Middletown transcript., 1893-08-05

details It can BID truthfulIy said that tis
three sets of oriental dancing girls now
giving hourly exhibitions in Midway pl ais
ance should be bundled aboard fast train
and returned with all speed,to their native
haunts. Nothing 50 disgusting and vulgar
has ever been seen in the vilest of Americas
gradually disappearing "free and easys.
There can be only one meaning TO the sug-
gestive postures and sensu0us glances OF
the Turkish dancing girls, and even that
would soon land American imitators be-
hind prison bars. The directors of the
Columbian Exposition can not walk
| through Cairo street, the Turkish Odeon or
the Moorish palace with clear consciences.
Champion Pugi!ist Corbett, however, who
was giving strictly first tclass and inter-
esting exhibition, must leave the plaisance
driven out like some unclean thing. He
will not suffer by it, for, although only a
prize fighter, the champions place is not
among the plaisance freaks.
In the administration building can now
be seen model of the United States trea-
sury building at Washington, constructed
almost entirely of Columbian souvenir
half dollars. The frame for the model is
made of wood and zinc. but this is all con-
cealed from view by the ingenious manner
in which the silver coins have been ar
ranged. The model is about fifteen feet
long. nine wide and three high. Seventy
q in
struciion, cement being employed to hold
them in place Several young men, under
the watchful eye of superintendent, were
engaged in putting on the roof of the
beautiful structure Friday, and for this
purpose the coins were brought in by the
sackful, each sack bearing the govern
ment's stamp. In order to do finish job,
the young men engaged in laying the halt
dollar pieces were obliged to cut them into
two and form pieces Of various shapes,
large pair Of shears being used to trim
them into the desired form. While doin
this clippings and shavings of coin silver
would fall upon the floor, as well as whole
coins, but the coin-layers paid no attention
to the truant discs, no more than a brick
layer would get down from his horse TO
chase dropping brick. Within the en-
closure young ladies were still selling the
souvenir coins fos 81 apiece, and even 50 in
,ase where gold clasps or other attachments
we're part of the sale.
The leather and shoe builcing is place
where one would little expect to find
japanese exhibit. 1t is surprising that
,eople accustomed to go barefooted or to
year a straw sandal or wooden clog
hould be able within their short period OF
dvancement along the path of Aryan
Utilization to make an exhibit in the line
f modern and occidental shoe gear. The
Japs" have sent over number of articles
D show their progress in this direction. In
small space in the leather and shoe build
,g they have on exhibition skins and
ides, plain and colored in various hues,
AIMED and untanned. Natural skins of
*, marten, seal, sea leopard and other
nimals are there, as well as an exhibit of
ather betting. The specimens of figured
ather are very intereting.
The companies of regular sol diers en-
lmped near the government bull ding add
sry much to the picturesque aspect of the
ir. Indeed, between the government
Hiding and the lake, and along the east
de of the great manufactures building,
i'll always be found an immense throng,
,tening to fine band music and watching
e waves and steam craft as they GO and t
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