upon the Mediterranean. The suburbs are especially attractive. They are the haunt of tourists and health-seekers.
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THE HAUNT OF THE HEALTH-SEEKER
From the slopes of Mustapha Supérieur a number of excellent hotels dominate a lovely prospect. Algiers itself lies gleaming in the distance. A band of green marks the line of landward fortifications. Then begins the amphitheater formed by the heights of Mustapha. The lower part, the pit, as it were, is occupied by factories and barracks; above in the dress circle are seated in luxuriant gardens villas and pensions; and, higher still, perched in the most commanding situations, there are magnificent caravansaries equal to the best that can be found on the Riviera. A charming climate renders out-of-door life delightful, and the hotels provide attractive terraces and gardens where the
