The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-20

than 1OO, 900 pic0icked Ia the Exhibl-
ton grounds on Saturday. never
SAW such eight. Tney sat on the
grassy edges OF the walks or on the
steps Of the terraces when they could
not get chairs. They wore gay, good
uatured orderly, and did not destroy .
flower. All the fragments and the
newspapers which served ~ tables
cloths were wrapped up after the meal
to ba carried away, and there was not
after this q! Sresco meal . bone, bottle
or ecIsp Of Offal TO be found lying
about. This crowd was u popular one.
It's happiness was indescrtbable aud its
clvil'xed sociabili.y delightful.
ON THE SEINE.
A tip. The river boats are the least
overcrowded mode of conveyance. II
you do not want to pass the evening at
the Champ de Mars 60 by one Of them
down to st. Cloud to dine and then on
by rail- to Paris, or 20 up the river to
Bercy, where the restaurants are very
good and the Burgundy wines better
than anywhere aioRg the bouievards,
You can easily get from the Bercy to
central Paris by omnibus or trstu. The
boats cease to ply NJ 8 p. m.
ASIATIC cAPERINGs.
As TO the amusemsnts at the Exhi-
bitiou, they are those Of fair. One
goes to see the Oriental dances and
Dsrvishes In the Rue de Caire--a street
made by reat fronts Of Cairo houses.
dances are performed by beardless
men, originally intended to guard
hsrems. don't SEQ the fun In watch.
Ing how. Ia Aimee style, they wriggle
their fat hips. The sImes, by the by,
was excluded on the score OF public
decency. While the dehauchement ts
60 on, ring of feltahs sit round the
dancer, cr0ouiug nlouotonous tuhe
and beating time with their hands. A
long manger Is near, at which hum
dred Egyptian asses feed. These inlel.
ligeot animals often turn round to
watch the performance, and add to II
the feature Of braying chorus.
GUITAR scRAPiNG.
Near "Les Ruines des Tuileriss," In
Portland cemeut, there is Il Theatre
des FOlles ParIsiennes on the AlcaZar
model. 1t has the advantages Of plenty
OF fresh air. AT tho Hungarian, Ser,
Wan and Nespolitan paviiions there
are Tsigane and NespolItan concerts.
There Is gultsr.scrsping estudiantsua
in South American palace. One has
music Into the bargain when one eats
or drinks In these places.
ONE WAY TO SWING AROUND THE
CIRCLE.
The Exhibition is a big place. Hut
the indolent visitor may be taken
through 1t In Bath chairs or little An
Mantle ones, lightly hung high above
the wheels, painted In fancIful and
gaudy patterns, aud pushed by far
Easterns wearing low comical hats OF
red varnishsd wood, the shape of the
lid of tureen, There arc linen hoods
10 these picturesque vehicles, which
young ladies at the Exhibition for an
outing with their admirers greatly
Affect. A neat foot can be 80 well dis
played by the occupant of the Anna
mite chair, and the wheels ran on at
the creased lightning pace. The small
Aunamite who pushes keeps his bead
on one side to watch for obstacles,
which he avoids with speed and dex-
tcrity.
AMONG THE .tNATIvEs."
There IL no preiiier part Of the Ex-
hibition thap the French Colinderies,
IN the grounds of the Iuvaiides. One
gets there by railway running from
the river side, in trains made like
wsgouettes. "Native' villages, on
Tonquin, Annamite, Indian, Algerian
aud Cayenne models are the attraction,
with "native" meu, women and chill
dren practiclng haDdjcrnfts, dancing
and playing games, In which there J,
often sleighl-0f-hand.
TEA WORTH TRYING.
Water is very bad at the Exhibition
"A reason why the public have takei
to tea drinking at the Indian Palace
The cheering beverage Is served blas
ing-eyed Hiudoos, black of skin. an
| In suow-white raiment. They NOV
about like panthers, steaithily an
with soft step, aud never seem {
smile. All the tea drunk here Is IndIi
and very grateful 1t is.
i WHERE BREEzEs BLEW.
| Had ] ths misfortune to be su