The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
VANITY FAIR At BUFFALO
Some of the Many Features of the
Pan-Amerfeam Midway.

FIace Where the Fnkir VIII Hold
FUN Sway-Reproductio of Fa-
nous spots In the Old Norid-A
Topsy-Turvy House an Attraction.
In Vanity Fair. CT the Midway Plais-
ance of the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo, there are TWO interesting phases
before the scenes. as things viii look
after May l. when the. plays and specta-
cles are in fun blast, and behind the
scenes: the uncurtaiHed stage, as 1t is
now. in course OF construction where
half-hnished walls separate the street and
the dressing rooms, where the manager
consults the carpenter about his special
booth and where the "concessionaire'
himself can be seen and spoken TO as he
supervises the building of fairy lands and
miniature cities
From the point OF view when all is fin
ished. Buffalo's Vanity Fair is a place of
exceeding gayety and Of serious interest
for, in the way Of general description, il
may be said that it viii include a set Of
attractions more likely TO amuse intelH-
gent Grown-ups than anything Of the kind
since the Columbian Exposition. There
are some childish attractions. such as a
hil-to-hill coast with worid-encompass-
ing panoramas of cardboard rocks, little
tin water mills, and some artificial earth
worms. etc Then there is a house up
side down that at Paris w&s extremely
popular il is reported But the most in
teresting features Of Vanity Fair promise
to be four miniature foreign lands built
on the plan Of the Street of Cairo at the
Chicago fair.
The largest concession in Vanity Fair
is The Beautiful Orient" This covers
q good deal of ground in what IS the eX-
IRENE northwest corner Of both the Mid
way and tbs exposition. and in it Will be
condensed many phases Of the Orient
streets. an open square. back alleys.
houses. temples. a theatre, with many
booths. etc.
The Streets OF Mexico is the next
largest concession. and even in its I'M
finished condition its cunning winding
street its quaint and picturesque archi-
lecture. With diminutive moucharadies
above dainty arcades, is very attractive.
Halfway down the street is an arched
entrance with wide swinging doors that
lead TO a bun ring 200 feet long, where
there viii be sham bullfghts- It is quite
like opera q md, and at first sight one
almost expects 10 see & Carmen rush to
the portal 10 greet her EscamilIo- II is
the first portrayal of Mexican life that
has been given here, and it promises TO be
| 4 success.
Alt Nuremberg is so German in char
acter that, it IS said. the ground smeIt
Of sauerkraut The day after the Conces-
sioners began work. Like the German
village at the Columbian Exposition it
represents an open square rather than a
street. the sky line Of the little citadels
walls being broken by many picturesque
tower-like constructions. Inside # will be
| more Of a resting place than one of such
strenuous amusement as found elsewhere,
and beer will be served II is larger
than as planned at first. for it takes in
| a place laid out for n Philippine village.
No Filipinos have get been obtained for
the show. Alt Nuremberg was design
ed By Esenwein & johnson.
Across the Mall, beyond the boundary
Of the Midway proper. and just where a
| little canal cuts between its main
branches that run behind the buildings
! Of horticulture and graphic arts, viii be