The sun., 1897-11-10
A WONDROUS EXHIBITION.
How to See the Various Poses of a
Lady Named Venus"

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Lady Named Venus"
A young man with an iron jaw was
standing in the doorway OF the building
No. 4lo Market street last night, pump
ing language ont Of pair of leather
lined, brass-riveted lungs, concealed
somewhere on his person. His tale was
to the effect that within the Aforesaid
building there were to be seen the bearl-
ties of Nature, shapely forms and won
drous features, and particularly varying
views of the "lady called Venus, OF
whom you all have heard In the
windows of the establishment were
number of placarls, informing pass
ers-by that there were on view,
''Fair Faces, Fautless Forms" "New
York's Latest Sensation," 'Forms Di-
vine in Extraordinary Poses" "Mlle de
Molsey in her startling poses, Mature s
Masterpiece, Beautiful Woman," etc. A
knot of small boys, with an outer fringe
of small girls, was gathered about the
young man with the iron jaw and the
leather lungs, and gazed upon him in
open-mouthed astonishment, which
turned into sheer admiration when he
repeated his frequent announcement
that your money would be refunded If
the show was not as represented.
One lone man, who was going by, had
his curiosity aroused as to the nature OF
New York's latest sensation, and the
other things mentioned in the window,
besides being warmed to unusual anxi-
ety to see the "lady called Venus
The admission fee was 10 cents, and this
having been paid to a woman who stood
behind little counter,the poor man was
taken through hanging curtain into a
large space, and found-himself alone.
Presently the woman who had sold
him the ticket came in and ordered q
small boy to go back and tell them to
hurry up as there was big crowd watt
ing. As this was the first that the
victim had ever heard himself described
az s'big crowd" he bowed and raised
his hat to the female, who seemed to
wonder what he meant. She remarked,
however, that the show would begin ina
few minutes and so the big crowd leaned
against shelf at the side OF the place
and waited.
Presently man with brown NOUS
tache made his appearance from behind
what might be called the scenes, and in
yited the lone man to step forward and
witness the wonderful representation OF
Galatea. He drew aside curtain, where
could be seen white plaster bust OF u
woman, with whom, however, the
crowd OF one was not acquainted; SO he
couldn't say positively whether she was
Galatea or some one else, but that doesn't
matter. Ladies' and gentlemen, OBJ
served the man with the brown NOUS
tache to the big crowd, "ladles
and gentlemen, this is the story of
Pygmalion and Galatea, and who was
Galatea? Why, Galatea was a statue
carved by an ancient Greek sculptor
named pygmaIion who fell in love with
his own handiwork and prayed the gods
to give it life, and they granted his re-
quest. Now, if you will watch the statue
c.oscly, you will see it gradually come to
life"
The statue then proceeded to fade and
there came in view in its place, young
woman with rather acquiline nose and
red lips (the statue had Il pug nose, by
the way, and who was dressed III a
white bail costume. As every one knows,
this is the regulation Greek dress, and
the crowd OF one who didn't know anyth-
ing much about women's clothes, anyway,
either ancient or modern, took it for
granted that the thing was all right. Z
ASK her if she's alive" said the man
with the brown moustache. But the big
crowd didn't think it polite to ask per-
s,.!a question so he left it to the brown
moustache to ask it, which he did at
once. Galatea winked at the one man,
smiled and remarked that she was alive.
Then she was transformed back into
statue, and then into Il bunch OF roses.
"That's the end of the show re-
marked Mr.. Moustache, "We have other
views on the road; but that's the only
one that's come so far. If you like the
show, ladies' and gentlemen, tell your
friends about it and have them come
Just. where New York's big sensation
came in, or the wonderful poses Of Mile.
Molsey, or the female form divine, or
the lady named Venusit's impossible to
say, but the crowd Of one is still in town.
SPAIN kECyEDES.