European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse It Isle of Capri latin Bohemia ,. Title aristocrats mix with cultivated Riff a it Taff of five continents to form Europe s lit. Most color filly clothed International set �,.-. _ _ �. T. Term " " " ? the first sign of life the visitor to Capri Isi confronted with As he leaves the boat which has brought him from the Mainland is the slow milling of hotel porters on the Dock each. Of whom has of the establishment he represents lettered in Gold on his Cap. The quiet serenity of the Rocky shores of the Island Sud Denly becomes a mass of confused voices Here. You Are Farag Lioni pension. Follow me. I take your bags want a guide you like to see the Blue Grotto. Be terrazzo / give me baggage even4after the Pas sengers disembark and pair off with one Porter or another they ate trailed All the Way. To the funicular which will hoist them up to the Center of the town of Capri by the guides and Small boat owners who make sure the newcomers Are thoroughly familiar with their names.,. The seven minute breathing spell o n the Cable car ride up to the Piazza Umberto Primo Center of. All activity in Capri or the bus ride to the smaller town of an Capri to the left fro the boat Landing at the Marine Grande and up the Steep Road gives one a Chance to collect his composure and take a Good Lopic the Island " close up. For what Capri might Lack in actual farming area it certainly makes up in Fertility and luxuriant growth in every Patch of cultivated soil. Vineyards Orange and Lemon Trees Palms and tropical Flowers seem to be. Crowding each other out of the Way and one is reminded of the legend that when Augustus first landed on the Island before his very eyes $ Branch of a tree suddenly burst Forth with a set of new leaves. In spite of this seeming abundance of Agri y culture practically All the food for the tourists is brought by boat from Naples or Sorrento along with the water Supply this naturally makes Capri a far from inexpensive vacation from the fact that prices of everything Are. Set with an attitude of get All you can out of them while they Are Here the natives them selves complain of the High Cost of eating. Julio a shopkeeper on the. Square who gives the in pre Sidh of being a one Man chamber of Commerce shakes his t Eret sadly. You pay a. Hundred lire for something in Naples which is. Til \ too much to Start with and by the time it gets to Capri what do you think it costs 130 lire Julio however is Quick to Point out that such is Nof True of the wares he Sells in his own shop the Corallo which specializes in Coral jewelry. Along with every other Type and variety of Sou Venir carefully labelled Capri and admittedly manufactured on the Mainland. The Corallo is Only one of Many shops lining the foot Aliis leading from Capri s Square which not Only Supply the usual mementos but also articles of clothing every p possible drugstore item Mostof them american brands and the creative of " forts of Capri artists who Are almost As Abun Dant As the vegetation. Ithe International set of Capri which can hardly be compared to any other similar group at european resorts brings along with it Jor attracts Toj "funicularbut by the time the next Batch of tourists lands on Capri the following saturday he too will be part of the atmosphere. He will i i -. V of a7,. most of his Day and evening sitting out up Side one of the cafe seating chocolate ice life am is with gobs of whipped Cream on top sipping lemonade or espresso or enjoy ing his american Whisty and scotch at the fantastic prices �12."a bottle. Like Lapresi. The tourist has in a Day or two bought himself a rope Soled Canvas shoes pair of sandals and is wearing a misshapen Linen hat to sup Posedly keep the Brilliant Sun out of his eyes. Any usual everyday clothes that the along for his Holiday will invariably left in the wardrobe in his hotel. Women. Young girls and boys Blossom Forth in new Duroy. Ensembles which the half dozen 4 or tailors on the Island make a specially of.--the--, colons Range from deep Maroon to Pale Lemon yellow and the cloth is made into just about",.,.-, i everything shorts sporty jackets baggy "slacks.-. Undoubtedly the lowest income group on i Capri is the which the itinerant musicians belong. Every night at about 8. 30 o clock,-.the-less than a. Dozen violinists Start their respective rounds Ari d since there Are about two dozen. Restaurants in the town of Capri itself it is a v.,. Full night s Job to cover them All before the diners have finished their meals 1 which Means about 11 . One of these musicians a Little More Independent than the rest comes in and looks Over the evening s customers before he will open his violin Case he knows by casing the joint what the take will a and does t waste a note. A if he finds the place promisinghe.takes out his fiddle and in five minutes Flat play three off key tunes including Alt version of Tico Roba Bly the most successful of the yes Tau rant Tours is the one taken by the dogs of the Island not one is too High class to stoop to table begging from friends or strangers. Spaniels great Danes French poodles and oddly. / f to mixed hounds spend their Days in the Square with us everyone else but Assoon Jas supper hour comes " off on their beat Hunting some Scal Lopine or Beefsteak and invariably getting it Here at least is no class distinction. A. Gold studded a mall a. 4 sir a Crew iroc Iraca of of Tot Taro f. I is ? 1 of f to t h Sofr sri Msj jul spar funicular Railroad joins dockside with the Village of Capri. Above Lapresi and Felt Orsil i at terminal s upper Entrance a. A Rev web Kend. Mat 15,
