Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-30

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profit, has been fairly inaugumtod The fail
fashions have been opened in due form. and the
courts of law and Of religion have also followed
the example Of The fashions business. politic.
the changes Of trade, the crops-ar all wen wotn
subjects to be found In the columns Of every
newspaper each Of which Is merely the expression
Of some individual opinion In relation to thcm.
Hence they are not subjects Of interest to those
readers who merely desire to while away time bv
the use OF the newspaper It is by no means an
easy mntter TO find descriptive material for cor.
respondence which shall be interesting and In
stuciivo to read, even amid the great cities
There Is largo class " your readers To whom de.
scnptNo scenes Of city life can not be very iptor.
csting, as they are familiar to them. still tborc
may be some who may profit by perusal Of such
matter. Hence propose to devote letter ortvo
for thclr benefit To a description Of some Of the
more prominent places Of amusement in the CITY.
and so without more excuse begin with the
COLOSSEUM
ON the corner Of Ihirty-sixth street and broad.
way there was erected about two years ago.
barge octagonal building, intended for very poc,i-
liar and 10 this city new class Of exhibitions
The building Is NJ wood, covered with corrugated
ironi b. very high and covers a large space of
ground, and is entirely unlike ANYTHING of the
Kind ever before seen in the city IT, architoc-
turu effect. are decidedly good-lookue. as il
does, more like Che tufrct OF ana enormous monitor
than anything else The e.itmncei is high ar,bcd
way. and imposing that is it would be- imposing
II built of stone instead Of sandal wood and corrn-
gated iron. The building inside Is A. curious asst
is outside Ills ou the rround floor a round HAN.
with aloovc- an around In the center I. a round
tower, with stairways and steam elevator. for
convenient access above
We can do mo- better than To describe our visit
to this unique entertainments Passing the outer
archcd entrance, and adjusting the financial cues
ton with The uclct--ollcr and inner doorkccpcr
.the fee IS a. SIC found ourselves IN The round
hall before mentioned a call boy. loudly ,ocifcr-
atiug this way. called DIS at once To- the door I'm
the round tower, and getting into the elevator Ia
handsomely furnished box, DC with easl--uo were
soon going up mp mp, ch,re was a mere matter
of conjecture Anor few moments had elapsed.
and when 90 seemed that we must have assembled
hundred or more feet the elevator stopped and
the polite attendant requested his to step out
We now found ourselves ona round platform, with
rails 60 prevent falling, anf when we recovered
from the blindness produced by o sudden tmnsi.
ton from light To dark-wo looked around us.
Below ne, around u.s. 10 our right To our left
back Of us, before u- Day great city los night
We could seq the thousand on Thousand OF lamps
stretching away on ever side and we could sec
the myriad. of people, apparcntya great distance
down. walking the rayomcnts and the carriages
ihroneing the streets There was the moon shin-
ing down calmly ON the whole scene, and stars
twinklod here and there i'm the Sky above ON one
side wo could follow river shining i'm the moon
light jim q WIS los, in the distance. and ON every
side the distant hills Of the country surrounding
the oity bounded thc horizon.
# sas the city of Paris hc Illusion was perfect
10 the miuutc-t details lookin. moro carefully
wo could find all the palaces and other buldng.
uotorou. in history Dc was 400 enchanting view.
After while the sky darkonod, the muon dis
appeared and terrible thunder shower broke
ont As the lightning flashed WILDLY the cit, pre-
scented itself BOO new aspects, hud t.o scene wHs
truly grand Al the church bells seemed 90 ring
in a. di-corlm unison nt che ahoNer The STORM
being over. vc descended again to the ground floor
Of the hniidng and listened So short concert I'M
te-pcr-cd with SOME opcmuc singing Among
the musical Instruments was grand orhcsiron.
that is machine combining tho effects Of a fun
laud d is defective 100 thc mal;er OF producing
music without oNpc-son-tlc time kept is too
rigidly exact and iis effect on Che car i- as an
ovcrdrtwn oil painting is to the eye
Altor the concert we visited another example of
scenery manipulation in one OF the iutcrspaccs
which, back Of the alcofes, inter- enc between the
walls. it was called thc Devils Gorge and is
certainly masterpiece of deception. Passing
through what is apparently a rocky cave, one secs
from It, further extremity gorge of rocks into
which % high cataract of sil,ep water Is falling,
with ihe ehan-ingan and beautiful colors from what's
apparently q CLEAN OF sunlight re-tingon the iaee
OF the ial Tie water seems to cover the bottom
OF the gorge and wash gently up go he feet Of the
locker on as he stand, Zoo thc mouth " The cave
'ue whole thing is of course an Illusion "nt it Is
am, perfect
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