The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-02

goods, speaking In all tongues, and be.
ing answered in rs many. There arr
japanned tca-trays, tobacco-boXes,
queer looking baskets and fans, and
silk goods, by the piece for dresses, OF
by the ell or yard, silk handkerchiefs,
embroideries on silk-all queer, some
beautiful, and as we think, all high
priced.
The queer little leather-colored sales
men are very affable, and stammer
away at German, English, French or
Italian in a very persevering, though
sometimes laughablc manner But
they do thriving business, and that
is the main thing. One man, little
larger and bettcr-looking than the
rest sits back by table, and with u
small brush dipped in a black mixture,
makes queer-loolling characters on
strips of coarse paper, and seems to
think that he is writing.
"Just see here, my dear" said Ger
man behind us to his frau, ~ want you
to look at that fellow. Look at him! I!
He's writingw A suspicion of smile
fits across ''that fellows" face, and it
is quite evident that he understands
what is said.
We speak to him and find that he
talks English very well. He seems
pleased with our admiration of his PEN
manship, or brush-ship we should say,
and gives us business card and writes
his name for us; at least that is what
he says it is, and we believe him, for
we can't dispute his word. Judging
from the appearance I don't think the
name is a very pretty one.
At the further end of this enclosure
is small artificial lake, surrounded by
infinitessimal cliffs and promontOries;
a small bridge crosses it at the narrow
est part, and leads to small summer
house, adorned with hideous figures,
which no doubt are intended to be Or
namental, but which we think would
do good service in q corn-field. Upon
the banks of this tiny lake are
couple ofmen dressedin blue garments,
which are covered on the back with
sparkling white dragons and other
monstrosities. These men are trying
to cut the grass with pair of dull
shears, and are very good illustrations
of chow not to do it." .t
The Turkish Cafe is just opposite,
but we have no further curiosity in re-
gard I Turkish coffee.
The next building is u Turkish ba-
Ear, where Turkish tobacco is sold, and
also gold ornaments for the hair in the
form of half moons linked together,
coffee cups of some wonderful kind Of
stone, bracelets and necklaces of
carved woods, crosses and breaches of
carved pearl. The old Turk in turban
and flowing robe, with magnificent
patriarchal beard, seeing that we d.
dain jewelry, asks us if we will not
buy rose of Jericho. If it were only
rose of Sharon, but then rose of Jer-
icho does not sound bad. "Let us see
one" Was that ever flower, and was
it once beautiful? A row of darning
needles stuck around ball of grey
yarn would be as lovely as this poor
rose of Jericho, but it would not have
as poetical associations, would it? and
then it could be made useful, which
would be a decided objection.
Just back ofthis Bazaar, in the grove,
stands the Indian wigwam, where a
number of colored Americans dispense
ice cream, soda water and sherry cob
blers to the curious crowd, who come
to see the queer black men and try the
queer beverages. The straws in the
cobblers are quite puzzle to them at
first, and when they blow through
them and find the contents of their
glass transferring themselves rapidly
on to the clothes of their neighbors,
they are ready to dcnounce them as a
swindle, but when some old hand at
the business gives them a hint they
soon find things taking quite "a differ
ent direction, and to judge from the
expression of their faces, they would
most heartily coincide with Young
America in the prevalent opinion con-
cerning cider: "There's no way to take
it but through straw" The colored
men do not speak German ut oil, but
that makes no difference, they can
count, and make change, and they talk
as fast and make their jokes with as
much gusto as if they were under
stood,
Next to the Turkish Bazaar Is the
house Of an Oriental doctor, most or
nate and gaudy structure, being paint,
ed in brilliant and by no means con'~
Elementary colors. A part of the house
| is used as restaurant.
We are now at the south portal OF
the art gallery, from each end of which
leads covered promenades to the main
building. Long rows Of chairs extend
on either side of these Rromenades and
are watched over by lonesome DAM
sci. who wants five cents of you If you
sit down in one of them, and wanting
seems to be her principal occupation,
as no one sits in the chairs.
To the left is a large square space,
some ten feet lower than the surround
ing ground. In the center of this
space is an oblong stone basin of water,
and gravel walks lead around L, The
grass is beautifully kept Juston the
other side of this space is q square pa
vilion, which is Ithe sultan's smoking
house. Beyond this, to the south, Is
the magnificent structure of the Vice
roy of Egypt, which is not yet COM
pleted, but which will be most per-
fact snecimen of Oriental architecture.