Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-12
WINTER WORK In ACIRCUS.
PREPARING A BIG SHOW FOR THE
SUMMER CAMPAIGN.

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'''.""ers inner. are BUSY Al, "in'e,. a
.'ns s ou' 'he No"'e 'as' I"Oo' III
1" "'Neors"''~"''o"'
UST around the block from the
New York Herald Office is a
" building occupied by the pro-
prletors of a big circus. They
are ouslly engaged III preparing for
the summer campaign, and a Herald
reporter who has been through the
puiiaing' gives this account OF the
"orh on mana
am leu up stairs and find on the
neA' iioor corps OF women busy on
ne" uniforms ana trapplngs Tor man,
,'..'i: WOMAN ana beast hlch plush and gold
u'i,on saiorr are sca.tered apout on
;n .n1 'ap,eS n,:i me pretty spangies tnat
WIN eii''er IN ,he ring next summer
"le oe,ne SeWeu IN Piace' the eiePhants
"ie ee.'ing ne" !ache's Vi roy"i Pur.
PIE anu goio' 'ne caihels must DC h'teo
ou' "ifesi iof sne e'iee' pa,aue' 'he
guy 'tappines ui hoi'e anu fiuer n,uss
pe rehe"eU' rol eehsoh oi ou' oi
uoor hisnaPS leaves most Vi 'nese 80
h"ch "ae'e' an eh'ireiy ne" o"'n'
must oe ca'cuiateo upon every year
some OF tnese trappihgs are very eH,
PehsiVe' Inc gorgeous elePhanI anu
Gamer coverings eost from Sooo 10
Sooo' ana as hlgh rs Slooo mas peeh
Pald ior single eiephahV outht. Inc
brilliant uniforms USED IN the ring ana
ON parade must also De renewed. Ihat
work Is gong on up here' Mrs White,
the circus wsrdrope woman mas char8e
OF 1t. Under her experienced eye,
from twenty TO thlrty seamstresses are
employed al winter. several OF these
women go win the snow all summer
as repalrers ana wararope assistants.
on great sheives ana taoles' tor the
. "hoie len8'h OF tnls ooliulhg are piied
the ne" 'rapPlhSs' oh the moor ABOVE
Is the same outlay OF gorgeous UNI,
forms, piankets, hats' poots, ana
everything necessary ior 'he male ana
iemaie appearance next season. FOR
the costumes Oh INC spec'acuinr pro-
oucoioh' sucn us was given ins' SUM
mer, are varied ana great IN qnantity'
paiie'o Oh t"o OF three nuhureo women
peihg noS Vne least All ol ,heSe cos
tunes are maze mere III tne winter
unuer rl' 'ne uirec'ion Vi "iS' "hi'e,
Inc haroes' ana !hos' important
WORK Oh .ne r., snow business Is now IN
progress Inc ahihnais anu tne!p eraih-
ers ana keepers are houseo a' orioge-
Por.' out 'he reai worh Oh tne season
is III iuii oiase III inns olo ouiioihg N
,he hear' o, I've" iofh' UNSEEN anu un,
kho"h' 30 lar rs 'he Ies' oi 'ne "oria
lscohcernea' upon 'he .noroughhess'
sklii anu lh.eilieehce WIN "hlch 'his
WORK Is performed aepenos .he success
OF next season on the ROAD AS tne
clothlhg manuiac'urer !rus's 10 HIS ex-
Periehce anu Judgment III making VIII
ter wraps ana clothes oil all KINDS ior
winter wear IN summer ana thihgs ior
summer "ear curing 'he WINTER 80 tne
circus man must rely upon MS knowl-
eoge Oh people anu iocaii'ies anu 40
MS reai summer WORK III winter. Ihat
WORK realiy pe8lhs before the summer
season mas Closed
Inc 1oreign agents are sent abroad
as early as august Win generai lnstruc-
tlons as to the attractions for the com
ing year. MI gaylord ana MT starr,
foreign agents for Bailey, are widely
know lnthis country, as well MS abroad.
The former is now in India, and the
latter doing the European capitals on
the lookout for attractions. Both are
old showmen and have made this mat
ter study When they hear OF any
remarkable curiosity or learn OF par
ticuiariy celebrated performer they in-
vestlgate, and II they think the attrac-
ton desirable Mr.. Barley is cabled or
written lie either accepts or rejects
at once ana oy cable Inc agents have
their lines out among all United States
consular agents ana are known by Tor
engh thea'rlcai specuiators generally
mus they prac'icaiiv cover lhe world.
AS soon rs 'he attractoh ana price are
agreed upon the contract Is signed by
the iorelSh agent lor MI naiiey, aao
tne money ana expenses are caDled ana
Una, ehos 'nae' 80.
before sny WORK OF THIS KIND can go
| very lar, however, II is necessary for