, 1877-12-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
r.,oo If the Great Fairs and Mar
kets OF Europe.
4snd. .Monopolizers in Great Britain
Mahmoud Damad and His
Sultana.
chr.ud Dodge OF Guides in SWitzer-
,aud...lu Costume on the
Street.

Selo 1ork San
4,, fac;]itics Of communication arc multi
tho creat annual gatherings which served
-.,,o,,,ate and concentrate trade are FAST van
" 49, :s. fron Europe Most Of the lively TEN
seu .s, hoznars once held at Greenwich, Edmon-
po'A D., crhorourh, and Charlton Green, and |
.ts;., 1,l, rcnroduced the wcll-known features OF
'nsr+,1,mr Fair,'' have been abolished by actof
n.Dna,,rnt. while even in ireland the hustle
-s1oqv,ty associated with the names OF Donny-
:i and Ballinasloe have passed into ira. |
.:.;anz On tht Continent, however, some types
~ +hosc halfIcstivc, half-mercantlle assem-
.,oaoe suryiye, whose quaint or fantastic char
1'.a-. merit notice. The ''JahrnlaEkt," or an- |
N'., ,nar4- In Germany, differs essentially from
=. rro]ish fair at the epoch when the latter
e,mrished, and no less markedly from an 1tai-
T., carnival. or any other scene OF bolsterous
~e,,-na,a. i Jahrmarkt can hardly be called
d,rcrtiuc, being nothing more than an ordinary
Dort.t held for the most part i'll the open air,
.~,h ,b;s distinction, indeed, that the preponu-
"1Hncc IN business, instead OF attaching 70 s'a-
g. Io.ncstibles, belongs to articles oi ciothihs,
1pnvs p cakes, pipes. and particularly 6ooks' QUO
3.be most important OF these perlod1cal-marts
W ~ hat NJ icipsir, specifically known as
:. .hnok fair But, while these meetings seem
,ao1oenus in their commercial aspects to our
amcrIcau trade sales, what Is knoWn as 0ef-
-ran carnival Is something very dl11efeht:
Tare for instance, the ErOtcS4te, rolitcklnG
<.-t;rs, which passcs under that name at 20.
,!oone. This is splendid exhibition Of national
njj;ties, not wanting, moreover, III poetie e1e
ment- Here you see pre1nenadeu through tuc
.rerfs world Of figures. alleEorlcal anu 1nsth
o;ac;ca| drawn iu chaTiots or on "heclcd
t1,roncs br horses strangely ca{aTisoned, or py
s-en and other animals trickeu out to slnu1ate
nssrs. tigers, lions, and other 1erocious beasts.
These vehicles, which display the most ulveIse
and outland;sh costumes, corresponding: u l4'G
VERSIONS represented, arc marsha1cu anu
to1lowed by kuots Of horscmen aud men
On foot, bearing banncrs gay with en-
Hi.ms and devices, and by troops Of musicians
and acrobats, the latter performing leafs ol
11gor and agility, and the former blowing mar
till sound from sonorons neIai, Is M aile preIe
which is not marrcd by sha!'oiness, as its coun-
trrfclts in other places often are, but mas q
harhar;c masnhcencc, ills the principal streets
II Colocue through the greater part oi morn
inr, III the afternoon, all the paftacipanls ~
ths medieval pageant betakc themselves TO a
bannuct at one of the tayerns III the town,
where after joyial and uproarioas entertain
u,ent. iuterspersed with songs, political anu
SONS. and personal glbes, they relapse into that
Bland and phlegmatic, torm c,l,[ ol urunAenness
which seems to be peculiar to Germany.
The Tyrolesc fairs are certain to charm tne
err hy The bright colors and Unique shapes o.
The rala costumes worn f'y uen and women,
INIT Ihtir principal attraction to the stranger
lies in the chors made up t. execute tac pe.Ii
lar music Of the country Tic most strlk1n"4i
1;ssimilar voices are selected, and by constant
nrartirs in CONCERT made to produce ELECTS al
uuce DELIGHTFUL aud origlnal.' AS 10 lhe carh'-
yals of Venice aud other Italian cItlcs, w'llcn
niter The TyruI would naturally conlc IN order,
tLcy arc too famiiarly known to need descrip-
ton. We NAV mention, however. that ne"
species Of fair has lately bee'. introduced IN tlc
peninsula, namely, the fair Of wines" nc
6rst took place in March, ISL, anu the samples
Of Italian yintagcs collected on hat occaslon
pre sajn to hare exceeded 3.Uo0 bottles.
