The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10

manly woman harangres her colleagues
Women that eyes follow with romantic
interest and curiosity are the nuns who
are visiting the Fair In great numbers.
Many OF them are from clustered orders.
and must have received extraordinary dis
pensations to be allowed TO mingle again
With the world. Even IN this sightseeing
they walk as much apart from worldlings
as though they were strolllug up and
down the paths OF their clustered gar
dens, missal I'm hand. They spend much
of their lime in the Fine Arts. and the
/ sentimental and romantic pictures or
the reiigieusc must make n smile creep
over the undertaking Of their sedate coun-
| teuances for the everyday life OF a nun
/ is IA from anything bordering on the ro-
mantle. These pictures ~ nuns. though.
/ attract attention, and have seen socie-
/ ~ women lost In contemplation Of them.
! The one picture every one sees because
/ every one else does is breaking Home
! Ties" ~ Thomas Hovenden a Pennsyl-
| vauia artist. n you want 10 be entertain
cd take a seat nearest the picture and
| listen 10 the comments made upon lt.
Very often the person most intent upon
| This favored picture will be she man whom
| fortune has smiled upon and the world
| carcsscd. Doubtless he left just such an
| humble cottage. had just such a care
worn. over-worked woman for mother
and went out into the great world with
! her blessing and prayers. And III the
| memory OF his early. humble life BIAS been
partially wiped out by his contest with
the world OF which his mother knew so
little. the picture reylves 10 and Doe stands
before it, hands iG pockets, living over
astin "the days that are no more" The
! Loan Collection that g. the pictures by
| famous artists owned by Americans. IS
| Of a.. 10 IN ff.
| made a study of art though Co tuC uuar-
| tistlc the collection is not ans more inter-
! estiug than those OF the American school
| The Russian exhibit of paintings DIS n
! an exceedingly melancholy character,
picturug such hopeessncss and despair
that you are glad when you und
yourself la italy even If you are confront
ed by such o frantic subject as The Dec
ldro ion." which hangs above one of me
entrances TO the rooms DEVOTED TO italian
arr
For that tired feeling" with which Won
are seized after an eight hour tramp, take
stroll I'm the Midway plaisance aud
| there lose yourself iu contemplating The
| comedy OF existence and not the wicked
! ness with which 10 ls said the rlalsance is
| teeming There is SO much MAT IFS instruct
i've and dvorting that ones mind need
| NOT. from necessity dwell upon iis vulgar
tiles 10 such exist. Here you may brush
| up against every nation under the sun.
and judging from the busiuess-lille way
with which some OF these very foreign
foreigners deport themselves they have
| boon i'm the show business before. They
seem 60 regard che average American as
| e. most gulhhle person. and offer him
goods with an impudent inslnuatlng
assurance that the coins in bis pockets are
10 Doe had for the asking. and III you SUR
prise "a vender Boy declining 90 purchase ~
his CANDY trIfies his remarks are not tho
| most delicate. The various curious looking
| sWeetmats that they SCH find some
purchasers. but they always nihble them
suspici1usly, feeling an the while iiat
they are challen-ine Providence.
The only person / saw eating peanuts
was John Jacob Aston. who WAS strolitug
was John Jacob Astcr who WAS strolilnS
| through the Midway by the side OF his
wife. who was seeing the sights from
| rolling chair. Undoubtedly Doc could not
resist the cnterprisins younssicr VINO adj
verUsol "dougle- i0intod huncnhock pea-
nuts five cents bas." There were plen-
| ty Of Chat wonderful variety og "gibers'
exhibited ia the california buildin-. the
only state I'm the Union that can produce
that particular kind.
The popularity Of the streets Of Cairo
has led the owners thereof To raise the
price of admission from ten ga Nfteon
cents. 10 Is said Co bee correct
representation Of an Egyptian thorough
fare. Camel riding is the chief attraction
and there are n few people who DO not
object 10 making ludicrous eShisiiions
of Themselves by taking san on me
shin OF the desert" Along these social
Cd 4etreets" tine Egyptian flower girl
or what we are told is one, offers for
sale odorous flowers from the nearest
greenhouses III iu dirty. sirouly bc4rim-
ed creature you can find n remnant or
| those visions Of yelled loneliness Wnleh
the r0mancer delighH in your imlH-
nation win Doe the source OF great iof-
tune. The "viiaees" are entertaining
/ and / believe the only theatre mat mas
| not been advertised as vulgar D. the
quaint chud-like performance that iakes
place I'm the japanese enclosure. me
| building Is constructed Or bamboo, ann
will seat 1000 people. There ls NOT
enough material in their dramas 10 ara"
vast audiences and the nina or inc
! American soon Wearies of the ptht"m'h''
| and fs ready to leave long before the
| eliminating scene, though II patieht no
will be rewarded az the close by a solo.
! usually one of our national airs played
ON the only strnged instrument In
their orchestra. which is composed entire
| lv % wOnderful-tOned gOngS ana bells.
| There must De an advocate If the Oar
| wluian theory connected ~ith the man
| aeament OF the village. for "a fine large
aue has "A conspicuous place allotted 10
him. where be Is not at All backward
fn dlsplaying those characteristics
wherein he most resembles nan, ana he
dleuIa1s no tact iu thrl8ting the un-
pleasant knowledge upon you The Ger
man village is nothing more IMAM
great beer garden, and the one feature
Ia the magnificent brass band that plays
me music chat the children NJ the father
land love. The music. along with tbe beer
is ant tO make them trine cnthusi-
! aetlc. but there is nothing unpleasant
about o.
cold Vian7a" SIS the resort of the society
feonle. and here on Saturday event ~
fhev have docrced e. t0 bee the fashion 10
dime. Therefore between and they come
lu their spIend0r t0 make a dinner OF Deer,
wiolorwurst. saucrwurst, saurhfant ana
Dutch fried potatoes. There IS hothlHs
elegant about such "a dinner nut the price,
Everybody drinks beer even hanhls
ueoule. and N YOU are nor iamliof WIN
the puce-liats you may Dee asked fi-V Tor
Two small bottles Of imported beer.
While speaking of drink u Inibnt be
blindness Do warn the one who - going 10
the fair not go take me leHpuaNa ui"eaS
in need of ara emetic.
"Old Vienna" is hlcd with pretty BAR
maids. vino only serve that part ~ hn-
mauity who appreciate better IMAM the
other part the Wltehery of darn - :
ana tender smiles. Tho language OF Ger
man love IS being industrl0usly pursued
bv same Of our army officers stationed