The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-01
THE NEUILLY FAIR.
A Day of Enjoyment with Common Folk in
the Suburbs OF Paris.

the Suburbs or PartS.
Paris Letter in the New Orleans Picayune.
A few days ago accompanied q party Of young
friends to the fair at Neuilly This fete is always
the same thing, but it is always amusing; of
late years it has become the rendezvous durln G
the hot July evenings for the chic people OF Paris
as well for the rank and file OF the monde
Of the "haute noce" as the wicked ones
are called. 1t is place where you are exposed
to promiscuons association with persons OF more
than doubtful reputation, but that is just where
the fun comes in. The right way TO enjoy
Neuilly IS to make up party of kindred spirits
and begin with a dinner at one of the cheap
caharets in the neighborhood. Then, when
IT grows dark, plunge into the midst
OF the crowd and stroll around
among the booths until you find one of those
movable caverns mounted on wheels, and out
wardly resembling furniture van, where
somnambule gives her seances. There are sew
eral of these fortune tellers, but you may as
well enter the wagon of the first you come
across. for they all announce themselves as
extra lucide as rewarded with medals by
crowned heads, and as the goddaughters and
pupils OF Nine. Leuormand-the same Lenor
mand who foretold to Josephine de Beauharnats
that she would one day be an Empress. Nor is
there any difference in the interior of these es
ADJUSTMENTS When you have climbed the four
or five wooden steps you find yourself in
little obong room with a little square window
on one side and an imitation mantelpiece on the
other. AT the further end is alcove contain
% Deu III WHICH, Deillnu req nanSlnSS, lies the
fortune teller; at its side is little table with
pack of greasy cards on it and chair Sit down
in the char and cut the cards--be sure you cut
them with the left hand or the charm won't
work-and for 40 cents you will be promised all
kinds OF enduring happiness in terrestrial
paradise of love and welded bliss There are
merry gOrounds giant Wheels Russian rail
ways, tombolas. and other games with which to
fiji up the time until ii o'clock, which is the best
hour to go to the tent of Pere Marscille for q
seance of Grseco- Roman wrestling. This is the
great attraction of the fair, and you will be as
tonlshed to see how many elegantly dressed
ladies have forced their way up close to the ring
and what lively interest they take in the swell
ing muscles and brawny sinews of the dirty pro
fesslonals who are measuring themselves
against each other, or against any
amateurs, if there should be any OF
the latter bold enough to accept
their standing challenge. Many a lady who
yawned away the preceding evening in her box
at the opera without listening to note of the
music, will here in Pere Marseilles tent follow
with parted lips and breathless interest the
struggles of the ring, and will loudly applaud
when at last one of them stretches the other out
fiat on his back, as she never appauds the sweet
est notes of Lasselle or Mauris's delicate dane
ing. Last year the popular favorite among Mar
settles wrestlers was a big black niger, who
went by the of BAN baula; but night
on his way back to town Bambaula put his head
out of the window just as the train entering
q tunnel, and there was a dead negro In that
compartment when the train arrived