The Green Forest tribune., 1893-07-06
The MIDWAY PLAISANCE.
PERSIAN DANCING GIRLs.-sTREETs OF Cal.
RO.-HAGENBAcK'S TRAINED ANIMALS.
The Jayanese BuiIdng.-The Ferris Wheel
Buffalo Bill Interesting items of the Fair.
Special Correspondence to THE TRIBUNE.


AFTER the visitor has spent two or
three days at the Fair seeing the Won
derful exhibits in the different buildings
he begins to long for something anus
ing. Then is when he visits the Mid
way Plaisance. The name is taken
from the French word pleasure ground.
And the Midway is rightly named, for
one cannot help being amused every
moment Of their stay there. If one en-
ters from Cottage Grove Avenue the
first thing to the left is the big balloon
grounds where you can go up two hun
dred and fifty feet and take lunch.
This costs you fifty cents bet is we'll
worth the money, for the very best is
served and you can get fine view of
the grounds.
The next attraction is the Persian
dancing girls. This costs twenty-five
cents and consists of dozen or more
native dance girls dressed in fantastic
costumes and dancing queer kind of
dance to the tune of the oldest of music
played by brawny Persians.
One Of the oldest and most barber
GUS dances was given by the wild Nu-
bians. These are the same people that
standley found in the wilds of Africa.
In another tent we found an Algerian
jugler performing his many tricks Of
sorcery. This is welt worth the ten
cents admission, for never before have
we witnessed such truly wonderful
feats of magic.
The streets of Cairo are crowded all
the time. It is hard to tell what all is
in Cairo Street, theatres and dining
halls are numerous, while booth after
booth is filled with the wares for sale
that come from Cairo. There is one
thing in Cairo that the people never
get tired Of, and that is the mind read
er. This gentleman will instantly tell
you just what you are thinking of. No
matter what you think you wish him to
do he will look at you second and
then with smile walk over to the OBJ
ject, If 1t be one and while repeating
your thoughts word for word will do
just what you asked. Thousands visit
him every day and watch his marvellous
performances,
Probably the most instructive exhib-
its in the Plaisance is Carl H agenback' S
trained animals. No where in America
is there such another show OF trained
animals as he has. Lions, tigers, bears,
hyenas, panthers, and dogs all perform
in the same ring, and after the perform
auce is over they ganbol and romp to-
gether like little kittens. Thousands
visit this show daily.
Atnoon last Wednesday the Jayanese
building was thrown open to the pub
lie. Over 5000 people visited the vii
lage during the afternoon. The fame
of the Java coffee and cocoa brought
the crowds to the restaurants. The
people could net be served fast enough.
Extra walters were called in. Nearly
three thousand people were fed. The
theatres were crowded to ,,overfowing.
They give three performances daily III
their picturesque little theatre. The
Javanese have been a long time in open
inc but they have caught the popular
fancy, and they deserve it, for more
peaceful set of people could not be found
anywhere. A good many Of the inhab
.itants in Midway quarrel among them
selves, but not SO with the Javanese.
Their children are quite as mannerly
as our own. Gentle words and soft
manners are quite in keeping withtheir
pretty little village.
The Ferris wheel is doing big buei-
ness now. At first people were a littl e
bit timid in venturing SO high in the air
but some few brave ones started the
fashion and now the thirty-six carriages
are filed most every trip. There can
be no danger as the boxes are strongly
wired and the wheel revolves so slowly
that you forget how high you really are
Then the magnificent view when you
reach the top repays you for any nerv-
ousness you may feel while decending
Once day there is q ine parade
through the Plaisance. All nations
take part. With queer looking costumes
and fancy headdresses they march