Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-07-09
IN VANITY FAIR
The Place to Find Genuine Amuse-
ment rnd obstructive Amusement.


The Giant. See-saw is a novel attraction TO
the visitor and one which has never been
seen anywhere else, Once seen ii is never to
be forgotten, and a ride on it will long be the
source of delight. From hight hardly less
than two hundred feet above the lower ground
the visitor can see the whole Exposition
spread out before him, and can get view OF
the scene without which his visit is not COM
plete. An ascension should also be made at
night as the view of the buildings when IL
lumnatcdi is one that cannot be had from
any other point, and is beyond doubt the
most beautiful OF the exposition. 1t is to the
Exposition what the Ferris Wheel was to
| Chicago, and to miss ride in it will bring
regret in years to come.
| Night and morning is the enlargement OF
and idea which q few have seen in Paris,
where tits known as the Cafe Of Death. In
this reproduction the gruesome feature oil
the famous cafe ere all deliberately shown.
The refreshment tables are collins, the
walters are dressed as undertakers or IN wid-
ows garb; the guide is costumed as priest,
and solemnly intones his description oil the
scenes through which the party passes "A
| live man enters the coffin, one OF the party,
il he will The slow music plays. the flesh
drops oil, and only his grinning skeleton Is
| left. Then il is slowly reclothed. with flesh.
The journey through the grotto past the in,
fernal regions, Dants "lnierno" is made, and
then comes change. Night is past. The
morning is reached, in the most beauti-
full room on the grounds. Walls and ceiling
are of white satin, quilted, and every furnish
ing is luxuriant. An illusion, the bedroom
scene from Fra Diavolo is shown, well sung
and beautifully acted.
When you "Shoot the Chute" you are nap,
ply. II looks exciting, and many stand and
watch the thrilling sport. linen the FEVER
seizes all alike, and everybody rides. You
get on one OF the boats and push starts me
boat down the dizzy decent. You CRAP the
railing or any thing else in reach ana you
seem to drop down the hundreds oil ieet De-
tween the top OF the incline and the water oil
the lake. You are thrilled, delighted, as you
strike the water, and the boat bounds through
the air and strikes again rod away you
catch your breath, whlie your pest gun
screams and gasps, isn't 1t nice. lhey
haul you into the shore and you get out wish
ing it had lasted longer. Like great many
good things it is brief. -
The blue Grotto in the Island OF capri, on
the coast oil Sicily, is one Oh inc wof,as
greatest wonders, and the wonder is II mas
never been reproduced before. IL Is situated
on the island in Lake Watauga, ana Is an
acoute reproduction oil the great natural won
der. The original was discovered by &C
cident, and so wonderfully beautiful was II
that even at the risk OF lie many parues
would visit 1t. AT last the owner oil the iand
cut passage down through the rock from
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any time in safety. The peculiar due ehect,
the distant view oil Naples ana tne mountain
the peautilul surroundings, uiaAe " 'ie i'soi'
of many thousands people.
The Edison Mirage Is the eiaDorauon OF
the kaleidoscope and kindred inventions
There are seven sets Of pictures ana Inc VS.
itor sees them IRON revolving platform. Ohe
who has never seen these pictures cannot un-
; derstand the minute hdellty TO detail SHOWN
in them. The kissing scene whenever II is
on never fails to amuse. Inc ilre scene, the
snow scenes, the nights, indeed all the nun
bred OF scenes instruct or amlse or entertain
Gormon 4 Boon's Arena oil wild and tram
ed animals IS the animal snow OF ,ne century
The great iiagenback show at lineage dur
ing the Worlds Fair being the only one that
could compare with 1t in excellance. BON
theproprietors are experienced, having grown
up, so to speak, in the business, and they
present an entertainment That is powerful
object lesson in natural history, as well as
CRYING to show the power OF man over the
animals. The fercest animals are included
in the collection, and they are only trained
for that they have lost none oil their ierocity
is shown at feeding time Bears, hons, tigers
wolves, hyenas, dogs, goats, sea lions, BIRDS,
all combine to furnish continuous perform,
ance that varies constantly and amuses and
instincts the visitor as long as he chooses to
stay.
The Battle OF Gettysburg, one oil the blood
lest and most eyentiul battles oil all history,
: is shown in the great circular building on
E broadway, where Manager E. w. Mcdonnell
has charge. This stupendous work required
, sixteen months work by thirteen artists to
complete it, and seven tons OF paint was
placed on the canvas. The effect oil this
, painting on The spectator is thrilling. The
moment selected for the picture is the cnl-
minating point Of the third and last day. The
famous Picketts charge of the stone wall is
graphically set out, the focal point OF the
great painting being the final straightforward
the vanguard Of Picketts devoted division and
: the intrepid legions Of Hancock. The world
knows how but handful of those who
, started on this desperate charge escaped
Thousands OF heroes in the picture lie IN
bloody heaps scattered over the open field
through which they had charged The vivid
ness Of the scene beggars description, and a
weired fascination chains the old soldier, Oh
. even the causes visitor, to the spot.
The Moorish Palace is certainly one Of the
most imposing structures on the grounds and
. the exterior gives but faint conception Of
the interior, where the artificial is SO deity
handled that the visitor forgets he is contem
/. plating art in his admiration Of the group.
and scenes--seemingly real. The dome,