National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-14

ing your body in warm weather, to the
sum ptuous collection Of furs from Russia,
where one would almost be willing to
live to drive in tho fascinating little
sleighs, drawn by three horses ABREAST
and buried in soft robes, or to drink tea
from one Of their attractive looking brass
samovars. Almost all tho foreign exhibits
are largely composed of things to SELL
The different nationalities oil seem to do
thriving business, and have chosen a
particularly evil-looking set of men to
represent them in mercantile way.
There is one representative from tho
Holy Land particularly, with red fez, o
large and crooked nose, and dropping
eyelid, who presents quite the most dia
bolical appearance / have ever encoun-
tered, though he is engaged in tho appar--
emily harmless pursuit of peddling beads
and the usual olive wood inanities.
The Japanese make their usual brilliant
display of embroideries and irresistible
0 Greens and fascinating teapots There
are some sage-colored ones, especially
with wicker handles and vague pink
flowers rambling over them, that would
mako even New Orleans tea taste good.
They are all for sale by imperturbable
Orientals in small scull caps, who assume
q lofty indifference as to whether you
buy them or not. They have also very
elaborate exhibit of work done in their
schools, which is carefully explained to
you In printed posters Of laboriously in
correct and
PERFECTLY UNINTELLIdIBLE ENGLISH.
There is always an eagerly observant
crowd around the big Liberty Bell and
the two little stands beside it, where fac
SMILES are sold for 25 cents, are well
patronized. though the bright silver fac
SMILES, in spite OF the carefully simu-
lated crack. are as unlike as possible to
the dingy metal of the old bell. II is
displayed on an open platform car. hav-
ing painted on its side pair of sffec-
tionately Clasped hands with the inscrip-
ton philadelphia and New Orleans"
IL is said that many Philadelphians have
come to New Orleans to 500 it, The bell
itself and tho whole of the car are
deliberately decorated with Pampas
grasses and innnmerable streamers of red,
white, and blue. and big dignifed
Philadelphia policeman Is always stand
ing guard over it. His statuesque repose
and trim and tightly buttoned frock coat
form an impressive contrast to the intOr-
NAL ana easy-going ways of the New
Orleans policemen. The latter wear
loose sack coat and any shape of soft felt
hat that suits their fancy, and IL is only
by the club and few scattered buttons
that one can, distinguish them from the
crowd.
They are extremely afIable and ap.
proachable, however, and are always
willing to impart any information they
may possess In this respect tho inhabi-
tants of New Orleans seem to be all alike.
One need never be at a loss for informa-
ton. On the street, in the street-car, at
the Exposition, there are always people
willing and anxious to tell you
ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW.
One man yesterday went so far as to
leave the corner where he was lOunging
and walk with us for more than square
to make sure we took the right car out Of
the complicated tangle on Canal street,
and when we reached it stepped inside to
give the driver minute instructions whore
to put us oil.
Just across from the big bell among a
bewildering and perilous looking mass of
locomotives the new Mann boudoir car is
exhibited, and is marvel of sumptuous
upholstery, Madras curtains, raw silk
cushions, and Lincru5ta Walton wherever
practicable. But the proof of the pud-
ding is, rs is well known, in the eating of
it, and the question is whether one sleeps
worse across tho car or along tho side of
It.. Tho Mann proprietors claim that
every species of disease from delirium
tremens TO dyspepsia is caused by Sleep
| ing on the side of the car, while the Pull
man advocates on the other hand main
tain that in an accident lingering and
agonizng death is a foregone conclusion
| If you ore in q Mann car. Certainly few
fortunes COLD DO devised more acute than
| tn AndsAyOr to sleep or to make q toilette