SCENES AT MONTE CARLO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21888, 25 August 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)

SCENES AT MONTE CARLO

CONTRASTS IN DRESS WOMEN IN PARIS GOWNS GIRLS IN BEACH ATTIRE. Open-air gambling at Monte Carlo, ■with its attractive mixture of natural outdoor and luxurious indoor conditions, induces an equally picturesque variety of clothes. The striking conV; trast of open-air skies and roulette tables found a fitting counterpart in the costumes worn on July 15, as on the previous day, the July 14 gala night, when the terraces of the Summer Sporting Club of Monte Carlo were again thronged. Round the tables there were to be eeen beautifully-gowned women sitting next to others in the most informal Riviera beach attire. At one of the tables was & Japanese woman, who attracted much attention by the superb diamonds she wore. Next to her was a girl in- blue beach pyjamas and red leather belt. Near by was a group of American women in the latest Paris gowns, their immediate neighbour being a Frenchwoman in a thin silk blouse, grey flannel trousers, bare ankles, highheeled sandals, and toe nails painted a brilliant scarlet. The men, too, showed great variety in their choice of dress. Many, continuing the forfnal Casino tradition, wero / in evening dress; others, entering into the spirit of the new conditions, wore the roughest of sports clothes. One man, a heavy winner at roulette, wore a silk scarf tucked into a white woollen sweater which in turn was tucked into grey flannel trousers. Others had open-neck shirts and lounge suits. The crowd was extremely cosmopolitan. In addition to Japanese and Indian visitors, there were many French, German, Italian and Scandinavian, but American and "English predominated. Looking up from the gaming tables, one could see the trellis work of the roof garden where dancing and cabaret took place on an illuminated glass floor. Dinner was served on a lower terrace, also in the open air. The tables wero grouped around on a second illuminated glass dance floor. As on the opening night, there was a superb lireworks display. Later on in the month, when a large influx of British visitors is expected, the Monte Carlo Follies of 1934, produced by Felix Ferry, was expected to be a big added attraction.