During the Chilly afternoons of the brie Riviera Winter they sunbathe i mufflers and fur Coats. In the Bright heat of Midsummer they Crouch under awnings to avoid the. Highly advertised Riviera Sun. Throughout the year they sunup huge tabs at some of the world s Flossie St hotels then crowd the Hopes of persuading the. Wheels to pay. Their Way. Affer " several seasons of witnessing and participating in such goings on a disillusioned visitor re marked not Long ago the Riviera is about tender cent weather and 90 per cent Frame of any such statistics ought to make some Al. Lowance for a third element luxury. For most of the million or so visitors who enliven the-45. Resorts along this expensive strip of Mediterranean coast this is the item that makes the Riviera Frame of mind a sunny one. International wealth has Long cherished the c the d Azur As it favorite playground and. Made the name of the Riviera a synonym for the life de luxe. Escapist beachcombers Well heeled loafers and Holiday tourists from of the world regard civilizations Refuge from itself. The delights. Of escape Are Basic to the Riviera Point of View. The luxurious routine of its hotels casinos nightclubs and restaurants suggests a kind of warm colourful vacuum into which Money is absorbed inevitably. As if by some painless la of nature. I of All the Toney resorts along the coast of the International set have settled mostly on four Cannes Antibes Monte Carload Menton. Each of. These communities is Small enough to be exclusive yet Large enough to admit a Little new blood every so often in order. To keep things interesting for. Their cosmopolitan society Menton has shown less permeability than most and has gradually acquired a reputation for. Being a Little stodgy. A Young British woman Orwell placed family who has been spending every summer there with her parents As Long As she can remember remarked rebellious by that men ton is where dowager go to die like the ele. the Tow i whose baroque Villas Casino and hotel Des Langlais All ooze quiet elegance has been likened by another of its reprobate younger element to a very pretty \ -,-.--a\ i by its own Choice Menton is rather isolated. From the rest of the French Riviera a condition which is helped along by geography. Monte Carlo and the Alps crowd it against the italian Border and stand As a Barrier Between it and the racier t6wns to. The West. As result Menton is -. About the most distinctive of the drench coast towns having been Able to maintain the Reserve which outsiders generally consider downright stuffiness. A certain rather elderly torrian who has been going to Menton for years last Winter paid her. First visit to the Mardi gras. Carnival at Nice a Celebration which most people anywhere within Range find to avoid she re turned frankly dazed but still retaining a Strong enough grip on her Menton standards to report that the crowd was rough the costumes coarse., and the Standard of morals definitely from May through october visitors devote themselves to the Bright Mediterranean on next Page 11
