Telegram-herald., 1889-07-14

( faa t-. sl at.lZ - All tllf iahe AGES o.
I tae eofd sua selling fruits. piants
sat doHefs rom the uopes. such as
are iat seen elsewhere. i equivalent 10
u.t atnug seen New Orleans. All ia
toass.iizes aud eoi0rs congFesste Al TINS
marAes. whlch more a. an Eastern
tslar, a. msat. hsh. dry goods. boots,
,aaes, lH pans, every variety and all
ar1.c.es ol household use are sold theIe
every day 81 the week, and especially
ou Sundays.
TIE French market comprises five
distinct and separate markets, which
are generally mosn As the meat, the
tsa lhs vegetable, the fruit aad the
bazar markets.
Between these several markets are
sHiall open spaces, occupied by Indians.
peddlegs of fgu.t, t.nware and notions
sunday m0rnmg, which IS the day
when the market can be seen ia ali its
! glory. the crowd commences 70 collect
/ early, gradually increasing ss the day
adFdnee-, uut.i at O'Clock the thrUng
I IS So dense that circulation Is impeded.
tao crowd keeps coming and going
llll IL o'clock, wneu the bell rings as
y signal 90 close, and % commence
7 cleaning up for the day. As the popu-
l latau ot New Orleans - very much
I mlNcd, "A gte4t many natOuaLtes are
i sreu boz tie French market, and the
\ Nay rIgl-h words are mixed with
\ tlcu.h and Spanish, and the manner
I Dor wnicA wOras are twisted, renders the
baoCl ot tongues very confusing as well
As amusing.
On one side the Sicilians offer "Ban-
auey chcapee. Madamey, or "narangc
tortugCl l,cneappcy, par picayuney" tive
Ceul.I- On the other side, half IN
I French and English, you are offered
brght-C0lOrcd CalicOes, 50 many yards
Tor so many eScalins Ia bit, or l24
cent-i. Nine friends, Moses, Abraham,
Isaac and Jac0o, are here also To otter
you coats -Cneap for cash." that lit
like the paDer ON the WALL" though
large enough for two bodies like your
sell, og tight enough to give away to
every inhalation, nut II Is Just the fit.
ot4p outside on the levce, and an artist
IS ready 20 take your picture while you
watch acrObats gong through their
performances, or i travelling dentist
pulling teeth for mere tritie. Fat
negresses, with gaudy ''tignons" (hesd-
haHdkCrchiefsl, stroll along, talking
gumbo French, . mixture of French,
spanish, English and Irish words,
making their marketing or buying their
wardrobes. Amidst all this noise and
confusion the Choctaw Indians sit
silent rs statues, apparently obllvious
oi their surroundings, keeping a strict
watch ot their baskets of herbs, plants,
berries, bcad-work, and their bright
eyed little papOOses lbabies) strapped
u plauks, as Is their Indian custom.
aIe.t Markets.
The first of the series of markets
composing the French market is the
meat market erected IN 1913, at a cost
ga $4,000, on the spot where stood the
first market. destroyed during the
fearful hurricane of 1912. The stalls
are mostly occupied by Gascon butchers
iroa France, who monopolize the
b.tchet business OF New Orleans. The
Inclt sold i- generally Texas beef, and
brn-~ usually ~ cents per pound. The
stalls are ornamented with pictures OF
meadows on which Craze most
Vonderlul-lOOking catt.o IN i'm
possible attitudes. In the fore
ground the artist % often
, introduces what Is supposed to be the
portrait OF the owner Of the stall, bat
what may be taken for any butcher in
the market. At the head OF the mar
ket are the several coffee stands, much
irc4ueuted 10y strangers. Before leav-
Iug this market We went over into the
aisle nearest the street and examined
the yarous kinds of potted meats
c,slied an FrencD ''ChaTcutorie," some
ct which arc excellent for cold lunches
Passing nto the open space beyond, We
come to tnc rendezvous of the Indians
q remnant Ot the once powerful tribe
Ct ChoctawS. These Indians live on
tine north side OF Lake Pontchartrain
and belong tO the trlbe.under the chief
James Nahot-Ahv. who in 1879 was
/ elected cnet for life. Their principal
cup3uon - gathering herbs and
medicinal plants, which meet ready
sale I'M tine market. Laurel and
BAY leaves, used by Creole cooks tC
season soups and dishes, are sold by
them a. we'll rs "nle' fgumbO), sor;
ot green powder, used to make the eel
ewatcd gumbu soup. This IS prepared
ty pounding up sassafras, bay leave;
and some other herbs, previously trled
u thc shade. Plantan deer tOnguel
usrd to perfume wardrobes and liner
closets. ny spreading the leaves anon.
t1c e'pthes. is sold oy them at certain
% sntsu0s for % few cents a bunch; alse
) ri ces ot laDuuier root, or palmetto
Uset tor ~sruhoug brushes. Anon.
trer mea rai stock. the Indian or vii,
tur p found, winch boiled by th'
/ H.rr. CONS .l ..rsA -fr-.
I c'lrr fur consumption. Blow guns an,
p arrows, rHdc of wlid cane, are amout
p tneir stovs. and can ~ purchased tor
trfe Nc-r1 women station them
selves 90 tas SPOT offering for sal
"praiiues. saEar cake made Of pccsi
e or peanuts. -Calias. species of sof
donChuut. m8dg of r,ee, and ''pau
rattte. kud of pc or cold pudding
g n1tr ul sweet potatoes.
a The Hasar Market
The uext market IS called the Raa
d, msrset, structure Of iron erecte
SOME feu fegFs ago, ard used for th
safe of dry rpods. boots. shoes. notions
thna and glassware. It's narrow asia
sr fn-t9oleti wfa bright Cui0rcd hanc
ke-chseis. stockings and other article
N o- wearing apparel 80 that on
e crowd Il day clEcu atcu IS slow an
.~ d fheut fusrZng from this ctv
miniature -nors. hke an Eastern ba n
We r1uin intu an opsu space occuue
=. br getfhIe. fruit and flower vendor
lr tne LOUISIANA orange seaso.
e. Nte.er ta January. che hns are fan
.n tHa fat cf these oranges. out
a-aa faese hns arc occupied Z
other r1ts banaa8s 90 not rIrcn
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