The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-11
MOSCOW Nv oAsL,oHr.
no The 0Ilaea Wealth eG R~ssas paans
TAosr FoWa Red.

TreasinR their women-folks as slaves,
and their sons ~ minors even long afser
the merchants of the old types live aloof
frum any political az even intellectual
0ovement, under . rule p~asrinrrhai sys-
sem.
Ths sons and Rrandsons OF those old
fashioned heard merchants. thc "kuIsch-
sskiye synki' merchants sons,. as they
arc called, when they abandon the habits
of their ancestors, astonish tine capital ny
their extrava9apcies md absurd display
q ved1th. Thcse yosn0 Ruseians shave
hnrses and carriages and Actresses. go tn
the slseatrss, aud often push beyond she
fr~oueers IN far ~ Nice, Monte Carlo, ar
Paris~ whcFe they sstonish walters and
:;~sssSsssr': os ~ sss;t Wild Efsa'f Ensso "na
u,ercisens Of ths Odd Typ h a sordid ORR
entail; his cmancipateti son. and grand
isation, or rather Western corruption. hut
they remain, ncvcrthelcss, rank borba-
ment. and even ina their hospitality. as we
may readily convince ourselves by spend
ing n gay evening In Moscow.
shall not invite him To follow us into amy
very terrible places, hut simply 20 accom-
P Pm: . Ss 70 d sns e,,r rs,,,cS s T"n !" nc long %sil r "ai
down hill, through his suburb and that
suburb and then along an endless street
stones and bowlders. and lined with low
Ghite houses, mostly only one story Y
Finally We pass beyond the utmost limits
arch ERECTED i'm the middle of "a wilderness,
and 40 ACROSS 10 stretch at open country,
Isyond which - the retr"iski PARK. a.
pretty summer villas built of wood. and
ornamcntcd with fretwork carvings i'm the
ws.llknown Russian STYLE. Then, after
driving along imncnss. avenues borlcrcd
with fine trees, we reached the rcstaur-
ANTS and concerts of which we had heard
- .r..l Ssoln. A4artn Arx.nslsn
Eldorado, and others, whcr. the famous
TsyRanes or Bohcmienncs sing. After
s sSe 1 lyrical and hypSr', anI n,h n.-c snn;.
astic travellers, to say nothing OF the
boasts and Recommendations of Russian
marvels and splen.iors, for something
fairy-likc and unlieari al. ar at
least for some new and memorable SEN
cations. The deception WAS mplc
These establishments consist of pint-wood
halls surrounded 10y gardens similar To the
s, TI . TIir, nrixa,. rnp,ns' ins;c,. "' or is
ing enriched with gliding and sumptnous
siivans, are furnished with economical
brentwood chairs, simple lo"kinR-glasscs.
and paltry tables.
We visited these establishments one af-
ter the other: they were all the same, all
enveloped i'm "a veil Of dismal malaria and
ennui suggestive of bankruptcy; the pine
wood halls were empty. the walters half
was Am orchestra, hut the musicians did
not play. Pacing up and down i'm couples,
their arms around each Others waist,
mans, DRESSED ian bright indoor costumes
chorus singers who did not sing. In
out-of-tht-way CORNERS sat ancient inatrons
of horrible aspect. painted and powdered.
who seemed to watch over the safety of
the promenading chorus singers. Near
shabby European costume, and a fat,
brigandish gypsy IMAM dressed i'm brown
corduroy, with u black cloth hat on his
head. In the garden n dozen customers
Sall0 military Officers were S1ttl1lK at tic
tables drinking tea and sSnokinK cigar
s.ttes; they wors. Long overs'oats,
sner heat-sO sensitive arr the Russians To
cold and damp. Strang is il mot, tinAt i'm
80 fond of out-of-ioor places of anusc-
ment.
What was To hc done: We consulted "a
Russian friend. AN officer who had kindly
guided us to those distant wastes.
.Nhy do not the B-ohcInicuncs sing:
Why are there SO few people here" At.
These questions seemed tai strike him
as being rather oid. The 8ohcmichncs,
he told us, sing only when they are paid;
bargain with the fat man in the corduroy.
Chow much do they WANT"
AT least twc,ty.five r,iblcs."
We made tile. bargain. hired n room,
ordered refreshnieIits. and soon half "a
dozen men with guitars, and the same
number OF women. AL OF them ugly DE
lous French costumes. entered and took
their places al the end Of the room. They
SANG SOnie thctAi1ftiDIy RhSSitn oiks
then some passionate TsyRane songs.
and then three of them danced with la
s.ivious Oriental movements, while the
Others howled and calculated i'm truly
savage fashion. But in order tn induce
them tn execute this dance the RuerSlon
had to be raised from twenty-five To u
hundred rubles. and still we were looked
upon as very small s~eigncurs. Certainly
the songs and dances of these Boficni-
s.nncs have IA wild and striking character
several subsequent occasions We had
the opportunity of a~ssertaining this fact
but from the point of view of art and in
tensity of expression, these famous Mos
COW gypsies cannot for ~ moment bs, com
pared with the Spaniards and as for their
vaunteL beauty. il Is "a dciuSion and "a
SHARE. Not one i'm IA hundred of them can
pretend tn good looks. The TsyRanes of
Moscow are onc of those. colossal frauds"
in which the east III 80 fertile. In amy
other count " .hese people wolld exerciss.
the profess On of cha .r~-nlendcrs. fortune
tcllers. poultry thieves and horse dealers,
for which the gytsics have natural gifts
in Moscow. thanks to the naivcte Of the
n~ew-fangled merchants and Of the rich
young men i'm general. they are able tu
spoil the Egyptians with less trouble and
risk. No fcte il considered complete with
money or jewciry cen satisfy their ~ralsaci-
~; reserved. diSdainfui. inaccessible Ia
the enterprise of gallantry. these gypsy
women drive tls. giided youth of Russia
wild with enthusiasm. and stir their torpid