Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-13
SOME AMUSING PEOPLE
Seen at the Big Fair on Any Day and
Everywhere
Thsy Es4 Thsir Lunchsons ss An Rorts Of
Hsors-fhs Loving Yoang Couple
Hrsa the Ceuntrx

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Special oousaDsndsnes Of Ihs Evening Star
CHICAGO, July 10, 1885
lis there . calf around here, sir7'' said . wo-
man 1t the worlds fair to . man Who was sit
ting ct . dssk looking out for his exhibit in the
mining building.
"A eslfr' aid he IN some sstoniahment,
thinning b bad possibly misundsrstood the
question
Yea" aid she; sis thsrs . calf snyvhsrs
srourld this building7'
MADAM" he said, at think not, but you viii
probably find one stuffed in the National Mu-
scum exhibit, and there may be some live onss
down IN the stock yards Just outside the gates"
THAT'S too far said she, II must get some
Thing to eat nigh. or"
"What, do you want one to eat2' And then Il
dashtd across the exhibitor that the woman was
not looking for Young COW at all, but wanted
70 nnd cafe where she could get lunch How
should she know that CO f-e spslt cahay? She
had rever seen the word before she came TO
Chicsgo, and she pronounced it according to
her own system Tape spells tape, why
shouldn't e-s-f-s spell calf, allowing for . GER
thin essres Of foreign punctuation on the 81
This story II no simple joke, but an actual
fact. and it 10 only one of many curious things
that one notices ct the fair.
wHKS PEOPLE BxaIN TO EAT.
Another thing that strikes . visitor a. re-
snarkibIs is the hour when people begin TO eat
their luneheons- They carry them in baskets
Of generous proportions, and a. the baskets
seem to be heavy the nrs, thing they do upon
reaching the grounds is TO transfer portion Of
the weight TO the interior Of their anatomy.
CONS out to the fair rs early ~ you chooss and
you vii find people sitting on benches eating
ThA - u Al
Further than this, You may sometimes sss them
opsniag their baskets on the railroad cars on
the way out to tbs fair. At what time did they
breakfast that they should eat lunch at $50
O'Clock in tbs morning? Generally speaking
tnsy h Nv. the Appearance Of country
ehars'tsristic which prompts them to begin
the day with hearty meal A for the kind
OF meal they eat 1t varies. of course. but IL sp-
pears generally to eonsist Of sandwiches, fruit
and pie.
Lunches brought into the park are NOT by
any N eans universal but thsy are very COM
mon, and especially on some particularly
Festive occasion many people make IL . regular
picnic, and seem to prefer ths lunch bsskst TO
the foreign cafe.
THE WOMAN wrTH THE 1ABx.
Ano thor rather singular thing TO watch il the
Inevitable woman with the baby. She trots the
child around laboriously, and it often occurs 70
other people that she b deriving . minimum
Of pleasure from . maximum Of labor. What
does sue sse Of the show? More than half Of
the time she IL busy quoting the infant In her
arms, and il it breaks out into . storm Of WALL
Ing aad crying she seeks some retired spot
where she can sit down quietly and escape OBJ
servston- Having found such place she il
n no aarry to lss7s Is. and II aha spends ten
hours At the fair 10 10 probable that less than
tive hours have been devoted to
satisfactory sightseeing. There Is no reason
Why she should not avail herself Of
lhe advantages offered by the childrens
for until their mothers call for them. Each
mother 10 given ticket when shs leaves her
saiid, and upon returning in the evening she
presents the ticket and receives her baby back
The bscsssity Of this plan 10 obvious, In order
70 prevent Vie swapping Of infants that We read
Of In story books. Moreover some people might
appear and claim a child when they we're not so
fortunate as to own one. To tell the truth the
woman ct the worlds fair who labors around
the grounds and buildings with baby in her
She cannot leave the child at home, nor il she
willing TO stay away from the fair herself, %
She GOES and carries an incubus. which renders
u imp >ssibls for her TO enjoy herself.
rnE YouNe COUPLE from TIE COUNTRY.
The loving young couple from the country
are atso frequent and are nearly always anus
ing TO zee. There are hundreds and thousa ads
OF thsa Either they are on . Wedding trip,
or they soon will be, or ought to be In no
place are people apt to be more Independent Of
each oEhsr than they are in big crowd 1t 10
OF no use minding your neighbor, for he II not
minding you. The consequence IL that these
loving couples are almost ~ loving ~ IL they
were in the quiet parlor or in the ssclusion Of
he country summer house The young man
walks holding the young girls arm or hand
quite naturally. and, when they take q seat,
they lean against each other Ike q couple Of
owls ON the limb Of tree. But, Of course, 1t Ii
most amusing to see them in time Of excite
msnt, 1, for example. when they 90
around in the Midway Plaisanee. II they
Cairo street they both mount the same beast
and OF course she squalls when the camel rises
from his sitting posture, and then he clasps her
round the waist and holds her securely on.
And wien the camel gets down on his knees
after the ride 10 over so - to let his passsn-
gers alIght, it 10 quito necessary to clasp her
very tight or abe will be very sure to pitch
forward and fall on her head. Ii they 20
around in the Ferris wheel there Ii the same
necessity again She 10 frightened and re-
is beside . tsrribls thing In the shape Of the
shding railway, which 10 nothing more nor lees
than summer coasting, and what man and girl
ever INDUCED in coasting without taking hold
OF each other7 The shrswd observer takes
pleasure In seeing all these manifestations Of
human nature.
THE WOMAN WHO ASKS SILLY QUESTIONS.
The old woman Who asks silly questions and
Who has become the stock piece Of comic
stories Is very common ct the worlds fair. She
likes TO imagine human figures to be Of waI,
and II IN exhibitor remains In Q stationary
position for few moments il 10 very likely
that some one may sxsmins him critically and
then jump with surprise when he suddenly
moves and displays the fact that he 10 human.
When these old women meet wax figures, how
ever, they never suspect that they are not
human beings and they 20 up and ask them
questions. Before the fair IL over thsre will be
thousands Of stories about these old women.
One 10 said to have gone all through
the electricity building and to have como away
expressing her astonishment that there we're no
lagoont there. She supposed them to be . new
Of great rarity and beauty. Another
one went into the hunters cabin on Wooded
laland and wanted to know Why Mr. Hun ter
had . house all to himself in the park. Another
one, Of prudish tendencies, h said to have gone
into the art gallery, whore, coming upon q