The sun., 1893-09-10
CHICAGO TO FRENCH ErEs.

CHICAGO TO FRENCH ErES
How tho Marvel of the World. Fair. tho
| Splendid Theatrical Shows, aud American
Seriousness Impressed IN Frenchman.
The Chicago correspondent OF ILLUSTRATION.
| an illustrated weekly newspaper published in
| Paris. has been sending home frequent letters
| on the subject Of the Worlds Fair. and his i'm
| pressions Of It He has been remarkably un-
prejudiced In his criticisms. and has shown u
praiseworliy desire to do justice TO all the
| good points Of tho Chicago Exposition. His
| remarks arc all the more interesting. because.
as a Partisan, he cannot refrain from compar.
| ing everything in jackson Park with what lie
saw at the French Exposition Of 1880.
In q recent letter the correspondent tells OF
what he saw In the Midway Plaisance.
I'm this place." he says. "the organizers OF
the Exposition have tried to get together the
| greatest possible number OF amusements and
attractions They forgot one thing. however.
| and that was o galvanize tho American char
| acter. to inject into the people OF the United
| States the ability to laugh at everything and
| to appreciate what they see with an express
| sive sort of gayety. On the Midway Plaisance
| enjoyment does not appear to be communica-
| tive. 1t seems to be dumb. The subtle in1u-
| ence OF crowds seems to be absent, and tho
hmeElcau mas tne nlT OF enjoying nlEnSelI IN
| some special. internal manner. which We In
France cannot understand.
In this Midway Plaisance one finds second
| fair. very Interesting very queer. very cosmo.
politan-which In Paris would have been con-
tinually thronged with noisy. vivacous
crowd. There is a Javanese village there five
times the size OF the one we saw in 1889, where
one may witness quaint dances and hear pecu-
liar music. rs We did: but this village a
whole is infinitely more curious and complete.
Further along the broad avenue there is q
building in the shape Of diorama. where an
enterprislng individual has opened a beauty
show. lie has gathered pretty women
from France. Japan. China. Germany. America.
the Orient. and other quarters OF the globe,
who % have since been looked at BY every man
did not long suit these young persons. The
Oriental women ON did not mind lying around all
soon got tired Of it. and there there were ere nnmerons r
Il have visited Cairo street with m uch PLEAS
ure and SURPRISE for this is the street that
Of 1889, without ever having seen it. came
out OF the place absolutely amazed.
Cairo street in Chicago is indisputaby SUI
perlor to the one we admired in 1880: it is
architecture; and more elegantly colored /
went through the place with the manager AMI
ductions Of Moorish houses these Temples.
these MOSQUES with deicate minarets, these
ish cafes. these qua int shops. and the animt..
eh HERS Of 5hs srset where in the brilliant
white ones or dark Jewish girls Ten On
doorstep while soudanese dancing grlI
WITH ianguorous eyes lounged vouptuously in
!. The en1pt the street is ipeenIoasly marked
yy Dy temple built OF rose eolored granite. with
nous temple Of Luxor One can hear ca the the sa ~"
cred music OF tho priests inside. and il ono
decorations oi tie walls which St1 give eSheS eSvcI
scenic Sc effect to the mystic, place At the door
boys clanior for patronage 1t is decidedly !
speak o the Sg sGe d M 70
the which carries o6S rST PERSONS arnsnd ~
hs Wheel 1o metres IN damfter 5h.
whS u rE risk their neeEs to make this trip:
nhS brepr0ducs9n Of the old city q Wanna
{erlng 9 IN ne blg gateway is one that may be had
yards In extent there are grouped old German
houses houses OF the sixteenth century. with rounde!
q arms the Sroand o%r Of each S hoass %Sh.
dows and queer wroSshtiron otA ssns aTs hspe ani
Gyer ine whsds y5e deorWays In one corner there
In the eenre Of TIE ssare is n o
fashioned fountain. and the whole air Of tho
In the en- MdwaS d PIaisanss there f.wo,
boer halls. bars. restaurants. and luncheon
ttouhters than there were at the Paris Ex posi-
lage on Frankfort sausage and coiyee. or ydl
may 20 to the Turkish cnit, the liennese 70,
tRaurant' or to the kiosks OF Algeria and Tun,-.
public In general does not frequent thc.a
places to any great extent. They have not. as
We We nnye, the the appreciation OF romantic curos-
!. The great public Of Chicago and OF the neigh
boring provinces. slow, mournful, and with NJ
ttreat I needs prefers rather when It comes :,
cook shops thar have nestled about every en-
rance to this giant white city. ON every side
heta nave been erected booths for the sale u
seems TO have fed from the Fair has sought
reImge IN these dirty low novels outside Tia
Taiis; I In IN the midst OF the stamping Of horse,
rains; and tho shouts OF thousands of fakIrs
hat oiler anything Tor sale from silver M edal
Toward . o'clock IN tho evening. wncn IN.
leople start homeward. these surroundings ~
ne ne EHE0stion are more picturesque than the
IN air tSeI, i,h. Ihe people seem to wake up and
'ars Is one that We never see In France,
Az hight; alter dinner. Chicago With the
nnnsty rang g, Q, b her streets tho length and i'm
"a ,hllcago. with her tall buildings that iiRht-up
u TX huse towers OF Babel. offers a spectacle At
ne y So same M tine fantastic and almost tcrrifylnG.
o be seen at Jackson Park.
~ 10 not the large and happy European city,
@ uetrondIfs 9IGfcoIbes oh mysterious and cyclopiap
person Poe's Gordon Pym must have been.
Ia ahxIoSn hS tneaSres are grand immeasursble.
tsp ,tspTnhisn. sn You see gigantic ia ry tales mon
men men, we cannot comprehend. Phenomenal
nncas. ,umns: extIavaEant Rcrohats, tnconceivable
IN 1hnesrs lunp about In front OF the SPECTATOR
The theatres are elegant and com fortabls.
/. ard 4 cslSes The only lie @ 10 b I seen