New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25

IN. and that your purse will suffer more severely
than in the places where small entrance P'i'e
is asked. , ,,;
1,bere are several theatres in the Plalsance
h.s;des n number of miscellaneous entertainments
IN the different villages. The South sea lslah"ci9
give a performance i'll their resIVa'ioi' VIM"
eon.;s,s mainly of so-called dancing to the accom-
nanimept of alleged music. The costumes "oin ~
LEO savaces might be described in three worus'
~. norhans il IS as well TO lcav" something 10
49, UNCONVENTIONAL course of action winch teS
80 not followed in their attire. Inc Lap
,"nders entertain their visitors with the DEXTER
ons manipulation Of long whips, WHICH o"eS
Use for variety of purposes. COINS are piaI '
IN the ground and the villagers snap 'iicH "'np
-. thom Nine times out Of ten they succeeu
IN dislodcing the money and IN spinning ~ ID"
away The whips have stout handles anu a'
made Of heavy cord. They are used IN uii> ms
DOGS. but in the hands of an expert 'ie "nip
becomes a valuable weapon of defence IL oein-
uossible to kill a man with weil-oiHc'c" 'i'"
at distance of twenty odd feet
There are two Irish villages. and one pays d
quarter to see either of them. Barney oas'io
a. q feature of the first which is at the very Ell
.ro1ca of the Plaisance. AS matter OF lac''
hl.rneving is kept up all along the line OF TINS
unioue thorouchfare, though it is distinguish"
IN French German or Arabic Blarhey 'i'"' i
The second village is Donegal Casue. lie he
-. ,,ooob IN ANYTHING of a theatrical nature
A. either village is the weird and untuneiui play
ING OF an Irish piper. No charge Is ha'o ~,
This torture, but the piper Will accept any '"'"e
in the way Of "tip" from 8 cents up piin'p"'''
up. oa .hot an nm
s.-..ond;no Of the "tipping' habit is the hrs'
s,;dance Of civilization given by any OF our
-.-o;rn friends For instance, if you rlde IN
100 .ho;, Won have two Turkish bearers anu
= o,, American boy TO run aheao anu cioa'
sha wav for YOU Seventy-fve cents an i,oui 10
,h.rcad for the chair but both OF 'he oe''''
md the boy expect a tip. nlcKei apeoo o".
a. them. but that brings the cost OF your iiu0
=. On o.nts an hour, which is good deai 10
to- Tho Measure Of becoming seaslck on lailo
IT,, - ron ride around the lagoons IN a soh"oi''
,ou nav half a dollar at the landing Deiore YOU
s+a,t ont When you leave your ooa', 'n
~ordo,ier stands before you with ou's'rc'onou
hands and murmurs: Poor gohdohef
.'""e ,,overo ., or else "Arrah, now, its me-
ivi a. 800 nv Yer purty face we've tin cents
..r mo mothers son." For man may wear
.;..uresone costume and manage a gondoia !e'
an Jrshman. for a. that and a that. Even
=: Indio,s 1,nilding. on the main grounds OF ''le
ra;, . cun of tea fs brought to you by manu-
some Hndoo. who tells you that whiie ho on''
"a made for the tea, you are at npefN " ""'>
the waiter a small present
TIVE pAHoMEYAN VILLAGE
pu. 70 return to the Plaisance. one OF '"o
most absurd performances gwen one'e h"%s AZ,
aeon in the Dahomeyan village Like 'io 80 80;
Iar.rdor. the Dohomeyans are very economi-
% 49, r.o.,nr If clothes The women wear d
single garment. decolletc. sleeveiess' al" ''"
=. e. l,ecs VOLTA coutl The men wear eai
-. ,rh;cb beoins at the waist line and cnos 700
.hrrot,v 70 he called skirt Ohe minus W..
LITTLE IN admire in the faces OF tnese pcop'o'
60 far az physinue is concerned, they are VIZ,
resembling statues of shining bronze vi PO" -,
marl4o In fact, perfectly lorne" 100
+ha, admiral ION enables one TO 1orSe' w =" en- -.
n, the simplicity Of their costume i"'H az
oyerclean but their village Is not nan ~
-,...ar. ne .hot NJ the Laplan'lers. who smo''''r
themselves in furs which 'her @''' Th,
20 Tho fourth generation. used before them. in'
~ VI 1891 ,d most of their time OUTDOORS
v1~. tho Janlandcrs cuddle together IN 'hc'r Nv
s,el,;ro hints day in and day out. Consequently
.hn,h clo,nli-css is unknown in either Ni,i"S''
flat ot the dusky tribe is the more a9reea'''' u
Of any rate the less nauseating OF the WV e.
The Dahomeyans dance of course l"e'c =.
hpdly any performance given D" - The
of which dancing is not the main i'a'u,o 49,,
..ou. 30 ,ho African ballet are most sIihPi'' 49,
ore can learn them IL is only necessary 10 S''.
an ono foot tor several seconds, leap IN u'e an
s,ddanlv como down on the other ioo'' siam" y,
that for a while, hop across the hoor' al" '
Tho veil is the hardest part OF the dance " az
ouirc In its original form it is Il Sp'Ti,' "
cry. but the Dallomeyans show ia"udo'' nd
IN ada,t themselves to American cus'o'n'' ""
they vary their native howl with an o'''' -. :
TIA :" which they have been '',"H"' :,
orr National battle call Some one has AZ" ::
them that the fashionable form OF saiu'i'''
this country is 10 lay the finger ASIDE '''o "o
ard it is with this refined and elegant
that they welcome their visitors said
There is a Persian theatre, OF when tHc 10. -.
the better. Some people may care TO pay ~ }.
five cents 10 see an elderly gentleman ua"0' "
costume which consists simply and sole" % ="
abbreviated white petticoat, but tie ma
scbtseers prcfcr 10 spend their money IN o'''
ways
PRETTY ALGERIAN GIRLS.
In the Algerian theatre. n cool looking p"i''
ing. painted blue and white, and seating t"o "
three hundred persons, there il a real stage, W"
no curtain or scenery Either accessory would i"
supertluous. as PLAYS are not given the cn'cft"il
mcnt consisting of music and dancing. The pac'
Of the stage is hung with dark Oriental draperi''
Tbcre ia a long. upholstered bench running iron
end to end and when the performance be4ins' th'
orchestra side in and seat themselves IN the az
tatude fashionable among tailors. They seem u