St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-18
A Fete at Parts,


To-day the fete organized by charitable
Parisians in aid of the cholera victims, took
place in the Tuileries gardens, says Paris
special to the London Telegraph of Sept 16.
The weather was splendid. At the early
hour of 10 O'Clock the public thronged to the
gardens and poured into the fete from every
quarter, the crowd being chiefly formed of
hard working Parisians and their families, to
whom anything in the sem lance of fete is
always welcome, and ever sure to be enjoyed
with zest. The days programme was in ey
cry way suited to the tastes of the democracy,
and the spacious and splendid garden, which
was originally planned by lie Notre, was dis
figured by booths and marques in q manner
would have made the royal gardener and
architect vince. There were merry-go-
rounds and balaneoirs, shooting galleries,
and tombolas. booths, and brasseries
where refreshments were doled out to
hungry and thirsty holiday makers. In the
central avenue of the garden, Persian ac-
tresses presided over the sale oftoys, flowers,
and trinkets. They sold small bouquets to
many young and several old men at exorbi-
tant prices, the buyers feeling honored by
the smile of the ''dame artistic" In every
instance the ''dame artiste'' was accom-
panied by an attendant cavalier, who as
sisted her in attracting the crowd and in dis
posing of her wares. Near the Louvre en-
trance of the gardens large covered theatre
was erected, on the front platform of which
several actors and actresses of the chief
theaters stood, Justify inviting passersby to
mn ubo do
selves most conipicious in the philanthropic
work were Mines. Eeonide, Leblanc, Reich
embert, and Gallimarie, who varied their
labors in the booths by charitable prone
nades among the crowd for the PURPOSE of
collecting funds for the cholera victims.
The amusements, though varied and
numerous. were not, however. organ
lied on so large a scale as those for
the Ischia fete last year. At 10 O'Clock
carrier digeons were sent off toward the
north, and at half-past one ], 200 musicians,
conducted by Olivier Metra, executed the in
evitable "Marseilaisen and the s'March of
the Volunteers At 4: 80 another fight of
pigeons took place amid general enthusiasm.
This time they were military birds, as dis
tinguished from those which were flown in
the forenoon. Several thousands were let
loose, and the well trained pigeons, after
having made semi circular sweep toward
the west, kept admirably together until they
went out of sight in northerly direction.
But the greatest attraction of the day was
the ascent of three large balloons at O'Clock
This seemed to interest the sight seers even
more than did the pretty actresses, carrier
pigeons, marches past of gymnastic societies,
archers, etc. The ascent was made from the
artificial lake near the Place de la Concorde,
nn no eli
largest balloon, the Albatross, containing
1850 cubic meters of gas, was manned by
NJ. NJ. Verlyck, Clovis Hughes, Monin, Gaul-
tier, Theirs and Riviere. The other two bal
looms, which were Of much smaller dimen
sions, had also occupants. The huge
machines soon got away into the
upper air, amid universal cheering, to
which the occupants of the cars heartily
responded until out of hearing by the crowd
below
The Aerophile, one of the smaller balloons,
had for Its captain NJ van Roosbeck, who
left Paris during the seige in balloon,
taking with him the carrier-pigeons he had
trained. NJ. van Roosbeck was also the
chief organizer Of to-day's pigeon contest at
the Tuilleries, in which birds from Belgium
and the north of France com peted with those
trained on the heights Of Montmartre by the
Paris Aerostatic society. The crossbow
competitor, which was a remarkable part of
the days amusements, was held in the
Orangerie. In this the members of the
various societies from Belleville, Montmartre
and the suburbs of Paris took part The
targets were toy-birds placed at the top of
long poles. The com petitors, though for the
most part practiced hands at the bow, were
too much dazzled by the sun to be able to
oh Dir ovo1 h., mic
cordingly numerous, hundreds of shafts
piercing the air without touching their marx
Toward evening, however, when the sun
had spent its force to a considerable extent
the archers had better luck. good deal of
marching past was done by the gymnastic
societies, who, with their buglers in adj
vance, stepped briskly around the garden
with as much military precision as could be
expected from their youth and inexperience.
The tombola, or rattle, which took place at
the close of the fete, was open to every per-
son who bad bought an admission ticket at
the normal price Of one franc. The prizes
were plentiful, and came from the principal
tradesmen and shopkeepers of the city, as
well as from various private individuals
They filed three large rooms of the Hotel
Continental, where they were exhibited.
Among them were Sevres vase given by
the minister of public instruction, several
pictures done by modern masters, and
number of books, albums, and services of
plate. This evening the Tuieries gardens
were crammed, admission at the gates being
obtained with the utmost difficulty, but, with
the exception of the fireworks, the attrac-
tons were few. The fete, as a whole was
not to be compared with that of last year.
After all, its main object was the collection
of money for the relief of the sufferers from
the cholera. and SO far it seems to have been
uccessf I'll.