Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-22


ness In their society, for the reason that
they all possess the same gentlemen friends.
These
0FFICIoUS INDIVIDUALS
Hover frem one to the other very much as
bees among the flowers. and as in no in
stance are they obliged to place bride on
their tongues, they ioyously revel in that
laisser alter peculiar to gentleman of
leisure. This last year the principal actress
who assisted these very fashionable ladies
was Nine. Judic, the very popular Nine.
judo, not OF the Theatre FrAEcais, where
artists are reckoned according to their
talents, but of theater of the Boulevard,
where young men on lark love to stroll,
and where to see mother or sister would
cause them to blush with confusion. When
quite young girl she sat at the money
desk of her uncle, who kept a cafe. A Jew
peddler came along and married the young
lady, who did not seem to have any other
ambition. Later, composer of little comic
songs asked her 30 try and sing one, when
he discovered that she had rather pleas
ant voice, which would most likely TICKLE
the fancy of the capricious Partisan. She
then began to sing In a cafe concert, and
without intelligence or remarkable beauty
to aid her, soon became favorite with a
certain public. 1t is one of those ineom-
prehepsible circumstances belonging only
TO the French capital. and when Jude begs
IN cHARITY's NAME
The gold-pieces fall fast from elegant
hands, which consider it an honor to even
in this manner touch hers, whereas the
actresses of the Theatre Francois and 9TH
ers of talent would hesitate to be associated
with these granoes danes. Judic, of course,
could not but feel hattered to fad herself
10 their society, and SO as not to excite
their jealousy by outshining them in toilet
or appearance she was dressed as peasant
woman. She lead donkey, with two bas-
kets OF cherries on either side of the sad
die, and peddied this fruit TO the passers-
by, taking il probably more money than
any other vendease, Tor a crowd constantly
followed her, filed with admiration for
the creature, VINO never opened her mouth
for fear of shocking her hearers by her I'M
cultured language, and who mechanically
acted her role as though actually upon the
theater. | think the most exquisitely
beautiful creature | ever saw in my lie
was to be seen at this fair. She possessed
perfect figure, was tall, with black hair,
glorious blue eyes, with their black lashes,
and had perfectly regular features. Her
dress was short, as were those Of the other
ladies', was of white satin, with small
fiounces of point lace all up the front, and
deep aounces OF the same lace in the back !:
l. ha
large white leghorn hat completely covered
with ostrich feathers, and over the whole
fell an illusion vel reaching half way down
the dress. She stood in E gayly-decorated
kiosk,
IN THE MIDST OF FLOWERS
And fans, which she offered for sale, and
one could not but believe that she was the
creature of son more perfect planet, SO
wonderfully beautiful was the picture she
presented. The elegant English nobleman.
who did her bidding and waited upon her
as a subject on his queen, was asked her
name, wnen, after hesitating as though re-
hscting on which she gave to the world,
he answered, "the Princess of Metternich. J"
He imposed on the ignorance of his inter-
rogators, for every one in Paris knows that
the Princess Metternich is an extremely
homely woman, and that during the EN-
pire she was in the habit of exercising
much wit at the expense of her own I'M
attractive appearance. The crowd in a
mass stood before tie kiosk gazing in Won
der at this goddess of beauty. Ii was
later explained that this marvellous crea-
ture belonged to the very poorest of the
working classes of Paris, and that owing
TO her unusual elegance and good looks,
she was married to Russian count, not
even prince, and they say he who is no
prince in that country Is nobody. Such
freaks of nature are often seen among the
poor French, who in spite of all their
homelinesssand misshaPed bodies. do pro-
duce the like phenomena. The fete OF
the Republican press was well organized,
and when 2 o'ciock arrived the crowd
poured in at every gate which was then
thrown open, and almost Immediately the
garden presented an animated and joyful
scene. 1t was above all
POPULAR FETE,
Where the working people, employers and
bourgeois had come together to offer the
testimony of their sympathy for those
writers whom they read every day and
with whom for so many years they have
struggled and triumphed. Every thing up
to the present day which has formed part
of the amusements of fetes was made use
of on this occasion, and the immense
grounds were covered with kiosks, circuses,
shows of all kinds, restaurants and cafes,
booths filed with flowers, others with
fruits, while not a few were quite original
in their decorations and wares. Near the
large basin was seen a Japanese bazaar
organized by distinguished journalist; in
the booth, which was decorated with Japan
ese lanterns, were number of pretty young
girls, all dressed in the rich japanese cos
tune, who sold porcelains, albums and
drawings of that country. Behind this
little house, in pretty little garden of
green plants, one of these young girls
called the crowd by striking mag
nificent bell of old bronze, which it
is said had been brought from Yeddo.
Guignol- ignol-performed
an important part in amusing the children.
who, by the clapping of their little hands
and their happy laughter, contributed a
| large share to the general animation. At
every step there was something to amuse +;
all the acrobats, jugglers, fortune-tellers
and peddlers of sweatmeats did thriving
business, and the different orchestras
placed in all parts of the garden performed
delightful music in the midst of the
pleasure seeking crowd. The immense
garden towards the last became crowded.
so much so that in some places cir
culation was almost impossible. The
lottery tickets, which cost twenty cents,
permitted the owner to enter the fete,
and curious circumstance was, many
having but one ticket, and not wishing to
purchase another, remained in the garden
the entire day, and instead of going home
| to dinner had some accommodating friend
ON the outside pass them provisions through
the iron grating, when they sat upon the