Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-15

<aoHc % sh< peoples faces - she 'tnd
her no<k ps<sed By we're ssiissnee
snoagh that ne scheme had tsken.
foF that tired feeling with wateh
you sre s>i<ed after sn eight hear
trsSnp. t4ke . stroll IA Midway flsis-
ancs aud thsrc iaes yoer.eif In eonrem-
plating the comedy II eEistenes and
not the wteksdness with which ID l.
said The raiS>nee Il tssming. There
i - murh that IL obstructive ami d.
vsrttnx that ons's mind seed not fnom
necessity dwell upoa lie vulsarftiss
sneh exist Here y,su may brush up
against every nation under the hun.
aud judging from the basiness-like way
with which sslne Of these very forsllgn
foreigners deport themselves they have
been In the show business before
They seem % regard tho average Amer
lean - = mo>t gallihie person. aud Of
Ter hin goods with an lmpadent lnsin-
u.ting assurance that the coins In his
pockets arr " be had for the asking.
aud II yoa surprise q vendsr by
declining 20 purchase 81 his
gaudy tribes his remarks are not
always the most delicato. The various
curious locking sweetmssts that they
sell and sosne purchasers. but they al
ways nibhie them suspiciously. feeling
al the while that they are challenging
Providence.
The only person | saw eating pea
nuts was John Jacob Astor. who was
stroliing through the Midway by the
aide Of his wife. who was seeing the
sights from rolling chair. undoubt-
ediy he could not withstand the per-
suasive voice OF an enterprising young
ster who advertised double iointed
hunehback peanuts five cents bag"
There were plenty of that wonderful
variety OF "gabers" exhibited I'm tho
California building. the only state in
the union that can produce that par
ticulzr kind.
The popularity of the street OF Cairo
has led the owners thereof 10 raise tho
price of admission from ten To fifteen
cents. IL is said 70 be a correct repre-
sentation OF an Egyptian thoroughfare.
Camel riding Is the chief attraction.
and there are few people who DO not
object 10 making ludicrous exhibitions
of themselves by taking a sail on 1.-THE
ship OF the desert" Along thcs-s 80
called streets" the Egyptian flower
girl, or what we are told Il one. offers
for sale odorous flowers from the near
est greenhouse. III In the dirty, SLOW
emily, begrimed creature you can find
remnant of those visions of yelled
loneliness which the romancer de-
lighted In. your imagination will be
the sour2 of great fortune The
villages" are entertaining. and be-
lieve the only theater that has not
been advertised as vulgar is the quaint
childlike performance that takes place
in the Japanese Enclosure. The build
ing Is constructed of bamboo and Will
seat one thousand people. There Is
not enough material in their dramas
60 draw vast audiences. and the mind
of the American soon wearies Of the
pantouime and is ready to leave long
before the eliminating scene, though
II patient he viii be rewarded az the
close by solo, usually one OF our ma
tionsl airs, played on the only stringed
instrument in their orchestra, which is
composed entirely of wonderful-toned
goRgs and bells There must be an adj
vocatc of the Darsvinian theory con-
nected with the management OF the
village. for fine large ape has con-
sPicuous place allotted TO him, where
he is not at all backward in displaying
those characteristics wherein he most
resembles man. and he displays no tact
in thrusting the unpleasant knowledge
upon you.
The German village Is nothing more
than great beer garden, and the one
feature Is the magnificent brass band
that plays the music that the children
of the Fatherland love. The music,
along with the beer, Is apt to make
them tribe enthusiastic, but there is
nothing unpleasant about IL.
"Old Vienna" Is the resort of The so
ciety people. and here on Saturday
evenings they have decreed il to be
the fashion to dine. Therefore be-
tween six and seven they come In their
splendor To make . dinner of beer,
wienerwurst. sauerkraut and Dutch
fried potatoes. There Is nothing
elegant about such dinner. but the
price. Everybody drinks beer. even
Kansas people, and IL you ara not
familiar with the pricc-lists you may
be asked n dollar for two small bottles
of imported beer. While speaking OF
drinks II might be kindness 70 warn
the one who IL going to the fair not 10
take the lemonade unless In need Of an
enetic.
odd Vienna" Is filed with pretty
barmaids. who only serve that part OF
humanity who appreciate better than
the other part the witchery OF darl.
eyes and tender smiles. The language
OF German love Ia being industriously
pursued by some Of our army officers
stationed on the grounds. and who
find the menu very palatable when
served by German maidx After the
lamps are Lie In the garden and the
quaint shops the picturesque place is
- lie best. and. II you are fatixued by
day of sightseeing the Austrian or
ehsstrz will make you forget the
WEAKNESS Of existing by rendering the
sweet osd walfxes OF Strauss and Wald.
teuifel and all the favorite German
tunes Just before the hour for clos
ing = watchfnan arrsyed In antique
costume. carrying . lantern acrOss his
shoulder. patrols the village. crying:
"Aii IL w~n ETnKI IxsAIfA
JOHNNY FRESH ON THE CAR.
ma .. Esp~~s~res Hs Dtaa't 0uis.
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