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Show in THE MEWTERK4NEAN (Special Correspondence) There Is a something nbout the Mediterranean cruise which Is totally total-ly unllko ono In the tropical Caribbean. Carib-bean. In tho Mediterranean ono Is attracted at-tracted by tho foreign character of everything seen, whether It bo man or art. In the West Indies tho foreign for-eign surroundings, whtlo appreciable, aro not ho Insistent, for there Is something familiar about thorn, although al-though tho exotic character Is apparent. appar-ent. Tho tourist, unless directed by hl physician to dwell for n time In one or another of thoso dreamy old cities, finding himself on the shores of the with tho most nrtlstlo villas. Thero Is tho Jnrdln Public nnd tho Piom-cnado Piom-cnado (hi Midi, both writ tilled with gaily attired visitors at this season, l.lko many another Mediterranean resort re-sort Montono has Its grotto. Theso aro tho grottos of llaoiiHcl Ilousso, where Illvlero found evidences of a prehistoric raco. Genoa, called tho Proud, and certainly cer-tainly n grand city, is next along tho coast. It Is, as everono knows, the birthplace of Columbus, but It Is nlso much more. It Is a droam of marble palacos and noble staircases, nnd tho old city rises llko an amphitheater In Monte Carlo. great Inland sea ot Europe, is easily led to make a flying trip by steamship steam-ship to the wonderful Oriental cities en tho African coast. Dut even If tho prospect of visiting their Moorish nrchltccture. tholr minarets piercing tho nzuro and the splendid domes on their mosques nnd tomples swelling nnd glistening In tho sun, does not luro thom, n trip Inland may be moro attractive. On tho way to tho tldeloss Mediterranean Mediter-ranean some steamships mako a stop at Funchal In tho Madeiras, ono of tho quaintest places In tho world a horseless, wheclless, noiseless para-dlso para-dlso for tho Invalid. From Funchal tho route lays to Gibraltar, the majestic ma-jestic rocky guardian of tho cntranco to the Mediterranean. Once nt Gibraltar thero Ho llttlo trips and tours nt every hand. Ono can run up to Granada and view tho droam of n palace erected thero by the Moors tho Alhambra or ono can tako n ship ncross to Algiers, where Franco Is dominant, but has not sought to Interfero with Its delightful de-lightful character, Its plcturesquo creamy whlto houses and terrace rising ris-ing against n deep cobalt sky nre n most nttractlvo spoctaclc. Tho Itlvlera has for many years be-como be-como tlio Mecca of tho fashlonablo world during "tho season," which lasts from January to tho end of May. Thero thousands go each winter and Ond plonty of plcasurablo excitement. Originally suggested as a most excel lent region to mend tho health, it has becomo a garden of fashion. Coaching Coach-ing and automoblllng along tho grand promenade that nearly parallols tbo sea, tho carnival at which the very "latest thing" from Parisian milliners Is shown by the most charming women wom-en in Europe Nice, at the foot of the Alps, Is the western extremity of tho Riviera, and, except for Vlllefranche, Cannes and Mentono, Is perhnps the most popular resort. Hero tho cllmnto Is dry, mild and Invigorating, nnd tho city, situ-ptcd situ-ptcd on n bay, locked by tho mountains, moun-tains, is the resort of thousands every year. To tho north Is Clmlez, with its interesting distance la Monto Carlo, In somo respects tho most remark- a nlne-mllo circuit from tho sen. From tho sea ono gets an ouchantlug vision of churches, palaces, houses and terraced ter-raced gardens. In tho heart of nil this splondor tho Inovitablo electric street car runs. Theso lines come to a common com-mon center at the Garibaldi statue, In tho Piazza do Ferrari. Gutioa nlso has Its university, Its hospitals, tho larg-ost larg-ost theater In Italy and its cathedral dates from tho year 085. It requires five hours In an express train to reach Rorao from Genoa, and twlco as long to reach tho Eternal City from Naples. Tho tourist naturally natur-ally Is usually Inclined to Bpend-tho tlmo to mako a Journoy to ono of tho wonder cities of tho world. Nnplcs, on Its beautiful bay, Is over associated with Vesuvius, whoso smoking cono Is n striking figure In tho background. Tho trip up tho volcano vol-cano Is neither dlfllcult nor particularly particular-ly dangerous except at times well known In advance, and a visit to tho excavated city of Pompoll Is only a short Journoy. After Naples, tho wizard Islo of Capri Is usually visited. Horo tho Inhabitants aro practically supportod by tho Income from tourists, who number nbout 30,000 n year. Palermo, tho beautiful city on tho Island ot Sicily, and tho British Islo of Mnltn, aro likely to bo visited, If ono has Egypt as an objective. This Is tho best tlmo ot )car for a trip up tho Nile, although ono will find much ot curious Intcrost In Alexandria, Alexan-dria, tho homo of the Khedive, or Cairo, tho old capital. Hero thd tourist tour-ist finds himself in the lnnd of the Arabian NlghtB, and he who has his Thousand and Ono Nights well learned will feel at homo In tho midst of this strango civilization. From Cairo, trips up tho Nilo, visits to tho pyramids, a look in at the Sphynx, which perhaps Is not tho ono Oodlpus encountered, aro usually parts ot the Itinerary. j Palais Lonechamps Fountain. (Versailles.) ablo city In tbq world, a city that Is supported entirely by gambling. It Is n beautiful llttlo place, however, and Bhould bo neon by" tho travoler, ovon if hu Iocs net dcitro to sit at tho ga'nbllng tiblcs In tho casino. It In about Uiu samo distance from Monte Carlo to Montono ns it is to Nlco. Mentono sits out from n background back-ground of Bloplng mountains, on j whoso sides 'arn orange, lomon and ollvo groves, brokou horo nnd thoro poso that thoy will eventually secure that Important trado. Russia secured tho monopoly of tho cotton business of Persia by giving n bounty of 3 cents a round to Vcr manufacturers. |