Russian fairs may be divided into three cate
Forcs. the first being made up Of dramatic rco
RESERVATIONS after the manner OF the oid hl'sae1e
pIays. Some Of these are really notew orthy ios
tacr GORGEOUS display Of icons and relics bu'
tie greater part arc sorry burlcsqucs. IN TIL:
class Vi Muscoyite gatherings the most ln'pres
sire feature to the strangers eye, or ratne
nose is the unparalleled mixture oi nauscou
doors, of musk, ambegrls. leather, aicono'' sou
beer ter1ncuted cabbare. not onittan@ Tue fai1t!'
crease pith which the Cossacks 51naa5 tic;
boots, Passiug to the -ecoud type OF @Hussla
fairs We find more Of the ball III 1t than of III
market, Thus We have IN the hEst piac
the .peasants' ball,'' wnerc the canelns !
sometimes graceful, often extremely !e"d. =
Tic same time are held other assemblies SNOW
as..halIs of the uobicssc,s' iu whlch only to
gentry and their kinsioll may take part. l1ei
tue costumes, male as we'll As female, arc OF VI
equalel richness, many OIL tueIia pia7 ~ Iti
loans. and Representing, it may be, the "no
irhcri1ance Of Il great family. The most sal!e'
n;,;nt in woman's toilette GU these octas1o1
seems to be the profuse use made OF saI'eo
which arc worn about the arms, nGch, waist, al
m the bosotn Notwithstanding So Inu'
snnDtuous decoration, tn: spectacle Is mono
nnors. this perfunctory eoucourse o1 Prov
cal mobiles having the animation OF a "aS-"o'
show.
The third sort Of Russian fair, and the on or
one-since Noycorad lost the prestige OF
erreat mart-which deserves the name, Is the
ra1lcl winter fair :: held on the frozen su
face Of the Ncya- Here YOU sec races run
skates, or with sledges OF most diverse LOTT
pulled by horses, dogs. goats and fcl'lue'
and revolving wooden hobby-norscs. But !
fayorltc national diversion at such times is I
ssice hill.'' copies Of which have from TIL
to time lad vogue in Western Europe und
the name OF t:Montagnc Russe,' While a so1f
what analogous amusement IS constantly pr:
ticei in Canada We need not say tnat
..hill'' is simply an inclined plane Of no Sre
heipht made OF boards and coated Win II
nunginr down which sled gains lmpet
enough to transport the rider across III
level space and up an answering eu,nyhts ~ tsc
III, have said that the majority ol luz
market festivals have been suppressed III I
Eritjsh Islands, but there is one notable e1c'
tion,-Fairiop Fair. This, as we no" see ~
hut tame and mutllated sauple ~ IA>
jocund 1nusteriugs which till SO large place
English popular literature. Formerly " "
not only busy mart for horses, shecp, anu :
lie but con, pined all the bllthe aud stirring !
lures of a time-houored merry meeting.
rural framework offered some resemblance
the surroundings Of the famous Eulnoiu'
gathering, but here you met more Gypsles
tribe OF wno1n dwelt hard by III Epping 1oTe
and furnished jockeys Tor the donkey rae
which formed cons 2icaous attraction: ~
too, the British seaman was more ublquit'
than elsewhere, not that Fairlop is spccialiy
cessible from the sea. but because'1hc ialr o'
It's origin to band Of boat builders VINO oete
themselves one day to picnic in Epplns wo
not in van OF OIL horseback, but III stout
ter with all sails flying, and set upon IL
wheels. Once year a fac sllnale OF tnls u
packed with sailors and women. pursued rs
to Eppinc, aud cast anchor OIL the great nist'
oak whose trunk, gradually followed Dy
was at length Transformed into an eatlhe-lG g
where ten or dozen jolly tars could u
smoke, and take their grog. AZ pfese'le
Fairlop oak is only gigantic shell helu 10y
er By means OF tacIlin@, thu last orancl,es :,
Ing been used to make the snui1-DoSe5 "n1cA
lair days arc still in much request.
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